Great Gifts for Math Lovers 2024

Oct 18, 2024 | Red Rock

Our annual Holiday Gift Guide is here again to help you find awesome presents for the math lovers in your life! Check out our recommendations below … and keep reading to learn how you could possibly even WIN one of the gifts in our Merry Math Giveaway!

Toys

Wooden Brain Teaser Puzzles


These challenging puzzles require strategic thinking, logical reasoning, and fine motor skills. Enhance your IQ and mental agility while enjoying the satisfaction of unlocking each puzzle piece.

Sphero BOLT+ Coding Robot

Recommended Age: 8+

Sphero’s BOLT+ Coding Robot is the ultimate coding robotic ball! Great for students of all levels, Sphero BOLT+ teaches them how to code and program. It includes sensors and a programmable LCD screen.

KiwiCo Robot Coder Starter Kit

Recommended Age: 5+


Discover coding through hands-on play with KiwiCo’s Robot Coder Starter Kit, which comes with everything you need to build your robot and develop STEM skills that coders use daily. KiwiCo delivers enjoyable hands-on projects that inspire a lifelong love for learning. These projects spark creative confidence for ongoing tinkering and experimentation. Sure, you can buy a robot — but isn’t it way more fun to build your own?

Marble Run

Kids will love constructing elaborate marble runs while exploring concepts of gravity, angles, and momentum. This hands-on experience promotes measurement skills and prediction, all while sparking joy and excitement for engineering.

MAGNA-TILES Classic 32-Piece Magnetic Construction Set

Recommended Age: 3+

Magna-Tiles are a fantastic way to nurture essential math skills while sparking creativity! These colorful, geometric tiles promote hands-on exploration of shapes, symmetry, and spatial reasoning. As kids build and create, they engage in problem-solving and critical thinking—key components of math learning.


Educational Insights Kanoodle 3D Brain Teaser Puzzle

Recommended Age: 7+

"Tik Tok made me buy it!" Millions of players around the world can’t get enough of this best-selling, award-winning, brain-bending, puzzle game, Kanoodle! With hundreds of possible combinations and only one correct answer, this brain teaser game is perfect for anyone looking for a challenge. Bonus: there are over 200 puzzles, made for anyone ages 7 to 107, and it's ready for travel!

Home & Decor

Math Stickers

Spread the love of math with this 50-piece set of math stickers. Decorate a laptop, water bottle, luggage, scrapbook, and more! It’s the perfect gift for students and math teachers.

Etsy Fibonacci Wooden Clock

Discover the Fibonacci Wooden Clock, where minimalism meets artistry in a unique, silent timepiece. Ideal for both walls and desks, this elegant clock brings the beauty of the Fibonacci sequence into your home, adding a touch of mathematical sophistication to your space.

OmieBox Lunch Box

A well-balanced diet is crucial for cognitive development and academic success. The OmieBox lunch box makes it easy to pack healthy, nutritious meals that keep young minds energized throughout the school day. With its innovative design that includes compartments for hot and cold food, the OmieBox encourages children to enjoy a variety of foods, from fruits and veggies to whole grains and proteins. By promoting healthy eating habits, you’re not only nourishing their bodies but also supporting their ability to learn and thrive in the classroom.

Games

Magnetic Poetry - Math Poet Kit

In a world where numbers dance and play, this kit sparks creativity every day. With magnets that blend math and art, poetry and formulas can share the same heart.

Mobi

Recommended age: 8+

Mobi is the ultimate, fast, fun, number game. The goal of the game is to make math equations as quickly as possible and connect them in crossword style grids. Be the first to connect all your tiles and you win!

Stello

Recommended age: 5+

Think dominoes but with a colorful, geometric twist! Stello is a strategic, color-matching game with all the angles on fun. Creative connections. Cunning competition. With 5+ ways to play, Stello is sure to be a big hit with everyone!

Balance Beans

Recommended age: 5+

 

This award-winning game is a wonderful blend of logic and math, designed to captivate young minds aged 5 and up. It's a seesaw logic game where players balance the colorful beans on a seesaw using the positions indicated on the challenge cards. But it's not just about balancing - every move is a step in solving an equation. As the challenges progress from beginner to expert levels, children are encouraged to rely less on trial and error and more on their math and reasoning skills.

Math Path Monster

Recommended age: 6+

Math Path Monster transforms math into an exciting race, enhancing arithmetic skills while offering thrilling gameplay.

Clothing & Jewelry

Math-Themed Clothing

Math-themed clothing offers a fun way for students to showcase their love for mathematics! Featuring clever puns and iconic formulas, these stylish pieces spark conversations and foster community among math enthusiasts. Ideal for classrooms or casual outings, they encourage a positive attitude toward math while allowing wearers to express their passion. A perfect blend of comfort and creativity!

Math-Themed Jewelry

From Fibonacci to pi, this math-based jewelry collection captures the elegance of mathematics and inspires appreciation for its beauty and power. Here you'll find perfect gifts for math students, teachers, and mathematicians of all kinds.

Books

Bedtime Math: A Fun Excuse to Stay Up Late

With over 100 math riddles on topics from jalapeños and submarines to roller coasters and flamingos, this book bursts with math that looks nothing like school. And with three different levels of challenge (wee ones, little kids, and big kids), there's something for everyone.

Math Art: Truth, Beauty, and Equations

From geometry in motion to the possibilities of pi, this stunning volume reveals how art has been inspired by the beauty and poetry of mathematical principles.

What's the Point of Math?

This book unpacks how math is an essential part of our everyday life in ways that you never thought of. Full of crazy facts, magic tricks, and mathematical brainteasers, and beautiful illustrations show you that math is interesting, fun, and not intimidating at all!

Experiences


Space Camp

Suit up for a mission to the International Space Station or train for a landing on the moon! Space Camp® is the ultimate educational experience that illuminates real-world applications of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.


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