Building Structures & Contraptions - 12-Year Olds

Kids 12 and up love building structures and contraptions!

Stock up on building toys for kids 12 and up at MindWare. From our patented Q-Ba-Maze marble run to our KEVA Contraptions precision maple building sets your kids will be able to let their imaginations run wild. But our house specialty kids building sets are just the beginning. K'Nex Mighty Makers building sets inspire creativity and build a story along with the structures. LEGO Chain Reactions is a book and LEGO kit that will teach kids bricks new tricks!

Inspire creativity in kids of all age and skill levels with KEVA Contraptions building sets. KEVA planks and blocks capture the imagination ... lengthening attention spans, deepening concentration and building excitement. It's no wonder that KEVA Building Sets have caught the attention of Mensa, DreamWorks and Destination Imagination. KEVA is a kids building set that will have them building for hours.

Q-Ba-Maze 2.0 is a unique system of colorful cubes that interlock to form an amazing marble maze with a huge difference! Q-Ba-Maze 2.0 Stunt Sets by MindWare lets kids create marble maze sculptures in almost any design ... buildings, extreme mazes, even animals! Best of all, Q-Ba-Maze is unpredictable because the steel balls can travel in any direction since each cube opens on two sides, creating a live demonstration of probability, physics and art all in one!

Kids love roller coasters and kids love K'Nex building sets so now we have two to choose from. Both the K'Nex Double Doom Roller Coaster and the K'Nex Hyperspeed Hangtime Roller Coaster stand over three feet tall and will give kids 12 and up hours of building time.

Think your kids will build something when pigs fly? Then get them the Weird & Wacky Contraption Lab with Exclusive Ring of Fire! This zany contraption let's kids build and build until they create a path for the steel marble that will send the pig flying. It's a different game every time and kids will think it's a blast.

Building toys for kids that foster STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Science) are creating quite a stir with parents and educators alike. Kids building sets help them to boost concentration, critical thinking skills, as well as increasing architectural and engineering interests.