K'Nex

One of my boys favorite toys this year has definitely been K'Nex. With a wide range of licensed products like Sesame Street and and Nascar you will be sure to find one that will pique your little one's imagination. And isn't that really the best gift you can give your kids for Christmas? The ability to let their imagination run wild without the aid of a television?

With Braden getting older we have moved up into the smaller pieces that make even more intricate designs. Like the Pirate Adventure 20 Modeling Set. This set is pretty awesome. Even with the gazillion itty bitty pieces it contains. Please keep in mind that with this set, if you have really young kids in the house, you will want to keep this out of reach. If not only for your sanity in having to find all the pieces, but for the sake of not letting little bit choke on the pieces. This is a 5+ kit and I would venture to even say it is for MATURE 5 year olds. Braden has done remarkably well with the set, but I do have to stay on him about picking up all the pieces when he is done playing with it. The building set gives you pictures of 20 different models you can build with the pieces included. The cost for the Pirate Adventure set is $25.99.

We were also sent a couple of other sets to review and let you know whether they are something you might want to add to your Christmas shopping list. One of them was the K'Nex Big Building Tub. This was an instant HIT! Not just with the twins but with Braden as well. It contains 50 pieces that are perfect for little hands that are learning to build and put the pieces together. Complete with eyes, arms, and all the connectors you could need to make 11 different models. Plus whatever else your little monkey can dream up. This building set is geared for kids ages 3+. I would even go and say that with parent supervision and parent play help 18 months + could play and enjoy this set. Did I mention that the tub is totally durable? It has been stood upon, sat on, and tossed. Yet it still retains all its shape. Easily stackable so if you purchase other tub sets you can store them all together! The price for the Big Building Tub is $20.99.

Last, but definitely not least to Colton, was the Space Adventure Talking Elmo. I have to admit, I have not heard it talk. It is suppose to say two phrases, but when it is built Colton will not let anyone near it. I think we will have to build  personal shelf for Elmo. LOL This building set contains 31 pieces and is very easy to assemble. It comes complete with Elmo and his moon rover. Your little monkey will spend hours exploring his room, er moon, with this set. The Space Adventure Talking Elmo building set costs $24.99.

Not only is K'Nex a brand you can trust to give you durable long lasting toys, it is a brand that truly believes in giving back. We were sent duplicates of all the above items to send to Toys For Tots this year! How awesome is that. While I know my readers would have loved a giveaway, I also know you can appreciate helping kids in need. While we all sit around our trees there are so many out there who don't get anything under theirs. Shoot they are lucky if they have a tree. Having been in their situation and wondering where the heck Christmas was coming I strive to even harder to make sure others have a little. So I am thrilled to let you know that K'Nex is a brand that gives back to the community. A brand that I can stand behind for all the RIGHT reasons! And you can as well.