At Top Toy Guide you can find the best construction toy and popular building play sets from loveable favourites like Bob the Builder to the more advanced construction kits like Meccano.
Construction Toys and Building Systems
Building toys and construction systems have been around for generations and have been keeping kids amused for hours. Hand to eye coordination, fine motor skills and imagination can all be developed helping to instil confidence and self-esteem.
LEGO Friends: Lighthouse Rescue Center Sea Life Vet Set (41380)
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£54.99
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COSTWAY 24V Ride on Excavator, 2 Seater Kids Electric Truck Construction Vehicle with Remote Control, Music, Lights, Digging Arm, Battery Powered Ride On Toy for Boys Girls
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£249.95
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LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley Wizarding Shops Construction Set 76444
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£170.00
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LEGO Marvel Iron Man Mark 3 Collectors Edition Construction Set 76344
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£120.00
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LEGO City Coast Guard Rescue Boat & Helicopter Construction Set 60504
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£100.00
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LEGO Marvel Spider-Man vs. Mysterio The Daily Bugle Construction Set 76342
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£100.00
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LEGO Ninjago Four Weapons Blacksmith 15th Anniversary Construction Set 71858
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£90.00
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LEGO LEGO® Technic Volvo L120 Electric Wheel Loader Construction Toy 42209 - Multi
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£89.99
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LEGO Duplo 3 in 1 Construction Site and Vehicles Construction Set 10476
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£80.00
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LEGO LEGO® City Central Train Station Set for Fans of Construction Toys 60469 - Multi
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£79.99
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LEGO® Technic Volvo L120 Electric Wheel Loader Construction Toy 42209
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LEGO Ninjago Dragons Rising 4in1 Zane’s Ultra Combiner Mech Construction Set 71834
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LEGO NINJAGO NINJAGO City Gardens 71741 Building Kit; Ninja House Playset Featuring 19 Minifigures, New 2021 (5,685 Pieces)
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LEGO Technic Volvo EC500 Hybrid Excavator Building Set 42215
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LEGO Ideas: Home Alone McCallisters House Building Set (21330)
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Enesco Harry Potter Illuminated Buildings Azkaban Prison (23.5cm)
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Lego® Technic Lamborghini Revuelto Super Sports Car Set Stem Building Toy 42214
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Enesco Harry Potter Illuminated Buildings Hogwarts™ Great Hall and Tower (33cm)
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Enesco Harry Potter Illuminated Buildings Hogwarts™ Astronomy Tower (31cm)
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LEGO LEGO® Technic 42214 Lamborghini Revuelto Super Sports Car Set STEM Building Toy - Multi
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LEGO Star Wars AT-ST Walker Building Set for Adults 75417
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LEGO Star Wars The Dark Falcon Building Toy for Kids 75389
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LEGO® Icons Transformers: Soundwave Model Kit Building Set for Adults 10358
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LEGO Mario Kart – Mario & Standard Kart Building Set 72037
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LEGO LEGO® Marvel 76324 Spider-Man vs. Oscorp Kids’ Super Hero Building Kit - Multi
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Enesco Harry Potter Illuminated Buildings Borgin and Burkes™ (22cm)
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LEGO Star Wars Republic Juggernaut Building Toy 75413
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Meccano
Introducing construction toys at an early age helps your child use their hands effectively and develop good reflexes it’s also a great way of having fun. They can let their imagination run wild with the many types of construction toys such as LEGO, Geomag, Meccano, wooden bricks and more.
Playtime can be so much more exciting when a child can use their own imagination to build weird and wonderful things that are why traditional toys like LEGO and Meccano are still a firm favourite when choosing a Christmas toy.
Building toys
Building toys can be found to suit all age types and gender. For younger boys and girls construction toys are fun and colourful with safe and easy to use pieces. A good example is the popular Meccano Build and Play Funky Car. The recommended age is 4 years and over and is perfect for little hands.
The strong flexible parts are made with strong plastic rather than metal and are fun and colourful to play with. Best of all, the instruction booklet shows how to build five different models including a helicopter and a plane.
ELC have a selection of building it construction toys for ages 2- 6 years and 3-8 years and it won’t cost the earth to keep those little ones happy. Kids will particularly like the Robot poppers; a popping robot and alien that make popping sounds when stretched.
Playmobil
The magic of Playmobil has been with us for over 30 years and this high-quality brand of toys still delight children today. One of a kind themes like Romans, Knights, Police Seaplane, Zoo, Life in the City etc come with just the right-sized pieces for little hands to grasp plus the figures are bendable with pleasant faces.
Construction toys encourage children to use their hands to create and learn dexterity. The master of the construction world has to be the LEGO company who knows a thing or two about building with their famously coloured bricks. Lego favourites include LEGO MINDSTORM NXT, Deluxe Brick Box, LEGO CITY and LEGO Star Wars.
Construction toys
Other big players include Brio and K’nex and the recent inclusion of magnetic variations like Magnext; a revolutionary new magnetic construction system that offers excellent play value for both boys and girls. Children from the ages of 6 and over can enjoy building their own magnetic magic with endless construction possibilities.
MagNext
The MagNext 360 Degrees Magnacase is a great building platform where two can build at the same time. It is compact and portable making it ideal to take on long car journeys and holidays.
Wooden toys are a bygone favourite that still holds their place as top spot when it comes to building blocks, especially for much younger children. You can’t beat the smooth feel and warmth of wooden toys that can stand up to the rough and tumble play of youngsters.
A classic toy like the Wooden Baby Walker helps develop motor skills in children and comes with colourful wooden blocks featuring letters and numbers for learning, loading stacking and unloading.
Bob the Builder Construction Playset
Still with the youngsters the Bob the Builder Construction Playset is perfect for 3-year-olds and over. They will love this amazing playset with all their favourites: Tumbler, Scoop, and Muck as well as Bob himself. Little builders can help out with the building and hear Bob call out fun phrases as the vehicles move around the site.
Construction sets have a wide audience from tots to teenagers and are a great foundation for creativity and learning. So whether its traditional wooden blocks, building sets or complex model kits they make ideal Christmas presents where all the family can join in and have fun building stuff together.