Holiday Gift Guide 2026

Roam through our collection of art and science themed gifts to uncover treasures, like the Mini Solar Mars Rover or Rocket Bath Toy, to delight all your favorite people. Every purchase helps to support the Exploratorium’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit mission of transforming science learning worldwide.

Enjoy the best-kept shopping secret in San Francisco—the Exploratorium Store—either online or at Pier 15, where you’ll find welcoming staff and convenient gift wrapping

Budget Collection items including playing cards, magnatiles, Otamatone, and wind-up.
Holiday Budget Friendly Gifts
Red drop earrings, red and black anatomy pouch, silver metallic puzzle, black flask with Exploratorium in silver, green and yellow stag beetle with black legs
Holiday Gifts for Curious Adults
Cat game on top right in orange, green, and purple, Blue robot, brown flashlight bear, multicolored building blocks and a pixel piano in rainbow colors
Holiday Gifts for Kids
Holiday Science Lovers Collection including a microscope, a suspension bridge, and Simply Quantum Physics book.
Holiday Gifts for Science Lovers
A collage of different items from the top; Cats Knocking Things off Ledges, blue flask, purple crochet jellyfish, green & gold beetle, building blocks in green, yellow, blue and pink and The Science of Baking against a red background.
Holiday Gift Guide

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3D paper model of a dodo bird with a white background

DIY Cardboard Dodo Kit

$ 10.99
$ 10.99
Black bear model kit with packaging and assembly instructions on a white background

DIY Cardboard Black Bear Kit

$ 10.99
$ 10.99
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DIY Cardboard Stegosaurus Kit

DIY Cardboard Stegosaurus Kit

$ 12.99
$ 12.99
A gold colored sun pendant with a hollow center. The rays have white crystals studded on them.

Solar Eclipse Gold Necklace

$ 37.00
$ 37.00
Gold necklace with 'Au' pendant on a 'elements!' branded card

Gold Element Necklace

$ 20.00
$ 20.00
Silver necklace with a Fibonacci spiral pendant on a paper background.

Fibonacci Necklace

$ 32.00
$ 32.00
The pocket microscope is 3" x 5" and fits easily in your hand. The image is a side view of the microscope. It is silver and black with a clear plastic bottom where the slide fits into.

Exploratorium Pocket Microscope

$ 17.99
$ 17.99
Three colorful animal squeeze flashlights for kids featuring fox, owl, and bear designs on a white background.

Kidoki Squeeze Flashlight

$ 13.00
$ 13.00
Triangular twist puzzle arranged as a pyramid, with bright yellow, blue, green, and red panels in a playful geometric design.

Inverse Triminex Pyramid Puzzle

$ 16.99
$ 16.99
Colorful multi-sided twisty puzzle cube with black edges and bright red, blue, green, yellow, orange, pink, and purple tiles; playful challenge.

Inverse Novalinx - Dodecahedron Puzzle Cube

$ 24.99
$ 24.99
Two miniature keychain bubble levels—one green and one blue—sit on a white background, each attached to a silver chain and split ring, creating a practical, colorful product display.

Keyring Level

$ 3.00
$ 3.00
A children’s fossil-dig kit includes a red “Fossils” box, a large beige digging block, wooden excavation tools, and small fossil specimens, suggesting hands-on discovery.

Mini Fossil Dig Kit

$ 5.50
$ 5.50