10 Building and Construction Toys for Little Architects

1.) Lincoln Logs –Best Retro Building Toy

Ages from 36 months to 6 years

This toy truly commemorates 100 years of LINCOLN LOGS. Each tin contains 111 pieces. Entirely USA-made, these blocks are real, high-quality maple wood. Every piece has indentations that let them connect to each other. Pieces are included for the roof, roof facade, wall logs, chimney, porch, fences, bonfire, and bonfire seats. This classic set comes with three construction ideas: a tall tower, two small houses with a bonfire, and a large cabin. Children can use these easy-to-follow instructions as a guide, or can go freestyle and create their own structures. The STEAM/STEM building concepts are appropriate for children at the preschool level.

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2.) Crazy Forts

For 3 years and up

Crazy Forts are a unique, award winning, building and creative toy. Crazy Forts come with 69 child- safe toggles and rods that join together to build any play space from your child’s imagination. Create a cave one day, an Igloo, Pirate Ship, or Castle the next . . . put the pieces together in different configurations, cover with bed sheets and voila! , kids have a unique new play space every time! Crazy Fort is powered by a child’s imagination. Each Crazy Fort Kit contains 25 geometrically precise balls and 44 sticks that connect to create a multitude of possible play structures. This kit comes with rods and balls, perfect for your little one.

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3.) Wooden Castle Building Blocks

For 4 years and up

Here’s the kid-approved & parent-recommended building blocks set for every little engineer, Knight, and princess!
Looking for a fun, exciting and stimulating construction set for your preschooler? Need a safe and durable building blocks set for your daughter or son? Unlimited building possibilities – mix and match the various sizes and shapes to build and re-build castles of every design!
Natural wood! Spoil your child with these gorgeous, safe and durable natural wood blocks!

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4.)PicassoTiles – 100pcs Magnet Building Tiles

For 3 years and up

Creativity Beyond Imagination! Learning by Playing!
Fun and entertaining, perfect educational presents for school age children that will never go out of style. Entertaining for single or multiple parties, great for parent-to-child bonding with hours of fun quality time. Easy to construct and easy to put away for storage.

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5.) K’NEX 70 Model Building Set

Ages 7+

The K’NEX building system is composed of plastic rods and connectors that easily join with a satisfying “click”! These pieces can be combined to create real working vehicles, animals, moving structures, tall buildings, and just about anything your child can imagine. With over 70 building ideas, the included instructional booklet helps guide budding engineers to constructing amazing creations. This educational toy not only provides hours and hours of fun but also helps your child better understand STEAM (science, technology, engineer, arts, and math) subjects.

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6.)Toy Choi’s 82 Pieces Kids Construction Toy Workbench

Ages from 24 months to 6 years

This classic toy workbench is made of the finest plastic which is ABS that allows our toys to have a better noninflammability and great rigidity to prevent unsteadiness even if your kid lean on it which is a big problem that you may find with other identical products.

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7.) Jumbo Cardboard Blocks

Ages from 24 months to 5 years

Young construction workers and architects will spend hours with these lightweight yet durable cardboard building blocks. This 40-piece set features three sizes of “bricks” for constructive imaginative play. Made of premium, extra-thick cardboard for strength, they are easy to assemble and feature a wipe-clean surface. The red blocks hold up to 100 pounds! building blocks are lightweight and easy for children to stack. They’re designed with bright and colorful graphics that spark creativity. 

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8.) Roller Coaster Building Set

For ages 8+

K’NEX Education models offer proactive opportunities for children to develop scientific inquiry, investigation, and experimentation skills. Our inquiry-based lessons challenge aspiring students as they build, investigate, problem-solve, discuss, and evaluate scientific and design principles in action. The set will engage and energize middle-school children as they boost their understanding of the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) concepts associated with a real-life amusement park ride.

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9.)Lego Duplo Big Construction Site

Ages from 24 months to 5 years

Toddlers’ imaginations will run wild with this construction toy set complete with 3 buildable construction vehicles and toy construction workers. Kids will clear the toy construction site with the tracked toy bulldozer, before tipping new building supplies from the toy dump truck. Then they’ll use the toy crane with its claw and posable arm to hoist bricks and construct a toy building. LEGO DUPLO large building bricks are specially designed to be safe for little hands. This construction set also includes 3 construction worker LEGO DUPLO figures to encourage lots of creative play.

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10.) Wooden Town Play Set

For 3 to 5 Years Olds and Up

The Melissa & Doug Wooden Town Play Set is a 32-piece set of wooden streetscape blocks that includes 12 buildings, 9 traffic signs, 8 trees, and a brick wall, picket fence, and park benches with fountain. The play-set is made from high-quality, solid wood and includes brightly colored solid-wood pieces that store neatly in a divided wooden tray. An exceptional gift for kids 3 years and up!

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