Plastic building kits are construction sets designed for children that primarily utilize plastic components. These kits consist of various interlocking pieces, connectors, panels, and accessories that allow children to build and create a wide range of structures, vehicles, and other imaginative designs.
Plastic building kits are known for their versatility, durability, and ease of use. The pieces are often designed to fit together securely, enabling children to construct stable and sturdy creations. These kits usually come with a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors, allowing for endless possibilities and encouraging children to think creatively and problem-solve while constructing their designs.
Many plastic building kits also incorporate specialized parts such as wheels, hinges, and gears, adding an extra level of functionality and enabling children to create movable and interactive models. Some kits may even include motorized components that bring the creations to life with spinning gears or moving parts.
These kits are popular among children of various age groups and provide numerous educational benefits. They promote fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, spatial awareness, and logical thinking. Additionally, plastic building kits foster creativity, imagination, and cognitive development as children design and build their own unique structures and scenarios.
Overall, plastic building kits offer a stimulating and engaging way for children to explore construction, design, and engineering concepts while having fun and unleashing their creativity.
We also got some K’Nex dinosaurs. But dinosaurs from mini K’Nex like the ones Jane has didn’t fit us. These models fall apart when my kids play with them. But our set is original K’Nex – Dinosaurs 20+Model Building set. It has a very variable (according to the children) thing – the screamer. It works by some logic no one but this thing can understand and sometimes makes scary dinosaur roar. Does Loz have something like this?
Clics Robo Racers are sets with robots. There 3 different colors – the sets come in red, yellow and blue. We liked the red one the most – both the robot and the car. The sets include large and small wheels, rounded parts, pipes, and stickers. An excellent set for boys aged 5-12, and my girls would also like to try out these cute robots and play racing with their little brother.
ClicsToys is a Belgian company that was established in 2001. It makes the well-known Clics building blocks in its own factory in Kempen. Clics building sets have square pieces of identical form and shape. They easily connect at their edges, creating joints you can move.
With These plastic squares, you can create surfaces and fold them into 3D shapes. There are endless possibilities, even though Clics have very few extra pieces and accessories. Some sets have wheels and decorative panels, but this is pretty much it. On the other hand, Clics sets usually have many pieces, so you can create something truly complicated from just one set.
Since the basic pieces of Clics are squares, all the basic forms you can assemble from it are cubic or brick-like. However, thanks to the movable joints, you can assemble them at different angles, creating different shapes.
There are ways to create triangular or sloping figures if you assemble the pieces just right. The cubes, however, are the most sturdy and reliable structures this set can offer. There are also a possibility of creating a flat mosaic, combining the pieces of different colors.
A yellow Clics castle we made with Willy. It has a bridge ove the lake and a flowery lawn around it.
ClicsToys is a Belgian company with roots dating back to its establishment in 2001. They are recognized for their production of Clics building blocks, which are manufactured in their own factory located in Kempen, Belgium. Clics building sets consist of square pieces, all of which share the same form and shape. These squares easily connect at their edges, forming movable joints.
Since the fundamental building blocks of Clics are squares, the primary structures you can assemble tend to be cubic or brick-like in nature. Nevertheless, thanks to the movable joints, you have the ability to connect them at various angles, resulting in diverse shapes. With careful assembly, it’s even possible to create triangular or sloping figures. However, the cubes remain the sturdiest and most reliable structures that this set can offer. Additionally, you have the option to craft flat mosaics by combining pieces of different colors.
These plastic squares enable you to construct flat surfaces and transform them into three-dimensional shapes. Despite having few additional pieces and accessories, Clics offer limitless creative possibilities. Some sets include wheels and decorative panels, but these are the primary extras available. However, Clics sets typically contain a substantial number of pieces, allowing you to create intricate designs using just one set.
In the evening, already getting ready for sleep and making their way from cartoons to bed, my daughters, 6 and 8 years old, came across a box with gear set from Unika on the way. As a result, they made a dozen different scenes and objects. I posted the most interesting ones (in their opinion) here.
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.
All the pieces the set has. The only regret we have about set is absence of the balconies.
A pumpkin made from Unika gears. A one-evening impromptu by my daughters, 6 and 8 years old.
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. however, you will probably need many sets to build anything really impressive.
This set, just like many other K’Nex sets, comes in a plastic storage box.
A royal jewerly set made from Chinese K’Nex clone.
The fire burns inside this wooden cabin, and the blue smoke sips through the chimney. This cabin is just another mosaic we made from Unika gears. The pieces hold together surprisingly well.
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.
A big and scary fly made from Kid K’Nex set.
