SmartMax Build & Connect

By Smart Toys and Games
Price $59.99
Age 3+

Both the appearance and functionality of SmartMax Build & Connect speak to the play needs of young children. The set's visual and tactile appeal (bold, bright colors, large, easy-to-manipulate pieces) immediately engages young hands and minds, while the ease and speed with which the magnetic pieces form larger constructs makes for immensely satisfying creative play. And it shows, in the smiles on children's faces and in how absorbed they become the moment the fun gets under way. Letters, numbers, rocket ships, houses, and a slew of things never before invented spring forth. This set features brand new expandable bars, curved red pieces, and rubber-tipped plastic screws with which kids can clamp their creations to other toys or hang them around the house from tables, counters, bookshelves, anything up to 6 cm thick. The set's metallic spheres and colorful magnetic bars hold instantly together, and with the new connectors, kids have the freedom to build from the bottom up or the top down.