Unique STEM Toys – Laser Pegs Mission Mars

It can be difficult to find toys that not only provide enough of a “wow” factor to capture an older child’s interests, but also offers amazing developmental benefits. This is the fun of STEM toys. If you have middle school aged kids, you are probably aware of the value and impact STEM toys offer them both at school and at home.

What are STEM toys?
STEM toys fall into these four categories:

• Science
• Technology
• Engineering
• Math

Essentially, any toy that falls into one, several or all the above categories can be classified as a STEM toy. STEM toys are a multi-purpose learning tools that help to sharpen a child’s knowledge and enable them to enjoy themselves at the same time. The toys are not only educational, but they are also entertaining and engaging to play with.

Unique STEM Toys for Ages 6-11

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Laser Pegs

These unique STEM toys are the world’s first lighted construction toys that feed the next piece a low voltage current. This will help to light up your child’s creations using LED’s. Every single Laser Pegs toy lights up, making the dark an awesome place to be. Not only that, but they offer young adults and children alike an exciting alternative to traditional construction toys, while remaining fully interchangeable with other construction toys they may already have. Not only does Laser Pegs enhance learning of spatial relations, but they also encourage problem solving, creative abstract thinking, math skills and problem solving. As if that’s not enough, Laser Pegs can also help to improve your child’s hand/eye coordination. The possibilities are endless.

Laser Pegs Mission Mars

• Mission Control – Your space adventure to Mars starts with this fantastic Mission Control center. Get your astronauts ready for lift off in the research and space training labs. Then get the action started with the film projector as it brings everything to life on a huge display screen. There are 3 different slides that can project images on any flat surface. Get ready to blast off on your adventure with Mission Control.

• Mars Rocket – The Mars Rocket has some amazing motion activated sound effects. All your little one needs to do is tap the rocket to get the countdown started. Then, they can fire up the engines and lift off on an interactive light up adventure. With detachable boosters and command capsule, the Laser Pegs Mars Rocket is out of this world.

• Mars Shuttle – Tap the shuttle to fire up the engine thrusters and set off on a mission with the Mars Shuttle. With fantastic motion activated sound effects, the shuttle can swoop in, drop off the precious cargo and blast off.

• Mars Rover – Tackle the toughest Mars terrain with this amazing light up Mars Rover building set. With working suspension, the Mars rover is perfect for your little one to explore the landscape and surroundings on Mars.

• Mars Explorer – With a rotating light up satellite dish, rotating solar panels and computer monitors, your child can discover the surface of Mars. Not only does the Mars explorer light up but it also has a super cool detachable communications trailer.

Laser Pegs are fantastic STEM toys, boasting hours of creative and interactive light up fun. Now your kids can enjoy building the rough terrain of Mars, all while learning something new, engaging their minds and having fun. I know my own boys aged 9-12 love creating new worlds with building toys and would love to give these new Laser Pegs a try.

Laser Pegs can be found at Walmart.ca