LEGO Gadgets (Klutz)

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Learn about propulsion with the Ghost Mobile, or experience the visual magic of motion with the Spin-O-Vision and the Micro Movie Maker. The package includes a book, a packet of card sheets and a bag of LEGO elements, with the focus of the book being mainly to provide the instructional steps to build the 8 different Gear Bots. Inside the pages there are easy to follow, step by step illustrations on how to combine the lego pieces and paper pop-outs to build a classic catapult, a gravity drop coaster, a claw, spin-o-vision, micro movie maker, boxing robot and more! Combining the 64 LEGO elements with the 10 sheets of papercraft pieces will allow you to build up to 8 different models.

Our unique combination of crystal-clear instructions, custom tools and materials, and hearty helpings of humor is 100% guaranteed to kick-start creativity. For my 4-year-old, every gadget in this kit was a magical creation — and it was great seeing his fine motor skills be challenged. Pristine and unopened LEGO kit includes 78-page, spiral-bound book of ideas and inspiration, 58 LEGO elements and six sheets of papercraft for the projects, all adding up to hours of fun for ages 8 and up. Playful, vividly illustrated, step-by-step instructions guide young builders through the thrilling process of building 11 amazing and unique gadgets, all while learning about physics and mechanics.

The build steps are similar to those found in LEGO sets, but there is a lot more written explanation to read through, which may complicate the process for those used to the simple aspect of standard LEGO set instructions.

Rest assured, our "Elf Crew" will do their part to get your packages shipped and into your hands as quickly as possible. But with my supervision, my 4- and 7-year-olds were both able to play with the kit and have a blast. LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure, and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks of the LEGO Group of Companies. When you’re a parent who’s tried a number of different activity kits, you know that they often don’t turn out to be as fun or as high-quality as they appear to be on the box. We have buckets of Lego bricks strewn across our house, we’ve seen every single Lego movie that’s been released so far, and we even listen to "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" soundtrack when we’re driving around in the car.Another annoying trait is that the instructions get you to construct all the LEGO elements needed for each Gear Bot, but then you have to remove some pieces to add the papercraft sections. The non-fiction STEM content links the builds to real-life robotics and mechanical engineer applications. Once they had it fully constructed, they took turns launching rolled-up balls of paper, some of the leftover Lego pieces, and even their Star Wars action figures. This spiral-bound, softcover, 78-page book with an extended backboard features simple instructions to create 11 LEGO® brick gadgets, plus inspiring tips and hints to modify them and to create entirely new machines using your existing LEGO collection.

Apart from LEGO FORMA, I’ve not built anything with LEGO that requires non-standard elements to be added. Regardless of my family’s love of Lego, I liked that the kit includes everything you need — even if you don’t have any other Lego bricks in your house. Open-ended prompts and hints will inspire any LEGO fan to modify their gadgets and explore the possibilities hidden in their LEGO collection to build their own amazing machines. On a Saturday afternoon, my kids and I broke out the Klutz: Lego Gadgets kit, which gives kids everything they need to build their own machines (and early engineering skills). Some of you may know me from other LEGO sites so you'll know I have a good experience of the LEGO community and a deep, passionate commitment to all things LEGO.

The focus is often on craft-oriented or unique builds, offering readers a guided and hands-on LEGO experience.

LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure and the brick and knob configurations are trademarks and/or copyrights of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site. It’s similar to the Japanese LEGO X MUJI sets, which both combined standard LEGO pieces with additional material sections and also the recent LEGO FORMA set, which offered a kinetic creation. The kit comes with 58 Lego pieces that can be used to build 11 different simple machines, from a claw that picks up small objects to a frog “robot” and a car with a spinning Lego fan that makes it go full speed ahead. Once they had built several gadgets together, my kids raced upstairs to grab their Lego set and started working on their own simple machines and inventions based on the skills they’d learned from this Klutz Lego kit. From the 'practical' (a mechanical hand to pick things up for you) to the intriguing (a machine that makes crinkled paper) to the flat-out ridiculous (astronaut training for your mini-figures!I specialize in seeking out the latest LEGO news and products, as well as being an expert on all things LEGO gaming. Children will discover the physics of levers, gears and propulsion while building machines that whirl, flip and race.