Constructive Imaginations
Imagibricks Giant Building
Blocks 40-Piece Set
Toy for Ages: 2 - 6 yrs.
Price: $32.99
Educational and fun, these large corrugated cardboard blocks are light
enough for toddlers to carry and stack, but big enough to show quick results.
The blocks come in multiple widths and are strong enough to sit on.
Cody's
Crew: The Big Building
Home Video for Ages: 2 - 6 yrs.
VHS Price: $14.99
There's a project to be done and the whole team needs to work together
to finish the job. Great graphics and songs bring the bulldozer, the dump
truck, and the cement truck, among others, together in this entertaining
and educational video.
Bob
The Builder / The Album
CD for Ages: 3 - 9 yrs.
CD Price: $17.98
Bob the Builder fans of all ages will be fixed to the stereo with these
songs. "Can We Fix It?," "Super Spud," "Crocodile
Rock," (with Elton John) and "Right Tool for the Job,"
are just a few of the songs featured on this family album.
Tonka
Hands On Road Constructor
Toy for Ages: 3 - 10 yrs.
Price: $29.99
Serious builders won't want to miss this working truck. The large spinning
blade and rotating drill are enhanced by lights and sound effects including
drilling and beeping. Motorized controls allow the truck to go forward
and backward.
Plan Toys - Hollow
Castle Blocks
Toy for Ages: 3 & Up
Price: $40.00
These lightweight, easy-to-grip Castle Blocks allow children to be creative
and constructive in multiple ways. The standard set consists of 30 blocks
in 8 different shapes.
Kid K'Nex Footed Friends
Building Set
Toy for Ages: 3 & Up
Price: $14.99
Build yourself a new friend with this easy-to-use K'NEX set. The kit includes
special bug eyes, chunky feet, funky ears, and flexible rods - all stored
neatly in storage case.
Kid
K'nex Rovin' Rollers Building Set
Toy for Ages: 3 & Up
Price: $19.99
Roll out a new friend with 71 easy-snap pieces in this set. Special bug-eyes,
wheels, and super scoops can be easily added to the quick-start frame
to make big creations in no time flat. Storage case included.
Geomag
Toy for Ages: 3 & Up
Price: $20.00
Powerful magnets make this set a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. Fourty-two
rods and balls containing magnets go together in endless combinations
to create sturdy structures that encourage creative thinking while teaching
kids about magnetism and polarity in the process.
Happyville
Blocks
Toy for Ages: 3 & Up
Price: $29.95
Stunning graphics, both abstract and representational, enliven 35 smooth
birch building blocks in 11 sizes and shapes, and inspire creative constructions
incorporating people, buildings, and landscapes. Drawstring storage bag
is included. (Ruth B. Roufberg ©2001 Parents' Choice)
Old West Fort
Toy for Ages: 3 & Up
Price: $50.00
Youngsters can build frontier forts and other structures with the chunky
blocks and play figures included in this durable construction set.
Building Big
Book for Ages: 4 & up
Hardback Price: $30
David Macaulay engages readers' imaginations and gets them thinking about
structures they see and use every day -- bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers,
domes, and dams.
ATOLLO-a48
The Flexible Construction Toy
Toy for Ages: 5 - 10 yrs.
Price: $5.49
This 48-piece set, including poseable joints, can be used to build the
model that is illustrated, or to come up with your own creative structures.
The House That YOU
Built
Software for Ages: 5 & Up
Price: $39.95
Animated instructions guide children through the steps to build, decorate,
print and construct their own house with this easy-to-use software. Five
types of houses are available, 120 pieces of furniture, and a variety
of colors and textures to choose from for both interior and exterior finishes.
K'NEX Basic Building Set
Toy for Ages: 6 - 11 yrs.
Price: $19.99
This tried and true, yet still innovative, construction set comes with
a generous 375 pieces, and the color-coding system makes it a snap for
little builders to find just the right piece.
Construction Challenges
Doing/Learning Book for Ages: 6 - 12 yrs.
Hardback Price: $12.95
Learn about construction challenges, such as building dome-shaped homes
for villages in South America, while constructing your own creations with
the 51 Zome pieces included. Two guided activities are included in the
book.
Hoberman
Mega Sphere
Toy for Ages: 6 & Up
Price: $64.99
Guaranteed to provide hours of entertainment, this mega-sized Hoberman
Sphere can be used to create multiple structures - including a ball over
four feet in diameter. Brightly-colored locking pieces make this fun for
everyone.
Zome System Explorer Kit
Toy for Ages: 6 & Up
Price: $64.95
Designed from profound geometric principles, the Zome System Explorer
Kit ignites imaginations as kids learn to build cells, crystals, DNA,
domes and bridges.
Bridges!:
Amazing Structures to Design, Build & Test
Book for Ages: 7 - 14 yrs.
Paperback Price: $10.95
This content-rich book contains descriptions of bridges, construction
techniques, and suggestions for hands-on building activities.
K'Nex
Electronic Arcade
Toy for Ages: 10 & Up
Price: $89.99
Perfect for constructive game players, the kit allows kids to build a
pinball machine (for solo play) or Speedball (for two players). Though
it takes time to put the machine together, the final product is solid
and provide hours of gaming entertainment.
