This funny preschool electronic city train has the movements and sounds of a real train when the child puts the driver figure inside. The set contains 90 pieces, including high-quality bricks and accessory road signs, with which children can create a large station. The toy measures 54 cm x 43 cm x 11cm.

Kids can now build their own vehicles with Build-a-Car. They'll feel like junior mechanics as they mix and match eleven magnetic pieces to build a coupe, sedan, pickup, crew cab, sport SUV, or full sized SUV. If they want to change something or to build a truck instead of a car, it's no problem: the hidden magnetic locking system allows pieces to snap together and be taken apart again and again.

An infinite number of shapes and structures can be easily built with the 3 basic Goobi components: the Bar, the Ball and the Tripod. Goobi structures shape children's imaginations, induce their creativity and develop their sense of proportion. Parents love them because it teaches the children important lessons about problem solving, math and physics. The beginner pack comes 35 bars, 18 balls and 8 tripods for a total of 61 rainbow colored pieces. Marcia Pembroke, manager of Toadstool LLC in Hockessin, Del., said these sell well in her store, and two other retailers mentioned these as big sellers. See demo video from the WTHRA show

There are 23 weather resistant plastic panels in the Playhouse/Firehouse kit, along with 140 easy-to-use fasteners. All the panels and fasteners store neatly into a handy carrying case that measures 34.5x17.5x6.0". Total weight of the kit: just 12 pounds. Build your own starfighter, sailboat, rocketship, performance stage, or whatever you can imagine. Whether on the move or in the backyard, this kit is designed to last.

This kit has everything for little knights and their big castle: towers, battlements, two fabric flags and much more. It includes a total of 59 building block pieces.

The colored water inside these blocks helps children learn how water can change its shape with the movement of the blocks. Looking through these blocks, children obtain another perspective of their environment. Each block has been tested for safety.

The Parking Garage is equipped with three floors of parking space, an elevator tower and a helipad. The set includes a car, a gas station and a car washing machine. The design is scaled to accommodate other metal, die-cast or plastic vehicles. It measures 16.5" by 14.1".

Dora and Diego are ready for an exciting animal adventure. Kids can help them rescue Baby Jaguar and watch out for Swiper the Fox. Along the way, they’ll learn songs, numbers and simple Spanish with Dora. They just press the buttons to hear words and sounds. This 41-piece set includes Dora the Explorer, Diego, sound box and much more. Three AAA batteries are also included.

Woody Click offers a whole new world of adventure with build-your-own buildings and vehicles and delightful, poseable characters. With a simple “click,” children add adventure to a variety of figures, houses, vehicles and accessories around community places like the fire or police station, hospital or rescue center, construction site, or family farm or city residences. With a few more clicks and a child’s imagination these pieces of wood can become any building or vehicle or world the child chooses. Wood is the primary material for Woody Click, and its individual characteristics combined with fine craftsmanship make every piece of Woody Click unique. Water-based stains are used to maintain a natural and harmonious look and feel. The Fire Ladder Truck won a 2005 Parents' Choice Recommended Award and an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Seal Award 2006.

New flexible parts let kids build cycles that look more realistic than ever. This 189-piece set can build three different cool cycles, including a chopper. Other sets available include an RC truck and a 14-model set that builds everything from a sportscar to a helicopter.

This 10-time award winner sets imaginations in motion with wacky gears that whirl and twirl. The 82-piece set includes springs, spirals and propeller, plus small, medium and large gears and bases. The set can be used alone or combined with other sets. Included are: 4 peg adapters, 11 small gears, 5 medium gears, 4 large gears, 7 small bases, 4 medium bases, 3 large bases, 6 six-way axles, 8 pillar connectors, 9 large pillars, 12 small pillars, 1 crown gear, 2 T-connectors, 2 angle connectors, 2 spring connectors, 1 propeller and 1 crank.

This classic set comes with 66 wooden and plastic Tinkertoy pieces to build big structures quickly. Kids can easily build lots of structures that swing, roll and spin. Every Tinkertoy Classic building set comes in a sturdy canister package with a metal lid and bottom. All pieces, except green flags, are made of 100 percent real wood. The starter kit contains four plastic flags, four pulleys, four end caps and eight connectors.
— “Tinkertoys” was among the best-selling classic toys in the store, according to Sylvia Pudtice, co-owner of Giggles for Kids in Suwannee, Ga.
— When asked about classic toys, Roberta Kenworthy, owner of AbraKIDabra Toys in Greenville, N.C., listed “Tinkertoys” as among the best-selling in her store.
— Tinkertoy was cited by Toys "R" Us on its 2006 guide for kids with special needs. Specifically, Tinkertoy was described as a toy that “challenges kids to think.”
— “People love Tinkertoys, as well as Lincoln Logs. We carry both of them because they're so popular,” Gail Small, owner of Dragon's Toy Box in Seattle, told TDmonthly.

Sixty rugged plastic pieces snap together easily to form endless combinations of poseable creatures. In this set, kids can make a cat, fruit bat, lantern fish, desert lizard, snake and firefly or morph them to make all sorts of fantasy creatures. The heads have hinged jaws, and select pieces, such as the cat’s eyes, glow in the dark. All Morphs sets are interchangeable. The Morphs are also available in jungle, sea, pet, runners, fliers and dinos sets.
— “This is a great one,” said Doris Jelliff, bookkeeper for Dinosaur Hill in New York City. “It was a big hit when they first came out and now they’ve come out with new glow-in-the-dark ones.”
— “This is one of the hot sellers,” said Ricki Block of Ariel’s Child in New Windsor, N.Y. “All of the sets are going to be popular.”
— “We started with 60 stores in 2004, but the word got around so now we’re in 700,” said River Dolphin partner Mark McFarland. “The demand has been high; we’ve gotten slammed with orders. We got in 25,000 units today and they are almost entirely sold.” READ MOM REVIEW

Using advanced technology, Atomic BLOX light up when connected to each other. The downside, of course, is that kids will never want to go to bed again after playing with these blocks in the dark. The blocks draw their energy from a battery-operated "Power Blox," which the blocks are built around.

Magnetism is at the core of this nifty building set, as sturdy plastic pieces use magnetic charges to interlock with each other. Metal connectors also allow the builder to erect structures at any angle he can imagine. The set comes with 30 magnetic rods, 14 steel balls, and instructions.

From the successful DinoBonz line, GloBonz are plastic pieces that can be put together to form the skeletal frames of dinosaurs.
— It was a Family Fun Magazine Toy of the Year Award winner.
— The package comes with 32 glow-in-the-dark pieces.
— Susan Holden, a partner at Curious Toys, said that GloBonz “continues to be a great seller for Curious Toys.” She went on to say that many customers “write to us about how they make a character and hang it on fish line from their ceiling to watch it glow at bedtime."

Following the instructions is optional with this 630-piece set. Kids can either use the directions and build one of 26 animals, or they can use their imaginations to build something entirely different.

This K'NEX® product comes with all the parts necessary to build a real, working pirate ship ride. The pendulum-like ride will stand more than two-feet tall and is comprised of rods and connectors and runs on a battery-powered motor. Once erected, the ship will swing back and forth before eventually flying around for a 360-degree spin.

This 380-piece construction set is for the kids that are ready to move to the next level. Children must follow a detailed instruction book in order to assemble the suspension structure, and when it´s complete a motorized elevator will carry marbles to the top. The roll to the bottom is almost secondary to the sense of accomplishment kids will derive from finishing this project.

This construction set comes with a wide variety of shapes, and some pieces have magnetic sides that allow for unique building designs. A 16-page instruction booklet provides the blueprints, so kids have the option of following the design through to the end or using their imagination to build something completely original.

Covered with glossy colorful paper designs, these sturdy cardboard stacking blocks let kids build high without the risk of being clocked on the head with heavy wooden blocks. The colorful designs on each block were created by L. Bayrounat. The 14-piece set includes 9 cubes, 3 bridges and 2 roofs. Wooden animals and figures can be bought separately. The blocks range in size from 2.5” to 5”.

This German take on building blocks should provide young children with an outlet for their constructive imaginations, as the set offers 15 different types of blocks and 62 pieces overall. Kids can erect skyscrapers or use the wheels to build a fire truck; the possibilites are endless. The set comes with a plastic storage box.

This is the latest and the greatest in the Bionicle mythology: Visorak Vohtarak (say that fast three times), VV for short. The story: Web Of Shadows (year 2005): Hordes of these spider like creatures appeared in Metru Nui following the great quake. They quickly took over the Coliseum and spread out through the metru, weaving their webs and capturing Rahi. All Visorak have the ability to create and climb webs as well as a default paralysis power in their spinners.

Putting a new twist on building blocks, the object of Zimbbos is to see who can stack the most elephants onto the pyramid without bringing the whole thing crashing down. Kids take turns rolling the dice to see how many elephants they have to add, and the person who tops off the pyramid is the winner. Let the pyramid tumble and you´re the loser. The game comes with 10 wooden elephants, five wooden jokers, a lion, a bear, two clowns and three balancing bars.

Thomas can be loaded up at the cargo tower, then sent on his way to Tidmouth Station. The set includes a cargo tower with a slide so kids can open it to drop cargo. It also features a full track that measures 23" by 35", train signal and station. It recently won a 2006 Oppenheim Toy Award, comes with more than seven feet of track and 16 curved track pieces and is compatible with the complete LEGO and DUPLO systems.