The best coding toys for kids Jesse Emspak
If your youngster is already interested in computers (and other mobile gadgetry), now is the perfect time to seek out the best coding toys for kids. There are myriad apps, toys and games available to teach coding skills to children of all ages and jumpstart those future techie careers. These days, though, the sheer variety of such educational tools can be downright dizzying.
In recent years, most educators would agree that open-ended playtime activities and the ability to scale up in complexity as a child grows older are useful rules of thumb when deciding which STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) toys to purchase.
50 Amazing Snow and Ice Sculptures From Around the World
By Hannah Lang, Stacker News
On 12/19/20 at 9:00 AM EST
Ice sculptures have a rich history, and evidence suggests people may have been carving ice as early as 600 B.C. However, as tools and technology advanced, ice sculptures did as well. In the 1600s, fishermen in the China province of Heilongjiang would freeze water inside buckets, and then remove the buckets and put a candle inside to create ice lanterns a tradition still celebrated today at the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival.
Later, in 1739, Russian empress Anna Ivanovna had an ice palace built out of ice from the Neva River to host special events. Artist Valery Ivanovich Jacobi memorialized this ice palace in an oil painting in 1878.
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Darth Vader is the First-Ever Star Wars Gallery PVC Diorama!
Darth Vader is the first-ever Star Wars-themed entry in the Gallery Diorama format.
With the Gallery Diorama series of PVC sculptures earning accolades from all types of collectors, it was only a matter of time before one of the biggest brands on Earth joined the line-up! Made by Diamond Select Toys for the Disney store, Darth Vader is the first-ever Star Wars-themed entry in the Gallery Diorama format, and he kicks the Star Wars line off with a bang!
In this dynamic piece, Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith, strides across metallic plating, slicing through machinery with his lightsaber even as he lifts it with his Force powers. His lightsaber features a removable blade, sculpted as if in motion and cast in translucent material to catch the light.