STEM Toys
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A Guide to STEM Toys for Kids: Igniting Curiosity and Learning Through Play

In a world brimming with enticing activities for our little ones, it’s easy to get lost in the sea of options. Activities like skateboarding, puzzle-solving, and imaginary play are the building blocks of joyous discovery. However, STEM toys for kids stand out as both captivating and educational items. These ingenious playthings spark the flames of curiosity and lay the foundation for learning through the sheer magic of play. 

Orange Mustang rc drift car
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The Whats and Hows of RC Drift Cars

There’s something incredibly fun in throwing a car sideways around a racetrack with the front in oversteer and wheels pointing in opposite directions on the turn. This is drifting. Drivers use the throttle, brakes, clutch and just the right amount of steering input to get the rear wheels to lose traction and thrust the car into hairpin turns or doughnuts at speed. Drifting might not be the fastest way around a racetrack, but a drift car in the right hands comes close. Here you’re looking at rear-wheel-drive manuals with limited-slip differentials and coilovers. Or the likes of Nissan Skylines and Silvias, Toyota Supras, and Mazda RX7s and what started the whole drifting craze, back in 1990s Japan.