9/2/2023 0 Comments Stem toys for 9 month old![]() ![]() Ideally failure states should be learning opportunities and kinda fun. The more it was just about play the better. The more there was a defined success criteria that could be measurably achieved (or not achieved) the more obvious it was to them that they had no succeeded. If they failed, they would get frustrated and gradually disinterested. I taught older kids (8-16) robotics for a while, and found the younger they were the more harmful failure scenarios were. This is actually a question I’m asking myself at the moment as well. What's more important to stimulate creativity and make learning fun. Or pictures that do not have enough detail to match the text.Īnyway, the only solution is trial and error.Īdmittedly, none of these are exactly "STEM", but I think that's OK. Too little text and there's not much for you to read, they'll flip through the book in seconds. Many books also don't have a good balance between text and pictures. If there is no good story, kids are not interested. Many books are supposedly educational or teach kids good values, but they are poor at story telling. The biggest problem is usually the lack of a story. This is tricky, because in my experience most children books are not great. Picture books that you can read to them while they can follow by looking at the pictures. Trains and other vehicles that go on rails. Kids (and parents) quickly tire of the set themes, but the good news is that you can mix and match pieces and let the kids build whatever crooked houses they want to build. The standard LEGO sizes are too small for most toddlers. The good thing is that at this point they have all standardized on the tile sizes, so they are usually compatible. There are a lot of manufacturers out there, some brand name, some not. I'll just second some of the common recommendation: Lots of negativity in this thread and comments from people that either have not had children or have had them so long ago that they don't remember what is age-appropriate for a 3-year-old. We weren't too component about this thing when I was little, but you should probably also get him some gloves and a hepa filter hood so he dosen't burn himself or inhale anything bad. After learning how to solder, I taught myself how to scrap old motherboards, and amassed a sizeable collection of used components which I still reuse now. Our hardware store carried them, and it comes with solder and an iron. I'd assume there are still plenty of people throwing out old handsets and dvrs at your local recycling center.Īlso here is possibly the most influential gift my father ever got for me. I know it's less and less common nowadays, but you should try to give him older electronics, as they have larger components, and more obvious traces to follow with a finger. Your local recycling center may also provide some good scrap to work with. Although I think maybe 4 or 5 may be a more apt age, my father gave me his old curtis screwdriver set, and let me take apart various electronics they were phasing out at work. The museum probably has plenty of other STEM toys. You might find something like that at a local museum, or some other child-appropriate guide to local flora and fauna. ![]() When I was 3-4, I had a table placemat called something like "At The Seaside", with typical creatures found on the British coast. Make an insect haven, then look at / identify the insects Make a paper or balsawood boat, and float it on a pond Search for fossils, bones, seeds (acorns, conkers, pine cones etc) ![]() Grow cress and eat it, or tomatoes, or just flowers. (In a year or two, you can get a plant press / heavy books and dry flowers and leaves between old newspaper.) Collect different leaves and paint them. Extra points for using different types of structure, or working out which tree the different sticks come from. Then, collect sticks in the woods and build a shelter. Play "identify the waterfowl in the park" followed by "chase!" and (for larger geese and swans) "run away!". The last few are from, which I came across a while ago. Everyone else is suggesting things to purchase, so I'll suggest things you can find or do outside. ![]()
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