CONSTRUCTIVE PLAY

Turn off the laptop and video.  Nothing equips kids to face the technological challenges of tomorrow like hands-on manipulative building.  Research has shown that playing with blocks, puzzles, and other construction toys helps build 3-D math reasoning, spatial and problem-solving skills. 

The quintessential plaything, Beka blocks are conceived, created, and made in America.  These hard-rock maple unit blocks come in assorted sizes and shapes, all fractions or multiples of the standard unit

Imagability Wedgits · Ages 2-10 yrs

Graduated wedge shapes stack and build any which way.  Start with a basic pyramid, move onto a diamond, and then go beyond standard geometry to structures far more fanciful!

Made of Midwest maple, these perfectly balanced planks defy gravity and age limits, building structures that reach to the ceiling and architectural masterpieces that would astound Frank Lloyd Wright.

An over-the-top marble run experience, this marble run is brilliantly conceived, meticulously crafted, beautiful to behold, and thrilling to play with! 

Available at:  Brain-Station.com

Rokenbok Start Sets · Ages 6-10 yrs.

Take the control pad in your hand and rev up!  Trust us, it takes far more brain than brawn power to control this construction site.

No safety or polarity problems here – just countless building possibilities.  Safely encapsulated in the sides of triangle and square pieces are powerful magnets that rotate upon contact to automatically align and connect. 

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Growing Tree To7ys

Erector RC Hummer · Ages 8 yrs+

Granddaddy never had Erector sets like this.   From steel beams and girders, build a modern-day Hummer with full function RC action or an interactive spy robot, capable of wireless PC communication.

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