WIRED highlights a range of toys and products intended to encourage children’s creativity, balance, music-making, coding and imaginative play across different ages.

– Orbita MIDI Colour Sequencer: a $458 magnetic, mechanical MIDI sequencer for creating layered music.
– Lego Smart Play Pokémon sets: screen-free smart-brick kits with sensors, sounds and NFC tags, from $70.
– Active-play options include Stapelstein balance tiles ($299), a Bluetooth dance mat ($19) and Woom’s self-balancing bike for children from nine months ($199).
– Tech-focused products include Takway’s AI pet ($149), Looi’s ChatGPT-powered phone robot ($239) and build-it-yourself Kibu headphones with an 85 dB volume limit.
– Other creative items include a child-sized Gibson x Loog three-string guitar ($229) and Super Mario Crocs with interchangeable charms ($70).