Uberstix Construction Toys
Uberstix is a very cool construction toy that lets you build in a wide variety of ways, including building big/tall open structures very quickly, or more carefully building super dense and tough structures, and they are designed to work with recycled materials (straws, popsicle ® sticks, paper cups, paper clips, water bottles, etc) and other popular building systems like Lego ®, KNeX ®, Erector ® , Zoobs ®, Zome ®. The design is such that it gets you thinking like an engineer and building like a real architect.
Kits range from the fairly simple animal kingdom series to the very advanced UberArc series (which includes real architectural blueprints). With all sets, planning and structural stability are part of the building process and you're having way too much fun to even realize you are learning about mathematics and physics along the way.
Don't let the education fool you though, there is plenty of room for imagination with this building system. The kits come with instructions, some with variations to explore, and all sets encourage experimenting with your own designs. The Uberstix building system also includes expansion packs which enables you to add just the pieces you need for whatever project you dream up. Once you learn the basics of how Uberstix parts fit together, how they work with your current building systems and how you can incorporate recycled materials into your projects you will realize you can bring to life just about any structure you can imagine. So let your imagination go wild! Who knows, maybe you'll be the next Frank Lloyd Wright.
