Kids can create 3D pictures by placing the included transparent building plate on top of the instruction grid and match up the colors to make a pirate ship ride, a merry-go-round or even a Ferris wheel. Add micro K’NEX pieces to give the images 3D movement. Instructions on how to build ten pictures are included, along with fun and educational facts about the subject of each picture. The set included 408 building pieces.
— “K'NEX is a new item for us. …[We sell] 20 to 30 per month,” Jamie Burdette, owner of
LB Toys in Media, Pa., told
TDmonthly in April 2008.
— “K'NEX are very good sellers. When you're looking … for a nice gift, the K’NEX definitely comes in,” Fran Anaya, owner of Golden Aspen Toys in Flagstaff, Ariz., told
TDmonthly in April 2008.
— In spring 2008, two of 50 retailers singled out K’NEX construction sets as their best-selling construction toy.
