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• Retrolicious: Lincoln Logs (and Win a $100 Shopping Spree at Back to Basics Toys!)

  Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright's son in 1916, Lincoln Logs are as much fun today as ever. Who can resist creating your own tiny log cabin? Take them out of their tin for the first time and it takes you back... the red chimney that rests on the roof... the wood pieces that fit so pefectly together. Read More... Posted Oct 15 2008, 09:48 AM by elizabeth leach with | with no comments Filed under: retro, building, toddler toys, back to basics toys, retrolicious, Classic Toys, shopping spree, stacking, Lincoln Logs

• Make Your Own Baseball Game – FREE from Lowe’s

  It’s time to root, root, root for the home team, and in this case that would be the home improvement super store Lowe’s.  Twice a month, they hold a Build and Grow Clinic where you can bring your own little slugger in (suggested age grades 1st thru 5th) and make something fabulous for the low low price of free! Get more info here. Read More... Posted Jun 16 2008, 01:04 PM by SunnyChanel with | with no comments Filed under: Toys, building, Classic Toys, Free Toys, Lowe's, Build and Grow Clinic

• Living Together in a Little Crooked House

  I’m pretty sure that if I ever tried to build a playhouse from scratch, it would come out seventeen kinds of lopsided. So I was delighted to discover Kids Crooked House, where the whole point is that the playhouse is… well, crooked. Read More... Posted Sep 14 2007, 11:08 AM by Meredith Broussard with | with no comments Filed under: building, playhouses, cartoons

• Build it with Shapescapes

  These are definitely not your father's Legos; Shapescapes are "sculpture in a box," designed by former Disney Imagineering contributor Peter Mayor. The set includes 90 pieces ($34.99 at Thinkbutton) and is limited only by your imagination. Ages 5+ for this one, please. Posted Aug 21 2007, 11:28 AM by Mir with | with no comments Filed under: building, shapescapes, Peter Mayor

• Who Builds It? Yoodo!

  For your budding architect, this Yoodo Frame Builders Kit by Scott Klinker opens a world of structural possibilities. Add a sheet or two and you'll have a fort or a secret vehicle in no time. Each 16-piece set is made of heavyweight cardboard and costs $49 at Nova68. Posted Jul 18 2007, 01:03 PM by Mir with | with no comments Filed under: building, yoodo, Scott Klinker

• House of Cards Does Not Star Paris Hilton

  When Charles and Ray Eames designed this 32 card deck ideal for building or playing with, they chose familiar, bold images and made the cards interlocking for little hands to create with.  Fun for your budding architect and easier to manage than House of Wax. $35 at Modern Seed.  Posted Jul 16 2007, 04:04 PM by Karen with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: building, toys for kids, Modern Seed, playing cards, Eames

• Shape of an Olizoid

  It's building blocks, it's a puzzle: It's the Oliblock Olizoid, 15 interlocking pieces that hang together with the help of magnets. Suitable for children 5+, it looks like something adults will enjoy playing with as well. $18 from Babygeared. Posted Jul 09 2007, 12:04 PM by Mir with | with no comments Filed under: building, puzzle, magnetic, olizoid, oliblock

• Spaceframe Sculpture Kit

  OFFI Spaceframe Sculpture Kit is one of Fortune Magazine's "Best Products of the Year". "Your kids can build a fort, a playhouse, or a grand sculptural monument in your living room. The Spaceframe modular system allows endless possibilities for expression. It is made of a unique polyester material that is completely safe for children + 100% recyclable. The Spaceframe is a new dimension in building blocks that appeals to children of all ages." $169 at  2Modern  Posted Jun 14 2007, 11:04 AM by modmom with | with no comments Filed under: Offi, kit, sculpture, building, Spaceframe