May 10, 2026

Education Supply

How Things Work

Raspberry Pi 5, LINKKI's kinetic kit, and more

The best way to explain how something works is to hand it over.

Raspberry Pi 5 is a real Linux computer on a single board, running a 2.4GHz quad-core chip with up to 16GB of RAM. Simple Machines Made Simple by Chase Roberts is a board book on all six classical simple machines, each shown as a working demonstration. Sphero Indi is a palm-sized robot that navigates by reading color tiles with an on-board sensor, teaching kids that computers need explicit, ordered instructions without a screen in sight. LINKKI is a set of flat bars and snap-together clips that connect at pivot points into linkages, the mechanical unit behind gears, engines, and robotic arms.

Raspberry Pi 5

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi 5

2.4GHz quad-core computer on a single board, with USB 3, PCIe, and support for up to 16GB RAM.

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Simple Machines Made Simple

Books

Simple Machines Made Simple

A board book by Chase Roberts on all six simple machines, each shown as a working demonstration.

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LINKKI Basic Kit

linkkiproject

LINKKI Basic Kit

Flat bars and snap-together clips that connect at pivot points into working linkages and mechanisms.

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Sphero Indi

Sphero

Sphero Indi

Color-sensing robot that navigates by reading silicone tiles, no screen required.

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This week's picks

One product and one brand from the collection

Tinker Crate. A monthly STEM kit for ages 9–12, each box built around one engineering concept with all parts included. Get it here

Tinker Crate

Upper Story. Premium educational toys that make abstract concepts (physics, logic, computation) tangible and playable. Find it here

Upper Story

Last week's drop

In case you missed it

Four Good Things. Wunderkids' play mat, Nala Bars, Breata's scissors, and more View the drop

Deluxe Folder

Wunderkids

Deluxe Folder

Baby-safe play mat in silicone-finished vegan leather that wipes clean in seconds.

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Charts for Babies: A Picture Book

Books

Charts for Babies: A Picture Book

Colors, shapes, and feelings taught through pie charts and Venn diagrams.

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Breata's Gentle Scissors

Kakimori

Breata's Gentle Scissors

Safety-capped blades that cut paper but not fingers.

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Compact Bars Combo

Nalamoves

Compact Bars Combo

Wall-mounted birch climbing rungs sized for the whole family.

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