K’NEX

If you have kids of various ages, it’s hard to find presents for both of them that are along the same lines as one another. K’nex has solved that problem for us parents. They offer product lines for the younger kids and the older ones too (including parents!)

For Will, we have the Sesame Street Neighborhood Collection Building Sets. These are for kids 2-5, and it is perfect for the younger set. With these sets, you can easily play with your favorite Sesame Street characters be it Elmo, Cookie Monster, and/or Ernie. Each neighborhood words together too, so you can have a single set or an entire city. There is the 123 Brownstone Building Set, the police car building set, the ice cream truck building set, and the police station building set. We tried out the police car building set and Will loved it. The wheels on the vehicle actually move, so he was able to push this around our living room. The parts are also very big, so I didn’t have to worry about him putting them in his mouth. They also made it very easy for him to work with them because of their larger size. In the set, they also have additional ideas for you to build. These sets help with hand eye coordination, encourage imaginative play, thinking and problem solving.

For the older kids, there is the 400 piece tub. This is literally hours and hours of fun. There are building ideas for 20 different things in here plus whatever your kids can come up with on their own! The models you can build have a lot of movement that you can do. The wheels on the car we made worked. I love that K’nex works with the other brands out there like Lego. You can take the Legos you may already have and easily incorporate them into this set. I love toys that are self contained. I love that the storage tub is small enough to easy fit under your kids bed and small enough to easily be taken on trips. With a price tag of $20.99, this is a must have for the kid who has everything.