K'NEX Review

K'NEX is a wonderul toy for kids. There are types for younger kids called Kid K'nex, and tubs and bins for older kids that have many more pieces.

This educational toy requires planning as to what pieces are to be used. The pieces just snap together and are lots of different cool colors and shapes. There are motors, wheels, lights and much more... Books come with the sets, as well as resources online for even more builds. Children get so much joy out of creating something by themselves.

 A teacher I know told me a story about her students that always stuck with me. 

This teacher had two 5th grade classes. When the students came into class, they would pick out a puzzle to do before work began. K'NEX was a favorite choice. Once the classwork began, the students excelled more and were quite productive, and grades reflected it.

The same day, her second class came in, but they had not had time to do their puzzles, K'NEX...etc due to scheduling. This class did not do as well as the previous one.

The next day, the teacher asked her second class, "Why do you think you didn't do as well?" The students immediately understood that they had not had their "puzzle time."

All this to say, K'NEX is a great way to stimulate the brain and get kids excited about being creative and help them get better grades too! The first time I was introduced to it, I was fascinated with it. I spent about 5 hours building a ferris wheel...Wheee! That was fun!

If you go to www.knex.com you will find a wealth of things offered. Many toy stores, Target, Wal-Mart, etc will also carry sets.  Hope you enjoy this review and have many happy building days ahead!