GoldieBlox

[Head416]

This looks really cool: http://www.goldieblox.com

Basically it combines stories and building contraptions to encourage young girls towards engineering. Might be a good Christmas gift idea for this mechanically-inclined crowd.

At GoldieBlox, our goal is to get girls building. We’re here to help level the playing field in every sense of the phrase. By tapping into girls' strong verbal skills, our story + construction set bolsters confidence in spatial skills while giving young inventors the tools they need to build and create amazing things.

In a world where men largely outnumber women in science, technology, engineering and math...and girls lose interest in these subjects as early as age 8, GoldieBlox is determined to change the equation. Construction toys develop an early interest in these subjects, but for over a hundred years, they've been considered "boys' toys". By designing a construction toy from the female perspective, we aim to disrupt the pink aisle and inspire the future generation of female engineers.

We believe there are a million girls out there who are engineers. They just might not know it yet. We think GoldieBlox can show them the way.

[GH85Carrera]

Girls are into shoes and every engineer I know stares at their feet when talking. Maybe that will work.

[skipdup]

I'm getting that for my daughter next year.

[Flieger]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Girls are into shoes and every engineer I know stares at their feet when talking. Maybe that will work.

Hey, sometimes I look at the other person's shoes!

[1990C4S]

Originally Posted by Flieger

Hey, sometimes I look at the other person's shoes!

Extroverted Engineer.