I’m a huge fan of quality educational toys, so I was thrilled when Bionic Blox (now called Brackitz) reached out to see if I was interested in a review! They sent us their wonderful Architect kit, and all of my kids are smitten with this fantastic STEM construction toy! I love this toy, too – enough to happily sit on the floor and build my own things alongside them!
A Great New Construction Toy for Kids
The brilliance of Bionic Blox (now rebranded as Brackitz ) is that the concept behind this US-made toy is simple: star connectors link up with wooden blocks. Bionic Blox star connectors also work with (affiliate links) KEVA Planks and Citiblocs if you have those. You can buy a set of just star connectors if you don’t need the blocks! The star connectors hold the planks firmly so that you can pick your creation up and move it around without worrying about it breaking. There are many different ways to insert a plank into a star – it doesn’t have to link up exactly to hold, so you have an infinite number of angles to choose from! Each star has a hollow, round center that you can place a pencil or wooden dowel through for further flexibility! Here you can see a few things we made during our first building session:
What do you think your kids will make with these? What will you make?
MaryAnne is a craft loving educator, musician, photographer, and writer who lives in Silicon Valley with her husband Mike and their four children.
The Blox are that kind of toys which 3 y.o. and 6 y.o. can play together and both have fun. Perfect for combination in our family.
That’s why we love them!
My family would love these. I love that there are so many different ways to insert the blocks to create almost anything. Love it!
They are a lot of fun!
My 5 year is pretty impressed with Johnny’s pencil sharpener! We would love to win!
Good luck!
I’d like them for my son who goes to occupational therapy twice a week, I think these would have him work on his fine motor skills and use creativity at the same time.
These are awesome. What a great way to bring math, geometry and architecture to life all while having fun building. These would be a huge asset to my classroom!
Very neat set! I might look at it for the next gift giving event :)
We have really enjoyed it! It’s great to see a new, truly original construction toy on the market!
My kids, 4 and 1.5, would love these! Building toys are a constant favorite here.
Good to know about these as my Grandson only likes building toys for gifts
My oldest would love these! She is happiest when building!
My kids have really enjoyed them!
My son loves building, so I know he would love these!
They are pretty awesome :)
We have a small set and my son loves them!
Aren’t they neat? :)
What a wonderful post, Mama!
I would love to snag some of these. Mama needs a new pair of shoes!
EEeee! Really? A giveaway! My kids would love these. They love anything they can build with! Thanks for the chance to win, MaryAnne!
Good luck!
Fabulous! Love your little demonstrators, too. :) :)
I would love to check these out! And my kids would love them too – they both love building blocks and I think this would be a fun change of pace.
Because anything that gets my kids building is an awesome thing.
My boys would have a blast with these! And architecture, my first profession, still holds a special place in my heart.
My girls love to build!
My daughter loves to build and create…and these are brilliant!
I think my kids would love these! We have all kinds of blocks and Magna Tiles that the kids love to build things with. I love to see them get more creative with what they build as they get older!
Those look like fun!
These look great.
these look like such fun! i love opened ended toys like this that encourage imagination. Bear would love this! sharing ;)
My kids love to build. Today my 8 year old was trying to build something with craft sticks and rubber bands. She would love these. They can make bigger structures than Legos, but not too big!
My son would love these! And I could use a break from LEGOs!