Kid K'Nex Transportation, Education Series

by K'Nex

Product Features

• 229 Kid K?NEX pieces including 36 wheels
• Builds 9 models at once; includes instructions for 4 bonus models
• Supports 8 - 10 children building simultaneously
• Big, soft chunky pieces can be used by children with varying manipulative skills.
• Packaged in a large compartmentalized storage tray with dividers and snap-on lid.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.2 x 16.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000NGK7YK
• Item model number: 78830
• Our recommended age: 36 months - 7 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,710 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Kid K'nex Transportation - Education Series - 229 Kid K’NEX pieces, including 36 wheels, 10 of which are ‘super sized’ and 6 are truck wheels. Six two-sided, full color, building cards. Build all 9 models simultaneously from building cards. Set comes packed in a large storage tub with snap-on lid.

Product Description

Builds 9 models at once; includes instructions for 4 bonus models. Supports 8-10 children building simultaneously. Big, soft chunky pieces can be used by children with varying manipulative skills. Packaged in a large compartmentalized storage tray with dividers and snap-on lid. 229 pieces

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kid K'nex Transportation Set, August 4, 2010

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New England Mom - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Kid K'Nex Transportation, Education Series (Toy)

This was a great addition to our K'nex collection. The Kid K'nex are chunky and very difficult to break, so they are great for any age (except those who still put things in their mouths - the smallest stick is just 1-inch long). My 2 1/2-year-old is starting to put them together, while my 5-year-old builds all sorts of bugs, monsters, and vehicles. There are enough with this set to have 2-3 large things built at the same time. After that, you start to run out of some of the pieces. It comes in a sturdy box with dividers for the different pieces, and has just enough extra room to add the set we already own (Zoomin' Buddies) in with it.

I looked and looked for a break-down of the pieces in this set and never found one, so here it is. If you already have some K'nex, you should recognize the pieces based on the color, since these seem to be universal.

6 red circle joints
1 green circle joint
25 yellow half-circle joints
15 blue 1/3-circle joints
7 orange 1/4-circle joints
6 purple connectors (the one you stick the sticks into)
4 orange connectors (the one you stick the sticks into)
4 green connectors (the one you stick the sticks into)
59 blue sticks
27 white sticks
12 yellow sticks
6 red sticks
4 orange sticks
2 green sticks
1 yellow joint
10 single eyes
4 double eyes
20 regular wheels
16 small wheels

Have fun!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars tons of fun, and this set is a great value, June 9, 2009

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C. Darcy - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Kid K'Nex Transportation, Education Series (Toy)

I wrote this review for "Kid K'NEX Classroom Collection", which is not the Transportation set it is now (as of 2011) on - Amazon messed up here. That said, what I wrote for the other product should be helpful here. Below is the original review.

Kid K'Nex is a great building toy for young kids. I got it for my 5 year old and she absolutely loves it. The set with comes with easy to follow pictures for a large number of things to make, and it's easy and fun to make your own creations as well. The drawings are life sized, so younger kids can put the pieces right on the picture to make it easier to build from the diagram.

This set is intended for multiple kids to be using it one time (up to 12) in a classroom, but I think it's super for home use with a few kids and/or adults using it. My spouse and I enjoy sitting down with our daughter and all building together. After a few things have been built and set aside, we sometimes have to raid our earlier creations for parts to complete our current structures. With a smaller set, we'd be much more limited!)

ToysRUs is currently selling this set for $44.78, which is a great value. It only costs a little more than sets that have under 100 pieces!)

The storage tub that comes with the set is great for easy clean up.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kid K'Nex is great for preschoolers, December 13, 2009

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Constantinos Nikou (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Kid K'Nex Transportation, Education Series (Toy)

My 2 yearold got a box of these for his birthday, and his 4 year old brothers dived in. The pieces can be attached easy for little fingers, and the plastic is really nice to work with (some are bendy, and some are stiff). My kids immediately created all kinds of stuff, from lightsabers to jetpacks to Power Ranger weapons, to the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. They built cars and stuff too, but the point is they really got into the creativity aspect.