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STEAM learning toys for your little ones



Young kids have fun while learning letters and numbers

Young kids have fun while learning letters and numbers

Over the past 20 years, Edx Education has grown into a major supplier to the international education market, exporting to more than 90 countries. They have designed multiple toys for hands-on learning while kids have fun. 

HVP received two in the office and we couldn't wait to check them out. Here's what our staff has to say.
This fun STEAM toy helps children to learn capital letters and lowercase letters and write words. There are 10 different shapes and lengths of flexible sticks that snap together easily and cards your child can use to make the letters and pictures. The cards enclosed are great because they show each piece they will need and how many. My granddaughter made several letters very quickly. She had a great time and couldn't wait to start the next letter. We also put together some of the pictures shown on the cards. She tackled those with enthusiasm also. A few of them are difficult for the very young crowd, but with a little help success is easily achieved. My grandson, who is nine, had a great time creating the pictures and even made up some of his own.

The set includes 200 flexible sticks, and 25 2-sided activity cards. An ideal hands-on, creative thinking tool for 3 to 99! Ideal STEAM product, linking engineering, art and mathematics. Improve fine motor skills and develop creative thinking skills with this fun learning toy. $34.99. Buy at amazon.com.



This toy comes with plastic rods that represent different numbers. The rods are divided into squares by notches. They are brightly colored and easy for little hands to use. It also comes with a handy tray to corral the pieces so they don't get lost and cards to help kids understand the concept of numbers. The cards are made so that kids can place the rods directly on top of them and will minimize frustration with your little beginner. 

Your child will learn number relationships, number comparison, part-part-whole, and understand multiplication concept. Fun designs can also be created with these rods for even more fun. $24.99. Buy at amazon.com.



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