One million UK children to get free BBC Micro Bit designed by Technology Will Save Us

Every 11-year-old child in the UK is to be given a programmable pocket-sized device designed by Technology Will Save Us to help them express their creativity through technology (+ slideshow).

One million BBC Micro Bit devices, which are about the size of a credit card, will be distributed via schools around the country.

Active Gaming Wristbands

The PowaBand Encourages Kids to Earn Points from Real-Life Exercise

The Wii and Kinect made great strides in getting video game enthusiasts off of their seats, but check out this smart take on active gaming! Called the PowaBand, this is a wearable gadget for children that motivates them to exercise more than just their thumbs.

Designed by Rob Bye, this fitness band is made in cheerful hues, featuring a digital time interface and a system of colorful bands. The wearer can watch as his points increase with each half hour of fitness. With PowaPlay points, the child can buy what he needs within his video games; with integrated PowaPay, he can make in-person purchases in addition to digital ones.

If this concept of more active gaming weren't already clever enough, it's a bonus that it's compatible with every game and every device. Kids' physical and virtual worlds are colliding for a brilliant lifestyle balance and fun.

Creativity-Inducing Kits

'Curiosity Boxes' Aim to Enhance Children's Imaginations & Curiosities

May 12, 2015 

Though we live in a world obsessed with screens, 'Curiosity Boxes' is taking a chance with its no-screen, no-battery activity boxes for kids.

Curiosity Boxes are activity kits filled with hand-selected materials that encourage young children to create and innovate. Each box is full of materials you’d find in kindergartens or elementary school, such as popsicle sticks, colored paper, cellophane, straws and fuzzy balls.

Curiosity Boxes have been created with the idea that by nature, young children are curious about the world around them, so in order to foster that curiosity, these boxes come with just a few starter cards to kick-start imagination, but without instructions.

And if that wasn’t enough, Curiosity Boxes are dedicated to sustainability, with each box containing materials that create no waste but "lots of creating moments." Even the mailing box that the activity kits arrive in is able to be turned into a beautiful creation by children.

Shaz Lawrence founded Curiosity Boxes in early 2015 to lead the way in early learning. She has been a teacher for more than 25 years and has always enjoyed watching young learned build, discover and imagine wonderful creations of their own.