Vehicle Kits & Models

Back in the days when technology was a good guy, and cereal boxes came with real toys, kids got diving submarines that they charged with baking powder and played with in the bath tub. Now kids can have the same fun again. We have found a (gray!)...

The ingenious Sir Isaac Newton spent years coming up with his laws of motion, but now your kid can learn all about them fast by building (8) working models in this Discovering STEM Newton’s Law snap-together kit from Engino®. Models include a...

Forget the pony—give your kid the sky! Because you’re a great parent, or a positive adult influence, you’ll also be giving that kid the gift of knowledge with this Engino® Discovering™ STEM How Aircrafts Work Kit. Teaches kids...

Sounds like doughnuts made of steel, but it’s much more interesting, especially for a science- minded kid. This STEM Inventor® 12-in-1 Industrial Models kit from Engino® includes parts for (3) models that kids can make with the printed...

Give a science-minded kid this Engino® Discovering STEM™ Mechanics kit and it’ll give you leverage for weeks. It’ll give them leverage, too, because it’s all about levers, linkages and structures. Kids can kid build (16)...

Show a kid the wonderous ways of mechanics with this Discovering STEM Mechanics kit from Engino®. They’ll learn about levers, linkages and structures when they’re building any of the (16) working models, such as a seesaw, double-deck...

Just like the original Stomp® Rocket but slightly smaller for slightly smaller feet, the Stomp® Rocket Jr. Glow also, you guessed it, glows in the dark. Includes (4) 8-3/4" tall foam rockets, launch tripod, 3-foot hose and the launching pad on...

Design your own planes, then fly 'em. This kit has over (35) parts including balsa wings and bodies, plastic struts and landing gears, rubber-band drives and (3) props. Comes with a handy divided travel case and instructions for (8) planes that can be...

Back in the 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci took time away from his painting and sculpting to oh, you know, invent a few weapons of war. We have (3) of them in the form of pre-cut wooden models that you assemble. You’ll need a bit of glue, and you,...

From Engino®, this 180-piece robotics teaching kit includes instructions for building (8) robots (4 included; 4 online) using their ERP (Engino® Robotics Platform) software for control, with pre-recorded and manual programming. Includes (2)...

Eschew plastic models. Go ahead, we won’t tell. And then try these nostalgic wooden kits from Pathfinders Design & Technology. All pre-cut pieces, held together only by wooden pegs, they each take about an hour to build. You...

Step right up, folks!  This isn't just any Ferris Wheel – it's your ticket to a whirlwind adventure in forces and motion! We've even thrown in 5 mini thrill-seekers to ride the waves of knowledge. And guess what? Our secret weapon to power the...

If you feel like it’s time you (or your STEM-interested kid) learned simple coding, we have just the robot to teach you. The EL10T Coding Robot from Elenco® is friendly and won’t take over the universe—it promises. You’ll use...

What’s the worst part of throwing a paper airplane, besides the teacher catching you? Consistently and repeatably launching them! With this 2019 Creative Child Award Product of the Year winner, budding engineers can design, build and...

This kind of owi doesn’t even hurt! It’s an OWIKIT™ 7-in-1 Rechargeable Solar Transformer. This one, a Creative Child Magazine and Dr. Toy award winner, features all snap-together plastic parts (no screws or tools required), a solar...

With this Engino® 50-in-1 Inventor® Kit, a clever kid can build (50) motorized models—of a chopper, windmill, UTV, forklift, snowmobile and dog, to name a few—using the included and online 3D-rendered instructions. This kit has won so...

The problem with mobiles is that you have to wait to inherit the wind before they do anything interesting. Until now. This devilishly clever mobile has an 8” wide single prop plane with a solar cell up top mounted on a crossbar with a coin holder...

The wind also powers this 6-in-1 Wind-Powered Machine Kit, no batteries required. That’s why they call it wind-powered! From Thames & Kosmos, the STEM kit has (212) pieces, enough to build (6) different machines by following instructions in the...

Kids love trains—don’t ask us why. We just know certain things. Here, we have a (137)-piece erector-type kit that’s mostly metal, and as colorful as the stories trains have provided for centuries. Your kid can piece it together to make...

You thought we were going to say hell. Heck no, this colorful, (117)-piece erector-style helicopter set must have come down from heaven. Has (2) criss-crossing rotor blades on top, (2) rotors at the end of the tail, landing skids and a slim cockpit hat...

The five words every kid wants to hear: “Build your own space robot.” It’s robots, it’s space, it’s their own, and it’s not only permission, it’s a direct order. We have several kits from House of Marbles in the...

This erector-type robot kit has (144) mostly metal pieces, and when your kid puts it together with the included tools and instructions, it’ll stand on its own. Looks really cool—kind of simplistic but also shiny and mysterious, with big red...