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Your Criteria: Age: All Ages Price: All Prices Gender: Boys and Girls Category: Construction This magnetic construction set features 108 powerful magnets permanently encapsulated inside 18 jewel-toned square Magformers and 12 triangle Magformers. The magnets rotate to their attraction position upon contact, so Magformers always connect regardless of their polarity. Watch in amazement as Magformers "form" into three-dimensional structures. Magformers received an Oppenheim Gold Award as well as the 2007 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award. The product’s “magnetic connector concept allows the end user to create quick, magical 3-D models,” President Larry Hunt of Rainbow Products told TDmonthly. Launch date: April 2006. — Lynda Blankenship, owner of Smart Toys & Books in Knoxville, Tenn. told TDmonthly in late Spring 2011 that Magformers were a best-selling construction toy. — Magformers are a best seller at Piccolo Mondo Toys in Portland, Ore., Owner Michelle Smith told TDmonthly in Dec. 2008. “We have them on a play table,” she said. Magformers have been best sellers for at least a year at Pufferbellies in Staunton, Va., Co-owner Susan Blanton said in September 2009. — Mike DiAndrea, manager of Hardware Centre in Paoli, Pa., told TDmonthly during an April 2009 survey that he sells between 100 and 150 sets of Magformers per month. Magformers are also a best seller at Golden Apple Learning Store in Pleasanton, Calif., Owner John MacDougall told TDmonthly in August 2009. — Want this? As of 05/10/2011, this product was available for purchase at Smart Toys & Books ToyDirectory Product ID#: 7571 (added 4/14/2006) . Future architects, engineers, and even rocket scientists will love using this versatile construction system that utilizes principles of physics and mathematics to build, float, and fly their wildest projects. The highly flexible, yet sturdy links, crossbeams and connecting panels interlock to form rigid structures that soar. This 450-piece set has plans for a tower, boat, bridge, ray-gun and UFO. Complete instructions are included. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 7445 (added 3/30/2006) . When Two-Face tries to get away with an armored car full of stolen money, it's time to send the Batmobile into action! Kids can dodge the two-sided truck's hidden weapons, then fire the Batmobile's rocket at the secret panel to send Two-Face flying. The building kit includes black-suited Batman, Two-Face and evil henchman minifigures, Batmobile, bank truck and city roadblock. The 9.5” Batmobile has a blunt shooter rocker. A secret panel on bank truck sends Two-Face flying. The kit also includes a collection of Batman gadgets. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 7443 (added 3/30/2006) . This kit from K’NEX Education will help kids get started building the models in “Teaching Physics With TOYS EASYGuide Edition.” The benefits of using K’NEX Education Kits are that they’re a fun and economical alternative to single-use equipment. The kit includes a plastic storage case with moveable dividers and transparent locking lid. Additional pieces used in the EASYGuide Edition (as noted on the companion CD-ROM) can come from any K’NEX set or can be ordered as an add-on pack. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 7436 (added 3/30/2006) . With a little help from a parent, a child can turn this kit into a real working birdhouse. All the pieces come pre-cut, pre-sanded and pre-drilled, so there are no worries. Kit includes a real Craftsman screwdriver and easy-to-understand instructions. Adult supervision recommended. Measures 8"L x 8"W x 9"H when complete. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 7406 (added 3/30/2006) . Marble Run with Motorized Elevator From: INTERNATIONAL PLAYTHINGS LLC Other products from INTERNATIONAL PLAYTHINGS LLC
Kids can create an endless and mesmerizing cascade of marbles. This 180-piece set, devised by Torino, Italy-based Quercetti Intelligent Toys, includes components to build a motorized, height adjustable elevator that works with any marble run configuration. This set includes an exclusive double entrance funnel and spirals, as well as transparent tubes to view sneak peeks of the marbles as they progress through the run. It also includes extra long bridges, sturdy base pieces and real marbles. Two "AA" batteries not included. — For adults in Portland, Ore., marble runs by International Playthings are a fun purchase, reported Sarah Green, manager of Kids at Heart. — This product was listed as a best seller by John MacDougall, owner of Golden Apple Learning Store, in Pleasanton, Calif., in August 2009. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 7398 (added 3/30/2006) . With the Überbots construction and RC kits, kids spend most of their time designing and building offenses and defenses and then testing their assumptions on the field of battle. If they are knocked down three times, they return to their lab and redesign to come back stronger. The more kids play, the more sophisticated their designs become. Dane Scarborough, inventor of Überbots and Überstix, told TDmonthly, “Build a boat and it floats or sails; build a UFO and it really flies; build a skyscraper and your ceiling may get in the way. More than one retailer told me that placing the order felt good because Überstix are designed to work with recycled items, including water bottles, Popsicle sticks, McDonald's straws, paperclips, etc. … This feature allows kids of all economic backgrounds to build big.” The kit builds two Überbots with 250 Überstix, two controllers and two flags. Each Überbot will operate on a different RC frequency, with up to six Überbots capable of battling simultaneously. The kit can also be purchased with rechargeable batteries. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 7264 (added 3/20/2006) . The Defender Duel has a competitive play pattern: The radio-controlled Defender vehicles enter the arena, facing the spectators in the stands — all constructed of Rokenbok's unique girder, ramp and decking units. Then it's no-holds-barred excitement as the two players try to capture all three flags from their opponent's vehicle or push the vehicle completely out of the arena to win the game. Like the other Rokenbok Start Sets, Defender Duel includes the four-player, eight-vehicle command deck and eight receiver keys, which allow nearly limitless expansion of the system. “Retailers responded enthusiastically because of the proven themes of these new Start Sets; Rokenbok's reputation for imaginative play; the flexible expandability of the Rokenbok construction system; our full-featured, robotic vehicles, and the rock-solid quality of every Rokenbok product, backed by our lifetime warranty,” Christine Norris, marketing for Rokenbok Toys, told TDmonthly. “Men really like the Rokenbok sets and are always adding to them,” said Ed Dodd, manager of Classic Toys in Anchorage, Alaska. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 7262 (added 3/20/2006) . Description: Recently winning an iParenting Media Award, these perfectly safe, soft foam blocks resemble beautifully stained wood blocks. The product is geared for young creative builders and can be played with on the floor or used in the bathtub for extended play. The blocks float and stick easily to the bathtub tile walls when wet. They are sold in packs of 30 ($17.95) and 80 ($29.95). ToyDirectory Product ID#: 7234 (added 3/17/2006) . Age Range: 10 and up Launch Date: January 2006 Gender: Boys And Girls
For kids who have tired of swatting at gnats and mites, this new robotics construction set will give them something bigger to aim at. Kids can build a variety of critters, including a robotic bug. The bug will back off if it gets too close to an object or, if it feels threatened, it will reach out and “sting” the intruder. This robotics toolset includes a “Quick Start” guide to build and program a robot in 30 minutes. Mindstorms uses “intelligent brick” and light, sound, motion and touch sensors. This product is blue-tooth wireless technology capable. LEGO Mindstorms NXT won first prize in the category “Technical Innovation” at the international Nürnberg toy fair in Münich. Launch date: 2006. — "LEGO, if I can get them, but that's a whole other story," said David Campbell, owner of Amazing Toys in Great Falls, Mont., when discussing upcoming holiday 2007 hot sellers for young boys. — "We're the best ones to sell it for LEGO,” Campbell added. “I can steer people toward Mindstorms in my store, and I can steer them away from Mindstorms [if they] shouldn't have it. Walmart.com doesn't talk to people." — Seven of 54 retailers said that despite the availability of LEGO in the mass market, it will still sell in specialty stores during the holidays. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 7038 (added 2/28/2006) . This set of hardwood blocks with grooves and holes can be arranged in such a way as to provide a track for colorful glass marbles to run through. — At Timeless Toys Ltd. in Chicago, floor manager Lance Sundermeyer said these sell the best at his store and that customers often buy one set and then another to add on to the initial set. — Sallie Kashiwa, owner of Timbuk Toys Inc. in Denver, said this attractive product is most popular with people interested in the product’s aesthetic value, such as grandparents and people who choose the toy for display in a mountain vacation home. — The beautiful set, with a cloth bag for storage, includes 21 blocks made of beech, ash, walnut and maple designed stand the test of time. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6929 (added 2/20/2006) . This famous Roman landmark model is made so that crafters first build four separate semi-circles that then join into one complete structure. The paper is stone colored to resemble the real deal. Its size when assembled is 14.5" by 12.2" by 3.5". ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6916 (added 2/17/2006) .
Our cute Pup-botz are as playful as they look. Nineteen parts and 16 marbles are compatible with other Marbotz. Out this summer. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6721 (added 1/26/2006) .
Marbot Man now has a new Girl-bot to keep him company. Out this summer. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6720 (added 1/26/2006) .
The exciting new Dino-Botz comes with 19 interchangeable parts and 16 marbles. Parts compatible with all other Marbotz sets. Out this summer. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6719 (added 1/26/2006) . Geomag Pastelles Panels From: JONIC DISTRIBUTION NORTH AMERICA INC. Other products from JONIC DISTRIBUTION NORTH AMERICA INC.
After the success of GEOMAG Panels, awarded as the Best Toy of the Year 2005, and the success of Geomag Pastelles, the creativity fashion-made, the new PASTELLES PANELS, a fantastic fusion of fashion soft colour rods and panels, for really creative constructions. GEOMAG Pastelles Panels are sold in 46 and 84 piece-sets. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6434 (added 1/9/2006) . The Marbotz kit comes with everything you need to make your own robot out of marbles. The plastic pieces are joined together with the marbles so kids can use their imagination to construct their own models. Marbotz are easy to put together and have won the 2005 Creative Toy Award from Creative Child Magazine. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6319 (added 1/4/2006) . Young builders can recreate a piece of Amsterdam with this 166-piece set that includes natural and stained beech wood blocks. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6277 (added 1/3/2006) . The 36 wooden blocks in this set can be stacked in limitless combinations to create a metropolis. The set comes with trees, figures and a small dog. It’s made of unfinished beech wood. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6275 (added 1/3/2006) . With this huge set, kids can create a marble run using big hardwood ramps. It includes special pieces like a bell and a zigzag ramp. Other accessories, available separately, can be added to the set. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6274 (added 1/3/2006) . With this toy, children thread the construction blocks onto a cord, assembling them in a certain order to create cars, boats, houses and more in 2D and 3D. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6270 (added 1/3/2006) . This 110-piece set includes 21 different shapes made of untreated beech wood. These pieces are interchangeable with HABA's other Master Builder sets. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6268 (added 1/3/2006) . Manufactured in Switzerland, this wooden marble run is one of the basic starter sets the company makes, to which builders can add a wide variety of accessories. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6267 (added 1/3/2006) . Sorting Blocks includes three plush shapes that children can fit into the wooden blocks with corresponding shapes, helping develop motor skills. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6266 (added 1/3/2006) . This small, colorful block set includes a little vehicle with a cute little block man for a driver. These blocks, which are painted in bright, non-toxic primary colors, offer different acoustic or sensory surprises. ToyDirectory Product ID#: 6265 (added 1/3/2006) .
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