Construction toys
Brick by brick to a masterpiece! Simba construction toys awaken the enthusiasm for building and let little children's hands create great things. You can find all the important information about choosing the right toys and about our range here.
Construction toys – building fun for little constructors
Creating masterpieces with your own hands, making something big out of small parts and being able to watch the whole process is an exciting affair, with pride and satisfaction at the end. Construction toys allow your child to do just that. The occupation with the special building toy is a great experience alone or together with friends – huge building fun included!
What are construction toys and what advantages do they offer?
Construction toys are all about building. Play blocks and plug-in bricks are used to create a wide variety of end products that can be taken apart, changed and reinvented at will. Playing with construction toys is an enormously valuable activity for children, which goes hand in hand with the promotion of the following competences and skills:
Training of fine motor skills
When your child handles construction toys, assembles and separates bricks and picks out matching blocks, he or she is using his or her fine motor skills to do so. The promotion of fine motor skills is accordingly at the top of the list of competencies that are trained by construction toys.
Promotion of logical thinking
In addition, it effectively promotes logical thinking. After all, your child has to estimate the size of the building blocks and compare which constructions are spatially feasible.
Encouraging the imagination
In addition, playing with construction toys encourages your child's imagination. In order for a finished “work” to be created in the end, the child has to think about what it wants to build in advance. They must have a rough plan in mind and use their imagination to realise new creations again and again.
Promoting creativity
Building toys have a positive effect on creativity. The many possibilities that open up for your child should be exhausted and explored. Your child is free to follow his or her creative streak.
Building toys – from what age are building blocks & co. suitable?
Since construction toys often contain small parts that can be swallowed, they are primarily suitable for children from the age of three. However, there are exceptions that are already aimed at smaller, construction-minded kids, as well as toys that are expressly only suitable for older children. There is a suitable building toy for every stage of development!
Children from 3 years
A wonderful example of such a toy that can be used by children from the age of three are our BLOX clamping building blocks. The play bricks are compatible with many bricks from other brands and can be purchased, for example, in the colourful BLOX 300 Bricks.
Children from 4 years
Our marble race 62-piece has proven to be an ideal toy for children from the age of four. With a maximum track length of 160 cm and three balls included, it transforms the children's room into a small play paradise.
Construction toys – what should you look for when buying?
Construction toys come in many colours and shapes. Therefore, it is important to keep both eyes open when buying and to know the most important buying criteria:
Toy quality
It goes without saying that high-quality toys are of great importance. You should therefore pay attention to high-quality materials and careful workmanship.
Compatibility
Find out whether the bricks of your choice are compatible with bricks from other brands. Simba BLOX products are compatible! The bricks can be combined with the products of many well-known brands, including Lego.
Material
The material of the products should not only be of high quality, but must also be able to fulfil some other criteria. If the toys are made of plastic, they should be saliva-resistant. After all, you never know if a building block might end up in your mouth for a short time. Furthermore, the play blocks and plug-in blocks should not have any sharp edges, points or other features that could potentially injure your child. Apart from that, you should attach importance to a good clamping force and a certain robustness of the products.
Storage
Think about how you can store the blocks and play bricks neatly at home. If you choose a Simba product, you don't have to take any further precautions in this regard. Because: We deliver the BLOX building blocks in a practical storage box for safe keeping.
Construction toys – our Simba range
At Simba, great construction toys are waiting to be discovered by you! You can browse through these two categories in our shop:
Marble runs
Simba's marble runs are characterised by top quality, a simple system and a cheerful, colourful design. They are available in sets with different numbers of pieces, so you are sure to find a model that suits your child perfectly.
Build in blocks
The world of BLOX building blocks is large, varied and above all colourful! Black, green, yellow, blue or a colourful mix? You decide!
Conclusion: Simba construction toys – let’s get building!
Construction toys promote motor skills, stimulate the imagination, inspire creativity and train logical thinking – added value that is well worth seeing. The marble runs and BLOX play bricks that you can buy at Simba meet the highest expectations in terms of quality and product safety, inspire with a wide variety and are conveniently compatible with the products of many other manufacturers. In this way, we make our contribution to a lot of fun while building.
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