Top Tech Gifts for Kids 2022
Wondering what to get the mini genius in your life this holiday season? We shopped around so you don’t have to.
Customised Memory Sticks
Callie offer personalised USB sticks in various fun colours and emoticon-themed lids (heart, star, and so on). Just supply them with your child’s name, and it’ll be delivered by Christmas. Available in a range of storage sizes.
Exclusive to Callie: 16GB $37.00 AUD, plus shipping $5.00 AUD
TinkerGen GameGo
Now kids can customize their own game & load onto their own pocket sized console. Fully supports Microsoft Makecode, both for block programming and JavaScript. Suitable for STEM educators wanting to use video games as a way to introduce students to programming.
Best Buy: CD-Soft $89.90 AUD
Airwood Cubee Drone
The Cubee is a great entry-level wooden drone that lets you have a worry-free flight while capturing beautiful views and scenery. It is not just a toy, it is an engineering project your kids can code!
Best Buy: CD-Soft $128.80 AUD
Turing Tumble
Turing Tumble is a new type of game where players (ages 8 to adult) build mechanical computers powered by marbles to solve logic puzzles. Use ramps, crossovers, bits, interceptors, gears, and gear bits to build marble-powered computers that can generate patterns, do logic, count, add, subtract, multiply, divide, and much, much more!
Best Buy: Upper Story $91.63 AUD
Digital Bitsbox
Bitsbox is a crazy-fun subscription that teaches kids how to code, experiment and problem-solve. Get a dozen app projects every month! No commitment necessary—cancel your subscription at any time!
Exclusive to Bitsbox: From $16.95 USD/month
BBC micro:bit v2.21 GO bundle
The BBC micro:bit v2.21 GO bundle is the newest GO bundle from microbit.org. This popular bundle includes the latest micro:bit V2.21 board with a battery cage, two batteries and 30cm USB cable.
Best Buy: CD-Soft $32.45 AUD
Coding Books
Catch has the largest selection of coding books, with DK Publishing’s titles being particularly worth looking out for. One thing to be aware of is some of the cheaper titles (sub-$20) are for older versions (for example, v.2.0 versus v.3.0) of current software, so should be avoided.
Catch Search: ‘DK coding for kids’ from $12.00 AUD
Kids Coding Camp
Get your code on in fun and exciting ways these holidays. Whether your child’s a pro or wants to try something new, there’s something for everyone at our kids coding camp.
QwertyCamp: Dates in December 2022 and January 2023
