Made from a Chinese magnetic construction set, consisting of 52 pieces, excluding the figure.
By Mary B and 6,6-years-old Willy.
An airplane and a helicopter
Author: MaryB
Playmobil Grand Castle of Novelmore – Contents
All figurines and items of this set – and the castle itself, of course.
K’NEX Thrill Rides
This is one of many K’Nex sets offering to build carnival rides. This set is a big one, it has 744 pieces, mostly classic K’Nex building pieces. there areno decorations to speak of, but the set has a small motor and some gears, so you can build moving crafts.
The Excavator (assembled by the manual)
Made from a Chinese magnetic construction set.
By Mary B and 6,6-years-old Willy.
MAGNA-TILES Jungle Set
This adorable Magna-Tiles set has a handful of building tiles and 5 movable, magnetic animal figurines. Lids can attach these animals to any magnetic structure they build or just play with them. All tiles in this set also has jungle-themed prints and colors. The only minus of the set is small amount of pieces – but you can use this set with any other Magna-Tiles.
Juboury Straw Constructor
This photo my the manufacturer shows extra connectors straw constructor by Juboury brand has.
This is a classic straw building set – with thin, flexible plastic tubes and hard connectors. The tubes bend easily, but they can’t hold any shape on their own. Once you release them, they will immediately return to their normal, straight form. They also are just smooth hollow plastic straws without any details to attach to each other.
So, you will need special connectors to connect and hold the straws together. Main connectors have small pins that go inside the straws’ hollow ends and then hold them in place. These things can connect straws in different positions, but they obviously attach only to the edges. Because of this, many modern straw building sets also have connectors that can wrap around a plastic tube and hold it in place. These connectors greatly increase the number of building options the set has. This set has different version of these extra connectors.
The straw sets are very different from building blocks. Instead of the solid, sturdy constructions, they produce a bunch of lines forming a 3D shape. These crafts are lightweight, flexible, and a bit abstract. Not all sets have extra pieces like wheels, but you will be able to lightly bend and twist the craft you made.
The Roller (assembled by the manual)
Made from a Chinese magnetic construction set.
By Mary B and 6,6-years-old Willy.
Discovery Toys Mosaic Mysteries – Pieces
All pieces in this set are trapezoids equal size. It may look strange at first, but, in fact, this is an optimal form to fill a hexagonal field. The angles of the pieces and the field are actually a perfect match.
Dazmers Building Straws
This is a classic building straws set by Dazmers brand – with thin, flexible plastic tubes and hard connectors. The tubes bend easily, but they can’t hold any shape on their own. Once you release them, they will immediately return to their normal, straight form. They also are just smooth hollow plastic straws without any details to attach to each other.
So, you will need special connectors to connect and hold the straws together. Main connectors have small pins that go inside the straws’ hollow ends and then hold them in place. These things can connect straws in different positions, but they obviously attach only to the edges. Because of this, many modern straw building sets also have connectors that can wrap around a plastic tube and hold it in place. These connectors greatly increase the number of building options the set has, but can be sometimes tricky to use. This particular set, however, doesn’t have them.
The straw sets are very different from building blocks. Instead of the solid, sturdy constructions, they produce a bunch of lines forming a 3D shape. These crafts are lightweight, flexible, and a bit abstract. Not all sets have extra pieces like wheels, but you will be able to lightly bend and twist the craft you made.
Playmobil Grand Castle of Novelmore
The castle after assembly. It is actually huge and has many figurines, extra items and moving pieces – like a part of the wall you can remove.
