The building set can be used for fine motor skill development, eye-hand coordination, primary color recognition, pre-math skills, occupational therapy, and just plain old open-ended fun! The objects we have prototyped are several different 3D printed straw connectors, allowing the construction of different shapes. This set has 21 pieces, featuring bends and junctions that can be used in multiple formations to create unique pathways to drinks. Find comfortable seating, versatile tables, inviting rugs, durable outdoor furniture, smart storage solutions, classroom decor, cosy sleeping room furniture and more.

You can find inspiring seasonal craft ideas, a host of our most popular classroom resources or grab a bargain in our clearance sales. If you're embarking on a large project, you will likely only connect enough straws together to make a square or rectangle. After you make enough squares and rectangles, you will glue or paper clip these sections together to create your project. Play encourages creativity, imagination, perseverance and the development of language and social skills.Simple to use sets feature colourful, flexible straws to inspire the creation of straight, circular and various curved constructions. The bendable straws have a distinct top and bottom, and how you choose to connect these will play a major role in your design. Simply send us a good quality photo of the face of your choice, and we'll get to work cutting the faces out of high-quality 250gsm card. The open-ended design of the connector toys enables children to design and create simple shapes or complex structures using their imagination and creativity.

Each straw is connected by yellow connectors with numerous points of application enabling children to build up and out easily.The more complex your design, the more additional items you'll need, but whether you plan to make a simple box or a model city, you'll first have to know how to connect the straws. I did find that the straws are not strong enough to support any kind of cover but the lightest you can find to make a fort. This is what recommends them as a perfect toy for children aged 4-14: according to their age and skills, children can spend from a few minutes to as much as a few hours building virtually any shape of any dimension: towers, castles, cars, spaceships etc. In addition to regular straws and connectors this special edition includes 8 small wheels, 8 large wheels and 40 special connectors.

Enhance student success with our tailored resources: levelled reading materials, skill-building books and diverse options for improved literacy. By providing opportunities to experiment with simple mechanics, physics, engineering and science - systems thinking made simple. The blocks are easy to connect and children aged 5 and 7yrs were able to follow the picture book with ease.

SCIENCE TOYS: The interconnecting pieces set supports STEM by introducing children to counting, grouping, sorting, designing, constructing, and putting physics into play. TRAVEL TOY: The cloth storage tote bag container makes it easy for your young explorer to clean up, as well as travel while keeping items contained after creating and exploring new worlds. This open-ended experience has no right or wrong answers so is the perfect way for your child to have freedom in their explorations. printed connectors present the benefit of being customizable; they can be printed so that they fit any straw diameter. This COMPLETE building construction set will keep the little ones entertained for hours while they boost theirfine motor skills and improve reasoning and problem-solving skills as they create 3D works of art.

They say that it is a simple toy that allows young children to be creative and provides plenty of opportunity for open-ended play. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Create an inclusive learning environment with our range of inclusive education resources for fine motor skills, gross motor skills, cognitive skills, sensory learning, visual and auditory aids, multicultural resources and more. A GoSili reusable silicone straw won’t melt in your drink like a paper straw or hurt your pearly whites like a stainless-steel straw.

She is able to make simple geometric shapes as well as large structures that she uses for forts, tents, castes, etc. Discuss the construction as it begins to take shape, asking your child what it is, how they are planning to connect the pieces, etc. This group of aspiring engineers put together their structures following our instructions which you can view HERE.