Construction / Mechanical Kits

Snap Circuits™ has added Brics, their name for little plastic building blocks that are, luckily, compatible with Lego, those other little, inerlocking plastic building blocks you have. This award-winning 225-piece Bric Essentials set has sheets and...

You won’t find our newest crop of 3D models in Vogue, but we love them anyway. They’re wooden laser-cut models from IncrediBuilds®, and you know the drill—no glue or tools required. All include step-by-step instructions. You pick:...

So, you're not just solving a puzzle; you're birthing a majestic (and slightly judgmental) cardboard creature into your humble abode. Once assembled, Reginald (as we've affectionately named him) offers surprisingly practical applications beyond just...

Build one yourself and learn about pneumatic and hydraulic technology in the process. The Thames & Kosmos® Mega Cyborg Hand kit is 2020 Astra Best Toys for Kids winner comes with a (52)-page color manual, (203) pieces and (5) experiments. The...

Your kids can discover and learn about chemistry and kinetic energy by building and connecting components in this STEM Alien Reaction Chainex Kit from Amazing Planet. Kit connects to Chain Reaction! and can be used over and over in different patterns...

Our Stanley® Jr. DIY (26)-piece Candy Maze Kit let’s you build your very own candy-dispensing machine, and we could all use one of those. Measures approx 5-1/2” x 4” x 3” in a box shape with a labyrinthine system inside and a...

Kids love both science and magic, which makes us kick ourselves for not coming up with this STEAM Make Your Own Science Magic Kit! We’re glad Hapinest® came up with it, though. Includes (11) hands-on, sensory experiments and all the equipment...

With our Animal Mobilization mini bricks, you build animals, not the houses they live in. We’re talking about palm-sized legggo-ish sets of building bricks and other pieces, approx (30) pieces per set, which can be transformed into (3) different...

Experience the power of the Dark Side with the all metal, laser cut Fascination Toys Premium Series Imperial Star Destroyer™. This meticulously detailed model captures the iconic shape and menacing presence of the Empire's most feared warship...

We love this thing, but we’re not sure we would have gone with Waterslide Marble Run as the name. Looks like a marble run to us. We guess if you run the marble straight into the tub, then sure, it’s a waterslide—and let the fun begin!...

Explore the Moon with Your Very Own Lunar Rover! The Elenco Space Nine Robot Kit is your ticket to intergalactic adventures! This innovative 2-motor robot is designed to navigate rough terrain with ease, just like a real lunar rover. Key...

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...

Modelmakers, this is one serious model. It’s the Aero Clock®, a fully functioning, STEM-educational DIY wooden wall clock that’s as much a puzzle as it is a model, with precise engineering that reveals the inner workings of a weighted...

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...

Make a whole bunch of fun and instructive Lego® machines/chain reaction models like marble runs and mousetraps involving ramps, buckets, funnels balances and much more. Comes with (33) Lego® elements, (6) Lego® balls, a dozen paper props, and...

From Elenco®, than whom nobody is cleverer, this MECH5 kit--a STEM kit--will make (5) robots, all of which use a mechanical coding wheel instead of software. They perform tasks, including forward, back 45 or 90 degrees, left or right turns, and...

This amazing STEM kit from Thames & Kosmos explores physics in a fun, visual way that’s like a day in the park—the amusement park. Kids design and build working roller coaster models, and conduct hands-on physics experiments to learn about...

This Lego® set from Klutz has (58) pieces, including gear wheels, bricks, axles and connectors to build (11) gadgets, including a claw, catapult, assorted vehicles, robots, a fan and a hand-held blender thingy. Includes a 78-page manual with...

If so, and you're over 14, UGEARS®, the mad mechanical model maker, invites you to assemble this 400-piece chain-hoist marble run kit. If (okay, when) you succeed, the result will measure approx 10-1/2” x 12” x 10-1/2”. Box says it...

Electronic fun is easy with this Elenco Stem Arcade kit from the award-winning Snap Circuits® line. Includes 30 snap modules and makes (203) sound-, light- and motion-related projects, and includes, along with a lot of other sub-circuits, a...