Kapla 200 Piece Building Set

Product Description

Be amazed at what your child can build with simple wood planks! From ships to birds, from skyscrapers to planes to just about anything -- it's all possible with these especially cut natural wooden planks by Kapla. The 200 Piece Building Set by Kapla is all natural made with sustainable wood from the Bordeaux region of France. It is the most popular set of the Kapla line. Each plank is precisely cut to allow for amazing architectural feats by real kids. Click on the "Images" tab above to see sample kid creations.

The Kapla 200 Piece Building Set offers hours of construction and learning fun. No snaps, screws or interlocking parts, just imagination and gravity. Kapla is lightweight and suitable for young builders and older experts. It's a unique open-ended building toy, introducing kids and parents to designing, stacking, building, engineering and cool construction. Includes illustrated instructions with basic building techniques. Packaged in an attractive, sturdy box for easy storage. All Kapla products are kid friendly and earth friendly.

Note: This item will be shipped separately from other non-Kapla items. Total shipping costs will be reflected at checkout.

Awards

Better Homes and Gardens- Best Toys 2007
Woman’s Day- Best Blocks 2007
The Toy Man - Award of Excellence 2007
Parent’s Choice- Recommended Toy 2007
AblePlay- 4 Star Rating 2007
Dr. Toy - 10 Best Toys 2006
Child Magazine- Best Toys 2006

Benefits

All Kapla blocks are exactly the same shape and size, challenging even the brightest imaginations with limitless building possibilities. The simple 1:3:5:15 ratio enables fantastic constructions that combine art, science, math, architecture and history: all while having fun! It is the ideal educational toy for home and school.

In addition to stimulating your child's imagination, research finds that playing with building blocks have a strong link to literacy development. A recent study reported in the October 2007 issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine shows a strong association between playing with building blocks and a significant increase in language scores in young children. On average, kids who played with blocks scored 15 percent higher on their language assessment than those who did not.

Made Of / Made In

The 200 Piece Building Set by Kapla is made of marine pine from renewable forests in the Bordeaux region of France. This is one of the oldest forestry engineering regions in the world developed in the 1700s when marine pine was first planted to fixate shifting sands. For over 250 years, several million acres of marine pine is planted and forested to maintain the balance of land and sea as well as to develop other wood based industries in Europe. This region is a model for forestry. Moreover, Kapla planks recycle every particle used in the process. All Kapla products are certified safe and green.

Manufacturer / Safety Compliance

Kapla is produced in a family owned and operated factory in Bordeaux, France. Two years ago, an additional factory was opened in Tangiers, Morocco. Invented and designed in 1988 by Tom VanderBruggen, quality control, safety and earth friendly production have been Kapla goals from the outset.

Kapla produces natural, non-toxic building blocks that meet or exceed the respective ASTM (North American) and EN-71 (European) safety standards. The natural pine planks are unfinished. Their unique properties are the result of years of refined machinery, precision cutting and quality control. Kapla cutting machines are especially designed in Germany and cutting blades are changed and sharpened every two hours to produce the distinctive safe blocks that allow building without glue or snaps or interlocking parts.

Water-based colors for the colored pine planks were later introduced to highlight the natural toned pine planks. The planks are "stained" as the pine naturally absorbs the water based colors. Kapla products have been recently tested to be safe and non-toxic by both the Bureau Veritas laboratories in France and the Intertek Testing Services in France.

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