Teaching your child to code is a fantastic way to set them up for success throughout their life. Through coding toys and play, they can improve numbers and maths, understand how to break down complex problems into small manageable steps that help them reach a solution and give them confidence with technology and understanding our world of computers, internet, tech devices and more.
We love that Learning Resources has fun coding toys for children that can get them learning coding skills and playing from preschool age. The more advanced toys teach them the basics of real coding languages. There couldn’t be an easier way to get your child started with coding skills.
About Learning Resources
Learning Resources has been helping parents build generations of amazing kids for over 35 years. Their educational toys offer children, parents, and teachers the resources needed for developing children’s confidence in maths, coding, reading and writing skills. Award-winning coding toys make STEM learning fun, and hands-on science toys spark curiosity. And their range of resources for social-emotional learning help your child.
Discover the right toys for your child and help them learn in ways that perfectly suited to them.
Coding toys for preschoolers
1. Coding Critters Go-Pets – Scrambles the Fox – The newest entry in the Coding Critters line is an affordable way to get an early start with the basics of coding. Scrambles the Fox follows black-line paths that your child creates with click-together panels. There are also a Chameleon and Narwhal version. With imaginative open-ended play, children can begin to understand the building blocks of coding and STEM – counting and ordinal numbers to sequential thought and computational thinking – all with this easy, fun, quick-start toy! Ages 4 – 8
3. Coding Critters Bopper, Hip & Hop – This award-winning toy robot gets children coding along with Bopper’s storybook adventures. Bopper collects carrots, pulls along baby bunnies Hip and Hop in a cart and more. It includes a coding storybook, 10 coding cards, playset, and a Getting Started guide. Ages 4-10
2. Code & Go Robot Mouse – Children can build mazes and code up to 40 steps screen-free by using the buttons on the cute and sturdy robot mouse. They lay out arrow cards for each step of the maze then use the buttons to programme them into the robot. A great way for kids to solve STEM challenges through the goal of getting the mouse to the cheese at the end. Ages 4-10
3. Coding Critters MagiCoders – This fun coding toy robot for preschoolers comes in a dragon or unicorn version. Early coders use a wand basic for coding while learning spatial concepts and sequential logic. The kit comes with a coding book that sets out fun challenges like getting your critter to follow a ball, “dance” and more. Each robot pet also comes with a playset. Ages 4-8
Coding toys for 5 year olds to 10 year olds
4. Botley 2.0 Activity Set: Children as young as 5 can start coding in minutes with the award-winning Botley 2.0, which introduces the basic concepts of coding, such as if-then thinking (if this happens, then Botley does X). The robot and activity set encourages critical thinking and problem solving skills – and kids can code screen-free! They programme Botley 2.0 to light up, move, turn, detect objects and more! Learning Resources also has additional coding crafts and ideas so your child can keep discovering more fun and coding challenges. Ages 5-10
5. Artie Max & Artie 3000 – These coding drawing robots helps kids learn using the real coding languages Blockly, Snap!, JavaScript and Python. Artie Max also teaches C++. Children get creative by coding their robot to draw, using these coding languages. You insert markers into the robot, code a design and see your creation come to life on paper. The Artie Max is aimed at ages 8+, Artie 3000 is for ages 7+.
More fun and free coding resources and activities
Learning Resources also provides great advice for parents about encouraging children with coding and STEM learning. Take advantage of these FREE resources:
5 ways young kids benefit from learning to code
6 screen-free and unplugged coding activities
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