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 41354 Andrea's Heart Box Doll Playset Toy Storage
John Lewis & Partners
Price: £5.00
LEGO 60190 City Artic Expedition Ice Glider Playset, Toy Explorer Vehicles, Winter Adventure Building Sets for Kids
Amazon
Price: £5.00
WALTONS EST. 1878 4x4 Wooden Garden Playhouse for kids. Shiplap Construction, dip treated with 10 year Anti Rot Guarantee - Includes Apex Roof, Felt and Floor, Safety Styrene Windows (4 x 4 / 4Ft x 4Ft) 3-5 Day Delivery
Amazon
Price: £229.99
WIN.MAX 5 in 1 Multi-game Table, Basket, Billiard, Chess, Table Tennis, Air Hockey Table Competition Sized MDF Construction Fun Game Heavy Duty
Amazon
Price: £111.99
WIN.MAX Football Table 4ft Colorful Soccer Foosball Game MDF Construction Competition Sized Arcade Sports Fun Heavy Duty Indoor Pub Room Game
Amazon
Price: £108.49
Construction Toys - QUN FENG 6 set of Engineering Car Truck Series Assembled DIY Construction Vehicles Educational Toys for Kids
Amazon
Price: £99.99
Sale: £17.99
GotechoD Remote Control Construction Vehicle, Remote Control Loader Alloy RC Bulldozer 1:18 Full Function, 6 Channel 4 Wd RC Front Loader Excavator Vehicle for Kids
Amazon
Price: £95.99
Sale: £29.59
Football Table 4ft 48*24*25 Soccer Foosball Game Wooden Table Competition Sized MDF Construction Arcade Sports Fun Heavy Duty Indoor Pub Room Game
Amazon
Price: £89.99
DOUBLE E RC Excavator 17 Channel Three-in-One Remote Control Tractor Toy Construction Vehicles
Amazon
Price: £89.99
Sale: £57.99
Playlearn Life Size Foam Construction Building Blocks/Bricks Toy Role Play Realistic (Pack of 50)
Amazon
Price: £89.90
Innoo Tech Magnetic Building Blocks | 108 Pcs Magnet Blocks Set | Kid Magnetic Toys Construction Stacking Kits | Building Tiles Blocks for Creativity Educational | Instruction Booklet Included
Amazon
Price: £79.99
Sale: £26.99
LEGO 21313 Ideas Ship in Bottle Construction Set, Brick-built Bottle and Stand, Creative Building Playset
Amazon
Price: £68.99
LEGO 60195 City Arctic Mobile Exploration Base Toy, Crane Vehicle Platform and Trailer, Construction Toys for Kids
Amazon
Price: £67.99
LEGO 42077 Technic Rally Car Toy, 2in1 Buggy Model, Racing Construction Set
Amazon
RRP: £89.99
Price: £66.58
Thames & Kosmos Remote Control Machines Construction Kit
John Lewis & Partners
Price: £64.99
Top Race Top Race 5 Channel Full Functional Front Loader, Electric RC Remote Control Construction Tractor Tr-113 (with Lights and Sounds), Yellow, Orange-Yellow
Amazon
Price: £60.99
Sale: £24.99
Top Race Toprace 2 In 1 diecast metal Excavator and Dump Truck Freewheeler Boys Construction Toys - TR-111D/TR-112D, Orange-Yellow
Amazon
Price: £59.99
Sale: £22.99
Top Race 6 Channel Full Functional Dump Truck, RC Remote Control Construction Dump Truck Tractor with Lights and Sounds 2.4GHz (TR-112G), Orangeyellow
Amazon
Price: £55.99
Sale: £29.99
Life Size Foam Construction Building Blocks Toy Role Play Realistic by Playlearn (Pack of 25)
Amazon
RRP: £60.00
Price: £50.00
Magnetic Building Blocks STEM Toys - 112 Piece Set - Construction Toys with a HUGE 112 Pcs! Educational Toys for Boys & Girls, Toddlers & Up. Creative Toy Uses Magnets & Tiles for Big Building Fun!
Amazon
Price: £49.99
Sale: £26.95
VATOS Building Toys 552 PCS Educational Construction Engineering Toys Blocks Set STEM Learning Toys Kit Creative Fun Toys for Kids Age 6+ Years Old Boys & Girls
Amazon
Price: £49.99
Sale: £26.99
Onshine 72pcs Plastics Pipe Plug Match Building Puzzle Toys Assembling Educational Construction Toy Set for Children Boys Girls
Amazon
Price: £45.36
Sale: £19.86
LEGO 10698 Classic Large Creative Brick Box Construction Set, Toy Storage, Fun Colourful Toy Bricks for Lego Masters
Amazon
RRP: £49.99
Price: £40.99
LEGO 42083 Technic Bugatti Chiron, Super Sports Car Exclusive Collectible Model, Advanced Building Set
Amazon
RRP: £329.99
Price: £256.49
LEGO Creator Expert 10264 Corner Garage Modular Building
John Lewis & Partners
Price: £159.99
LEGO 17101 Boost Creative Toolbox Robot Building Kit, 5 in 1 Model, Build Code and Play Toy
Amazon
RRP: £149.99
Price: £124.99
Playlearn Life Size Foam Construction Building Blocks/Bricks Toy Role Play Realistic (Pack of 50)
Amazon
Price: £89.90
Innoo Tech Magnetic Building Blocks | 108 Pcs Magnet Blocks Set | Kid Magnetic Toys Construction Stacking Kits | Building Tiles Blocks for Creativity Educational | Instruction Booklet Included
Amazon
Price: £79.99
Sale: £26.99
Knex Bionic Blast Roller Coaster Building Set - K'Nected With Viewer
VERY
Price: £79.99
LEGO Architecture: United States Capitol Building (21030)
I Want One Of Those
RRP: £84.99
Price: £74.99
LEGO 75954 Harry Potter Hogwarts Great Hall Toy, Wizzarding World Fan Gift, Building Sets for Kids
Amazon
RRP: £89.99
Price: £70.97
LEGO 21313 Ideas Ship in Bottle Construction Set, Brick-built Bottle and Stand, Creative Building Playset
Amazon
Price: £68.99
LEGO 75955 Harry Potter Hogwarts Express Train Toy, Wizzarding World Fan Gift, Building Sets for Kids
Amazon
RRP: £74.99
Price: £63.74
LEGO 60141 City Police Station Building Set, Toy Helicopter Car and Motorbike, Police Toys
Amazon
RRP: £84.99
Price: £58.99
LEGO 31084 Creator Pirate Roller Coaster Toy, 3 in 1 Model, Fairground Building Sets for Kids
Amazon
Price: £55.99
Life Size Foam Construction Building Blocks Toy Role Play Realistic by Playlearn (Pack of 25)
Amazon
RRP: £60.00
Price: £50.00
Magnetic Building Blocks STEM Toys - 112 Piece Set - Construction Toys with a HUGE 112 Pcs! Educational Toys for Boys & Girls, Toddlers & Up. Creative Toy Uses Magnets & Tiles for Big Building Fun!
Amazon
Price: £49.99
Sale: £26.95
VATOS Building Toys 552 PCS Educational Construction Engineering Toys Blocks Set STEM Learning Toys Kit Creative Fun Toys for Kids Age 6+ Years Old Boys & Girls
Amazon
Price: £49.99
Sale: £26.99
Onshine 72pcs Plastics Pipe Plug Match Building Puzzle Toys Assembling Educational Construction Toy Set for Children Boys Girls
Amazon
Price: £45.36
Sale: £19.86
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.
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’s 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 build 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 and The masters of the construction world has to be the LEGO company who know 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 hold 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.