Edmund Scientific KnuckleStrutz Geometric Funstruction Kit Review
I’m always on the hunt for educational, hands-on toys that will not end up in a garage sale 6 months after Christmas. Edmund Scientfic’s KunckleStrutz Geometric Funstruction Kit is one of those toys that will stand the test of time. I have 4 boys, ages 1 through age 7. The KnuckleStrutz are for ages 6 and up. My 5-year-old son enjoyed playing with them also, but he needed help to follow the directions. The kit retails for $99.95 and can be purchased from one of my favorite science product companies, Edmund Scientific.
The GeoMorphic Funstruciton Kit contains 483 pieces called ‘joints’. There are ‘Axle Joints,’ ‘Elbow Joints,’ ‘Multi Joints,’ and ‘Straight Joints.’ This kit can build 7 different models. I suggest using a veggie tray or paper plates to separate and organize the pieces. I used trays to divide the pieces out and that seemed to work well for my boys. It comes in a good size box and displays all the awesome configurations you can build on the front and back. My boys were so excited when it came in the mail!
My oldest son is 7 and he loves Legos and building activities. He LOVED KnuckleStrutz. It was much more challenging than a Lego kit, and he did need my husband’s help to get the hang of following the directions. KnuckleStrutz ‘joints’ allow you to morph, transform, re-shape, and expand your creations in so many ways. When my kids…and um…..HUSBAND….first sat down to play, they enjoyed just playing with the joints and creating their own configurations.
Each of the seven models that you can make with KnuckStrutz comes with a separate instruction manual with color, step-by-step instructions. I liked that. My boys were able to take a booklet they wanted to build and go to a different part of the house and work on it. My husband helped my son build the Hyper Bike, and they insisted it be tested out on a real dirt track outside. I’m pleased to say that the pieces are heavy duty plastic that were easily washed off after being outside. It’s important that I buy toys that won’t easily be destroyed, bent, or snapped in half. Not one of the ‘joints’ or pieces of this kit has failed us so far. Not a bend or a crack. Sturdy and durable is an understatement.
Besides the Hyper Bike, the KnuckleStrutz GeoMorphic Funstruction Kit from Edmund Scientific comes with directions to construct a Flexahedron (pictured below), Dragster, Xenobot, Stealth Flyer, Soccer Ball, and Sky Chopper.
KnuckleStrutz provided hours of fun for my kids, and I know it will be a toy that we’ll enjoy for years to come. In an age of iPads, LeapPads, and video games, it’s difficult to find a toy that will keep their interest and challenge their minds for more than 5 minutes. I was impressed by it. If you have a building enthusiast on your Christmas list this year, I highly suggest the KnuckleStrutz kit from Edmund Scientific. Buy it: You can purchase the Knucklestrutz from Edmund Scientifics for $99.95. Edmund is graciously offering HHM readers an exclusive gift of FREE SHIPPING on all orders $99 or more using the promotional code HHMSEE. Only one promotional code may be used with each order. Offer good through 12/17/2013. Promotion cannot be combined with any other offers.
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These look amazing!
They’d build fun things….I’d sneak in math and science and tell them it’s a fun thing. :0)
My boys are all builders and would love this!
My Lego loving / engineering 4 will love these for sure! Thank you for the review!
my boys would LOVE THIS!
My husband & all 3 of my boys would love this. Not sure what they would build but looks like endless possibilities.
My son loves Legos… this would be a great addition to our creative build time.
My boys would build cars and trucks that is what they love first then we would branch out to things that fly and float(hypothetically that is)
Perfect for all of my kids!!! So much fun!!
My kids love building and creating things with their hands – definitely kinestheic learners! The Knuckestruts would provide hours of learning fun!
I think it would be great for fun and learning. I think my girls would like to try to make cars and planes!
My daughter would love these! She is very creative and would find a way to make all sorts of inventions!
i liked the idea of building a dirt bike for my son to use outside. this company is amazing.
What wouldn’t we build?!! This would be awesome. I am sure we would use it for fun at first, but it would be nice to incorporate into some homeschooling activities.
My boys love to build and these would be great to use in our homeschool!
My little boy would love this! I might try to sneak in something educational, but even if that didn’t work, he’d still be exercising imagination and fine motor skills all while playing and having fun 🙂 He is 6 and this is our first year of homeschooling, we are loving it so far! I just found this blog and I really like it 🙂
We would make a tower and study the center of gravity
My nephew and his Dad would love these. My own girls would be a little young.
I love how these can do so many more things than a Lego set. I have to check them out for my son.
This looks amazing this would be an awesome daddy/ daughters time
Our entire family would enjoy this!
Now that is a toy!
There would be no end to what my boys would create with this! What an awesome giveaway!
Right now it would be mostly fun and games, and the first thing would be an airplane!
My daughter would build designs and shapes and my son would make something that goes! And I would build beside them. Everything becomes educational whether planned or not.
My 4 boys love any building sets, they are very creative and would love these.
Those look like they may be a bit less painful to step on than legos.
My son would love this! He would build vehicles for fun, and I would incorporate science without him realizing he was learning.
Mostly fin with a little science and math learning.
The boys would love to build fun creations, but we’d also use it for science class as well. 🙂
Great fun! My 6 yo son would love this set!
My son would build anything he could imagine… mostly flying things! 🙂