The Best STEM Stocking Fillers

I like to find stocking filler gifts that are useful to the recipient, and if they’re fun and educational, that’s even better! I’ve made a list of some of my favourite STEM stocking fillers from the last few years.

Awesome STEM stocking fillers for kids

A giant spring

A slinky is a great stocking filler gift. It’s not too big and can be played with in lots of different ways. Kids can make it walk down the stairs, learn about gravity and even demonstrate the properties of waves. Most importantly, it’s a fun toy that can be used for years!

Flying discs

Frisbees or other flying discs make a fun and inexpensive stocking filler. Our favourite this year is this pizza flying disc from Kikkerland.

The dizzy monster spinning top is very cute too! A few of these would be great for spinning competitions around the dinner table.

Pocket Boomerang

A pocket boomerang is a great STEM toy! You can take it anywhere, and it’s sure to amaze passers-by!

More from Kikkerland

Kikkerland also has a great range called Huckleberry, which is full of fantastic little STEM gifts. There are beautiful bug boxes, pressed flower frames, portable magnifying glasses and lots more gorgeous and beautifully made little gifts.

STEM gifts from Learning Resources

Learning Resources have lots of fantastic STEM gifts. I like to pair up a magnifying glass with a notebook or test tubes with baking soda and vinegar.

The Primary Science Deluxe Lab Set is perfect for a bigger gift and includes equipment and activity cards for a range of hands-on science experiments. There’s enough kit and ideas to keep kids experimenting for months!

Rubik’s Cube and Games

A Rubik’s cube is a fun STEM gift. Last year, I paired one up with a book called How to Solve the Rubik’s Cube, which seemed to go down well with the recipient.

Pocket Science Gifts

We love to take science out and about with us. A pocket microscope or phone microscope is a lovely little gift and great fun to take on walks.

National Geographic STEM Sets

National Geographic have lots of fantastic science sets for all budgets. The dig kits, books and rock painting kits make a brilliant smaller gift, while for a bigger gift, we love the look of their magnetic marble run. I know my family would spend hours playing with it.

Make your own science kit

For a more personal touch, another idea is to print out a few of my experiments, pop the materials needed into a box and you have your very own DIY science kit. These can be personalised to a child’s interest and be a really lovely, thoughtful and inexpensive gift.