5 construction toys your child needs in their life

There is a reason why kids love construction toys so much. It’s not about the form, purpose or function of the toy. It’s about all those endless possibilities kids can truly build with their own imagination, and there is no place more colorful, interesting, amazing and fascinating than a kid’s mind. So, inspire them with this selection awesome construction toys.

GiGi Bloks

GiGi Bloks are seriously big building bricks made from card for children with seriously big ideas. With GIGI Bloks you can basically build anything. Just let children express themselves! Children can draw or colour on the blocks. Easy to fold, adult assembly required. Made from corrugated cardboard, one block weighs only 1.69 oz. Each block is cut with high-quality blades that make the edges of these blocks smooth and safe. The blocks are also strong. grown-ups can sit and even stand on them but Just make sure you even out the weight by covering the blocks with a flat surface. Certified average weight hold is 59 lb. (27kg) for an XXL block and 53 lb. (24kg) for the XL version. The bricks are designed with a small slit which means they can be easily interlocked for sturdier structures which won't fall down when the wind blows or if someone bumps into them. 

Teifoc

If you've got a budding architect, builder or structural engineer in the house then Teifoc is the toy range you’ve been waiting for!   Everything they need to experiment with the process of design, building and construction is here in these fabulous activity toys for children: detailed instructions, design templates, mortar mix, a miniature metal trowel that is just like the real thing, lots of bricks and roofing materials and all the other structural elements needed such as window and door frames. The mortar is sugar based and easily disolvable, so when children want to disassemble their creations and start again, they need simply soak their model in a bucket, dry out the bricks and start again. Extra mortar packs are available to extend the life of these brilliant model making toys.

Brikkon

The designers of this toy came up with the idea from watching their children play with Lego. They felt that the step by step manual of the design on the box prevented their children from using their imagination to create something new. Yet starting from scratch is sometimes difficult too. Brikkon makes it easy to begin and inspires to keep on building. From tree house to bridge and from house to castle and city: creative play starts with Brikkon. They're simply good-quality wooden building plates, on which you can build on with all regular bricks. Once you start, you keep on playing on and on. Whether you have lots of bricks at home or only a handful, with Brikkon you can achieve a creative result quickly. 

Gears Gears Gears 

Gears, pillars, cranks and interlocking plates for endless designs. Just turn the crank and watch the gears go round. Encourages dexterity and problem solving. 

PlayMais

Made of corn starch, water and food colouring, no glue is required and all that is needed to get started is a little water and plenty of imagination. PlayMais is easy to form in any way possible; just cut, roll and squeeze. Making it damp with a little water will not only let it stick to each other but to a wide variety of surfaces like paper, cardboard, glass and flower pots.