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Highlights
- Solve STEM Challenges: Kids design, construct, and test their own bridges and towers as they solve this STEM building toy’s 9 STEM challenges!
- Inspired By Real-World Engineering: From suspension bridges to beam bridges and every structure in between, this STEM kit’s challenges introduce kids to the fundamental principles of structural engineering.
- Build Critical Thinking Skills: As they test and tweak their designs, kids will also use this STEM building toy to build essential critical thinking and problem solving skills.
- Ages and Skills: Specially designed with little ones in mind, this STEM toy for kids helps kids as young as 5 build essential early engineering skills!
- Give the Gift of Learning: Whether you’re shopping for holidays, birthdays, or just because, award-winning educational toys from Learning Resources help you discover new learning fun every time you give a gift!
Description
Put your STEM skills to the ultimate engineering test! Kids design, construct, and test their bridges and towers as they solve the STEM challenges found in the STEM Explorers Bridge Builders set from Learning Resources. Inspired by real-world structural engineering, this STEM building toy’s 9 STEM challenges help kids learn the fundamental design principles of all kinds of bridges—use real-world techniques to build and test your own beam bridge, suspension bridge, and more! As they test and tweak their STEM kit creations, kids will also hone the critical thinking and problem solving skills that are essential to STEM success. This 62-piece STEM building toy includes all of the platforms, columns, and connectors needed to build bridges and towers, as well as 10 activity cards packed with challenges.
Science. Technology. Engineering. Mathematics. STEM help us bring the future home today. That's why Learning Resources is dedicated to helping kids get an early start on these essential skills. From building sets grounded in the fundamentals of engineering to coding robots designed for kids as young as 4, our award-winning educational toys unlock the 21st-century STEM skills they need to succeed today and tomorrow. Made from durable, BPA-free plastic, our STEM toys for kids are ready for years of learning fun at home or in the classroom.
We're Learning Resources, and learning is where we play. With nearly 40 years of experience, our family-owned company’s mission is founded on offering kids educational toys for infinite inspiration to succeed in school and beyond. From ABCs and 123s to fine motor and STEM, our award-winning educational toys help kids discover countless ways to develop a lifelong love of learning while they build new skills. In 2022, Learning Resources expanded this dedication to learning and enrichment with Brightkins, a line of interactive pet training tools and toys that help families discover bright ways for pets to play! Learn more about how we turn a childhood love of play into a lifelong love of learning with a visit to our brand store today.
Science. Technology. Engineering. Mathematics. STEM help us bring the future home today. That's why Learning Resources is dedicated to helping kids get an early start on these essential skills. From building sets grounded in the fundamentals of engineering to coding robots designed for kids as young as 4, our award-winning educational toys unlock the 21st-century STEM skills they need to succeed today and tomorrow. Made from durable, BPA-free plastic, our STEM toys for kids are ready for years of learning fun at home or in the classroom.
We're Learning Resources, and learning is where we play. With nearly 40 years of experience, our family-owned company’s mission is founded on offering kids educational toys for infinite inspiration to succeed in school and beyond. From ABCs and 123s to fine motor and STEM, our award-winning educational toys help kids discover countless ways to develop a lifelong love of learning while they build new skills. In 2022, Learning Resources expanded this dedication to learning and enrichment with Brightkins, a line of interactive pet training tools and toys that help families discover bright ways for pets to play! Learn more about how we turn a childhood love of play into a lifelong love of learning with a visit to our brand store today.
Number of Pieces: 77
Suggested Age: 5 Years and Up
Educational Focus: Creativity
Material: Plastic
Battery: No Battery Used
TCIN: 88660624
UPC: 765023094619
Item Number (DPCI): 204-04-6056
Origin: Imported
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Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 10.75 inches length x 9 inches width x 3 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.58 pounds
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4.7 out of 5 stars with 17 reviews
Building bridges
5 out of 5 stars
Maggie - 1 year ago
originally posted on http://www.learningresources.co.uk
Very popular with our grandson.
The strings could be longer.
Learning and Playing
5 out of 5 stars
jprox - 1 year ago
This reviewer received a free sample of this item
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received the STEM Explorers Bridge Builders set for free in exchange for a review from BzzAgent, and I'm sure glad we did. Our whole family has had so much fun with this set. This is great for learning about structure as well as playing and creating. The instruction cards give types of bridges and examples. The instructions could be a bit more detailed though, and tell which direction each type of piece should go. Some of the pieces are difficult to snap together especially for smaller hands. This set has already brought hours of fun for our family. Our 8-year-old daughter has been able to build all 8 bridges with a little help from mom or dad. She has also created some structures of her own. Great for play as well as challenging the brain and learning about types of structures. I would definitely recommend this kit and we plan on buying some of the other kits that Learning Resources offer.
Great Leaning Product!!!
5 out of 5 stars
JeffR - 1 year ago
This reviewer received a free sample of this item
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] When I got this product I gave to my 11 year old granddaughter and told her to pick a design and build it. I told I wasn't going to help her to see how well she could learn it on her own. She picked the tower design and started building it follow the instructions and pictures of the completed tower. It took her about a half hour to complete the tower design and surprisingly, called her 3 years old brother to help her build one. Watching him concentrate was amazing. They ended up finishing a bridge together. Now he thinks he can do them on his own. Definitely wouldn't let him do it on his own. Finally, her 6-year-old sister helped build one and she also had fun doing it. I definitely recommend for 6 year and above age range. It's a great learning experience and they have fun building them.
Love this!
5 out of 5 stars
Katie Williams - 1 year ago
This reviewer received a free sample of this item
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It's so great! My daughter loved playing with it
Fun activity
4 out of 5 stars
Holley - 1 year ago
This reviewer received a free sample of this item
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this gift in exchange for my honest review from Bzzagent. This was a fun little activity for my son. He could actually play with this alone without needing much assistance. Easy instructions and can be played with over and over.
Perfect for little hands
5 out of 5 stars
Angepange - 1 year ago
This reviewer received a free sample of this item
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My 6 year old loved this Stem Bridge Explorers kit! Each bridge you can build comes with an info card pertaining to different types of bridges as well as straightforward step by step directions for building. It was just the right amount of play/learning combo. The pieces easily snap together and are of great quality where they don't bend. If I could add anything to this, it would be more cards and more bridges! My son whipped through them all in less than an hour. He now uses them for free building and has made some pretty cool car ramps out of it. We love imaginative play here! Learning Resources has always been a favorite educational brand of mine. I have 3 children and the wide variety they have for each age group is spectacular. They were so kind to send me this free sample through BzzAgent sampling program.
Cool
5 out of 5 stars
Ms - 1 year ago
This reviewer received a free sample of this item
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My 8 year old had lots of fun playing, but he had some trouble connecting the piece together it was hard for me too to connect the pieces. Other than that it's a lot of fun. Would definitely recommend and it's appropriate for children 9 and up.
My son is loving it!!!
5 out of 5 stars
Maddy - 1 year ago
This reviewer received a free sample of this item
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I recently got this STEM explorers Bridge Builders from Learning Resources for my 7 year old son. He loves this toy and it keeps him entertaining for long times. It is very sturdy and it is very easy to build and there are a lot of options that the kids can think of. The quality of this toy is very good, it is very well made. It does not easily break. It is such a great learning game. We are loving it and we do not have any complaints so far. And yes, we would absolutely recommend this toy to our friends, family and colleagues.
Bridge builders!!
5 out of 5 stars
Blu - 1 year ago
This reviewer received a free sample of this item
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This was a bit daunting to look at right out of the box, but got easier as we started tinkering with it. My son is 7 and was a bit annoyed at first but got more into it as we went on. There's quite a few pieces and you absolutely have to read the instructions to do it. I would have liked a more customizable option but it was still a lot of fun to build different bridges and see how they work!
Kept the kids busy for hours.
5 out of 5 stars
Britt - 1 year ago
This reviewer received a free sample of this item
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The kids loved this so much! They were busy for hours building all different kinds of bridges from the suggested builds book! They worked together and actually got along!
I loved this toy because it got them off screens for a few hours and made them think of how they could build different bridges and make changes to the current build.
A MUST HAVE for Families!
5 out of 5 stars
LD - 1 year ago
This reviewer received a free sample of this item
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We absolutely loved this STEM Bridge Builder Learning Resource! As a parent and an educator I am constantly seeking learning activities that provoke children to use their knowledge through play.
Great hands-on part of a STEM course! Innovative building ki
5 out of 5 stars
Elsie - 1 year ago
This reviewer received a free sample of this item
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Even though my son is four years old, I still want him to learn how to create and build bridges through the power of play. The Learning Resources STEM Explorers Bridge Builders Kit is designed for ages 5+, but the parts, in my opinion, are very sturdy and safe for children above 3. It has a set of plastic pieces that can be put together into different types of bridges. There is a set of bridge description cards that offers some information on the several types of bridges as well as instructions on how to build them with the provided pieces (instructions are very clear and concise). See attached pictures. My wife and I also play along with our son since Bridge Builder STEM kit is interesting for adults as well. I love the fact that my son can use his imagination to build different bridges using the 72 pieces in this set. The pieces are their own kind of interconnecting system, and my son has been building offers a different kind of bridges to his liking. Overall, this is a unique educational building set that combines learning and play quite well. Definitely recommended for parents who are prepping for the engineer of tomorrow.
Amazing experience!
5 out of 5 stars
NurseWoody - 1 year ago
This reviewer received a free sample of this item
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The product was good overall! My 7 year old was entertained for about 45 minutes before he got bored. He enjoyed creating his own builds more than using the instructions included. As a family it was fun to use the included suggested builds.
Fun for a little while
4 out of 5 stars
shellylynn99 - 1 year ago
This reviewer received a free sample of this item
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My son is 8 and was excited to play with this at first. He built a draw bridge and loved that it came with a string to make it go up and down. But he quickly ran out of pieces and couldn't make it as big as he wanted. So then I encouraged him to make a different bridge, but by then he was bored with it. I think this would be 5 stars if there were more pieces, and maybe a bigger variety of things to make. I would recommend this to someone as a rainy day backup toy, but not an every day thing.
Buyer Beware -- not ASD friendly
3 out of 5 stars
Lulu - 1 year ago
This reviewer received a free sample of this item
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The instructional cards that come with this set of building manipulatives is informational and thought provoking. The pieces themselves could use better design. They are very difficult to snap together (even for an adult) and became sources of frustration for children working to assemble a bridge who have Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Entertaining and educational
5 out of 5 stars
Nat33 - 1 year ago
This reviewer received a free sample of this item
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] STEM Explorers™ Bridge Builders is an interesting, entertaining and educational toy! My kids really enjoy playing with it, it provokes lots of thinking and also fun and creativity. So, I would definitely recommend it to parents of kids starting from 4-5 years old.