Learning Resources Wacky Wheels STEM Challenge, Engineering Toys, 15 Pieces, Ages 5+

My kinders love it

I recieved this product as part of an incentivized review program. My kids (ages 4 and 7) have a blast with this STEM challenge. They love taking turns and seeing who can get the ball through the ring on the first try. They complete the challenges included in the booklet and then come up with their own to try to challenge each other. It definitely takes a lot of skill and precise adjustments to complete the challenges. It's so fun to watch their brains working! We love interactive, educational toys. They really don't even know they are learning!

The Wacky Wheels Stem Challenge set is great fun for a variety of ages. It's a fun twist on the Pendulonium set; in this case, you use a spinning wheel to propel the objects in each challenge. I would say this set is more challenging because finding the right speed to spin the wheel proved challenging for my 10 year old. The Pendulonium set seems more suited to beginners; this one feels like a step up. As an added bonus, I LOVE that the sets coordinate and that children are encouraged to combine sets for added challenges. That is something that my 10 year old has loved--combining sets. Also, I have included a photo here of one of the pages of the directions for Wacky Wheels because I wanted to show another great feature. I love how the instructions encourage your child to create their own challenges with objects from home--like the books featured in the photo. I received this toy as a part of an incentivized review program.

This has been so fun to watch my two children (6) and (3) work together, cheer each other on, and find ways to get the balls to shoot through the hoop. It's a great way to get their gears working!

This is a new favorite of our 4 year old who is high functioning autistic. It's helping him develop problem solving skills when the ball needs more force to get through the hoop and also coordination to line up the ramp, hoop and blocks in a straight line. It's easy to play and the only assembly required is just putting on the stickers after unpacking the parts so took maybe two minutes and it was ready to play. The instructions are clear with picture diagrams to show different ways to play or you can leave it to your kiddos imagination and watch them develop special awareness and problem solving. Highly recommend!

The Wacky Wheels Stem Challenge set is great fun for a variety of ages. It's a fun twist on the Pendulonium set; in this case, you use a spinning wheel to propel the objects in each challenge. I would say this set is more challenging because finding the right speed to spin the wheel proved challenging for my 10 year old. The Pendulonium set seems more suited to beginners; this one feels like a step up. As an added bonus, I LOVE that the sets coordinate and that children are encouraged to combine sets for added challenges. That is something that my 10 year old has loved--combining sets. Also, I have included a photo here of one of the pages of the directions for Wacky Wheels because I wanted to show another great feature. I love how the instructions encourage your child to create their own challenges with objects from home--like the books featured in the photo. I received this toy as a part of an incentivized review program.

I received this product as part of an incentivized review program. We have played with Crashapult, so I was very excited to see a different version of the STEM challenge game. Just like the Crashpult, the game was easy to put together. My kids were able to put it together on their own. I just helped them with putting on the stickers. We used the front of the box to help us figure out where to put the stickers. The game seems durable and will last for a long time. I love how simple the instruction booklet is for the kids. My kids just took the game and took the booklet and started to set up the first challenge. As much as I love to see them play, it is great to know that this game can be played independently by the kids on their own. There were a few challenges in the booklet that were difficult for them. But, they tried their best and then chose a different challenge to try. Since we had the Crashapult game, the kids wanted to put the two games together and create their own challenges This is what I love about these games. There are guided instructions for children to put together a specific challenge, but there is also opportunities for them to be creative and make their own challenge. The next few days, the kids kept opening up the game and not using the instruction booklet and making up their own challenges. I think these groups of games are one of my favorite games from Learning Resources. The game is educational and it gives children the opportunity to challenge their thinking to solve the challenge. Also, I love how this game allows for the creativity of kids to come out so they can create their own challenges to beat. This is a great game for kids and I can't wait to recommend it to my friends.

I received this porduct as part of an incentivised review program. I had my 8 year old niece play with it. Without knowing it she was learning about angles and motion. I watched her play with the different parts of the product and then see what happened and readjust or redesign her layout to get her desired results. It was great seeing her acting like a little scientist and clearly using the engineering design process without even knowing it. It was clearly STEM in action!

I received this porduct as part of an incentivised review program. I had my 8 year old niece play with it. Without knowing it she was learning about angles and motion. I watched her play with the different parts of the product and then see what happened and readjust or redesign her layout to get her desired results. It was great seeing her acting like a little scientist and clearly using the engineering design process without even knowing it. It was clearly STEM in action!

Not nearly as exciting as pictures. Boring.