This is the biggest Tegu set – so manufacturer even suggests to use it in schools or daycares. It has 240 pieces of different shapes, including basically every type of pieces any other Tegu sets have. The set on photo is in Tints color scheme.
This is one of the smallest Blockaroo sets. It has only 13 pieces – but it it includes a platform with wheels, pieces connected with a rope, pieces with moving joints and other interesting things. Like in other Blockaroo sets, the blocks can rotate after ypou connect them, and the whole set is waterproof and can float.
You’ll never guess what it is. It’s a Pythagoras high rise building! Apparently, a project of the future (the children explained to me in detail where the elevator goes, and what special compartments of different shapes the building has). The high rise is made from a big Pythagoras set.
Pythagoras, Tiko, and Tako are vintage building sets. They have big panels of different colors and shapes, that connect by the edges. Each piece has sockets and balls that can snap together, connecting the pieces. You can also connect the pieces of different shapes, as long as their sides match. This connection is strong enough to hold even the biggest structures together.
Because of the sockets’ form, Pythagoras panels can form both flat surfaces and 3D shapes. The flexible joint connection means that you can connect the pieces at different angles. Each panel is huge – they are a few inches long, so kids can create toy hats or items to hold, and not just toys. They are sturdy enough to wear and to play with. The pieces of this set have all kinds of shapes – there are different triangles, rectangles, squares, pentagons, and so on, all in different colors.
Sadly, Amazon seemingly has no sets exactly like Pythagoras, but some very similar concepts also are interesting enough.
This is the biggest SMARTMAX balls and rods set. It has standard pieces and you can use it together with any other SMARTMAX set. However, the really interesting and unusual thing about this set is its box. Both the lid and the bottom of the box have special depressions to hold pieces of the set in a fixed place. This way, you can use the box as a sturdy and reliable base for your crafts, and build higher and bigger.
Yet another ourtdoor craft. Owls live in the forest, this is just logical.
The main pieces of the Fractiles mosaic. The lengh of each rhombus is 3 cm.
So Knex “got” to us, and we learned about it thanks to your site. But alas!, we didn’t to purchased it before now. Here is our first craft. Thank you!
Another one of our outdoor crafts. This creature lives in the water and has webbed feet.
K’Nex monkey climbing a real tree. Thi is one of the Kid K’Nex crafts we made outdoors.
All the pieces in the Baby K”nex are large, colorful and pleasant to the touch. The shape is the same as in its bigger brother – the K”nex sets. I bought 2 sets for my younger daughters just before the trip, so they tried out the construction set outdoors. The creatures are quite cute and recognizable. The parts fit together easily. We liked it.
