Kids building sets are a hot commodity! There are a variety of construction set toys on the market for everyone in the family too. We’re giving you a breakdown of the top kids building sets from babies to teens by our favorite building blocks brand; Mega Construx™. Check out our holiday gift guide below for details!
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Top Kids Building Sets – Mega Construx™ Gift Guide
Mega Construx™ is a trusted brand of building bricks with a huge assortment of themed building toys. We’re sharing some of the most popular sets from their line in this gift guide round-up. I’ll also include product links so you can shop right away and get them wrapped for gift giving!
For the littlest builders
Mega Bloks® Elephant Parade 1+ year
Tumble into playtime with a friendly elephant and a buildable animal parade!
Features:
- Rolling elephant pull toy with spinning block tumbler
- Buildable hippopotamus, giraffe, monkey, and toucan
- 25 pieces include building blocks and special parts
- Comes with 2 rolling wheelbases
- Tumbler lid doubles as a building plate
- Learn through color association
- Connect animals together to build a parade
- Tumbler opens for building block storage
- Perfect for little hands
- Hands-on play for early childhood development
- Combine with other Mega® Bloks preschool toys and build them up!
Mega Bloks® Block Scooping Wagon 1+ year
Classic wagon play meets construction fun – all with a block-picking surprise!
Features:
- Colorful pull wagon picks up blocks when you push it
- Includes 20 building blocks in classic colors
- Blocks spin inside clear compartment
- Fold-out easy-to-grip handle with buildable section
- Perfect for little hands
- Hands-on play for early childhood development
- Combine with other Mega Bloks® preschool toys and build them up!
Dinotrux Crater Rumble (pictured in 1st image) 3+ year
Battle with Ty Rux and Revvit against D-Structs for control of the Crater!
Features:
- Buildable Ty Rux with battle-damage detail, swinging claw tail, moving jaw, and reptool Revvit
- Buildable D-Structs with swinging saw tail, and moving jaw
- Buildable Crater waterfall environment and workstation with rock accessory
- Quick and easy CompatiBuild™ system for young builders
- Combine with other Dinotrux construction toys by Mega Construx™
- Build big Crater adventures, and build beyond™!
Kids building sets for ages 5-6
TMNT Micro Action Figures Blind Bags
Build the battle and brawl with all your favorite collectible Turtles characters!
Features:
- 8 exclusive, buildable, highly-articulated micro action figures, sold separately
- Collectible characters include four Turtles, two allies, and two villains
- Turtles include Spacesuit Raph, Stealth Leo, Holographic Mikey, and Vision Quest Donnie
- Allies and villains include Ninja April, Fishface, Foot Soldier Elite, and one secret rare character
- Common, rare, ultra rare, and secret rare figures to collect!
- Each figure includes a character-themed accessory and comes in a blind bag for a surprise reveal!
- Collect and connect with other Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys by Mega Construx™
- Build the Turtles’ world from the sewers to the streets, and Build Beyond™!
WellieWishers Playful Playhouse
Create and build in the WellieWishers’ favorite place to play make-believe!
Features:
- Easy-to-build Playhouse with interior rooms, and doors and windows that open
- Easy-to-build garden tree with birdhouse, fence, birdfeeder, and two robins
- Easy-to-build art station with paint easel, tree stump seat, and paint accessories
- Two buildable, highly detailed, poseable mini figures, Willa and Kendall, each in their signature outfit and wellies
- Accessories include buildable wagon that rolls, two kites, gardening tools, bush, and flowers
- Includes activity book
- Combine with other WellieWishers toys from Mega Construx™
- Build sweet and silly garden adventures, and Build Beyond™!
Gifts for ages 8+
Battle erupts at the volcano with a showdown between rival Pokémon duos!
Features:
- Builable volcano with translucent lava detail and door that opens
- 4 buildable Pokémon figures include Growlithe, Krabby, Diglett and Pikachu with Iron Tail
- Press to activate the volcano’s lava trap
- Combine with other Pokémon construction sets from Mega Construx™
- Build your Pokémon world, and Build Beyond™
Mega Construx™ Despicable Me 3 Family Luau Party
Host a sweet luau and party with the entire Despicable Me family!
Features:
- Inspired by the new Despicable Me 3 movie!
- Buildable luau-themed party with palm trees, rotating brick to make the mini figures dance, and table that drops the soup bowl, spilling it!
- Accessories include buildable totem pole, ukulele, four lei necklaces, drink glasses, and lanterns
- Six buildable figures include one Gru, one Lucy, one Margo, one Edith, one Agnes, and one Minion in hula outfit
- The buildable Minion figure features interchangeable parts, including overalls, goggles, arms and feet
More kids building sets for 8+
Lea’s 2-in-1 Rainforest Sanctuary
Build the amazing Rainforest Sanctuary with Lea and Camila, or rebuild it into a mobile Amazonian Animal Rescue!
Features:
- Two adventurous choices with this deluxe 2-in-1 building set: Lea’s Rainforest Sanctuary, or Lea’s Animal Rescue!
- Buildable two-story sanctuary or animal rescue shelter
- Rebuild for two unique playsets in one package!
- Buildable areas include sanctuary foyer, vet office, animal sanctuary with bridge that lifts, sanctuary haven, lookout tower, rainforest pond, parking garage, restrooms, and tree hammock resting spot
- Buildable pet vet rescue buggy
- 9 animals included: two sloths, two monkeys, two turtles, two parrots, and baby jaguar
- Two buildable, highly detailed, fully articulated mini figures includes Lea and Camila, in travel outfits
- Accessories include fabric tent roof, Lea’s fabric lab coat, and trees
- Includes exclusive activity book
- Combine with other American Girl construction toys by Mega Construx™
- Build your own American Girl stories, and Build Beyond™!
Build Charizard and take to the skies!
Features:
- Buildable Charizard figure with transparent tail flame
- Articulated arms, legs, head, and tail for poseability
- Stands 4.5 inches tall
- Buildable environment doubles as display stand
- Can be posed in flight
- Includes buildable Great Ball accessory
- Combine with other Pokémon construction sets from Mega Construx™
- Build your Pokémon world, and build beyond!
Halo Covenant Goblin Battlesuit
Suit up to and join the Covenant ranks with an Unggoy battlesuit!
Features:
- Buildable, fully articulated Goblin battlesuit
- Heavy needle cannon attachment for battlesuit customization
- Cockpit with opening canopy and detailed interior
- 2 Highly detailed, super-poseable micro action figures include 1 Spartan Operator and 1 Grunt Minor
- Figures come with interchangeable armor and authentic weapon accessories
- Customize the Rocket Launcher with missile and smoke action effect attachments
- Collect and combine with other Halo construction sets by Mega Construx™
- Build your Halo universe, and Build Beyond™!
Top building sets for older kids
Call of Duty® Urban Assault Copter
Lead a ghostly aerial assault with Captain Merrick and his SEALS!
Features:
- Buildable Urban Assault Copter with rotating propellers, machine gun, and working missile launcher
- Engine hatch opens for display
- Side doors open to load gear inside
- Three highly detailed, super-poseable micro action figures include Captain Merrick, one pilot and one soldier
- Merrick features iconic Ghosts mask detail inspired by the original Call of Duty® character
- Figures come with detachable armor and accessories
- Includes supply crate with walkie talkie, binoculars, canteen, and shovel
- Collect and combine with other Call of Duty® construction sets by Mega Construx™
- Build the mission, and build beyond!
These are the top building sets for kids of all age groups from Mega Construx™! Other themed sets include Barbie, John Deere, Shimmer and Shine, and Thomas & Friends – to name a few. Check out the full collection of building toys available at megaconstrux.com!
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Rosie says
These are all so nice!! This is the first time I’ve seen Mega Construx Despicable Me 3 Family Luau Party – we have relatives in Hawaii, so this would be perfect for the nieces and nephews not on the island!
Darcy L Koch says
When my kids were young they had many building sets. They would be busy for hours.
Tamra Phelps says
those Mega Constux sets are pretty impressive. Building sets are so much better now than when I was a kid!