This Best Selling MindWare Contraptions 50 Plank Set tends to SELL OUT VERY FAST!!
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- Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 2.8 x 8.1 inches ; 1.8 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
- Origin:China
- ASIN: B0043ANEEW
- Item model number: 48001W
- Manufacturer recommended age: 7 - 11 years
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 26,484 in Toys ; Games (See Top 100 in Toys ; Games)
- 76 inToys ; Games Building ; Construction Toys Stacking Blocks
Price : $16.40
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Product Description
Young thinkers can design unbelievable ball track structures with these simple, stacking planks. Kids get things rolling with two balls and an instruction book detailing how to build build a "Shooting Gallery," " Turbine." "Step Curve" and more.
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This small set is a tease! December 5, 2010
By PurpleVermont
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I bought this set along with MindWare KEVA Contraptions for my 9yo son. We have only had them for 2 days, but he and his 14yo brother have been immensely enjoying them. Based on the reviews of the other set, it appears there can be some misunderstanding about what is in the box: this is a set of 50 identical wooden planks with instructions for building ramps, chutes, funnels and "crazy contraptions". Because no glue or connectors are used, it is challenging to build the contraptions but that is also what makes it an extremely open-ended toy. The first night my 9yo was a bit frustrated. We talked about how it wouldn't be much fun if I got him a toy where he "beat the boss" on the first night, and that with this toy he'd have a chance to improve and get better at using it over time, and that as evidenced by his older brother, he'd probably still be enjoying 5 years from now. He took that to heart and by the next morning was already starting to master some of the building forms and had created his own working contraption.This toy requires patience. It would be well-suited for the type of child who enjoys building domino runs -- it requires a similar level of patience, precision and resilience in the face of the inevitable mishaps.The planks are identical in size and shape to Kapla or other Keva planks, though these are pine and not hardwood as the other more expensive sets are. They can used interchangeably with those systems, and thus can be used to construct all the other types of structures one might build with Keva planks. The worksmanship seems excellent and precise.The balls appear to be colored ping pong balls and the only downside to this is that one of our balls already got crushed somehow. However the upside to this is that they are easily replaced/supplemented by readily available ping pong balls.We bought this set along with the 200-plank set, thinking it would give us some additional planks and a few extra contraption idea. I'm not sure that was worth it, and we might have been better off getting another 200 plank set, as with 2 boys using them, we clearly need more planks :) The additional designs in the instruction book that come with this set aren't very interesting or fun. Buying this set alone would be a tease -- there aren't enough planks to build a very big or interesting contraption. I recommend buying (one of more of) the larger set.For those who already own a set of planks, there doesn't seem to be any way of getting the contraption instructions without buying the sets at this time. This is unfortunate. It would be nice to be able to buy the instructions only for my nephews who already own planks, and to buy instructions for more "generic" uses of the planks for my own sons.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Contraptions grabs their attention March 4, 2011
By G-Mom
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Everybody (4 grandkids 4-10 yrs) worked together to build the designs ; made more of their own.Instructions/illustrations were great ; straight forward. I also bought the 200 plank setIt really encourages spacial relationship awareness and patience. I was terrible in geometry but I could havedone much better if I had had this fun, stimulating "tool" available to experiment with. Definitely a winner!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Endless fun December 6, 2011
By Green
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I brought this as a birthday gift for my 5 year old. It is tons of endless fun.kids can be very creative and design their own race tracks . It came with two balls and that made sharing lot easier to play with sbilings or a friend. The balls are similar to pingpong balls, which makes it safe. Unlike the electronic toys, contraptions encourages imaginative and creative play. with no batteries paints or plastics, it is very eco friendly.
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Product Features
- No glue needed
- Just simple stacking of precision pine planks
- Great indoor activity
- Ages 7 and up
This Best Selling MindWare Contraptions 50 Plank Set tends to SELL OUT VERY FAST!!
MindWare Contraptions 50 Plank Set
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