Q & A With Jon Capriola, Creator of Laser Pegs

The 3D lite board took almost three years to create. It comes with 115 Laser Pegs including four new Laser Pegs shapes. A 4.5 volt AC adapter is included with the kit allowing users to leave it on for up to 11 years. The 3D lite board offers three light settings: on, flash and strobe. Kids can play up to five included board games with friends or family. Build over 30 models, with 21 of them included in the kit. Kids can download extra models that need more shapes and even combine two 3D lite boards together to support over 400 Laser Pegs. Launch date: July 2011.
Awards: TDmonthly Top Toy Award, January 2012.
— Why it won: The new Laser Pegs kit offers 3-D building opportunities, and some of the electronic kinks in the earlier sets have been smoothed out. Offers several building model ideas while encouraging kids to use their imaginations and build whatever they like.

The World of Bugs Laser Pegs kit comes with 84 Laser Pegs including four new Laser Peg shapes. Users can build 18 models all around the BUG theme. The kit has an innovative manual giving kids, adults or grandparents factoids with each model they create. Builders can learn the why's, how's and what's about each unique model constructed with the Laser Pegs. This kit comes with newly released shapes that allow kids to get their creative side flowing.

Designed for ages 7 and up, the 4-in-1 Power Kit comes with 54 pieces, two power units, two sets of three AA batteries, an instruction booklet, and a plastic tray to store the Laser Pegs™. This kit enables two people to build models at the same time using the two power unit bases supplied. The 4-in-1 Power Kit instruction booklet features plans for building the Starship Cruiser, Yard Mower, Sand Rail, and the Hang Glider models. As with all our kits, you can also design and create your own abstract models.
— Joe Berardoni from Pun's Toys in Bryn Mawr, Pa., told TDmonthly in a Summer 2011 survey that he sells 20-30 Laser Pegs building sets each month.
— In late Spring 2011, Joe Berardoni Jr.,owner of Pun's Toys in Bryn Mawr, Pa. told TDmonthly "Currently, we have sold a lot of laser pegs. We have $25 and $45 retails and are on our third order since first seeing them at NY Toy Fair."
— Want this? As of 05/10/2011, this product was available for purchase at Pun's Toys
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Laser Pegs are a construction set in which each piece feeds the next piece low-voltage current. Users can build or create anything they want with the Laser Pegs and use them lit up or turned off. All parts of the Laser Pegs are ASTM tested and federally approved. Once one Laser Peg is connected to the power source, it then illuminates any other peg it is connected with. "The Laser Pegs are the world's only illuminated construction set that allows kids or adults to piece together light one peg at a time," Jon Capriola, CEO of Laser Pegs Ventures, LLC, told TDmonthly. This product was named one of Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products 2009. Launch date: June 9, 2009.
— As of 05/13/2011 this product had 4.5 out of 5 stars from two reviews on Amazon.com.
— Joe Beradoni, owner of Pun's Toys in Bryn Mawr, Pa., told TDmonthly in a Summer 2011 survey about best-selling toys that they "sell 10-15 of [the] $24.99 price and 4-5 of [the] $44.99 price per week."

The Mini Monster Bug model comes with 32 Laser Pegs™, three AA batteries, a power unit, and a manual. This is a good introduction to the creative toy Laser Pegs™ and allows all kids or adults a chance to play around with the unique toy set.

The Dune Buggy model comes with 31 Laser Pegs™, three AA batteries, a power unit, and a manual. Serves as a nice introduction to the Laser Pegs™ series. Kids can create many other models with this single construction set.