Building & Exploring: 20 Toys That’ll Kickoff Playtime Adventures

Build and display a fun, colorful piece of plant decor that totally rocks, perfect for girls, boys, and nature fans. Let joy bloom by creating 2 cheerful LEGO plant models in pastel-colored pots – a delosperma (ice plant) named Lumi with purple buds, and an echeveria named Ellie with a long stem and coral buds.…

Builders can assemble a dazzling unicorn and other fantasy creations with all-new magnetic glitter tiles. Available in clear and bright rainbow colors, each tile features high-volume, ultra-fine, iridescent glitter that reflects light to sparkle. 

This two-in-one walker and activity workbench delivers hands-on learning with real-working tools, shape sorting, pretend play, smart storage, and grow-with-me fun from first steps to toddler play.

Tweens can build brick-style books of Black Beauty, Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (pictured), with each capsule containing up to 133 pieces and a hidden trinket.

With colorful silicone suction pieces, creative builders can stick, pop, spin, and stack pieces on smooth surfaces for construction play.

This 1,516-piece set replicates the Dodge Charger vehicle from the Fast and Furious franchise, complete with a V8 engine, rear-wheel drive, and front-wheel suspension.

Nockles are a fantastically fun collection of soft, bendable & connectible fidget toys that snap together and morph into amazing shapes. Kids can expand ‘em, collapse ‘em, snap ‘em, pull ‘em, flip ‘em, bend ‘em, and pop ‘em. This is a collection of fidget toys that gradually increase in complexity with each toy. They are…

Coral reefs, tide pools, and underwater scenes join kids’ building sessions with 25 magnetic tiles and sea creature friends that are compatible with other MAGNA-TILES sets.

Builders can soar into engineering challenges by using 3,730 pieces to assemble a 1:25-scale V-22 Osprey model with a 33-inch wingspan.

With Plus-Plus pieces and stickers, animal lovers can build 2D or 3D pets like Playful Puppy, Curious Cat, Tired Turtle, Bashful Bunny, Artsy Axolotl, and Adoring Axolotl.

Fans snap together the Mustang model, apply decals and stickers, and display the vehicle with rolling wheels and molded-in-color parts for quick, colorful builds inspired by Hasbro’s My Little Pony.

Pulling into the station is a 1:25-scale model of the historic John Bull locomotive, made from 2,250 mini bricks.

With this 4-in-1 STEM kit, young engineers can assemble wooden vehicle models while exploring concepts like motion, structure, and energy.

This set includes 22 magnetic pieces in 11 different shapes, colors, and patterns, so kids can build their favorite dinosaurs.

Inspired by the Naruto series, this chibi-style character is an easy snap-fit model that doesn’t require glue. The collectible includes interchangeable faces and accessories for customizable displays.

Tweens can use BLDR bricks to create a Sanrio-themed diner, complete with a register, ice cream machine, and more. The 209-piece playset also includes 1.5-inch posable Hello Kitty and Badtz-maru figures.

Kids can use paints, stickers, sandpaper, and more from the 32-piece set to build their own wooden binoculars. The kit also includes a notebook and pencils for littles to record their findings.

With this chunky, interactive board book, toddlers can lift sturdy flaps to discover the exciting process of building a home, from construction workers and vehicles to tools and materials.

This playset encourages kids to re-create scenes from the show coupled with daily routines from their own home. The set comes with five LEGO DUPLO figures: Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig, George, Evie, and Peppa Pig.

This buildable model car features a working four-speed manual transmission, a visible V8 engine, differential, shock-absorbing suspension, and adjustable steering, offering a hands-on experience that teaches mechanical engineering concepts and automotive mechanics.