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A round cream table with a wooden track and bridge, a small wooden train set, building blocks, a magnetic-tile rocket, a model rocket on a parachute, a telescope on a tripod and a tray of pastel planets.
The Playroom

Build & Explore Gift Ideas

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24 ideas from the build & explore area of The Playroom. Nothing is sold here — pick anything up and it opens a pre-filled search at the retailer.

Building toys last for years, since the child decides what they become. Wooden trains, magnetic tiles and building blocks all grow with more pieces, so a family that owns some can always use more. Ask which kind before you choose. The model rocket kit and kids' telescope are for an older child with a real interest in space, and both go better with an adult nearby the first time. The glow-in-the-dark planet set is the gentler start for a younger child.

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Wooden train

Wooden train on a plain grey background.

Magnetic tiles

Magnetic tiles on a plain grey background.

Building blocks

Building blocks on a plain grey background.

Model rocket kit

Model rocket kit on a plain grey background.

Kids' telescope

Kids' telescope on a plain grey background.

Glow-in-the-dark planet set

Glow-in-the-dark planet set on a plain grey background.

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