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Smart Construction Toys
Construction toys are the staple of preschool play, but these construction
toys go far beyond... right up to adult! Build them all... and then check
out Hands On Toys.
Offering many terrific toys our kids love,
Toys
at Amazon.com,
MindWareOnline,
Discovery Store,
Zome!
and many more - all the links on Shop Hoagies! -
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Aquaduct
Waterway Set
- Water play is absolutely irresistible, and this set guarantees maximum wet
and wild fun. Includes everything you need to build a large watertight canal
system, plus kid-pleasing extras like a pump, crane, barge, locks and gates,
spinning paddles and more
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Architecto
and Equilibrio
- Use the 18 precision-cut blocks to construct 3-D structures illustrated in
the challenge booklet: 50 illustrations in each game, ranging from simple shapes,
requiring only a few blocks to complex ones. As players develop stronger
notions of perspective and geometric concepts, the challenges become more
demanding...
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Brick
Construction Set
- Build a House with Real Bricks and Mortar, Over and Over Again!
Choose one of five plans,
or create your own design. Includes non-toxic dry mortar that mixes with
water and dissolves for reusing bricks. 550+ bricks, plastic windows and
doors, two heavy baseboards, mixing bowl, metal trowel...
Extra Mortar
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 BRIO
 or
from
Amazon
- Sometimes the old-style toys are the best. Wooden
trains are always a hit! Imagination not included. Kids build their track,
and run their trains, creating the stories to accompany their play...
Get started with
Freight Yard Set or
Wooden Zoo Set. For the littlest engineers
try
My First Railway. Add
accessories:
Polar Express North Pole,
Adventure Tunnel,
Collapsing Bridge,
Lifting Bridge,
Suspension Bridge,
Grand Roundhouse and
Mechanical Turntable,
Record and Play Railway Station,
Light and Sound Ferry.
Add engines and cars:
Mighty Red Locomotive,
Steam Engine,
Zebra Wagon,
Tipping Wagon with Load,
Car Transporter,
Polar Express Battery Train,
Polar Express Caboose and Handcar,
Shinkansen Train.
Extra track expands the fun:
Beginner's Expansion Pack,
Intermediate Expansion Pack
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- BRIO Network E-Mail Central an imaginative new spin on wooden train worlds -
the world inside your PC!
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 Thomas
the Tank Engine Wooden Trains by Learning Curve, compatible with BRIO
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Start with a Thomas set:
Roundhouse Set,
Mountain Overpass Set,
Water Tower Figure 8 Set,
Conductor's Figure 8 Set,
Sodor Rescue Team Set. Or
Thomas can be added to any wooden railway set!
Diesel,
Peter Sam,
Douglas the Scottish Twin,
Donald The Scottish Twin,
Gordon The Big Express Engine,
Giggling Troublesome Trucks,
Annie & Clarabel,
Chinese Dragon,
Bill and Ben and many others...
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Building
Blocks extraordinaire!
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Achiquest World Fusion or
Archiquest Deluxe World Fusion
Archiquest Legends of Byzantine or
Archiquest: Dragons and Pagodas
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Archiquest: Pharaohs and Pyramids or
Archiquest: Kings and Castles
Melisa & Doug Architectural Unit Block Set or
Melissa & Doug Standard Unit Blocks
Melissa
& Doug Castle Blocks
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Capsela
from Educational Insights
- Capsela takes principles of physics, mechanics, and engineering and
packages them in easy-to-use capsules. From Amazon...
Weather Station,
Max-Out,
or from MindWare
Max-Out and
Weather Station
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Erector
- A modern twist on a favorite construction toy of our childhood...
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Erector 4x4 RC Truck (or from
Amazon)
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Erector 150 Piece Construction Bucket,
Erector Super Construction Set, 643 Pieces
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Special Edition Erector Train Set a detailed locomotive and seven other
vehicles
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Erector "Best of" 50 Model Set 605 Pieces (or from
Amazon)
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Erector Design Sets,
Erector Special Edition Set
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Forklift / Dragster, Dune Buggy / Spaceship, Helicopter / Crane Mini Models, set of three
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Erector Ferris Wheel,
Erector Motorized Special Edition Mechanical Workshop Set, 742 Pieces,
Erector T.Rex - 4.5V Drill / Motor Motorized Models
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 Frigits
from Think of It
- A magnetic must have! Turn your fridge into a kinetic play-ground, with
rails, buckets, serpentine chutes, and Ferris wheel... teaches the
principles of inertia, gravity, and more...
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Gears,
Gears, Gears! (or from
Amazon)
- Explore simple mechanics, and have fun! I wish I had these when I
was a kid...
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Wacky
Wigglers (or from
Amazon)
- Gears, Gears, Gears! Wacky Wigglers work alone, or with other Gears,
Gears, Gears! sets. Add googly eyes, light-up, glow-in-the-dark,
motorized fun! Imagination rules! Don't miss these other Gears,
Gears, Gears! sets...
Dizzy Land Fun and
Movin' Monkeys
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 Geomag /
Supermag
(ages 3+)
- Strongest magnetic building system in the world! Winner of Oppenheim ; Parent’s Choice Award, and 2 Dr. Toy Awards. And
winner of my family's well-rounded toy award - we've been known to ALL use it,
kids and adults alike, at home, in the car (use the bars to find and pick up
the balls when lost) and waiting for service in restaurants... it's terrific!
Study construction, strength, magnetic principles, friction, and more.
Supermag includes new shorter length bar, to add more variety to models...
Hoberman
Spheres
A fascinating sphere...
Glow-in-the-Dark Sphere,
Mini Rainbow Sphere or
Mini
Glow-in-the-Dark Sphere. Also
Brain
Twist
Hydrodynamic
Deluxe Set (or from
Amazon)
Design realistic
manufacturing plants that actually work, with tanks, pipes, valves and an
electric pump. Balance the water flow by adjusting valves, discover how a
siphon works and learn basic principles of fluid dynamics. Ideal for science
fair projects. Parts are interchangeable with
Tekton Tower Girder & Panel
set...
 iCoaster
from Magnetix by MEGA
Blocks
Magnetic balls follow the path, suspended against gravity, jumping
looping, even climbing the tower without support... as you watch the lights
and listen to the music of the built in rhythms mixed on the provided Sound
FX Music Studio, or that of your own MP3 player...
Kapla
Blocks
by Kapla
"KAPLA" is from the Dutch "KAbouter PLAnkjes" which means
"small planks". Its design proportions are based on the elementary
progression of odd numbers: one, three, five. Unlike traditional cubes,
KAPLA is long and thin. It is perfectly balanced between 2 ideas: building
and sculpting. This single set can create an unlimited number of
structures... Fun for kids of ALL ages - you should see the college
students' buildings!
Add Kapla Color
Squares in
Red,
Orange,
Light Blue,
Dark Blue,
Yellow, or
Green - 40 planks in color in each Square, to mix and match with your
natural maple Kapla blocks. Or get
two-color block sets (20 pieces each color) with suggestion book included:
Red and Orange with Book,
Light Blue and Dark Blue with Book, or
Yellow and Green with Book. And try the
KAPLA 280 Piece Block Set With Blue Advanced Architecture Book
or KAPLA 280 Piece Block Set With Red Advanced Animals And Architecture
Book or
Kapla 1000 Piece Building Set in All Natural Box for great construction
ideas.
Mix and match with
Bamboo
Collection Contina blocks, in lighter weight bamboo, vivid colors or
Keva
Planks, also hardwood maple.
 K'NEX
(Order directly from K'NEX with the links on this line, or through Amazon
with the set links below)
Legos and computers - a perfect combination for our children! Choose one
of the first 2 kits if you don't have a PC or for younger kids; the rest
allow PC programming of their Lego creations!
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K’NEX Vertical Vengeance Coaster,
K’NEX Double Dare Dueling Coaster
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K'NEX 50 Model Building Set,
K'NEX 30 Model Building Set,
K'NEX
Dueling Racers
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K'NEX Musical Ferris Wheel,
K'NEX Swing Ride- 853 pieces
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Kid K'NEX Classroom Set
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Kid K'NEX Bug-Eyed Buddies
 Lego
Architecture
Architecture, Lego style! Don't miss these great kits, to build some
of the greatest buildings in the world!
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Fallingwater,
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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Seattle Space Needle,
Willis Tower
Empire State Building,
John Hancock Building
 Lego Mindstorms
by Lego
Legos and computers - a perfect combination for our children! Choose one
of the first 2 kits if you don't have a PC or for younger kids; the rest
allow PC programming of their Lego creations!
Black NXT Brick,
Sound Sensor (9845)
Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0: The King's Treasure
- Building
Robots With Lego Mindstorms: The Ultimate Tool for Mindstorms Maniacs -
sound like anyone you know? A companion book...
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Extreme Mindstorms: an Advanced Guide to Lego Mindstorms - the book!
To go with your
Legos... Box 4 Blox
A gifted family life-saver, the Box 4 Blox neatly holds and sorts your
Legos...
Lincoln Logs
Go back in time with these real wood building logs, from our childhood!
Logiblocs by Action Products
Various self contained electronics blocks, construct a door alarm,
pressure switch, light alarm, moisture detector, more. A great way to begin
learning electronics, including
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Super Inventors Lab,
Spy-Tech Lab,
Logiblocs Alarm Tech,
LogiRobot,
Logiblocs LogiMan Robot - Agent and
Logiblocs LogiMan Robot - Policeman
Marble
Run or Glow-in-the-Dark
Marble Run (ages 4-10)
Skyrail
Suspension Marble Run with Elevator or Space Odyssey Marble Run
(ages 9+)
or from Amazon,
Super Marble Run Vortex or
Marble Run Vortex or
Marble Run with Motorized Elevator (ages 5+)
Marble Run is 105 pieces, Glow-in-the-Dark Marble Run is 45 pieces, both
include spinners, vortex, and more...
Skyrail marble run is over 5 feet wide and 3 feet tall, with adjustable
suspension cables to easily raise or lower the tracks; Space Odyssey marble
run is more compact, but just as wild! Check them all!
Pathfinders
Trebuchet Kit and
Pathfinders Catapult Kit
Just add glue, scissors and an appreciation for the physics and art behind
these medieval siege engines. High-quality models hurl a small ball more
than 15 feet in one throw, with adjustable pads that change the trajectory
angle and encourage experimentation for greater accuracy...
 Q-Ba-Maze
50-pack in
Hot or
Cool colors (or from
MindWare)
Modern marble run is "visibly cool." Transparent blue and green
cubes interlock for amazing cascades of marbles... also smaller
Q-Ba-Maze 20-pack in
Hot or
Cool...
Quadrilla
Marble Railways
or from Amazon,
Quadrilla Marble Railway, Basic Set,
Quadrilla Twist and Rail or
Quadrilla Twist
Wooden marble runs, with track pieces, accelerators, and fancy pieces, for
tons of fun. I remember these from my childhood! And don't miss
the Twist set - curved track, and a funnel!
Quercetti
Marble Run
Build grand and complex structures, including the double-entry Funnels
and Spirals, double-length bridges, Multiple marble launchers,
paddle-wheels, short bridges and rails, and bell-shaped bases to make the
structures steadier...
ROKENBOK
Conveyor Company
Everything you need to create your own automated construction site!
Discover other ROKENBOK sets on Amazon, including
Conveyor Company Start Set,
Monorail Metropolis Start Set,
Dozer with Recycling Center,
Power Sweeper,
Fire & Rescue,
Power Chute Start Set and more...
Snafooz
the foam puzzle that forms a cube! (or from
Amazon)
Snafooz 6-packs contain 6 different colors and 6 challenge levels. Build
all 6 cubes, or combine different colors to form lots of interesting
shapes...
Snap Circuits Pro (or from
MindWare)
Makes learning electronics a "snap". Build hundreds of experiments by
following the colorful pictures in the manual. Make projects such as AM radio,
FM radio, voice recorder, door bells...
- Snap
Circuits R/C Rover (or from
Amazon)
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Snap
Circuits Training Program
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Electronic
Snap Circuits Pro (age 8-12)
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Electronic
Snap Circuits (age 8-12)
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Electronic Lab Kit (age 10-13)
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300-in-one Project Lab Kit (age 10-13)
 Superstructs
Super Set (or from
Amazon) and
Superstructs Gear Expansion Pack (or from
Amazon)
Out of simple angles and
straight lines come imaginative structures. The Super Set tub holds hundreds
of pieces including panels and joints; the Gear Pack tub
contains four sizes of
gears. Or from Amazon...
Superstructs Pinklets-The Fairy Garden,
Superstructs BIG Builder,
Superstructs On the GO!
Superstructs Castle Set,
Superstructs Wacky Machines,
Superstructs Makin' Tracks
Tall
Stacker Pegs (or from
Amazon)
Great first construction set, with easy-to-hold pieces and simple
peg-in-hole construction. Tips nest inside each other, to build story
upon story. And bright colors are sure to please!
TechnoKit
Three Pack
Fuel their excitement for building models with these propeller-driven,
electric-powered and mechanically run machines. The wood components have
pre-cut slots to simplify assembly, with thorough directions that help kids
understand the science behind each project, including a buzzwire game, air-trike
and one mini racer with a synchronized starting system. Comes with all parts
(except batteries). Or from Amazon...
Technokit Multi Pack Construction Kit
Technokit - Air Trike
Technokit - Build your own Alarm
Technokit Bumper Pack Construction Kit
Buzzwire Game Technokit
Tekton
Tower Girder & Panel (or from
Amazon)
Classic building sets from the 1960s are back to inspire a new generation.
Kids can build whatever they dream up with over 250 sturdy plastic pieces,
including interlocking columns and beams, window panels and more. Idea book
explains architectural concepts with plans for an office tower, hospital and
transportation terminal.
Parts are interchangeable
with
Hydrodynamic Deluxe Set
set. Or try larger
500-peice set
Überstix
by Überstix
Build it. Float it. Fly it. Überstix products are a
construction toy on their own, but also built to co-exist with both recycled
stuff - McDonalds straws, Popsicle sticks, paper cups, etc. - but also with
your favorite construction products - Lego, K'nex, Zome, Zoob, Erector.
Directions are a little less detailed than some construction sets, "They
assume you have a brain!" one gifted child noted excitedly...
 WEDGiTS
by ImagAbility
Stack, nest, link and even lock WEDGiTS together to create creatures,
structures, mechanical levers, and more. Kids and adults enjoy this
unique new construction toys. Build, balance, stack, lock, or nest
them horizontally and vertically. Use your imagination or the design booklet
to form amazing structures & shapes...
Zome System
Bubble Kit,
Explorer Kit,
Adventurer Kit,
Pioneer Kit,
DNA Kit,
Creator Kitt (or from MindWare
Adventurer or
Creator) from triangles to DNA strands, the smart new building toy
Great math learning tool, too! Available
lesson plans, model instructions, on-line manualZomeTool website
(not currently a Hoagies' Page affiliate, but should be next year)
Zome Geometry
 Hands-on
learning with Zome Models
Great new book to accompany Zome System, particularly for the advanced Zome
user, studying Geometry and beyond!
Last updated
January 20, 2010
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