Creative Engineering Toys

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Educational Insights Circuit Explorer Deluxe Base Station: Mission – Lights, Motion & Sound, Multicolor (4202) image 1
Item: 24485042
Model: 4202

Line up the circuitry graphics on the oversized pieces and snap them together to build a fully powered, large-scale, space-themed world including a deluxe base station with towers, a rotating diner sign, planetarium with a color-changing dome, voice synthesizer that includes 10 space sounds, communication station with a rotating radar dish, and one fully powered space rover and a free-rolling rover, both with light-up headlights. Or connect the pieces your way to make your own, out-of-this-world, light-up space station with Educational Insights Circuit Explorer Deluxe Base Station: Mission – Lights, Motion & Sound..Imaginative play with included astronaut and robot figures for kids from 6 to 12 years old.Made of plastic and comes multicolored.Dimensions: 13.9"H x 10"W x 3.85"D.Includes: towers, spinning diner sign, a planetarium with oscillating color-changing dome light, voice synthesizer station with 10 space sounds, communication station with rotating radar dish, a powered space rover with light-up headlights, a freewheeling space rover with light-up headlights.Base, dome light, voice synthesizer, communication station, space rover, and freewheeling space rover require 15 AAA batteries (not included).Hands-on STEM learning using key engineering and design principals.Great for learning the fundamentals of circuitry off the board.Warning: choking hazard due to small parts; not for children under three years

Price is  $95.39
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Elenco Teach Tech Meta.4 Solar Robot, 60 Pieces, Lime Green (EE-TTG617) image 1
Item: 24408592
Model: EE-TTG617

Meta.4 introduces Robotics to younger children with larger, easier to handle parts. Build and rebuild 4 different models, one at a time. Your Meta.4 is powered by clean, green, sunlight so no batteries are ever needed. Perfect for young engineers age 8+. TEACH TECH™ features robotic kits that explore renewable energy and coding! TEACH TECH™ follows the Learn By Doing® philosophy found in all of Elenco’s products. With TEACH TECH™, kids can enjoy hours of educational fun while boosting their confidence and critical thinking skills. Products in this line appeal to anyone who enjoys using their hands to build, tinker, and bring to life their creations with movement, coding, and programming. Forward-thinking kids can explore alternative energy with kits that highlight solar, hydraulic, or wind power..Build and rebuild 4 different models.Powered by clean, green, sunlight so no batteries are ever needed.Essential tools to complete hands-on projects.Perfect for young engineers age 8+.Build the T-Rex that walks on 2 legs with jaws that try to eat everything in their path..Build the Rhino Beetle with 6 legs and a gaping jaw..Build the Drill Vehicle with a rotating drill bit..Build the Robot with visible gears that shuffle it forward.

Price is  $39.89
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Educational Insights Design & Drill Shark (4178) image 1
Item: 24608030
Model: 4178

Fin-ally, a land-friendly shark! Build and bolt your shark and roll into imaginative play with the roller wheels on the shark's belly. Building and construction toys help develop fine motor skills and promote STEM skills like early engineering and critical thinking skills for kids ages 3+. Includes eight colorful bolts, snap-on parts, and kid-friendly screwdriver with Phillips bit.At Educational Insights we've been helping kids learn through play for the last 60 years. We take pride in working with experts in distinct fields—from scientists to teachers to artists—to ensure that our products are always the very best they can be. Our award-winning, best-selling toys and games—Hot Dots®, Design & Drill®, Playfoam®, GeoSafari®, Kanoodle®, BrainBolt®, and more—spark new interests, unleashing limitless possibilities and passions..IMAGINATIVE PLAY: Use the tools to build the shark, then get creative with imaginative play! The roller wheels on the shark's belly encourage pretend play, indoors or outdoors.STEM LEARNING: Building and construction toys help develop fine motor skills and promote early engineering and critical thinking skills.FINE MOTOR TOY INCLUDES: Eight colorful bolts, snap-on parts, kid-friendly screwdriver, Phillips bit and wheels on the shark's belly. Ages 3+

Price is  $15.39
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Educational Insights Design & Drill Bolt Buddies Crane (4196) image 1
Item: 24558947
Model: 4196

The Educational Design & Drill Bolt Buddies toy crane is great for hours of unplugged playtime. Children use a kid-friendly power drill and colorful bolts to build a working crane of their own, then unfold the package to create a pretend play construction site scene..This set allows children to build a working crane of their own using a kid-friendly power drill and colorful bolts.Recommended for ages three and up.Inspires imagination and creativity and helps build fine motor skills.Box contains: crane with extendable arm, movable hook, wrecking ball, two construction workers, animal pal, two safety cone bolt toppers, drill socket bit, drilling board (stored in the crane), and 20 bolts.Drill requires two AA batteries (not included).Supports STEM learning.Great for hours of unplugged playtime.Warning; chocking hazard due to small parts; not recommended for children under three.Safety Data Sheet

Price is  $49.59
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Roylco STEAM Tubes & Connectors & Play Guide, 321 Pieces/Pack (R-20306) image 1
Item: 24605832
Model: R-20306

Develop basic engineering skills while having fun! Follow the illustrated play guide to build structures graduating from easy, to medium, to partially designed & open-ended foundations. This building toy has been designed to engage early engineering skills and creativity alike. Has STEAM benefits. Includes 180 tubes (60 of each length), 140 connectors, and play guide (18 cards) with graduating structures..STEM LEARNING KIT - The Roylco stem kits help to boost up aptitude in science and technology, math skills, building skills and develop fine motor skills in the child from early childhood..4-8+ years.PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT - Begin early to train your child to count, learn color distinction, identify different shapes stimulate the ability to create with the tubes and connectors building kit..GREAT GIFT - This STEM construction building set is a great gift containing 180 count plastic tubes, 140 pipe connectors, and a play guide. The child can use flexible pipes to make awesome things..DEVELOPMENT TOOLS - These engineering toys for kids are excellent development tools that help the child pick up skills, improve focus, be patient, improve balance, and develop logical thinking..Material: Plastic.LEARNING FUN - The building kits with toys to work on are learning toys that become fun games which help small children to learn to develop team building and other social skills.

Price is  $37.99
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E-Blox Circuit Blox Lights 'N Motion Geared Motor Multi-Student Class Set, 100 Pieces/Set (EBLCBL0590CS) image 1
Item: 24605855
Model: EBLCBL0590CS

This set contains four CB-0286 Circuit Blox Lights 'N Motion sets, all packed into a sturdy storage case for sharing in the classroom. The colorful building blocks contain electronic components such as a battery module, a geared motor module, a gear module and LED modules. Includes online animated curriculum only available with E-Blox Student Sets. Lessons cover Building Fundamentals, Electricity & Circuits, Motors, Gears & Light..Build whatever creative structures come to your imagination...the possibilities are limitless!.Ages 5 and up.Learn about voltage, current and how circuits with motors, gears and LEDs work..Contains 100 parts including 16 colorful LED modules and 64 flashing & color changing LED modules..Requires 12 "AA" Batteries.Material: ABS.Directly compatible with other brick building construction sets

Price is  $390.69
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Learning Resources Crashapult Stem Challenge (LER9287) image 1
Item: 24316609
Model: LER9287

Set of 15 pieces includes 2-piece catapult, 2-piece target hoop, 2 launch balls, 2-piece target funnel, 1 goal cup, set of decorative stickers, and set of 5 challenge cards. Kid-powered catapult: no batteries, springs, or rubber bands! Encourages trial and error approach to problem solving through game-like challenges. Early introduction to concepts such as angles, trajectories, and distances. Hoop target, when constructed, stands approx. 12” tall..STEM-themed activity set teaches kids concepts of angles, trajectories, and other physics fundamentals during fun build-it-yourself challenges.Kids send balls flying through the air and toward targets with the help of the included catapult.Challenges with multiple difficulty levels help kids develop critical thinking and engineering skills through trial and error.Kid-powered catapult requires no batteries, springs, or rubber bands.For ages 5+

Price is  $20.79
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Learning Resources STEM Explorers Motioneering (LER9308) image 1
Item: 24643384
Model: LER9308

Build your own catapult, trebuchet, and windmill, then make ’em move! Learn early STEM skills from engineering and design to force, motion, and more physics fun, then tweak your machines to solve the tricky STEM challenges!.BUILD, test, and tweak your own STEM machines!.LEARN critical thinking, engineering and other kindergarten STEM essentials!.3 MACHINE DESIGNS—build a catapult, trebuchet, and windmill!.8 STEM CHALLENGES included!.GIVE THE GIFT OF LEARNING: Whether you’re shopping for holidays, birthdays, or just because, toys from Learning Resources help you discover new learning fun every time you give a gift! Ideal gift for Halloween, Christmas, Stocking Stuffers, Easter or even for Homeschool.

Price is  $18.99
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Learning Resources Wacky Wheels Stem Challenge (LER9289) image 1
Item: 24316612
Model: LER9289

Set of 15 pieces includes 2-piece paddlewheel launcher, 2 launch balls, 5 X blocks, 1 ramp, 1 goal cup, 2-piece hoop target, set of decorative stickers, and set of 5 challenge cards. Early introduction to concepts such as speed, angles, and distances. Totally kid-powered launcher: no batteries, springs, or rubber bands! Encourages trial and error approach to problem solving through game-like challenges. Hoop target, when constructed, stands approx. 12” tall..STEM-focused activity set challenges kids to build, test, and tweak their approaches to solving physics-based challenges.Learn concepts of speed, angles, and distance during hands-on attempts at mastering included challenges.Included activity booklet features challenges that scale and grow with your kids’ own growing skill set.Send balls flying through hoops and toward targets with kid-powered paddlewheel—no batteries, springs or rubber bands required.Ages 5+

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Roylco STEAM Structure Sticks & Play Guide, 118 Pieces/Pack (R-20309) image 1
Item: 24605827
Model: R-20309

This open-ended building toy inspires creativity while enhancing early engineering skills and problem-solving. Use the included play guide as a runway for all of your complex creations! Has STEAM development. Includes 100 structure sticks and play guide with graduating formations..UNIQUE DESIGN - Each Roylco structure kit comes with notches, slots, and hexagonal shape keyholes designed to provide a wide range of building ideas, making it an excellent engineering toolkit..4-8+ years.Help your child inspire creativity and develop problem solving skills to improve focus..Includes 100 structure sticks and play guide with graduating formations..INSPIRE CREATIVITY - These fort building kit for kids can be used to create a simple table and boxes or more Intricate building kits like space crafts and moon mission control center..Material: Plastic.ULTRA DURABLE - With our kids building kit, you can create super strong, long lasting creations like play baskets, tables and chairs thanks to the ultra durable, flexible sticks material..MULTI COLOR - These building sticks come in bright multi color and add more fun to your craft creations..Our children's building kit is easy to alter, making it a great building toy for young children. The building set is made of flexible building sticks that are sturdy to hold up daily use.

Price is  $34.79
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Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! Machines In Motion (LER9227) image 1
Item: 24316602
Model: LER9227

Kids test their engineering and design skills with this open-ended building set themed around vehicles and machines. Special parts including wrecking ball, propeller, and treads open up numerous creative design possibilities.Kids test their engineering and design skills with this open-ended building set themed around vehicles and machines.Special parts including wrecking ball, propeller, and treads open up numerous creative design possibilities.Turning and spinning gears add a layer of action and interactivity to completed creations.Interchangeable parts work with all of Learning Resources’ other Gears! Gears! Gears! sets.Ages 5+

Price is  $42.79
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GeoSmart Start Set 15 Pieces (SG-GEO102US) image 1
Item: 24493402
Model: SG-GEO102US

Use the squares and triangles to build your own solar creation and watch it spin! The GEOSMART Start Set includes 15 strong, bright geometric pieces, with a spinner to bring life to you kids' creations. GEOSMART is the future of geomagnetic play. An ideal STEM magnetic construction set, GEOSMART enables fun learning at home and in the classroom. Featuring bright colors, strong magnetic pieces and a patented double-safety system, GEOSMART offers unsurpassed safety and durability for endless creative play! The GEOSMART Solar Spinner set includes: 6 squares, 8 triangles and 1 spinner..Building Toy/Manipulative.6.7 x 4.7 x 2.8 Inches.Assorted/ABS, Metal, Magnets,

Price is  $39.09
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Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! Super Set (LER9164) image 1
Item: 846720
Model: LER9164

Get "little engineers" building! Hands-on construction sets with spinning gears build early STEM skills such as problem solving, critical thinking, and perseverance. Giant tub of colorful, spinning gears will set young imaginations in motion. Set encourages kids to imagine and build creatures, towers and more. Open-ended components mean there's no wrong way to build. All components work with other Gears!Gears!Gears!® sets. Includes: 150 pieces (gears, connectors and interlocking bases) , Storage tub, Activity guide. Grades: PreK+. Learning Style: Tactile, Visual. Skill Development: Fine Motor, Sensory Integration, Basic Concepts.Encourages kids to imagine and build creatures, towers and more, open ended components mean there's no wrong way to build.Material: Plastic.Set includes one size gears, connectors and interlocking bases.Age group and grade: Ages 3 - 10 and grades pre-school - 4th.Works with all other components, allowing for endless creative construction possibilities.Holds all pieces in sturdy storage tub, making clean up easy.Giant tub of colorful, spinning gears sets young imaginations in motion.Small parts, not for children under 3 years.Features plastic meshing gears, connectors and interlocking bases; includes giant storage tub and activity guide.150-piece set.Supports Sensory Motor Skills.Super set encourages kids to imagine and build creatures, towers and more, open-ended components mean there's no wrong way to build.

Price is  $66.49
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About Creative Engineering Toys

Creative engineering toys inspire young minds to explore the principles of design, construction, and problem-solving. These engaging toys encourage hands-on learning, allowing children to build, create, and innovate while having fun. They serve as a perfect introduction to STEM concepts, fostering curiosity and creativity.

Designed for various age groups, creative engineering toys often feature colorful components and versatile building options. They promote teamwork and collaboration, making them ideal for group activities or solo exploration, enhancing both social and cognitive skills.

When selecting these toys, consider sets that offer a variety of pieces to encourage imaginative play. Look for options that include magnetic components or interlocking parts, which can enhance the building experience and allow for endless creativity.

Additionally, choose toys that promote educational value, such as those that incorporate robotics or coding elements. Eco-friendly materials and 3D construction kits can also provide a unique building experience while teaching children about sustainability and design principles.