Teaching Python

Episode 153: 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

December 14th, 2025  |  40 mins 12 secs

3d printing, ai robots, calipers, chess, coding education, duolingo, educational technology, fei-fei li, gift guide, holiday gifts, hugging face, led projects, lego, maker tools, pybites, python education, robotics, secret coders

Sean, Kelly, and special guest Julian Sequeira from PyBites share their favorite gift ideas for coders, makers, educators, and curious kids. From hoverboards and 3D printers to coding platforms and chess-teaching apps, this episode covers gifts at every price point. The trio discusses hands-on tools like LED pucks and calipers for makers, educational picks like the Secret Coders book series and Dr. Fei-Fei Li's memoir "The Worlds I See," plus tech toys including the Spydroid Loco Hex robot and Hugging Face's Richtie Mini. Whether you're shopping for a student, a fellow teacher, or yourself, there's something here for everyone.