Construction Toys & Building Sets for 12 Year Olds

Check out these creative construction toys for kids 12 and up from MindWare

Creative construction toys for kids ages 12 and up come in all sizes and shapes - and we've got dozens for you to choose from. Build magnificent mazes with MindWare's extreme Q-BA-MAZE 2.0 Marble Runs or create amazing buildings with our KEVA Maple or Pine precision plank sets. But that's just the beginning, because you'll find Demolition Lab, Straws and Connectors, the ZOOB Challenge and so much more in our creative construction toys for kids 12 and up pages.

Q-Ba-Maze 2.0 is a unique system of colorful cubes that interlock to form an amazing marble maze with a huge difference! Q-Ba-Maze 2.0 by MindWare lets kids create marble maze sculptures in almost any design and best of all, Q-Ba-Maze is unpredictable! The steel balls can travel in any direction since each cube opens on two sides, creating a live demonstration of probability, physics and art all in one!

For building on a smaller scale try Straws and Connectors, the Aqua and Pyro Dragon Set, GeoPlay: Arcade Colors, or MagSnaps. Each of these construction toys will allow kids 12 and up to spend hours building unique structures and bold patterns of their own design.

If Dinosaurs or Space are your young scientist's favorites – or if you happen to be a science teacher – Laser Pegs National Geographic Dinosaurs 24-in-1 Construction Kit or the Space 24-in-1 Kit are the perfect building sets for you. These LED-lit creative construction kits come with a power base that lights up the finished model. Best of all there are 24 different things to build in each set providing hours of creative fun.

Of course MindWare's award-winning KEVA Building Sets are the perfect for sparking imaginations. These classic construction toys require no glue. Precision made to stack perfectly, these kits allow kids of all ages to build buildings, monuments and create their own patterns over and over again. Incredibly durable these are perfect for the classroom too.

Teach kids lessons in power, force and momentum with the Demolition Lab and Blast Factory or the Demolition Lab and Quad Blaster for build-it-up and demolish-it-down fun. With the ZOOB Challenge and the ZOOBMobile Car Designers Kit you can put it all together and create vehicles and launchers of all types using STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) skills. Perfect activities for kids ages 12 and up.

But that's not all! Kids ages 12 and up will have hours of fun with the Goobie Magnetic Construction Pack, ZomeTool Creator and more. All of these inspire young minds to grow their hand-eye coordination, pattern building and recognition as well as providing hours of free-form creative fun.