Learning Resources Crashapult STEM Challenge - Build it Yourself Toys

My kinders love it!

I love the STEM challenge products offered by Learning Resources, and this set is no exception. My favorite aspect of this set is that it coordinates with the Wacky Wheels and Pendulonium Sets. My child is 10 years old, and he definitely loves the added challenge of combining sets. There are a variety of challenges provided in the simple, easy-to-follow instructions. After children have mastered those, they are encouraged to create their own challenges. I LOVE that. The best learning occurs when children can explore and discover on their own, and this set encourages them to do just that. I highly recommend it. I received this toy as a part of an incentivized review program.

From the minute we started playing, the boys were laughing and having fun! They didn't even realize that they were learning while they were playing.

We decided yo put this together one cold weekend afternoon for something to do as a family. My two fourteen year olds and my four year old and I played with it for several hours. It was easy to put together, seems very durable and every one enjoyed it. I like that it came with two balls since my four year old has a hard time sharing so she just kept one and we played with the other one. Love that they are able to learn through play without even realizing it! Would recommend this engaging toy for a wide range of kids and adults.

My students also loved this stem activity. I had the balls being shot all over the place with them trying to figure out more ways to interact with the activity.

This toy is an excellent introduction to physics. As we played, it was apparent that my daughter was slowly beginning to recognize the effects of force, motion and direction --concepts which are otherwise far too confusing to explain in words. The toy requires some simple assembly, clicking a few pieces together and placing stickers on the individual pieces. Nothing complicated. There is a little ball, which is placed on the see-saw catapult. The challenge is to cause the ball to fly or bounce through various hoop-like pieces. For a young kid, it is fun just to cause the ball to fly at varying distances and directions. Well made with bright colors, this toy is a creative approach to a complex topic. I received this product as part of an incentivized review program.

This is a good activity to play with my son because it's teaches STEM concepts in a fun way. It reminds me of flicking paper footballs in grade school and I thought it be an easy way to feel confident that our playtime was educational also. We have fun setting up our own challenges with the set. The set is very durable and made well.

I received this product as part of an incentivized review program. This product challenged the students to think about how they would structure it in order for it to work. I was expecting the materials to be bigger. It comes out to be a small layout. Overall the students enjoyed using it. I would like to see more products like this in the future. I would recommend this product.

This was shipped in a plastic bag and the box was all crushed. The contents were okay, but had to wrap for Christmas.

Be careful when you insert the orange funnel into the holder. The grey bracket/arm cracked when my son was assembling it brand new out of the box. Would have given more stars had the piece not cracked when assembling.