NSBE DC Holiday Party and STEM Toy Drive

Come join the NSBE DC Professionals family for its Holiday Party and STEM Toy Drive at Everyday People DC! Enjoy good food and drinks, great music, and overall positive vibes! Happy Hour specials last until 8 pm, and there will be drink specials all night! (Happy Hour menu is attached. From 8 - 10 pm, $7 Prosecco, $5 Modelo and Miller High Life, $9 Titos and Jameson).

Please bring a new, unwrapped toy(s) the event for free admission! Toys will support students who attend the schools NSBE DC supports: Langley Elementary, McKinley Middle, and McKinley Tech. See toy suggestions below.

Stay after the party if you love some karaoke :)

RSVP, share with your friends, and come prepared to end the year on a good note!

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Toy Suggestions:

Engineering & Building

• LEGO Classic Small Creative Bricks Box
• Mini STEM Building Kits (vehicles, bridges, simple machines)
• K’NEX Intro Building Sets
• Magnetic Tiles Starter Packs
• Strawbees Building Straws Kits
• Mini Wooden Marble Run Kits

Robotics & Coding

• Mini Coding Robots (Code & Go Critters, Bee-Bot cards, etc.)
• Binary Code Bracelets Kit
• Snap Circuits Mini Kits
• Light-Up Coding Wand or button-based coding games
• Robot Pencil Toppers with simple coding cards

Science Kits

• Slime Science Kits (safe/non-toxic)
• Volcano or Crystal Growing Kits
• Grow-Your-Own Rock Kit
• Magnet Science Sets
• Weather Station Mini Kit
• Solar Bug / Solar Car DIY Kits

Math & Logic

• Math Dice Jr.
• Pattern Blocks or Tangram Sets
• Logic Puzzle Books (K–12 levels)
• Brain Teaser Cubes (Pyraminx, 2×2 cube, snake puzzles)
• Fraction Tiles
• Number/Shape Flash Cards (early grades)

Tech & Maker Tools

• DIY LED Light Kits
• Mini Solder-Free Electronics Kits
• 3D Pen Starter Kit (low-temp, kid-friendly)
• Simple Circuit Paper Projects
• LED Bracelet Kits
• STEM Sticker Activity Books (coding, engineering, space)

Science & Nature

• Bug Catcher Kits
• Plant Growing Kits (herbs, flowers, veggies)
• Space-Themed Kits (constellation projector, star maps)
• Mini Microscope or Pocket Magnifier
• Rocks & Minerals Sets

Art + STEM (STEAM)

• Watercolor Robotics Art Kit
• 3D Origami Paper Engineering Kits
• Spin Art Machines (hand-powered)
• DIY Catapult or Trebuchet Craft Kit
• Rubber Band-Powered Car Craft