Kids can be hard to entertain at the best of times. Below are some of the most popular and fun toys for 10 year old boys on the market. We’ve selected these gadgets based on entertainment, ratings, brand, quality, and price.
1. Anki Cozmo
Anki has designed the futures robot for today. Cozmo is labeled as a supercomputer and loyal sidekick all at once. His personality evolves the more you use him and the more he gets to know you.
This is our #1 pick for fun and creativity. Available from Amazon.
Put Cozmo to the test in STEM activities and much more. This robot is built for playing games and his skills are constantly being expanded. There is no need to worry if your kids are rough with Cozmo, the robot is very durable and can take a hit or two.
For the budding programmer, they can add code easily with the Code Lab. Drag and drop code to program Cozmo to act on your command. There are loads of projects to code Cozmo with.
Cozmo loves to play games, whether it’s on his own or challenging your child. He works in daylight and at night time too.
Compatible with both iOS and Android devices.
If your kids are is interested in the programming side of robotics, we have a great post on coding robots for kids just getting started out with programming.
2. Anki Overdrive: Fast & Furious Edition
Overdrive is a high-tech race car experience and this edition is compatible with the entire range. These speedy vehicles have customizable weapons and a designed to match the fast cars from the Fast & Furious movie franchise.
The magnetic track can be modified with jumps 
Race individually or use the multiplayer function from any iOS or Android device. Check out owner reviews on Amazon.
3. Snap Circuits Deluxe R/C Snap Rover Electronics Discovery Kit
A definite hands on experience with simple working electrical circuits to create a disc shooter, rover, recorder and loads more. The discs for the shooter are foam so they are soft and harmless. Included in the manual is over 40 projects to create, but you can create your own circuits too. If you have other Snap Circuits kits at home, they will be compatible with all components from the rover kit.
A remote control is used to control the rover. The two gear sticks easily operate the rover’s functions.
Real robot building that doesn’t require soldering or frustration – that’s a win to us. Available from Amazon.
4. Sphero Special Edition Battle-Worn BB-8 with Force Band
We are Star Wars mad at Ultimate Kids Tech so they had to feature somewhere in this list. Available from a galaxy far, far away.
This droid is a smaller replica of the popular droid from the Star Wars films. Bluetooth connects the droid to the force band, the force band controls the droid. Control range is up to 100 feet.
Find holocrons in your environment, create a holographic communication record and view virtual holographic videos.
Battle-worn BB-8 is not a rough playing robot but still inspires the force. His exterior reflects his many adventures across the galaxy, but he still needs to be treated with care. If you are wanting a rough and tumble robot, than Cozmo (mentioned above) is a better option.
Controllable with Android devices, iPhone, iPad, or Force Band.
5. VTech Kidizoom Smartwatch DX2
Kids will be busy with motion sensor integrated games. Play games that use your real environment with virtual components from the watch. Take photos with the dual cameras. Learn to tell the time in both digital and analog.
Parents have the ability to limit watch use for things like bedtime and disable any games.
Splash-proof technology ensures that this gadget is durable too.
If you want to find out more, we recently reviewed this smartwatch and it’s Available from Amazon.
Need More Ideas?
Need more ideas for 10 year olds? Check out our post on Coding Gifts for Tweens.
