There’s a movement to encourage girls to code or in general just be more involved in STEM fields which is great. Diversity is awesome. The Mantra Binary Bracelet has an interesting approach to encouraging people. This piece of jewelry comes with free lessons on coding.
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Kano Harry Potter Coding Kit – make your own magic and wand
If you’re reading this then you’re probably way to old to get a letter from Hogwarts. Sorry. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have a sweet wand so you can make magic on your tablet screen with the Kano Harry Potter Coding Kit. Sure you won’t be able to repair your eyeglasses with this but coding is its own sort of magic.
Read MoreJavaScript Yoga Pants – at your mat or keyboard, the pants are perfect or both
Everyone loves a good pair of leggings but how will you let people know not to mess with your geek cred while you’re in downward facing dog? That’s easy with the JavaScript Yoga Pants. These pants are covered top to bottom with colorful JavaScript.
Read MoreAndroid Basics Nanodegree – Google wants you to learn to build apps.
Apps are everywhere. They’re one of the most popular ways of interacting with technology today. It’s no secret that making apps is a big industry that can lead to a solid career (until the tech changes again). If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to build but don’t know anything about computers, the Android Basics Nanodegree can help.
Read MoreCodybot – learn to code with this tiny robot
It’s pretty common knowledge these days that learning a coding language at an early age is a good idea. Even if your kid doesn’t go into the field, it will give them a better understanding of technology and how things work on the back end. Not everyone learns the same though and Codeybot is the little robot that wants to help you learn to code in a more hands-on way.
Read MoreDIY Gamer Kit – build your own system and then play it
Video games are a lot of fun but making your own games usually involves a lot of software and quite a bit of coding knowledge. It might be a good idea to start small with the DIY Gamer Kit. The little kit that lets you design your own handheld video game.
Read MoreMagnetic HTML – the poetry of coding
So in the 90s if you were a teen girl (like myself) then you probably were a little bit obsessed with writing bad poetry with magnetic poetry. It’s ok, we were all there once, I mean, you may still be there. Why not do something more useful with your fridge space? With the Magnetic HTML, you can design a whole website up there.
Read MoreVilros Uno Ultimate + Ethernet Starter Kit – dive into the wonderful world of making
Technology is so accessible these days. Whether or not you’ve got a background in it, there are a ton of resources out there to help you get started down the path to building your own JARVIS. The Vilros Uno Ultimate + Ethernet Starter Kit isn’t enough to build a mechanical servant but it will get you started.
Read MoreScratch – the website to teach kids the idea behind coding
These days, even having a bit of understanding of what coding is and how it works will help you in a variety of ways. Scratch is a free website to help the youngest learners start to understand the basic concepts of coding.
Read MoreKano – the DIY computer that teaches you to code
I love DIY project kits! I love them even more when they encourage kids to learn more about electronics than just how to turn them on. The Kano computer is a DIY computer that’s designed to help children learn how to build and code.
Read MoreRobot Turtles – teach your kids to code before they learn to read with this game
Coding is understandably a huge thing these days. There are a ton of websites and programs out there to teach people to write computer programs. For free. The coders of the world are a giving bunch. The big push is to get kids into it. But what do you do when you don’t want them touching your computer? Get them Robot Turtles, the first board game that teaches kids programing.
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