Brainflakes – The Simple Educational Aspect of STEM Toys

Buying STEM toys for kids is a fun and simple way to engage in STEM activities for homeschoolers and public school kids alike. There are so many STEM toys available on the market today, but some of our favorites are Brainflakes.

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This past Christmas, Ben and I put a lot of thought into what we should get our kids for Christmas. I browsed the internet for days.

A few of the kids were harder than others to decide on, but 3-year-old Michael was particularly tough.

He’s 3, so he can’t really handle a lot of toys geared towards older kids yet. But he is so incredibly smart, he gets bored with toys designed for children his age.

I stumbled across these brain flakes while browsing through the Lego section on Amazon.

Michael loves playing Legos with his older brother, but somehow, no matter how many Legos I buy for the younger boys, they all seem to end up in Spencer’s private collection. Mysteriously.

But that’s another story…

I knew right away that Michael would love these little brainflakes. I had no idea how much his siblings would also love them. (At the time of writing this, 5 of the kids are currently laughing, building, and creating their newest brain flake creations.)

These kids spend HOURS playing with these silly little flakes. And you know what? I don’t mind! This is true creative and cooperative play at work.

STEM-Based Play at Work Using Brainflakes

The other day, the kids spend an entire afternoon building different Pokemon (yes, my kids are into Pokemon – ahh the memories!) and having battles with each other.

We had the Team Rocket theme song playing on repeat as each kid took a turn being the ‘bad guys’ and then saving the day.

Yesterday, Nicole built a giant horse-drawn carriage, complete with three horses. Spencer used a good portion of our collection to build a skeletal dragon, complete with moving joints.

Seriously, these things are amazing.

And I feel ZERO guilt when the kids spend all their time building and creating.

This, my friends, is what a homeschool day can look like. STEAM-based homeschooling molds their minds and makes this Momma very happy.

You see, while STEAM definitely includes fun science projects and mechanical experiments, STEAM also includes building and exploring physics and expanding the creative mind.

There are lots of different brands of brain flakes, and as far as I can tell, they are all created equally. Find a brand with good reviews, like this one, and you can’t go wrong!

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