At Top Toy Guide you can find the best construction toy and popular building play sets from loveable favourites like Bob the Builder to the more advanced construction kits like Meccano.
Construction Toys and Building Systems
Building toys and construction systems have been around for generations and have been keeping kids amused for hours. Hand to eye coordination, fine motor skills and imagination can all be developed helping to instil confidence and self-esteem.
LEGO DUPLO Wrecking Ball Demolition Construction Set (10932)
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£54.99
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LEGO DUPLO Tower Crane & Construction Vehicle Toys (10933)
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£114.99
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Connetix Roads, Ramps and Intersections Construction Set, 16 Piece
John Lewis & Partners
£75.00
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LEGO DUPLO Wrecking Ball Demolition Construction Set (10932)
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£54.99
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Le Toy Van TV469 Cars & Construction Double Decker Wooden Role Play Suitable for Girls and Boys Toys, London Bus
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£54.95
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Lego LEGO® City Yellow Construction Excavator Toy Digger 60420 (8+ Yrs)
Marks and Spencer UK
£49.99
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LEGO Technic 42196 Lamborghini Huracán Tecnica Construction Set
John Lewis & Partners
£46.99
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Crazy Forts Glow in The Dark, 69 Pieces, Fort Building Kit for Kids, Indoor or Outdoor STEM Playhouse Construction Toy
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£43.98
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LEGO Creator: 3in1 Townhouse Toy Store Construction Set (31105)
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£39.99
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HOMCOM CAT Licensed Kids Construction Ride-On Toddler Digger Excavator Foot-To-Floor Ride-On Toy w/Manual Shovel, Horn, Hidden Storage, for Ages 1.5-3 Years
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£37.99
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LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Storage Box Set, Building Toys for 4 Plus Year Old Kids, Boys & Girls, Construction Toy with Windows, Doors, Wheels and Green Baseplate 10698
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£36.99
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LEGO NINJAGO NINJAGO City Gardens 71741 Building Kit; Ninja House Playset Featuring 19 Minifigures, New 2021 (5,685 Pieces)
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£389.00
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Enesco Harry Potter Illuminated Buildings Hogsmeade Station (17.8cm)
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Enesco Harry Potter Illuminated Buildings Hogwarts™ Great Hall and Tower (33cm)
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Enesco Harry Potter Illuminated Buildings Shrieking Shack (21cm)
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8-in-1 Toddler Swing and Slide Set with Whiteboard and Building Block Baseplate
Debenhams UK
Kids Plastic Playhouse with Built-in Storage Rack and Building Block Table
Debenhams UK
Enesco Harry Potter Illuminated Buildings Quality Quidditch™ Supplies (22cm)
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Enesco Harry Potter Illuminated Buildings Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes™ (21cm)
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LEGO Star Wars 75257 Millennium Falcon - Starship Set with 5 Minifigures & 2 Droid Figures inc. Finn, Chewbacca, C3PO and R2D2 - Building Toys for 9+ Year Old Boys & Girls
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£124.99
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LEGO Creator 3in1 Main Street Building Toy Set 31141
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LEGO DC Batman Batcave Clayface Invasion Building Toys (76122)
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£94.99
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LEGO 31142 Creator 3in1 Space Roller Coaster to Drop Tower or Merry-Go-Round Set, Fairgound Ride Models, Building Toy with Space Rocket, Planets and Light Up Bricks
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£94.99
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LEGO City: Nitro Wheels Tuning Workshop Building Set (60258)
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£89.99
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Lego LEGO City Police Prison Island Building Toy 60419 (7+ Yrs)
Marks and Spencer UK
£89.99
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Lego LEGO® ǀ Disney Frozen Elsa's Ice Palace Building Toy 43244 (6+ Yrs)
Marks and Spencer UK
£89.99
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Lego LEGO City Modular Space Station Building Toy 60433 (7+ Yrs)
Marks and Spencer UK
£89.99
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Enesco Harry Potter Illuminated Buildings Chasing The Snitch (25cm)
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LEGO City Police Prison Island Building Toy 60419
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LEGO Architecture: Trafalgar Square London Building Set (21045)
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£79.99
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Kids Plastic Playhouse with Built-in Storage Rack and Building Block Table
Debenhams UK
Meccano
Introducing construction toys at an early age helps your child use their hands effectively and develop good reflexes it’s also a great way of having fun. They can let their imagination run wild with the many types of construction toys such as LEGO, Geomag, Meccano, wooden bricks and more.
Playtime can be so much more exciting when a child can use their own imagination to build weird and wonderful things that are why traditional toys like LEGO and Meccano are still a firm favourite when choosing a Christmas toy.
Building toys
Building toys can be found to suit all age types and gender. For younger boys and girls construction toys are fun and colourful with safe and easy to use pieces. A good example is the popular Meccano Build and Play Funky Car. The recommended age is 4 years and over and is perfect for little hands.
The strong flexible parts are made with strong plastic rather than metal and are fun and colourful to play with. Best of all, the instruction booklet shows how to build five different models including a helicopter and a plane.
ELC have a selection of building it construction toys for ages 2- 6 years and 3-8 years and it won’t cost the earth to keep those little ones happy. Kids will particularly like the Robot poppers; a popping robot and alien that make popping sounds when stretched.
Playmobil
The magic of Playmobil has been with us for over 30 years and this high-quality brand of toys still delight children today. One of a kind themes like Romans, Knights, Police Seaplane, Zoo, Life in the City etc come with just the right-sized pieces for little hands to grasp plus the figures are bendable with pleasant faces.
Construction toys encourage children to use their hands to create and learn dexterity. The master of the construction world has to be the LEGO company who knows a thing or two about building with their famously coloured bricks. Lego favourites include LEGO MINDSTORM NXT, Deluxe Brick Box, LEGO CITY and LEGO Star Wars.
Construction toys
Other big players include Brio and K’nex and the recent inclusion of magnetic variations like Magnext; a revolutionary new magnetic construction system that offers excellent play value for both boys and girls. Children from the ages of 6 and over can enjoy building their own magnetic magic with endless construction possibilities.
MagNext
The MagNext 360 Degrees Magnacase is a great building platform where two can build at the same time. It is compact and portable making it ideal to take on long car journeys and holidays.
Wooden toys are a bygone favourite that still holds their place as top spot when it comes to building blocks, especially for much younger children. You can’t beat the smooth feel and warmth of wooden toys that can stand up to the rough and tumble play of youngsters.
A classic toy like the Wooden Baby Walker helps develop motor skills in children and comes with colourful wooden blocks featuring letters and numbers for learning, loading stacking and unloading.
Bob the Builder Construction Playset
Still with the youngsters the Bob the Builder Construction Playset is perfect for 3-year-olds and over. They will love this amazing playset with all their favourites: Tumbler, Scoop, and Muck as well as Bob himself. Little builders can help out with the building and hear Bob call out fun phrases as the vehicles move around the site.
Construction sets have a wide audience from tots to teenagers and are a great foundation for creativity and learning. So whether its traditional wooden blocks, building sets or complex model kits they make ideal Christmas presents where all the family can join in and have fun building stuff together.