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1-2-3 Build It! Car - Plane - Boat

Ages: 2+
$19.99
 

1-2-3 Build It! Rocket-Train-Helicopter

Ages: 2+
$19.99
 

130-in-1 Electronic Playground

Ages: 10+
$59.95
 

ARTIE 3000

Ages:
 

Air-Walker

Ages: 8+
 

Airblock: Modular & Programmable Drone

Ages: 8+
$179.95
 

Alien Robots

Ages: 6+
$29.95
 

Amusement Park Engineer

Ages: 3+
$69.95
 

Arckit A180

Ages: 14+
$189.99
 

Arckit A90

Ages: 14+
$99.99
 

Arckit Go Colours

Ages: 10+
$59.99
 

Arckit Go Plus

Ages: 12+
$59.99
 

Automobile Engineer

Ages: 3+
$44.95
 

Babu Set of Three

Ages: 1+
 

Bamboo Builder Marble Run - 119 pc. set

Ages: 4+
$89.95
 

Bee-Bot

Ages: 3+
$89.95
 

Better Builders Reflections - 29 pc set

Ages: 2+
$49.95
 

BizyBeez MagStick Wheel Set 41 piece

Ages: 3+
 

Blipblox

Ages: 3+
 

Blocks 30th Anniversary Limited Edition

Ages: 12+ months
$24.99
 

Blue-Bot

Ages: 3+
$119.95
 

Blue-Bot Tac-Tile Reader

Ages: 3+
$129.95
 

Boat Engineer

Ages: 3+
$49.95
 

Bolt

Ages: 8+
 

Boolean Box

Ages: 8 – 88
 

Botley the Coding Robot Action Challenge Accessory Set

Ages: 5+
$24.99
 

Botley the Coding Robot Activity Set

Ages: 5+
$79.99
 

Botzees

Ages: 4+
 

Brackitz 100 Piece Inventor Set

Ages: 6+
$54.99
 

Brackitz 42 Piece Creator Set

Ages: 4 – 104
$24.99
 

Brackitz 43 Piece Driver Set

Ages: 4+
$24.99
 

Brackitz Bugz Playpark - 47 pc. set

Ages: 4+
$29.99
 

Brackitz Pulleys - 77 pc. set

Ages: 4+
$39.99
 

Branch Blocks

Ages: 3+
$39.95
 

Brik Buster - 133 Pieces Tower Toppling Game

Ages: 6+
$29.99
 

Brik Tower 10" x 10" 6 pack with 50 Stackers

Ages: 6+
$29.99
 

Build & Spin: Farm Friends

Ages: 2+
$19.99
 

Busy City Rail Set

Ages: 4+
$79.99
 

COZMO

Ages: 3+
$179.99
 

Candy Construction

Ages: 4+
$34.99
 

Circuit Blox 395

Ages: 8+
$57.99
 

Circuit Blox 800

Ages: 8+
 

City Engineering & Design Building Set

Ages: 5+
$24.99
 

Clicformers Speed Wheel 34 pc set

Ages: 4+
$29.99
 

CoDrone Lite

Ages: 10+
$119.99
 

CoDrone Pro

Ages: 12+
$179.99
 

Code & Go Robot Mouse Math

Ages: 5+
$19.99
 

Crashapult STEM Challenge

Ages: 5+
$19.99
 

Cubelets Discovery Set

Ages: 4+
 

Design and Drill Robot

Ages:
 

Discovering STEM Mechanics Levers & Linkages

Ages: 8+
$35.95
 

Double Loop Railway Set

Ages: 3+
$99.99
 

E-Blox Circuit Builder 120

Ages: 8+
$44.99
 

EL10T

Ages: 3+
 

Electronic Snap Circuits 300 Experiments

Ages: 8+
$66.95
 

Electronics Advanced Circuits

Ages: 10+
$34.99
 

Electronics Learning Circuits

Ages: 8+
$49.95
 

Emergency Services Hq

Ages: 3+
 

Engineering Makerspace: Off-road rovers

Ages: 6+
 

Engineering Makerspace: Terrain Walkers

Ages: 6+
 

Eureka Crate Mechanical Lockbox

Ages: 14+
 

Flexistix Creative Construction Kit

Ages: 4+
$9.99
 

Flexistix Eiffel Tower

Ages: 4+
 

Flexistix Geodesic Structures

Ages: 4+
$34.99
 

Flexistix Multi-Tower Kit

Ages: 4+
$29.99
 

Flexistix Truss Crane

Ages: 4+
$19.99
 

Flexo Beginners Pack

Ages: 8+
$24.92
 

Flexo Standard Pack

Ages: 8+
$56.11
 

GearZooz Roll & Roar Animal Train

Ages: 1 – 5
$29.95
 

Gearphun Stater 800 Set Tray with GS Guide Book

Ages: 5 – 7
 

Gears! Gears! Gears! Deluxe Building Set

Ages:
 

Gears! Gears! Gears! Flightgears

Ages:
 

Gears! Gears! Gears! Machines in Motion

Ages: 4+
$39.99
 

Gears! Gears! Gears! Robot Factory Building Set

Ages: 3+
$39.99
 

Gears! Gears! Gears! Rover Gears

Ages: 4+
$14.99
 

Gears! Gears! Gears! Space Explorers Building Set

Ages: 4+
$39.99
 

Gears! Gears! Gears! Starter Building Set

Ages: 3+
$34.99
 

Geckobot

Ages: 8+
$49.95
 

Gembatan

Ages: 8+
 

Genius Starter Kit

Ages: 6 – 10
 

GeoSmart Alien Creatures

Ages: 5+
$99.99
 

GeoSmart GeoSpace Station

Ages: 5+
$90.79
 

GeoSmart Lunar Rover

Ages: 5+
$49.99
 

GeoSmart Moon Lander

Ages: 5+
$49.99
 

GeoSmart Space Truck

Ages: 5+
$69.99
 

GeoSmart Starship

Ages: 5+
$59.99
 

Geomag Black & White

Ages: 5+
$69.99
 

Geomag Glow 104

Ages: 3+
$79.99
 

Geomag KOR

Ages: 8+
$49.99
 

Goldie Blox Invention Mansion

Ages: 6+
Currently Discontinued
 

GoldieBlox Zipline Action Figure

Ages: 4+
$24.99
 

Grand City Station

Ages: 4+
$129.99
 

Grippies Builders - 20 pc. Set

Ages: 18 months+
$39.99
 

Grippies Links - 16 pc. set

Ages: 1.5+
$39.95
 

Grippies Shakers - 30 pc.

Ages: 2+
$59.95
 

Gumball Machine Maker

Ages: 6 – 10
 

Gyroscopes and Flywheels

Ages: 8+
$24.99
 

Hubelino Basic Building Box - 106 pc. set

Ages: 4+
$89.99
 

HydroBot Arm Kit

Ages: 12+
 

IO Blocks 192 Piece Set

Ages: 4+
$59.95
 

IO Blocks Minis - 250 pc. set

Ages: 5+
$29.99
 

IO Blocks Vehicles

Ages: 3+
$49.95
 

IQube

Ages: 8+
$199.00
 

Interlox Discs

Ages: 2+
$19.95
 

Interlox Squares

Ages: 2+
$19.95
 

Joinks - 76 pc. set

Ages: 3+
$44.95
 

Junior Starter Rainbow 400 Set Tub

Ages: 3 – 6
 

KEVA Contraptions

Ages: 7+
$19.95
 

KEVA Cutouts 60 Pieces

Ages: 5+
$24.95
 

KEVA Junior 20 Pieces

Ages: 0.5+
$29.95
 

KIBO 21

Ages: 4 – 7
 

Kanoodle Gravity

Ages:
 

Kids First Coding and Robotics

Ages: 7+
 

Kiwi Crate Mechanical Sweeper

Ages: 5 – 8
 

Kiwi Pinball Machine

Ages: 5+
$19.95
 

LUX Small 88 Piece Set

Ages: 6+
$29.99
 

Li's Lighthouse Lookout

Ages: 6+
$14.99
 

Little Cruisers Build & Spin

Ages: 2+
$19.99
 

Little Genius Starter Kit

Ages: 3 – 5
 

Magformers Curve 20pc Set

Ages: 3+
$39.99
 

Magformers Sky Track

Ages: 3+
$99.99
 

Magformers Standard 30pc Set

Ages: 3+
$49.99
 

Magicube Castles & Homes

Ages: 3+
$49.63
 

Magicube Free Building 27 Piece Set

Ages: 1+
$79.99
 

Magicube Polar Animals

Ages: 2+
$31.17
 

Magicube Robots

Ages: 3+
$39.70
 

Magicube Safari Park

Ages: 1.5+
$39.70
 

Magna-Qubix

Ages: 3+
 

Magna-Tiles Free Style 40-Piece Set

Ages: 3+
 

Magnetic Pattern Block Activity Set

Ages: 6+
$19.99
 

Marble Circuit

Ages: 8+
 

Mechanical Engineering: Robotic Arms

Ages: 7 – 14
$59.95
 

Mechanics Challenge

Ages: 7+
 

Mechanics Gravity Motor

Ages: 7+
$59.99
 

Mechanics Gravity Up & Down Circuit

Ages: 7+
$119.99
 

Mega Marble Run and Motorized Marble Elevator

Ages: 4+
 

MiO Playing Eating Sleeping Working + 2 People

Ages: 3+
$104
 

Mini Unit Bricks Architect Set - 72 pc

Ages: 3+
$55.00
 

Mini Unit Bricks Builder Set - 40 pc

Ages: 3+
$42.00
 

Mini Unit Bricks: Crane Builder

Ages: 6+
$49.00
 

My Robotic Pet: Tumbling Hedgehog

Ages: 7+
 

Panelcraft Rainbow Dream Builder

Ages: 3+
$119
 

Panelcraft Rainbow Solids

Ages: 3+
$149.00
 

Panelcraft Stars Solids

Ages: 3+
 

Pattern Play 3D

Ages: 5+
$34.95
 

Pendulonium STEM Challenge

Ages: 5+
$19.99
 

People Blocks 31 pc. set - Classic Colors

Ages: 18 mo. – 4
$59.99
 

Pepper Mint in the Great Treehouse Engineering Adventure

Ages: 8+
 

Pepper Mint in the Magnificent Mars Expedition

Ages: 8+
 

Playground Engineering & Design Building Set

Ages: 5+
$24.99
 

Power Blox

Ages: 8+
$21.99
 

Power Blox Flashing Frenzy

Ages: 8+
 

PowerClix Construction Vehicle Set

Ages: 5+
$60.00
 

Pro-Bot

Ages: 3+
$149.95
 

Pro-L 110 pc.

Ages: 8+
$71.99
 

Pro-L Skyline New York

Ages: 8+
 

Propulsion Rocket

Ages: 12+
$19.99
 

Pull Back Construction Vehicles

Ages: 9mos+
$24.99
 

Q-BA-Maze 2.0

Ages: 6+
$24.95-$124.95
 

QBA-Maze 2.0 Lights

Ages: 6+
$34.95
 

Quadrilla Castle Escape

Ages: 4+
$99.99
 

Quadrilla Space City

Ages: 6+
$149.99
 

Quadrilla Super Spiral

Ages: 4+
 

Remote-Control Machines: Custom Cars

Ages: 8+
$99.95
 

Roadway System - 42 pc set

Ages: 2+
$79.95
 

Robot Engineer

Ages: 3+
$49.99
 

Robot Factory Domino

Ages: 4+
 

Robotis Play 300 DINOs

Ages: 8+
$34.95
 

Robotis Play 600 PETs

Ages: 6+
$39.95
 

Robotis Play 700 OLLOBOT

Ages: 8 – 50
$89.95
 

Rocket Science Starter Set

Ages: 10+
 

Ruby Rails Skydive Action Figure

Ages: 4+
$24.99
 

STEM Classroom Bundle

Ages: 5+
$119.99
 

STEM Explorers Geomakers

Ages:
 

STEM Explorers Mathlink Builders

Ages:
 

Science Experiment Toolbox

Ages: 4+
 

Simple Machines

Ages: 8+
 

Simple Machines Activity Card Set

Ages: 10+
$17.99
 

Simple Machines Activity Set

Ages: 10+
$49.99
 

Skate Park Engineering & Design Building Set

Ages: 5+
$16.99
 

Smart Circuits

Ages: 8+
$49.99
 

Smithsonian Motor Works

Ages: 8+
 

Smithsonian Robo Spider

Ages: 8+
 

Snap Circuit Arcade

Ages: 8+
$64.95
 

Snap Circuits 3D Illumination

Ages: 8+
$64.95
 

Snap Circuits 3D M.E.G

Ages: 8+
$78.95
 

Snap Circuits Beginner

Ages: 5+
$24.95
 

Snap Circuits Bric: Structures

Ages: 8+
$44.95
 

Snap Circuits Jr. 100 Experiments

Ages:
$36.95
 

Snap Circuits Motion

Ages: 8+
 

Snap CircuitsⓇ – Deluxe Snap Rover

Ages: 8+
$119.95
 

Snapino

Ages: 12+
$49.95
 

Stacking Cubes Circus

Ages: 1+
$40.00
 

Stacking Cubes Farm

Ages: 1+
$40.00
 

Start-Up Circuits

Ages: 2+
$19.95
 

Story Blox: The City

Ages: 8+
$54.99
 

Structural Engineering: Bridges & Skyscrapers

Ages: 8 – 14
$49.95
 

Teach Tech: Mech-5 Mechanical Coding Robot

Ages: 10+
 

Texo - 100 pc set

Ages: 3+
$44.95
 

The OffBits: CareBit

Ages: 6+
$14.95
 

The OffBits: Vehicle Red Kit

Ages: 6+
$14.95
 

TileBlox Rainbow 30 pc set with Magnetic Activity Board

Ages: 3+
$49.99
 

Timberkits Bi-Plane

Ages: 9+
$39.95
 

Tinker Crate Walking Robot

Ages: 9 – 14
 

Tree House Engineering & Design Building Set

Ages: 5+
$16.99
 

Val's Level-Up Skate Park

Ages: 6+
$14.99
 

Wacky Wheels STEM Challenge

Ages: 5+
$19.99
 

Wireless Thymio Robot

Ages: 5+
$189.00-$235.00
 

Zumi

Ages:
 

meeperBOT 2.0

Ages: 5+
$54.99