Young Engineer

Transform a metal drinks can into a bizarre walking, wobbling, boggle-eyed robot with this cool scientific recycling project.

Assemble 10 different models with levers and gears, take them apart and build another, each with growing levels of difficulty.  

Build and programme a real robot.  A unique scientific kit that allows you to assemble an actual robot with lots of electronic components and a free app. 

Build the spider robot and watch him scuttle up and down his silk thread like a real spider, he cleverly changes direction at the top and bottom – scary!  Requires 2 x AAA batteries – not included.

Build an adorable smart friend!  Tobbie the Robot has 6 legs, IR sensor and a dual gearbox, when he is assembled, he has two interactive modes – follow Me and Explore, with fun sounds and light effects.  Tobbie develops and reacts with his own emotions and gestures, just like a pet!  

First woodwork set for budding carpenters, create and make vehicles, furniture, complete with safe nails and rubber handled hammer!

A fun carpentry playset.  Assemble pre-drilled wooden components with plastic pegs, knocked in with a hammer, to create wooden models.  Approx 45 wooden components, 30 plastic pegs and a wooden hammer.

Classic building toy, consisting of 48 translucent pieces that interlock.

Traditional woodwork set with functional tools with sharp edges and points.  Use under adult supervision.  Set includes wood, hacksaw, hammer, glue, pencil, nails, safety hand to hold nails, mitre box and safety wedges.

Gears Activity Set - fantastic construction set for youg engineers!

Build an amazing moving jungle set with this ingenious gear construction kit and watch the mischievous monkeys hang, spin and swing!

Imagine, design and build multiple different moving machines, including cranes and cars using this Gears, Gears, Gears Building Set. 116 colourful interlocking pieces for endless combinations and see the other sets on our website!

Great kit to build your own door alarm to deter intruders!

Drill a design with an award winning creative activity kit with a realistic sounding power drill!

A traditional metal construction kit for building three different models, a plane, helicopter or vehicle, complete with instructions and tools, supplied in a gift tin.

Build your own hydraulic cyborg hand with no need for a motor or batteries! Incredible STEM set for older children with 203 pieces.

Build a fully working model of a petrol car 4-cylinder engine with ignition sound!

With over 200 interchangeable components you can construct 3 models following the enclosed instructions, a further 7 via the free app.  The components can also be used to design and invent your own models, experimenting and testing as you go.

Build an amazing model car from over 100 interchangeable components, or design your own with this STEM model building set.

Durable wooden pull-along DIY tool truck from Janod is not only a super vehicle but also can be taken apart and reassembled.

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Awesome science set bursting with loads of components to complete seven amazing, gravity defying projects! With the Anti Gravitation Magnetic Levitation set you can make a pencil float in mid-air and so much more!

Build an electrical circuit buzzwire and test your steady hand skills.

The 12 in 1 Solar Hydraulic Robot can be transformed into 12 different mechanical animals or machine robots using this 230-piece kit!

Create a marvellous marble run using this comprehensive kit with over 90 pieces.  Build fantastic marble suspension tracks over 4m long to race marbles of different dimensions and materials.

Terrific introduction to DIY imitative role play with a handy tool belt with storage pockets for wooden tool set.

Complete an amazing 88 electrical experiments, involving motors, switches, lights and sounds with this absorbing educational kit.

Creative kit to make a moveable robotic hand.

Build an out of this world model planetarium, paint it and add glow effects too!

A brilliant science set to build and discover the power and science behind hydraulics.

Create this multi-function weather station from this inspirational kit and never need the forecast again!

Make a moving robot or recycle everyday materials to change it into a fierce dinosaur or monster robot that will walk on a sunny day!

Brilliant first tool set for woodwork and carpentry, with scaled down working versions of real tools, some blunted for safety.

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Amazing perpetual motion marble run, to build yourself, using 54 precision laser-cut plywood parts that slot together, electric motor, 8 zirconium marbles, screws and screwdriver.