The main idea of this set is the same as in Magformers, but it has many extra types of pieces.
Chinese Magformers MagFX On Tracks – 166 Pieces
Author: TatianaZh
Unika Gear Rocket
We really liked the gear construction set from Unika called Unlimited Fantasy. The gears are large, bright, made of elastic plastic, and fasten well to each other. The quality is very good. Our first crafts were snakes that wiggled when they moved and many multi-colored towers. Crafts like this rocket also were very easy to make. You will need two sets or more even for one child; one would not be enough. Children make simple crafts and enjoy manipulating bright details. This set, in my opinion, will be interesting for children aged 3-7 years.
These gears are a version of a popular type of building set. The gears in this one are not rotating on top of some structure – they are the basic building blocks of the set. The gears connect if you interlock the pins, or if you stack them. With these simple connections, you can build different shapes and mosaics.
All the gears have the same shape and size, the only difference is the color. However, there are still many possibilities to build, especially if you have many pieces. The gears can also interlock if you connect them at an angle. Sadly, the possibilities to build a moving toy are very limited, because the gears can’t really move once they connect. There are also no extra pieces or decorations, so the gears are the only things you have to work with.
The gears themselves are rather big, they are safe for the small children to play with. They also can hold together even in a very big craft without falling apart.
K’Nex Lizard
We used only pieces from the Kid KNEX Big Building Tub set.
The Carousel
Made by Alesya (5.5 years old). Round and round it spins!
Zoob 500 Piece Set
Zoob 500 piece set is a classic Zoob set in all possible ways. It has those typical Zoob pieces with balls and sockets, but no extra pieces. This is a great set if you are interested in Zoob building. It’s more than enough for big and complex crafts.
Back in 1997, inventor Michael Grey introduced Zoob, a toy inspired by the science of motion and organism development. Zoob represents an acronym for Zoology, Ontology, Ontogeny, and Botany. Each set has rod-like pieces with joint balls and sockets on their ends. Each of these balls has small bumps on its surface, so the joints can both move and stay in a certain position if you need them to.
This innovative toy features a ball and socket connection system, mimicking the natural movement and design found in people, animals, and machines. With just five basic shapes, Zoob offers 20 different ways to connect them together.
Zoob building sets have won awards because they’re different from regular building blocks. They use plastic pieces that snap together, like gears and joints, to build all kinds of objects, limited only by your imagination. After you build something with Zoob, you can actually play with it – the pieces were designed to move after being assembled, so you can have fun with the toys you create.
Zoobs are great for helping children improve their fine motor skills. The pieces are small enough to easily manipulate and put them together. But they’re not too tiny like some other toys, so it’s easier for kids who find small objects tricky.
Magformers Landmark Set – Monuments of History and Culture
A solid set of 174 parts. Very good in composition – all the main forms are present in sufficient amount to create both well-known monuments of history and culture, and objects of the near future still unknown to mankind. The set comes with a booklet that briefly explains how to build the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Golden Gate and Tower Bridges, the Sydney Opera House, the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building and other famous architectural monuments.
Magformers Landmark Set – Monuments of History and Culture
This Magformers set set contains 174 pieces in 17 shapes.
Tower Bridge – from the Landmark Set
Bridges are one of Magformers’ favorite themes. The model of the bridge was in one of his very first sets, and nearly anyone who owns Magformers built bridges from this constructor. In the Landmark set – Monuments of history and culture, you can find another famous bridge, the Golden Gate.
Leaning Tower of Pisa – from the Landmark Set
This Magformers set contains 174 parts in 17 shapes.
Scared Christmas Tree
We only used pieces of Kid KNEX Big Building Tub set.
