The 34 Best Learning Toys of 2020

Not all fairy tales are about princesses, as GoldieBlox and the Spinning Machine ($37) proves. Part of a construction toy and book series marketed specifically for girls, GoldieBlox shows kids that engineering and fun aren't mutually exclusive. The story's star is a young inventor who fashions a belt drive out of pegs, axles, wheels, and ribbon, right alongside her readers.