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LEGO Architecture Empire State Building Set

At just 77 pieces and 7.4″ tall, it’s no LEGO Taj Mahal, but the LEGO Architecture Empire State Building still gives young architects a chance to put together a world landmark from the ground up. Despite the relative ease with which it’s...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jan 17th, 2010, 10:30 am
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21-Piece Recycled Wood Block Set

Though it has me feeling strangely hungry for soft pretzels, this hand-cut 21-piece building set is made from recycled cherry and applewood branches that are precision-cut to stack, stand and suspend however your little one can imagine them. While actual...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Nov 23rd, 2009, 10:00 am
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Where They’re Going, They Need Roads

Living room race tracks do not get cooler than this. Forget the long pieces of plastic that are hard to bend and make for a straight track or boring loop. The pieces of the Deluxe Build a Road from iPlay are short and flexible, so they’ll never...
Continue reading » Posted by jeannesager on Nov 10th, 2009, 11:27 am
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Fisher-Price Handy Manny’s Repair Shop

Every little handy-kid needs a workbench for his or her special projects, and with Handy Manny himself on-hand in this Handy Manny’s Repair Shop playset, it’s even easier to get the job done right. Slide your blueprints into the diagnostic...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Nov 5th, 2009, 10:00 am
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Go Crazy with Crazy Forts

Chairs, couches and table ends make great anchors for indoor forts, but for those of us who’d prefer to use our furniture for its intended purpose, Crazy Forts provide a handy alternative. Snap together the ball-and-stick frame, drape it with...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Nov 5th, 2009, 9:00 am
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LEGO Power Miners Underground Mining Station

Stop drilling, LEGO, you’ve struck gold: New to the LEGO Power Miners franchise, this 23″ long, 637-piece Underground Mining Station is the proverbial mother lode of Power Miners play sets. I’m especially digging (no pun intended)...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 22nd, 2009, 10:00 am
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Quirky Q Brix

Yet another fun community-sourced design from Quirky, Q Brix are 3/4″-square magnetic building blocks aimed at brick enthusiasts age 10 and up. Build shapes, structures, robots and more atop the included magnetic Q Brix base, or take your designs...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Oct 19th, 2009, 9:00 am
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Fisher-Price TRIO Building System

Take the Imaginext building sets you already know and love, add some simplified snap-together action, and you’ve got TRIO, Fisher-Price’s new line of chunky construction toys aimed at kids in the 4-7 range. (Though, as a test of TRIO with...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Sep 30th, 2009, 2:49 pm
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LEGO Tantive IV Exiting Hyperspace in September

9/9/09 will be a great day for LEGO-heads, as it’s the day we finally get to relive the classic opening sequence from Star Wars: A New Hope in brick form. Coming in at 1,408 pieces, the LEGO Star Wars Tantive IV is a beautifully detailed 20.5″...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jul 28th, 2009, 8:30 am
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Star Wars Darth Vader Robotic Arm by Uncle Milton

Even if your kids lean toward the light side of the Force, they’ll have a blast assembling and controlling this replica of Darth Vader’s infamous robotic arm. Styled after the mechno-arm built for the Sith lord formerly known as Anakin Skywalker, Uncle...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jul 27th, 2009, 10:00 am
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OLLO Kids Robotic Action Kit

Everything in the OLLO Kids Robotic Action Kit starts with the motor, but from there you’re pretty much unlimited in the kinds of motorized robotic creatures you can build. If the kids’ engineering vision hasn’t yet caught up to their...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jul 17th, 2009, 9:30 am
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LEGO Star Wars Tauntaun, Echo Base Coming Aug. 1

Last week found us speculating about the release of another sort of tauntaun from The Empire Strikes Back, but with its upcoming LEGO Star Wars Echo Base playset, LEGO’s going to be first to market with the toy snow creature this year. Though...
Continue reading » Posted by Aaron Burgess on Jul 13th, 2009, 9:30 am

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