A cute and very real-like slug nade from the Budding Builders K’Nex set. You can clearly see all the flake piece this set has to offer, with 3, 4, 5 or 8 side joints. The red rod on the shell’s top is flexible. It’s not so good for holding the pieces together, but you can use it to mark the outline of your craft’s shape.
Magna-Tiles House has C-shaped and T-shaped pieces, squares, and three different types of triangles.
This is a bigger portable set. Instead of a small plastic suitcase, it has a big box with furniture and extra items.
Another magnetic tiles set from Magna-Tiles with an interesting tweak. It focuses on house theme, and includes stairs, a door piece and reusable stickers. The tiles of this set also include both common and unusual shapes to make houses look more realistic.
This is one of the largest Magformers sets. It has some less common pieces and accessories, like pentagons or “super squares”, and you can build something very big using this set alone. It can become a great gift for someone who loves Magformers.
Some Clics sets come in so-called roller box – a plastic chest with wheels you can later use to storage the pieces. This small set also have some less-common arch-like parts. This photo shows some of the smallest roller box set Clics crafts.
ClicsToys, a Belgian company established in 2001, operates its very own factory located in Kempen, where they craft the popular Clics building blocks. These building sets mostly have square pieces, all sharing identical form and shape. What sets Clics apart is their ability to connect smoothly at the edges, allowing flexible joint movements.
Using these plastic squares, the creative possibilities are endless, even though Clics sets usually offer relatively few extra pieces and accessories. Some sets may include wheels and decorative panels, but few extra items. The true strength of Clics lies in the generous number of pieces in their sets, allowing you to make even biggest creations with ease. The pieces of Clics are too big to swallow and easy to hold, so they are safe, but some connections can be too tricky to younger kids. So the most sets are recommended for children who are 3 years old or older. However, these sets will be interesting even for the 10-years-olds.
The fundamental building blocks in Clics are square, which naturally leads to the cubic or brick-like structures. However, the great advantage of these blocks is the ability to connect them at various angles, making diverse shapes. Careful assembly can even give you triangular or sloping figures. Nevertheless, the most robust and tough structures in Clics are cube-shaped. Additionally, you can create flat mosaics by combining pieces of different colors.
All thing the Blockaroo Castle set has in it. Sadly, there are no wheel platform, but this set has many blocks of different shapes and sizes.
Some Clics sets come in so-called roller box – a plastic chest with wheels you can later use to storage the pieces. This small roller box kit also have some less-common arch-like parts.
ClicsToys, a Belgian company established in 2001, operates its very own factory located in Kempen, where they craft the popular Clics building blocks. These building sets mostly have square pieces, all sharing identical form and shape. What sets Clics apart is their ability to connect smoothly at the edges, allowing flexible joint movements.
Using these plastic squares, the creative possibilities are endless, even though Clics sets usually offer relatively few extra pieces and accessories. Some sets may include wheels and decorative panels, but few extra items. The true strength of Clics lies in the generous number of pieces in their sets, allowing you to make even biggest creations with ease. The pieces of Clics are too big to swallow and easy to hold, so they are safe, but some connections can be too tricky to younger kids. So the most sets are recommended for children who are 3 years old or older. However, these sets will be interesting even for the 10-years-olds.
The fundamental building blocks in Clics are square, which naturally leads to the cubic or brick-like structures. However, the great advantage of these blocks is the ability to connect them at various angles, making diverse shapes. Careful assembly can even give you triangular or sloping figures. Nevertheless, the most robust and tough structures in Clics are cube-shaped. Additionally, you can create flat mosaics by combining pieces of different colors.
This set is very similar to Plus Plus and Gakken New Blocks. Just like with Plus Plus, the set has similar pieces of different colors. Excellerations translucent waffle blocks have weird and unusual shapes, and they are made from transparent colorful plastic. Unlike Plus Plus sets, this set has pieces of different shapes – even if their size is very similar. The pieces are thick, so the pegs are as thick as they are long. Because of this, you can connect the pieces in any direction, they will hold well all the same. So you can build both 2D mosaics and all kinds of 3D shapes, connecting the pieces vertically, horizontally or even with an angle. This brand also offers similar sets with non-transparent pieces. Unlike some other “waffle” blocks, pieces from this set don’t have square holes in them, so you can connect only the edges.
Danish Plus Plus sets are among the most popular and well-know “waffle” building sets. Almost all pieces in these sets are excctly the same – except for wheels and the baseplates. However, even with only the basic pieces, you can build almost anything.
All basic pieces have exactly the same shape and size. The Danish schools use Plus Plus kits as an educational tool, to teach kids basic STEAM skills, and help them develop fine motorics and creativity.
To add some difference and more variety to the crafts, Plus Plus brand offers countless sets with different numbers and colors of the pieces. There are pieces of different colors and hues, glowing pieces, pieces with glitter, and so on. The sets also may include any number of the Plus Plus pieces, there are both small travelling kits and big gifts sets.
Most Smartmax sets are centered around basic rods and balls standard for this brand, and this is one is no exception. It has longer and shorter rods and balls. But it also has special accessories like wheels, ladders, cables and windshields to turn there rods into toy cars.
