Construction Toys

Throw out those old instructions for that Lego castle you're missing pieces of because it's time to put those extra Legos to work. Whether you want to re-create your best friend or the setting...

The battle against the Covenant is far from over. With the Halo series featuring several games over multiple platforms, gamers are able to participate in the ongoing war for control over the...

Magnetix kits were discontinued and a voluntary recall for the toys was put into effect in 2006 by the manufacturing company, Mega Brands Inc. These toys are considered a hazard for young children...

Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding is a type of arc welding. Most references to arc welding relate to shield metal arc welding, also known as rod or stick welding.

This is an ehow on how to make a massager using tinker-toys. If you have tinker toys laying around the house you can quickly make several massagers. The massagers are great for hard to reach...

Hasbro's Rose Petal Cottage provides hours of fun and enjoyment for children of all ages to pretend and play house. Designed with two separate cottage halves that can be arranged separately or...

Many predictions about the future involve the field of robotics, but until every household has at least one robot, you may have to settle for building your own. While the science is still...

Here is the directions to make this cool bow and arrow with Knex pieces.

The building blocks of life are made up of DNA, and models of DNA can be created by the building blocks of childhood, Legos. Using Lego pieces, you can create a replica of the DNA double helix...

Building with Legos is fun and a great way to be creative. In this article you will learn how build a basic Lego car from common Lego pieces.

"Fire Apparatus"---the awkward official name of what most people call a Fire Truck---are powerful vehicles that come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Lego aficionados make them by following...

If you are not able to visit the theme park in person, you can still enjoy LegoLand by playing LegoLand games at home. Everyone, from children to young-at-heart adults, will have fun playing with...

If you had Lego bricks as a child, you probably built houses and towns and imagined what the lives of their inhabitants might be like. If had a particularly devious imagination, you knew that,...

Star Wars is one of the most popular movie series of all time, while Lego building blocks are one of the most popular toys of all time. Naturally, Star Wars Lego sets have been a huge hit. Lego...

Lego plastic brick building toys have become immensely popular over the years, and the bricks, play sets and other accessories have become available in a wide range of highly customizable options....

The Lego company has been a staple of children's toys for over 75 years, and entire generations have grown up around its familiar fitted bricks. Lego toys are sold all over the globe, and the...

Legos have forever been a favorite toy for children, but often it seems they are made specifically for little boys. Girls should be able to benefit from the fun and motor development Legos...

Geomag toys are magnetic rods and balls that can be combined to create a number of geometrically sound models and structures. Geomags are often employed in physics and mathematics displays, and...

The magnetic rods and balls of Geomag toys lend themselves to a multitude of construction ideas. With just the rods and balls it is possible to make a seemingly endless variety of flat and...

This article will show you a fast and easy way to build a simple fort in your living room. The best part is the fort is super cool. It literally is cool after all you are using two fans. This fort...

LEGO building blocks have been favorites with children for decades. While some LEGO sets are designed primarily for use in building any structure, there are also many sets that have a specific...

Lego City sets provide hours of fun play. Model a miniature version of your neighborhood complete with school buses and fire trucks. Have a competitive street race with any of the Lego City...

Playdough is a toy that has been around in one form or another for years. But not many people know that it can be made from scratch. Not only does this save money, but your kids can always have a...

Lego has long been one of the most popular toys for boys. This is partially due to being able to create the products designed by the Lego engineers, but also because your imagination can run free...

The LEGO has been a popular building toy enjoyed by children and adults for generations. While some stick with the original building plans that come with the set, others combine the pieces from...

If you are an avid Lego collector and have lots of mini figures ("minifigs") to play with, consider setting a few aside for display. If you aren't too keen on giving some up from your...

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You'll learn how to make a bridle for a toy horse. Real sized or a model.

Created in 1916 by architect Frank Lloyd Wright's son John Lloyd Wright, Lincoln Logs continue to delight children and adults around the world. Inspired by the log cabin that Abraham Lincoln grew...

Invented in 1916 by John Lloyd Wright, Lincoln Logs have become a popular children's toy for generations. Sold in sets comprised of small wooden logs with notches carved in, they are an excellent...

There are many ways to make play dough, but having a child that has celiac disease I found that this recipe works great. It simple to make and it brings a whole lot of fun for those that can't...

Invented in 1914 at the start of World War I, Charles Pajeau designed his toy after watching children playing with pencils and empty thread spools. The simplicity of wood rods and spools still...

Building cars is one of the staples of LEGO creation. Whether you want to build an exact replica, a car of the future, or a car straight out of your imagination, LEGO lets you create a car that...

A Lego sports car can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. Lego itself has a contract with Ferrari to create replica cars, following a long history of speedy looking Lego models.

Every mother knows that while Legos are a very fun toy, if they are left sitting for any length of time, they can get pretty dusty. Or if something gets spilled in the Lego bin it gets on tons of...

Magnetix are building toys for children. They consist of small plastic bars inset with magnets on each end and steel ball bearings. The plastic bars and steel ball bearings cling together and can...

Magnetix toys were manufactured by the company formerly known as Rose Art Industries, now known as Mega Brands. The Magnetix line has been discontinued due to lawsuits concerning children...

Among the toy aisles at retail stores like Wal-Mart and Toys 'R Us are collections of Lego sets. While sets today feature thousands of detailed pieces and pop culture sets such as Star Wars, the...

Have you run out of things to build with your Lego set? Looking for some new ideas to 'keep it fresh'? Well I have a project for you called the Lego Passenger Jet. This simple project is great...

If you are old enough, you remember a time when Lego blocks (or bricks) were not mentioned in the same sentence with movies, games, competitions and theme parks. These plastic, interlocking blocks...

When anyone thinks about "Star Wars," inevitably a few iconic images come to mind; Darth Vadar, the light saber or the Millennium Falcon. However, none of these images are more iconic than Luke...

Legos have been, and continue to be, one of the most popular toys in the world. With that being said, few people understand the interesting history and invention of Legos.

This is the best recipe for homemade playdough, and it is so easy to make!

Lego building blocks seem just as popular as they were when they were introduced in 1949. The type of blocks that Lego offers is always evolving. So many different pieces are offered that, with a...

The guns that appear in the Halo games for Microsoft Xbox 360 have become as legendary as the games themselves. Using traditional Lego building blocks, you can easily recreate those iconic virtual...

Using the iconic interlocking Lego blocks, kids can build virtually anything that they think of. It might seem hard to build Star Wars characters from Legos, but it's not. Lego offers a line of...

LEGOS are a brand of building block toys that can be made into virtually any design. You can build a number of accessories for your LEGO men, including toy weapons. There are a number of LEGO...

K'nex is a brand of construction toy similar to Legos. However, unlike other traditional building block systems, K'nex uses a series of plastic rods that are connected by stationary plastic joints...

LEGO has provided hours of entertainment for children over the course of several decades. With all of the special pieces that are involved, however, Batman's Bat-Tank can be extremely frustrating...

You can build an airplane out of Legos using several flat pieces. These are among the most common types of Legos. They are found in virtually every Lego set. Building a Lego airplane is therefore...