Engineering

4 years & up. Join these playful kittens in early coding fun! This 15-piece Coding Critters set features interactive pets Scamper and Sneaker along with a playset including a house, slide, yarn ball, cat toy, and more. Play fetch, hide and seek, and other fun games with the pet playset or create your own coding stories and challenges. When you are not coding, you can pet, feed, and take care of Scamper just like a real pet in Play Mode. Read along and explore the coding adventures in the full-color… More »

3 years & up. Develop fine and gross motor skills, patterning, shape recognition while building with this Panelcraft® set. Make large structures, towers, play houses and more. Made from durable, non-toxic materials. Panels and windows measure 9" x 9" each. Inspired by the colors of earth, the set includes 11 solid panels in in sky blue, forest green, sand, brown and slate colors with 8 white windows, and STEM activity guide.

3 years & up. Enable little engineers to build magnificent structures with this set of IO Blocks®. The set's square, double-sided base blocks can form either 2D or 3D bases upon which children can design, build, and experiment to their heart's content. The set also comes with small figurines (both people and cows!) that provide a dash of imaginative play for children to add to their creations.

3 years & up. Prepare for some marble speed racing with this Do-It-Yourself block set! This Marble Run Race Track is made of wood and includes everything you need to create a one-of-a-kind marble track! Track includes a jump, bell-bucket, spiral funnel and a sliding track for your 20 marbles to get through. Build the towers and tracks, then send your marbles rolling down through all the trick, twists and surprises! Includes 81 pcs.

3 - 7 years. This K'Nex set is ideal for children with varying manipulative skills. Build 8 models with corresponding cards or create your own one-of-a-kind creature using the 131 piece set. This set includes 10 vibrant and hypnotic eyes, as well as a pair of ears that can also be used as wings. Each group building set can accommodate 6 to 8 children. Clean up is easy with this handy, reusable container with lid. Building with K'NEX® puts children on a path towards a fundamental understanding of STEAM/STEM subjects.

2 years & up. A versatile and fun set for building whatever a child can imagine! Use the flex connectors as hinges to further the design possibilities and bring your imagination creations to life. Set includes 76 durable plastic pieces: 18 beams, 18 large connectors, 24 small connectors, and 16 flexi connectors. Suitable for indoor and outdoor use. Made of 100% recycled plastic.

Grades K & up. Set sail with real STEM learning! Young learners can dive into early physics in a fun, colorful way with this two-piece submarine and floating raft along with weights, balls, and stars to bring investigations to life. This set also features 10 detailed Activity Cards (with over 20 engaging, high-impact activities) that cover all aspects of STEM, plus key science concepts of buoyancy, density, and more! Comprehensive activity guide with reproducible materials is also included.… More »

This model is composed of three pulleys mounted on a base with a string and hooks. It is made from sturdy wooden construction and is ideal for classroom use. The model shows how several pulleys work together to increase one's mechanical advantage. Includes an instruction manual. Made of particle board and wooden components. Measures 16.25"W x 6.5"H x 3.5"D.

4 years & up. Develop social emotional and STEM skills in a collaborative, play-based environment with the IO Blocks® Center. This all-in-one table brings movement, simple machines and dramatic play to the original IO Blocks® friction-fit, construction toy platform. Combine gears, slides, IO people and standard IO Blocks® pieces to create limitless builds using problem solving, introductory architecture and budding STEM skills. Constructions are stabilized on the raised grid tabletop… More »

Grades K & up. Children will love studying plant growth with this Sprout and Grow Window. The transparent window allows students to watch as the seeds germinate and grow into plants. Includes planter, soil, pea and bean seeds, and step-by-step guide.

3 years & up. Children can experience Western-inspired architecture, indoors and outdoors, using the Notch Blocks Western set. Plastic, neutral-colored blocks feature notched parts that easily connect for strong, detailed builds. Using included ladders and bridge pieces, children can build different structures with varying elevated platforms and span natural elements. Set includes 10 double-sided build cards. Available in sets of 85 pieces or 129 pieces.

3 years & up. Supplement the mathematical and social emotional activities of Block Science play with Block Science People. The rubberwood people are easily identified with over-molded mathematical symbols on soft plastic grips. Five additional Block Science children and three additional adult figures enhance group learning of key mathematical concepts, literacy and other social skills.

18 months & up. Encourage children to become sound explorers, experimenting with different materials and actions-shaking, tapping, scraping, and crinkling-to create unique auditory experiences. This kit is filled with interesting, stimulating materials that will inspire children to make noise part of their play! Durable, easy-to-clean pieces can be used indoors or outdoors, allowing the global soundscape to be another play companion.

3 years & up. Encourage young engineers to investigate, solve problems, use critical thinking skills and independently make discoveries using this unique set of rich, open-ended materials. This interesting compilation of magnets, motors and building pieces will inspire builders to learn STEM principles while they integrate key learning skills and make impactful connections. Large set inspires individual discovery as well as team experimentation.

3 years & up. Children can experience a nature-inspired, tactile building experience indoors and outdoors with Big Branch Block Builders. Real branches in various lengths feature notched sides for perpendicularly stacked builds. Special parts create window frame and roof details. The unrefined wood and real branch material wears over time, revealing cause and effect behaviors and natural evolution to children. Authentic marks, spots and imperfections in the wood pieces provide a natural appearance… More »

3 years & up. Children can begin early exploration of physics, STEM lessons, and architectural design using the Unit Block Marble Run 40 piece set. Rubberwood blocks feature drops, bumps and routed paths that allow for multiple building opportunities. Ten double-sided concept cards provide building inspiration for different block arrangements as well as corresponding lessons related to physics theories. Set includes 4 starter acrylic marbles and 36 block pieces scaled to unit block proportions… More »

6 years & up. Hours of fun await with this exciting STEM focused game! Children will learn early engineering skills as they follow cards to build roller coasters or design their own. This game can be played individually or with friends. Includes game grid, 39 track pieces, 36 post pieces, 2 tunnels, 40 challenge cards with solutions and instructions.