The Toy Book’s 2023 Toy Fair Issue launched this month, featuring multiple new product previews for retailers and toy industry players to peruse.

Our Construction Showcase highlights 21 new products in the construction toy category, offering a building experience, encouraging imaginative play, and honing fine motor skills across all ages.

Check out a digital version of this curated showcase below and click here to read the full issue.


TRESTLE TRACKS PRO

For the ultimate Trestle Tracks experience, this new set comes with an overabundance of cubes and tracks that kids can use to build marble runs. It also features a variety of new trick tracks that catch, release, bounce, swoop, and more.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $99.95
  • Age:
  • 8+

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SHAPE EXPANSION PACKS

Kids can build 2D and 3D designs with this collection of magnetic construction tiles. These expansion packs feature three different color schemes — clear, pastel, and rainbow — and come in 24-, 48-, and 36-piece sets, respectively.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49-89
  • Age:
  • 3+

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K’NEX MARBLE COASTER RUN

This STEM-infused set includes multiple template builds and more than 500 pieces that kids can use to create a functional marble coaster. Kids can attach the working motor to add movements and chain reactions.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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MINI WAFFLE CITY STREET

This building set is designed to look like a street intersection, complete with cars, pedestrians, and light posts.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $74.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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MINI WAFFLE SPACE BASE

This 618-piece set comes with instructions to build four space crafts with a moon base.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $149.99
  • Age:
  • 7+

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MINI WAFFLE ADVENTURE SECRET CAVE

This building set creates a waterfall with a cave underneath. Kids can also interact with the set with included figures and accessories including a tent, a canoe, and more.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $39.99
  • Age:
  • 5+

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MYSTERY SPIN SET 40 PIECES

This construction set is based on fundamental shapes that kids use to build. The set includes triangles, squares, rectangles, wheels, a spin connector, and more.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $84.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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YETI YIKES! SKI MOUNTAIN

This magnetic set includes 37 pieces to build a mountaintop slope. Kids can read the included comic to meet the mysterious Yeti and learn more about the mountain.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $69.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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ERGGS’ CRASH ARENA

This magnetic set includes 47 pieces kids can use to make a crash arena for races. The included comic features the Erggs, the Oggs, and their racing challenge.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $74.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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BRICK TRICK HARRY POTTER

Kids can build famous structures and objects from the Harry Potter series using natural bricks, real wood, and cardboard decorative elements. The line includes The Great Hall, The Burrow, Hagrid’s Hut, Gringotts Wizarding Bank, Long Gallery, and the Clock Tower.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99-44.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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MAGNA-TILES DOWNHILL DUO 40-PIECE SET

This building set includes four ramps, two vehicles, two figures, six road squares, 24 small squares, and two finish line rectangles. Kids can connect the magnetic pieces to build a fully magnetic racing adventure.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $69.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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MAGNA-TILES XTRAS: ROADS 12-PIECE SET

Kids can connect their Magna-Tiles worlds with these multi-purpose compatible pieces. This set includes both square and curved road pieces for a variety of building options.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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MAGNA-TILES DASHERS 6-PIECE SET

These toy vehicles are designed to easily ride along traditional magnetic tile squares and race down newer ramp and road pieces. The Dashers are compatible with other Magna-Tiles sets and are designed to be easy to use, so kids can learn physics basics without frustration.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $29.99
  • Age:
  • 3+

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SNAP FM RADIO

With this entry-level Snap Circuits kit, kids can participate in four hands-on projects to build a working FM radio. The project will teach kids about the science of radio waves, amplifiers, circuits, and electricity.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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SNAP CIRCUITS FLIGHT DECK

This kit teaches kids how planes fly, how electricity works, how to create and launch paper airplanes, and about aerodynamics. It contains six different STEM projects and easy-to-follow directions so that kids can work independently and confidently.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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PINXIES UNICORN CREATION STUDIO

The Pinxies building toy line expands with this 80-piece set that kids can combine to create and customize 10 unicorn figures.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 6+

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MEGA POKÉMON CENTER

Create the Pokémon Center with this 648-piece building set, which comes with four buildable Pokémon figures: Pikachu, Chansey, Eevee, and Togepi. Once the set is built, kids can turn a crank to see the characters move.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $79.99
  • Age:
  • 8+

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EPIC FORTS

Build the coolest forts EVER with National Geographic’s Epic Forts! These hands-on engineering kits let kids construct epic, life-size structures that take playtime to a whole new level. Each kit comes with bendable Flex-Tech connectors, two different pole lengths, sheet clips, and rigid connectors that can be used separately or combined into an 18-point ball.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $49.99- $99.99
  • Age:
  • 4+

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LEGO DREAMZZZ MATEO & Z-BLOB THE ROBOT

This 237-piece set is based on the LEGO DREAMZzz series. Kids can transform Z-Blob into a sleek robot to help Mateo rescue Jayden, who’s been kidnapped by a nightmare monster.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $19.99
  • Age:
  • 7+

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LEGO DISNEY UP HOUSE

Kids can build the iconic house from the Disney and Pixar movie Up with this 598-piece construction set. It features multiple rooms and comes with LEGO minifigures of Carl Fredricksen and Russell, plus a Dug LEGO dog figure.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $59.99
  • Age:
  • 9+

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LEGO FRIENDS HARTLAKE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Kids can discover lots of new classes and cultures with the LEGO Friends Heartlake International School building set. The school building playset includes classrooms, relaxation areas, a canteen, an entrance with lockers, a bathroom, and a basketball net

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $99.99; $139.99 CAD
  • Age:
  • 8+

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About the author

Madeleine Buckley

Madeleine Buckley

Madeleine Buckley was a Senior Editor at The Pop Insider, The Toy Insider, and The Toy Book. She covered all things toys and fandom, and has appeared on Cheddar and a variety of regional news networks to talk about the latest trends in both. She is a movie score enthusiast, mediocre knitter, proud Syracuse alumna, and Marvel lover. You can usually find her at the movies or hanging out at home with her super-pup, Parker.

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