Building – Smart Toys and Books https://smarttoysandbooks.com Not your average toy store! Tue, 09 Apr 2024 11:16:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://smarttoysandbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-Smart-Toys-Favicon-32x32.jpeg Building – Smart Toys and Books https://smarttoysandbooks.com 32 32 Gravitrax Junior: My Planet Starter Set https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/gravitrax-junior-my-planet-starter-set/ https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/gravitrax-junior-my-planet-starter-set/#respond Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:28:40 +0000 https://smarttoysandbooks.com/?post_type=bigcommerce_product&p=3485186 Introduce your kiddo to the world of GraviTrax with our “Junior Starter-Set XXL – My Planet” and watch them discover their inner engineer!

With GraviTrax Junior, building and playing fun is always on track! This creative, expandable system is especially designed for younger children as it challenges them to use their imagination to build their own marble runs! STEM-friendly concepts build critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Completely open-ended, this XXL Starter-Set contains everything needed to build a variety of tracks. Expansion sets are easily added for even bigger fun! With many parts made of wood bioplastic, you can feel good about giving your favorite child a sustainable toy that will provide years of educational play!

Comes complete with instructions, 10 baseplates, 6 marbles, 100 height tiles, 2 bridges, 4 straights, 4 slopes, 14 big curves, 4 small curves, 1 starter 2-part, 1 finish, 1 hammer, 1 seesaw, 16 3D decorative elements, 4 cardboard animals, 8 base stones, 8 decoration caps.

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Air Toobz https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/air-toobz/ https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/air-toobz/#respond Tue, 08 Aug 2023 21:07:18 +0000 https://smarttoysandbooks.com/?post_type=bigcommerce_product&p=1554538 Arrange the tubes and connectors in any way you can imagine. Create loops and swirls. Weave them under tables and over desks. Then, switch on the turbine and let the experimentation begin… Can you make the foam balls leap from one tube to the next, or hover in mid-air, or go around and around in an endless cycle? Or, what happens when you set it to low speed vs high speed? What happens when you load the tubes with all the balls, then turn it all the way up? With hours of runtime and loads of balls, tubes, connectors, and accessories included, kids (and adults) will never want to stop exploring!

Air Toobz

  • Kid-safe turbine that sends foam balls flying through a network of modular tubes
  • Encourages spatial reasoning, creativity, experimentation, problem-solving, STEM learning
  • Connect and arrange the tubes any way you want
  • Accessories let you experiment with airflow and physics
  • Fan unit features simple on/off button, large dial with LED indicators for adjusting airflow
  • Experiment with how different levels of airflow affect movement
  • Fan unit has a rubber carrying handle
  • Rechargeable battery – 1 hour runtime on full speed, 3 hours on half speed
  • Includes 20 colorful EVA foam balls, 6 transparent 12-inch tubes, 6 transparent orange corner tubes, 1 T-tube, 1 silicone funnel, 12 easy-fit connectors, 1 fan unit, charging cable
  • Packaged in a reusable storage/carrying case
  • Plugs into a wall outlet to recharge
  • Fan unit measures 11.5 x 6.5 x 6 inches
  • High-quality materials and construction – Lasting durability, exceptional play experience
  • Ages 3+
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Tusk Solar Wild Boar Kit https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/tusk-solar-wild-boar-kit/ https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/tusk-solar-wild-boar-kit/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:30:32 +0000 https://smarttoysandbooks.com/?post_type=bigcommerce_product&p=841513 Tusk is ideal for a do-it-yourself science fair, after-school, or summer workshop project with the bonus gift of learning mechanical transmission and electrical motor theory. With only 47 assembly parts, it’s a wonderful instrument for the beginner enthusiast 8 years and up, and a gateway to ignite opportunities in fun learning.
Features:
• Build it yourself!
• Solar Powered: No Batteries Needed

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Snap Circuits Light https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/snap-circuits-light/ https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/snap-circuits-light/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:30:22 +0000 https://smarttoysandbooks.com/?post_type=bigcommerce_product&p=841437 Watch and be amazed at what your music can do with the new Snap Circuits® LIGHT.  Connect your iPhone® or other device and enjoy your music as the lights change to the beat.  The strobe light with spinning patterns will amaze you with its visual effects.Elenco’s Snap Circuits® makes learning electronics easy and fun!  Just follow the colorful pictures in our manual and build over 175 exciting projects.  All parts are mounted on plastic modules and snap together with ease.  Enjoy hours of educational fun while learning about electronics.

Features:

  • Contains over 55 Snap-Together parts. Build over 175 exciting projects.
  • Color organ controlled by iPhone® or other device, voice or finger.
  • Enjoy your music as the lights change to the beat.
  • Snap-together parts require no tools and ensure correct connections.
  • Requires 4 “AA” batteries (not included)
  • Clear and concise illustrated manual included and available online.

Elenco’s Snap Circuits® makes learning electronics easy and fun! Just follow the colorful pictures in our manual and build exciting projects such as FM radios, digital voice, recorders, AM radios, burglar alarms, doorbells, and much more! You can even play electronic games with your friends. All parts are mounted on plastic modules and snap together with ease. Enjoy hours of educational fun while learning about electronics. Snap Circuits® are endorsed by educators worldwide and used in schools, libraries, museums, STEM programs and creating with Snap Circuits®. The Circuit Safe™ patented safety device unique to Snap Circuits® branded products makes learning circuitry safe. No tools required. Uses “AA” batteries, unless otherwise indicated. Snap Circuits® products have won many awards, including Toy of the Year (TOTY), ASTRA’S Best Toys for Kids, Parent’s Choice Recommended, Good Housekeeping’s Best Toy, Family Choice, National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA Gold), Children’s Choice, Dr. Toy (100 Best Children’s Products, 10 best Educational Products, Green Toy Company), The inaugural Seriously STEM award & KAPi Award.

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Snap Circuits Pro 500-in-1 https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/snap-circuits-pro-500-in-1/ https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/snap-circuits-pro-500-in-1/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:22:23 +0000 https://smarttoysandbooks.com/?post_type=bigcommerce_product&p=840521 Award-winning Snap Circuits® makes learning electronics easy and fun! Follow the colorful pictures in our manual to build exciting projects such as AM radios, burglar alarms, doorbells, and much more! Snap Circuits® features building components with snaps to assemble electronic circuits that function like the printed circuit board found in most electronic products. All parts are mounted on plastic modules and snap together with ease. Hours of educational fun — a great gift for budding engineers!

Includes all of the SC-300 projects and 200 more!

Features:

  • Contains over 75 snap-together parts, including voice recording IC, FM radio module, analog meter, transformer, relay, and 7-segment LED display.
  • Build over 500 exciting projects.
  • Includes 73 computer interfaced experiments.
  • Electrical components provide kids ages 8+ with hands-on experience designing and building models of working electrical circuits.
  • Snap-together parts require no tools and ensure correct connections.
  • Requires 4 “AA” batteries (not included)
  • Clear and concise, full-color, illustrated manual included and available online.

Elenco’s Snap Circuits® makes learning electronics easy and fun! Just follow the colorful pictures in our manual and build exciting projects such as FM radios, digital voice, recorders, AM radios, burglar alarms, doorbells, and much more! You can even play electronic games with your friends. All parts are mounted on plastic modules and snap together with ease. Enjoy hours of educational fun while learning about electronics. Snap Circuits® is endorsed by educators worldwide and used in schools, libraries, museums, STEM programs, and creating with Snap Circuits®. The Circuit Safe™ patented safety device unique to Snap Circuits® branded products makes learning circuitry safe. No tools required. Uses “AA” batteries, unless otherwise indicated. Snap Circuits® products have won many awards, including Toy of the Year (TOTY), ASTRA’S Best Toys for Kids, Parent’s Choice Recommended, Good Housekeeping’s Best Toy, Family Choice, National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA Gold), Children’s Choice, Dr. Toy (100 Best Children’s Products, 10 best Educational Products, Green Toy Company), The inaugural Seriously STEM award & KAPi Award.

Elenco’s Snap Circuits® makes learning electronics easy and fun! Just follow the colorful pictures in our manual and build exciting projects such as FM radios, digital voice, recorders, AM radios, burglar alarms, doorbells, and much more! You can even play electronic games with your friends. All parts are mounted on plastic modules and snap together with ease. Enjoy hours of educational fun while learning about electronics. Snap Circuits® is endorsed by educators worldwide and used in schools, libraries, museums, STEM programs, and at home. The Circuit Safe® patented safety device unique to Snap Circuits® branded products makes learning circuitry safe. No tools required. Uses “AA” batteries, unless otherwise indicated. Snap Circuits® products have won many awards, including Toy of the Year (TOTY), ASTRA’S Best Toys for Kids, Parent’s Choice Recommended, Good Housekeeping’s Best Toy, Family Choice, National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA Gold), Children’s Choice, Dr. Toy (100 Best Children’s Products, 10 best Educational Products, Green Toy Company), The inaugural Seriously STEM award & KAPi Award.

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Snap Circuits Green Energy https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/snap-circuits-green-energy/ https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/snap-circuits-green-energy/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:22:18 +0000 https://smarttoysandbooks.com/?post_type=bigcommerce_product&p=840519
  • Explore clean energy concepts, such as electric cars, windmills, and hand-generated power.
  • Learn the basics of electronics and modern alternative energy!
  • Help the environment and have fun learning about alternative power, energy conservation, and how the electricity in your world works
  • Includes full-color manual and separate “Think Green” educational manual that explains environmentally-friendly energy including geothermal, hydrogen fuel cells, wind, solar, tidal, hydro, and others
  • Over 125 projects and 45 parts
  • Perfect for environmentalists and future engineers!
  • Elenco’s Snap Circuits® makes learning electronics easy and fun! Just follow the colorful pictures in our manual and build exciting projects such as FM radios, digital voice, recorders, AM radios, burglar alarms, doorbells, and much more! You can even play electronic games with your friends. All parts are mounted on plastic modules and snap together with ease. Enjoy hours of educational fun while learning about electronics. Snap Circuits® are endorsed by educators worldwide and used in schools, libraries, museums, STEM programs and at home. The Circuit Safe® patented safety device unique to Snap Circuits®‘ branded products makes learning circuitry safe. No tools required. 

    Snap Circuits® products have won many awards, including Toy of the Year (TOTY), ASTRA’S Best Toys for Kids, Parent’s Choice Recommended, Good Housekeeping’s Best Toy, Family Choice, National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA Gold), Children’s Choice, Dr. Toy (100 Best Children’s Products, 10 best Educational Products, Green Toy Company), the inaugural Seriously STEM award & KAPi Award.

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    Trainbots: 2-in-1 STEAM Maker Kit https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/trainbots-2-in-1-steam-maker-kit/ https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/trainbots-2-in-1-steam-maker-kit/#respond Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:11:33 +0000 https://smarttoysandbooks.com/?post_type=bigcommerce_product&p=716327 Choo choo! TrainBots coming through! 

    All aboard! Put on your engineer’s cap and build your own steampunk-style train robot with amazing steam effects. You can build your TrainBot in two different configurations: a rolling train and a walking robot. Turn it on and watch it go, with cool water vapor “steam” billowing from its chimney, lit up in a fiery orange glow. This retro-futuristic model is packed with modern technology, including an electric motor, LED lights, circuit board, and an innovative ultrasonic atomizer that transforms tap water into the fine mist that rises from the chimney. Learn about how the ultrasonic atomizer works, about the differences between fog, smoke, and steam, and about the steampunk craze. The experiment manual includes step-by-step assembly instructions as well as a fun, comic-book-style story that brings the TrainBots to life.

    • Build your own funky, steampunk-themed robots that emit a safe, cool steam that mimics a real-life locomotive.
    • Two robots to choose from: a rolling train or a walking robot; move a few pieces to go back and forth between each configuration quickly and with ease.
    • An LED light illuminates the water vapor for a dazzling steam engine effect.
    • Includes an electric motor, circuit board, and ultrasonic atomizer that helps teach kids about ultrasonic and sound waves as well as phases of matter.
    • Manual includes a fun, comic-book-style story that adds to the play value of the kit and brings the models to life.
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    Candy Vending Machine – Super Stunts & Tricks https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/candy-vending-machine-super-stunts-tricks/ https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/candy-vending-machine-super-stunts-tricks/#respond Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:10:38 +0000 https://smarttoysandbooks.com/?post_type=bigcommerce_product&p=716157 Ever dreamed of having a vending machine in your room? With this engineering kit, you can build and experiment with your own toy vending machine. First, follow the step-by-step instructions to assemble the machine. Then test and configure it to get it working perfectly. Load your vending machine with all kinds of small candies or prizes and you’re in business! Insert some coins and have fun watching them get sorted, perform stunts as they slide down the tracks, dispense prizes, and finally end up in the coin bank in the base of the machine.

    This awesome vending machine has four main interactive segments: First, you insert coins (quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies) into the slot at the top and turn a knob to sort the coins. Then, the coins fall into an interactive coin track area where they slide down ramps, make jumps, and ring bells. Next, the coins fall into a device that allows you to make your “purchase” with the push of a button. Finally, your prize pops out of the machine, and the coin falls into the bank, sorted into neat stacks by denomination.

    The vending machine can sit on a tabletop or hang on a wall. A small key allows you to access the vending machine compartments for refilling the prizes.

    Explore lessons in physics, math, and mechanical engineering as you build and play with the vending machine. Learn about gears and other simple machines, gravity, forces, motion, and collisions. Try some simple math lessons related to the coins and money.

    • Build your own toy vending machine that sorts coins, dispenses candy or other small prizes, and doubles as a coin bank.
    • Experiment to make the coins perform cool tricks and stunts in the customizable coin track area.
    • Learn about gears, gravity, forces, motion, collisions, and more — even some simple math lessons with money.
    • Fun, gamified approach to engineering lessons with a sweet candy reward
    • Refill your machine with your own treats and prizes for long-lasting fun.
    • Insert your coins, turn the knob, make your selection, and out comes candy AND STEM fun and learning!
    • Automatic coin-sorting bank
    • Stands up on a tabletop of hangs on the wall
    • Perfect companion kit to Candy Claw Machine, a 2022 STEAM Toy of the Year finalist.
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    Design & Drill Rivet Pop Workshop https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/design-drill-rivet-pop-workshop/ https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/design-drill-rivet-pop-workshop/#respond Wed, 15 Mar 2023 19:36:19 +0000 https://smarttoysandbooks.com/?post_type=bigcommerce_product&p=531458 The Big Idea

    Pop into early learning! Budding builders use a hand-powered rivet tool and rivets that “pop” when they place them to complete the patterns on the colorful cards with this pop-n-play construction activity set!

    Psst…They’re Learning!

    • Support early engineering and STEM learning
    • Build fine motor skills
    • Develop color matching skills

    Cut to the Chase

    • Includes activity board with storage, rivet popper, rivet remover, 40 colorful rivets, and ten double-sided cards to complete
    • Great for hours of unplugged play time
    • Drill requires 2 AA batteries, not included

    Suitable for ages 3-6. 

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    Super Cityscape Transport Bucket Set https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/super-cityscape-transport-bucket-set/ https://smarttoysandbooks.com/products/super-cityscape-transport-bucket-set/#respond Mon, 15 Aug 2022 20:20:38 +0000 https://smarttoysandbooks.com/?post_type=bigcommerce_product&p=95825 Entertain your little one for hours on end with this 80-piece wooden train set, bursting with urban scenes to power their imagination. A battery-powered locomotive engine and bright colors bring this world to life.

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