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