Constructive Imaginations: Fun Toys and Activities for Learning Math and Science

Build a bridge, a friendly alien, or a castle. But don’t tell your builders they’re learning math and physics!

Imagibricks Giant Building Blocks 40-Piece Set
Toy for Ages: 2 - 6 yrs.
Price: $32.99
Educational and fun, these large corrugated cardboard blocks are light enough for toddlers to carry and stack, but big enough to show quick results. The blocks come in multiple widths and are strong enough to sit on.

Cody's Crew: The Big Building
Home Video for Ages: 2 - 6 yrs.
VHS Price: $14.99
There's a project to be done and the whole team needs to work together to finish the job. Great graphics and songs bring the bulldozer, the dump truck, and the cement truck, among others, together in this entertaining and educational video.

Bob The Builder / The Album
CD for Ages: 3 - 9 yrs.
CD Price: $17.98
Bob the Builder fans of all ages will be fixed to the stereo with these songs. "Can We Fix It?," "Super Spud," "Crocodile Rock," (with Elton John) and "Right Tool for the Job," are just a few of the songs featured on this family album.

Tonka Hands On Road Constructor
Toy for Ages: 3 - 10 yrs.
Price: $29.99
Serious builders won't want to miss this working truck. The large spinning blade and rotating drill are enhanced by lights and sound effects including drilling and beeping. Motorized controls allow the truck to go forward and backward.

Plan Toys - Hollow Castle Blocks
Toy for Ages: 3 & Up
Price: $40.00
These lightweight, easy-to-grip Castle Blocks allow children to be creative and constructive in multiple ways. The standard set consists of 30 blocks in 8 different shapes.

Kid K'Nex Footed Friends Building Set
Toy for Ages: 3 & Up
Price: $14.99 Build yourself a new friend with this easy-to-use K'NEX set. The kit includes special bug eyes, chunky feet, funky ears, and flexible rods - all stored neatly in storage case.

Kid K'nex Rovin' Rollers Building Set
Toy for Ages: 3 & Up
Price: $19.99 Roll out a new friend with 71 easy-snap pieces in this set. Special bug-eyes, wheels, and super scoops can be easily added to the quick-start frame to make big creations in no time flat. Storage case included.

Geomag
Toy for Ages: 3 & Up
Price: $20.00 Powerful magnets make this set a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. Fourty-two rods and balls containing magnets go together in endless combinations to create sturdy structures that encourage creative thinking while teaching kids about magnetism and polarity in the process.

Happyville Blocks
Toy for Ages: 3 & Up
Price: $29.95 Stunning graphics, both abstract and representational, enliven 35 smooth birch building blocks in 11 sizes and shapes, and inspire creative constructions incorporating people, buildings, and landscapes. Drawstring storage bag is included. (Ruth B. Roufberg ©2001 Parents' Choice)

Old West Fort
Toy for Ages: 3 & Up
Price: $50.00Youngsters can build frontier forts and other structures with the chunky blocks and play figures included in this durable construction set.