While almost all toys can teach your child something, there are a growing number of educational toys on the market that hone in on individual development skills. Unlike the standard toy, educational toys help a child develop a particular skill or teach a child about a particular subject. Educational toys can be simple or complex, modestly low tech or extremely high tech, but the best educational toy deals we found are all effective in their purpose.

Many of today’s educational toys fall under a category call S.T.E.M. toys, which is an acronym for the four disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. S.T.E.M. learning can take place in and out of the classroom and is recognized by the National Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Education, and other agencies, intended to prepare children for the growing number of jobs within those four disciplines. Earlier this year Amazon even went as far as to launch a S.T.E.M subscription service to cater to growing interest in this sector of learning.

Just in time to get your young genius ready for the school year, we’ve rounded up the best learning toys available to give your child a head’s up on his or her classmates. Read on to discover the best educational toy deals for kids that are both helpful for developing brains and, most importantly, fun.

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