Toobalink Starter Kit

By Metre Ideas and Design
Price $34.99
Age 5+

Toobalink Starter Kit is designed to be used creatively in conjunction with cardboard tubes from paper towels and toilet tissues, many millions of which are thrown away each and every day. The set includes everything children need to start building right away - 9 heavy-duty cardboard tubes and 30 plastic building pieces uniquely designed to connect with one another and with those cardboard tubes. The plastic pieces (some of which have foam wraparounds so that they fit snugly into cardboard tubes) interconnect firmly in numerous ways and disconnect easily, making it simple to explore ideas and change directions as inspiration strikes. The instructions show how to build a sword, a dog, and a tepee frame using those included contents, just a small sampling of what can be done. Kids are encouraged to save cardboard tubes and use them to build rather than throwing them out, and by so doing dramatically expand both the variety and magnitude of constructions made possible by Toobalink.