Professionals will also find this kit helpful because it offers a lot of features that can make your work look more polished.

Children will discover the physics of levers, gears and propulsion while building machines that whirl, flip and race. This Lego set is not for the faint of heart and does require some advanced STEM skills, however, it's a great challenge that the whole family will enjoy. I may well do a post about the ball contraptions, but this is not that post, because they do not fit the definition.Make up to 8 Lego models and games using all the Lego elements and paper pieces included in the book. While he definitely needed help connecting small parts and punching out some of the cardboard decorations for various gadgets, it was fun for me as a parent to watch the wheels turning in his brain and see him making connections between the pictures and the toy parts he had in his hands. Deep in the Controlled Chaos Department of Klutz Labs, we asked a simple question: What could be more Klutzy than a machine that performs a simple task through an elaborate chain reaction? You can use either a laptop or PC and use the animation handbook that’s included to make the best animations. Zu3D contains animated guidebook with suggestions for you so you can start making your own movie right away.

It comes with animation frames, paper backgrounds, tons of Lego mini-people, and a book designed to give kids fun inspiration. Lego Chain Reactions by Klutz includes: 33 x Lego bricks, 6 x balls, string, paper ramps, pop-up signs, funnel, flag, bucket, platform and a 74-page instruction book that teaches the physics behind the fun. But surely you’ll need to have a good stop motion animation kit you can use for everything from taking photos, to editing and even making the characters. If you already own a compact camera, DSLR, mirrorless, or webcam, you might not even need a camera in your kit.Since most children already own a sizable collection of LEGO figurines, there is ample opportunity for them to expand on the skills they learn from this kit and create more movies. Kids will have fun manipulating and learning about the connectors and thrusters during the building process. Regardless of my family’s love of Lego, I liked that the kit includes everything you need — even if you don’t have any other Lego bricks in your house. This Klutz set is often compared to the LEGO Movie Maker which is very similar but lacks instructional booklets.

The pieces snap together tightly, which helps strengthen the small muscles involved in the pincer grasp. If you have a kid that is serious about their Lego building kits and you are ready to invest in one of the ultimate Lego STEM kits, this is the one you have been waiting for. The large Z-Screen stage lets you set up the ideal atmosphere to quickly drop in a background using the Stikbot Studio software. The only downside of this kit is that some of the editing software has to be downloaded separately which can be a hassle.But the major selling point is an 80-page book that outlines 10 short movies that your children (or adults) may make using simple step-by-step directions.