For most of us, we’re at the eve of the dreaded/beloved back to school season. For the others, you’re already one week into it.
September is a funny month of dualities.
For kids, there’s the excitement of seeing new teachers and all of their old school friends once again mixed with the dejection of leaving behind the freedom that summer holidays offer.
For parents, it’s the rigorous runaround of ensuing their kids have shoes and pants and shirts that fit bigger bodies, surely mixed with the long-breath freedom of knowing that they won’t be rolling their eyes hearing the long summer sounds of “Mom, I’m bored.”
Still, parents everywhere want the best for their kids.
And, while the parental units are trying hard to figure out what the best age and grade is for kids to own a laptop (something I’m trying to figure out right now) while simultaneously doing their best to keep young eyeballs off of screens for exorbitant lengths of time, moms and dads, grandmas and grandpas, uncles and aunts everywhere want to feed the interests and passions of the kids in their lives.
And hey, if that feeding can somehow incorporate a fit with education, then everyone can get excited!
Luckily for us, LEGO has got it all covered with a series of building sets that will keep kids engaged, fitting right into the fun STEM-learning bucket, tickling young people and the adults in their lives right where they itch!
LEGO Education Moon Mission Science Kit (SKU 45200)
With Nasa’s Artemis mission well on its way to a human-landed journey to the moon by 2028, a space-science minded kid will love this set that showcases a rocket and its launchpad, a moon habitat and an important moon-base greenhouses. Here’s a story to tell, especially when news hits the world-wide-web that real rockets are being tested and astronauts are seen training for one of mankind’s most important exploration missions!
Meant for kids aged 8+, the Moon Mission Science Kit is 519 pieces. Beyond the construction of the set itself and imaginative play, the kit includes physical science experiences that encourage kids to test ideas, solve problems and invent new solutions.
LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Space Exploration Telescope (SKU 31378)
Pair that moon mission space set with a telescope to make imagination come to life!
I know my son enjoys the 3-in-1 LEGO sets, which lets him choose what type of creation he can make, unmake, then make again. This set has got both outer space and inner space covered!
Meant for ages 8+ and at 278 pieces, the telescope set not only forms the planetary viewing device with a solar system model, but can also be made into an adjustable microscope or a UFO model. It includes lenses and a coveted light brick function that brings each model to life with projection, illumination or glow effects, making imaginative play all the more immersive.
Building this LEGO set during the fall season can lead right into a mid-December drive into the countryside where a wide-eyed kid can look to the heavens and experience the Geminid Meteor Shower!
LEGO Jurassic World Dinosaur Fossils: Triceratops Skull (SKU 76969)
Maybe the child in your life is more earth-bound and likes playing in the dirt.
If that’s the case, the Triceratops Skull model brings history to present-day, real-world life!
With this set of 468 pieces, builders aged 9+ can intricately form the skull of one of the more famous Jurassic World dinosaurs, this one with a posable jaw. It includes a dig site with mini fossils and excavation tools and amber element – all things that help showcase the delicate intricacy of the work that good paleontologists undertake. It can set fire to a passion for earth-science and the history of our planet. Plus, once finished, the skull looks great on a desk or a book shelf!
All three of these sets can keep a kid educationally occupied, having fun for hours…and giving tired parents a chance to relax with a cup of coffee.
Let’s face it. After the last few furious weeks, you could use a bit of a break!
The LEGO STEM-themed sets are available now, both online and in-stores.
