Our Favorite STEM Toys for Future Engineers

March 15, 2017
Here are our picks for the best STEM toys from the 2017 International Toy Fair.

The 114th International Toy Fair held at the Jacob Javits Center in February continued its ongoing trend of pushing science, technology, engineering, and mathematic (STEM) toys. No longer confined to just the tech aisle of the conference, STEM toys are in almost every corner of the show. The toy industry is recognizing the importance to push STEM education on to the future engineers, scientists, and mathematicians of tomorrow. 

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