10 Sneaky Ways To Incorporate Learning Into Gifts For Teens

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Educational Gifts For Teens

Teens are often not interested in gifts that are overtly educational. In fact they steer well clear of anything that isn’t fun or cool in the eyes of their peers. It can be a difficult time to know what to buy, but we’re here to help! Not all of these gifts appear educational, hence the sneaky part of the title. But they are definitely fun and educational in their own way!

Read on for 10 fantastic educational gifts that will be enjoyed by teens!

Cool Gifts For Teens

Perpetual Marble Run – This awesome gift is definitely for kids who like to build and construct. So if the teen you are buying for enjoys Lego building, then the chances are they’ll enjoy the challenge of building this too. And what is so educational about this? Well this is an engineering challenge and helps kids with problem solving, critical thinking and even mathematics!

Grow It Bonsai Trees – Growing plants is very therapeutic and is perfect for teens who are creative. Of course this awesome gift is perfect to encourage an interest in biology. Perhaps it will lead to learning more about plant physiology whilst they try to grow their own Bonsai.

Cyborg Hand – With over 203 piece to assemble this isn’t the easiest build! Which is why it’s much better for teens to build than younger kids. It’s also a cool thing to try and show-off your skills with once it’s built! For teens interested in robotics or engineering then this a great gift. Maybe they will take it further with other creations of their own one day?

IQ Puzzler – Most teens like to think that they know best and are cleverer than friends or family. So this puzzle is great to help develop the logical side of their brain and even race against friends or family to finish a puzzle.

Silly Fact Measuring Tape – This is a bit of a novelty gift. But if you have a teen who likes to build with wood or sew, then a measuring tape is useful. However, this one also has lots of random silly facts included, such as ‘how high a pig can jump’ and ’the largest human foot’.

Robotic Catapult – The robotic catapult is another gift for the engineer. There are so any gifts suited to teens who like to engineer new things! This one will be useful to build and play with, but then they can use it to prank family too!

Greatest Card Tricks – Card tricks are excellent for logic and math skills. They take some time to work out how to do, but can be fantastic for memory skills and maths knowledge. They are also fun to do, perfect for the show person in the family.

DIY Gifts For Teens

Baking Gift Basket – Baking is both maths and science, a good baker is also a good scientist. Understanding how to combine ingredients and which textures and flavours go well together isn’t easy! Try creating a DIY baking gift basket for your teen.

You might want to include a good mixing bowl, baking utensils, interesting baking book, sprinkles, oven glove and some piping nozzles. Have a look in the baking section of some local shops and see what you find.

Cartographer Hamper – This seems rather a niche topic. However everyone I know who enjoys adventure books loves the maps at the front. If you have a teen who loves adventures and is creative, this may be for them. They can use their geography and design skills to create maps of both the real and fantasy worlds.

You may want to include paper, sketch pencils, kneading eraser, micron pens, calligraphy pen and ink, fantasy art and maps book, draughting compass and protractor. Let your teens imagination run wild! You could even add some speciality papers and a book on sea monsters!

DIY Board Game – If you have a child who likes board games and has a good imagination, this is probably right up their street. They can create their own amazing board game, which takes a lot of patience, creativity, maths and English skills.

You can include a blank board game base (can buy online), dice, items for the game pieces, strong white card (to make any cards that are required), good pens, a small sketch book and pencil.

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