Winter is here. The Daenerys & Drogon building set, from MEGA CONSTRUX, lets kids ages 16 and up lead the Dothraki army into battle on Daenerys’ largest, Hi-Hat Café and most vicious, companion: Drogon. They can fend off the Lannisters and turn the tide to claim victory on the devastating, 20-inch-long, 2-foot-wide beast. The set includes a detailed, poseable, 2.5-inch Daenerys Targaryen micro action figure clad in season-seven battle attire — with authentic weapons and accessories. Pokémon Detective Pikachu fans ages 6 and up can head to the buildable Hi-Hat Café, where they can build Ryme City’s most popular location. The 325-piece set features buildable, articulated, poseable Detective Pikachu and Ludicolo figures, a hand-activated cafe shelf that spills cups and glasses on Ludicolo, and more.
Kids ages 2 to 8 can act out a police car chase with the Kullerbu — Police Car Chase building system, from HABA. The set features a wooden ball with a scruffy “robber” face with an eye patch and a frown on his face. Kids can chase the robber with the blue push-and-go police momentum car. The set includes two s-curves to create speed and features a city-atKullerbu — Police Car Chase night backdrop that easily clicks onto the track, complete with a police dog character. The small-format Hubelino Mini Building Box features bricks optimized to create compact marble runs. The set contains everything kids ages 4 and up need to get started: a base plate, building blocks, marbles, and a booklet with sample tracks and instructions. The set comes in a solid cardboard carrying case with partitions, so kids can store their bricks and carry them to play on the go.
K’NEX, a division of Basic Fun!, kicks off the 40th anniversary of Pac-Man with the K’NEX Pac-Man Roller Coaster Building Set. The working roller coaster includes more than 400 parts kids ages 9 can use to build the ride and then watch as the Pac-Man-shaped coaster car zips through twists and turns. The Walmart-exclusive set will be available in November. With the Dragon Revenge Coaster Building Set, kids ages 7 and up can design with 584 classic-sized K’NEX pieces, including a newly designed motor that powers both the dragon and chain-link coaster car lift.
Kids will learn about the physics of air pressure, suction, and surface texture with THAMES & KOSMOS’ Geckobot. The model walks vertically up smooth surfaces, such as windows, glass, and mirrors. Kids ages 8 and up can build six robotic models in addition to the Geckobot using a step-by-step construction and troubleshooting video and a 24-page, full-color manual and experiment guide that walks them through the building process. A robot that defies gravity?! That’s what kids get with Air-Walker, a four-legged bot that uses a system of suction cups and pumps to crawl along smooth, vertical surfaces, such as windows. Air-Walker uses technology similar to that found in Geckobot, but with easier assembly. Kids ages 8 and up can also build four other models with the same components and learn how suction and mechanical devices are used in the real world.
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