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Welcome to the home of the Building Toys Fanatic!

We've spent years buying, building, and loving building toys, and now we want to share the fun with you. This site contains a handpicked selection of our favorite building toys. we have personally owned, built, and played with every single brand on this site.

So what's our all-time favorite building toys pick? That distinction has to go to Lego. We know it's not too original, but it's true.

Lego continues to be the number one name in building toys. They constantly come out with new and interesting sets and concepts that push the limits of what we think of as mere "toys." But, they also have simple, classic sets that are good for any age group. Check out the Lego picks here to find the best Lego sets currently available.

What's the coolest up-and-comer in the world of building toys? We're happy to say it's Supermag. Hey, they're from Italy so they must be good!

You may not have heard of them yet, but they're one of the best building toys I've ever played with. Supermag is great because it's so simple. It's really just a bunch of metal balls and plastic rods with magnets at the ends, but you can make an endless number of structures with these deceptively humble pieces. It's great!

We have several boxes on our desks at work and every person that stops by can't help but play with them. Check out the Supermag picks here...you'll be hooked on these building toys instantly!

 


Building Toys Categories

Classic Building Toys
Classic toys that are still great
  Lego
The greatest building toys ever
Magnetic Toys
Use magnets to build
  Motorized Building Toys
Modern toys that move
Puzzles
Everyone loves a good puzzle
  Video Games
Build in a virtual world
Shopping Directory
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Top Building Toys Brands

   

Brio Train

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Brio makes a wide variety of building toys, but our favorites are their large collection of wooden trains and accessories. All Brio train track pieces easily fit together and are so simple that even small kids can create large layouts.

Shop for Brio train building toys

     

   

Capsela

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Capsela takes principles of physics, mechanics, engineering, and fun and packages them in easy-to-use capsules. Each component easily connects to the next, so redesigning and rebuilding your models is a snap.

Shop for Capsela building toys.

     

   

Geomag

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Geomag is one of the coolest new building toys on the market. It proves that simpler is better when it comes to building toys. Geomag sets consist of one inch long plastic rods with magnets at each end and nickel plated metal balls. You can use these simple components to build pretty much anything you want.

Shop for Geomag building toys

     

   

ImagiBricks

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ImagiBricks are the best cardboard blocks I've ever seen. They are the perfect size for little kids to build with and last a surprisingly long time for cardboard blocks. ImagiBricks are even sturdy enough for almost any size child to stand on.

Shop for ImagiBricks building toys

     

   

K'nex

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K'nex is another building toy that is based on just a simple set of pieces that you can do a lot with. The most impressive K'nex structures are huge. In fact, one of the most fun things about K'nex is that you can quickly build structures and models as tall as you are with not very many pieces.

Shop for K'nex building toys

     

   

Lego

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Lego sets are arguably the greatest building toys of all time. There's just nothing bad you can say about Lego. The Lego company has consistently offered a huge selection of both simple and complex building toys that just never get old.

Shop for Lego building toys

     

   

Lincoln Logs

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Lincoln Logs are still a hot item in the building toys market and for good reason. They are a great, classic building toy. Lincoln Logs have been around since 1916 and still feature real wooden logs that fit together to create cool looking buildings, cabins, and forts.

Shop for Lincoln Logs building toys

     

   

Puzz 3D

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Puzz 3D makes building toys out of puzzle pieces. Each Puzz 3D set comes with a three dimensional puzzle mounted on foam pieces that fit together to make buildings, statues, landmarks, etc. Puzz 3D is perfect for someone who likes both building toys and puzzles.

Shop for Puzz 3D building toys

     

   

Rokenbok

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Rokenbok combines all the educational fun of traditional train and construction sets with the most modern technology. Choose one of the starter sets and before you know it you'll be building a sprawling network of vehicles and factory components, all powered by remote control. All Rokenbok building toys are compatible, so there's no limit to how much you can build and how far your imagination can take you.

Shop for Rokenbok building toys

     

   

Zoids

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Zoids are an amazing building toys because they're part model toy and part mechanical action figure. You get to build each Zoid just like any other snap together model, but when you're done you flip a switch and it starts walking around the room chomping its jaws, moving its guns, etc.

Shop for Zoids building toys

     

 

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