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Educational Insights Design & Drill Activity Center
- SPARK MORE CREATIVITY! Let’s try something new! Educational Insights toys and games provide opportunities for self-expression, creativity, and imagination, helping kids identify new interests, appreciate their own strengths, recognize and overcome challenges, and build their self-confidence
- LET’S BUILD! Kids power up their imaginations and build coordination skills as they drill & play with a toy drill, and chunky, kid-sized bolts onto a sturdy activity board
- INTRODUCE STEM LEARNING: The Design & Drill Activity Set supports STEM learning, introducing the principles of basic engineering concepts and patterning, a key early math skill
- BUILD FINE MOTOR SKILLS: Busy builders develop hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, hand strength, and more as they manipulate kid-sized tools designed just for little hands. Includes 120 chunky plastic bolts, reversible power drill, screwdriver, combination wrench, 2 drill bits, and 10 double-sided, easy-to-follow patterned activity cards. Drill requires 2 AA batteries (not included). Drill Patent No. US D929,837
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 3 x 12 x 11.5 inches |
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Item Weight | 3 pounds |
ASIN | B00012O42W |
Item model number | EI-4112 |
Manufacturer recommended age | 36 months - 6 years |
Batteries | 3 AA batteries required. |
Best Sellers Rank | #148,402 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #467 in Toy Construction Tools |
Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Release date | May 18, 2008 |
Manufacturer | Educational Insights |
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Product Description
Product Description
Spark more play with the Design & Drill Activity Center, where construction play meets creativity! Busy builders use a real, working, toy drill and colorful bolts to create their very own designs or follow the included patterns to make specific pictures. Just snap one of the drill bits into the power toy drill or toy screwdriver, grab a handful of big bolts, and power up the fine motor skills needed to tie shoes and hold a pencil. Build and learn with the included power drill, wrench, screwdriver, 120 big bolts in 5 colors, 3 bits (Phillips, socket, flathead), and 20 colorful pattern cards to follow. Requires 3 AA batteries (not included).
Educational Insights toys, and games make a great gift for birthdays, Easter, Christmas, Hanukkah, and everything in between. Our educational toys and games are available for toddlers, preschoolers, tweens, teens, kidults, adults, and families from ages 2-102, we’ve got you covered!
At Educational Insights we've been helping kids learn through play for the last 60 years. We take great pride in working with experts in many distinct fields—from scientists to teachers to artists—to ensure that our products are always the very best they can be. Our award-winning, best-selling toys and games—Hot Dots, Design & Drill, Playfoam, GeoSafari, Kanoodle, BrainBolt, and more— introduce new interests, unleashing limitless possibilities and passions.
From the Manufacturer
Children love using the Design and Drill Activity Center to create their own designs, or following the set's activity cards to make pictures and patterns, from trains and boats to flowers and fish. Just snap any one of the drill bits into the power drill
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Customers like the quality, appearance and functionality of the toy. For example, they mention it's a great gift for any age, helps with fine motor skills and is a good learning tool for different younger ages. Some are happy with creativity, color recognition, and coordination. That said, opinions are mixed on ease of use.
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Customers like the quality of the toy. They say it's an educational and fun toy that keeps kids busy. They also say the kit itself is very nice and durable.
"...This toy seems really durable, has lots of play options (pattern or freestyle, different drill bits, power tool or hand tool), is educational AND fun..." Read more
"...Find them on pinterest. Excellent ideas for playing with your little ones and buying toys that grow with them,On to my review...." Read more
"...It's just fun to drill and undrill, with different drill heads, or put the drill head on the manual best and screw it in by hand...." Read more
"...They put a handful of bolts in each use. On the forth use, reverse stopped functioning, and a little later when I went to clean up, forward stopped..." Read more
Customers find the toy great for their fine motor skills, developing coordination, and demonstrating how screws work. They say it's awesome for learning hand-eye coordination, colors, patterns, and counting. Customers also say it helps with dexterity, pattern recognition, and creativity.
"...Safe alternative to real tools and great practice for little helpers anxious to assist on household repairs and projects...." Read more
"...It's great for their fine motor skills...getting the drill bit in the right spot is a little tricky for small hands...." Read more
"...Excellent for ages 4 and up. Helps with dexterity, pattern recognition and color distinction." Read more
"...Great toy for building fine motor skills...." Read more
Customers like the gift. They say it's a great toy for any age, and a good learning tool for different younger ages. Customers also say it teaches children to share, count, and practice their colors.
"...both of them to work on their fine motor skills and it is also teaching them to share, count, practice their colors and be creative!..." Read more
"...This is a good toy for him since he can operate the drill on his own (with supervision of course) as it fits in his hands and is safe...." Read more
"...Great gift!" Read more
"This was a great toy for my kids. It is good quality and very sturdy. It stands up well to kids." Read more
Customers find the appearance of the toy cute, exciting, and fun. They also say it looks good and sturdy. Customers also mention that the set itself is nice and bright, and provides a certain amount of creativity making shapes of their own design.
"...but it is nice enough, and sure enough, it has provided hours of play over the last month..." Read more
"...play but it can grow with her and be used for identifying patterns, creating art and really the possibilities seem limitless." Read more
"This is a really neat little toy. My 3yo daughter loved making designs and just using the tool in general...." Read more
"...this is probably not the one size fits all, but design elements/cards are pretty cool...." Read more
Customers find the toy has an element of creativity to it, with lots of ways to use imagination. They say it's a great toy for fine motor skills and creative play, and that it'll allow kids to use their imagination and fine motor skill. Customers also say it cultivates creativity and inventiveness in preschoolers.
"...This toy seems really durable, has lots of play options (pattern or freestyle, different drill bits, power tool or hand tool), is educational AND fun..." Read more
"...There is a lot of options for open ended play, besides the included picture cards...." Read more
"...What I like is it has an element of creativity to it. It allows children to follow instructions...." Read more
"...It opens up laying down, similar to a pizza box. So it should hold up if it doesn't destroyed by my boys...." Read more
Customers like the color recognition of the toy. They say it helps with colors, counting, and problem solving. The drill has different bits that are color coordinated, making it great for learning and matching. The color options let her create her own designs, and it develops hand strength. The diagrams on the heavy stock allow her to follow the patterns to copy.
"...Helps with dexterity, pattern recognition and color distinction." Read more
"...skills and it is also teaching them to share, count, practice their colors and be creative!..." Read more
"...It is durable and has puzzle pages to influence their fun. Colorful and fun." Read more
"...It also helping him with colors. It definitely keeps my son busy. I can go on and on about this product...." Read more
Customers find the coordination in the toy and game to be great, valuable, and easy to use. They also say it targets visual perceptual skills, fine motor skills, and overall upper extremity. Customers also say the patterns are very educational and can be used for fine motor skill development.
"...What I like:- The concept is great. Good for coordination and fine motor skills...." Read more
"...We opened it today and it is a big hit! He was very interested in following the designs and using the drill bits...." Read more
"...It is more sophisticated than I thought it would be...." Read more
"...Great for hand eye coordination. The design sheets are a little over his head right now but it’s something he can enjoy later...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the toy. Some mention that it's very easy for them to use with minimal help, simple for the basic things, and allows children to follow instructions. However, others say that it is frustrating to use this game when the bit won't stay in the drill, gets bored with it quickly, and difficult to make the patterns.
"...It allows children to follow instructions. My son is counting the screws and also learning sequencing...." Read more
"...Additionally, the bits stay in the hand-driver as well. Very frustrating to use this game when the bit won't stay in the drill...." Read more
"...So I thought buying this would be perfect. It’s teaching him how to follow directions, using the proper tools and just exposing him to possibly..." Read more
"...Also, it come with cards to try different patterns, but it's hard to see those patterns. The card goes under the board that kids put screws into...." Read more
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What I like:
- The concept is great. Good for coordination and fine motor skills. Safe alternative to real tools and great practice for little helpers anxious to assist on household repairs and projects. Our children have been exposed to tools from an early age; the motorized screw driver is out regularly to replace batteries in toys. So they were thrilled to have their own.
- I like the size of the pieces. This is one older-child toy that I'm comfortable leaving out with little ones around.
- The forward and reverse (to take the bolts out quickly).
What I dislike:
- The drill stopped working on the forth use! And, though a loved-toy, my kids did not spend hours playing with it. They put a handful of bolts in each use. On the forth use, reverse stopped functioning, and a little later when I went to clean up, forward stopped working too. I've contacted Educational Insights and hope that they will resolve the issue. I assume that we received a defective drill.
- The forward and reverse are mixed up -- Might be related to the defective drill?
- The shape cards are not held in place and are difficult to see unless you are looking directly down. Personally, I prefer the kids to be creative in their own designs anyway. So this does not bother me too much.
I will update this review when I have a response from Educational Insights.
UPDATE: Educational Insights sent a replacement drill immediately upon receipt of my feedback, which I submitted online. They have a one year warranty, which I had not realized. The new drill works perfectly and has yet to have an issue. Also forward is forward, and reverse is reverse.
My 3-year-old daughter was DYING for a turn, and she loves to use it as well. Surprisingly, even my 19-month-old daughter can join in with her older siblings...she puts the pegs into the holes for them.
It's great for their fine motor skills...getting the drill bit in the right spot is a little tricky for small hands. There are also hand tools which are good practice for the little ones, too. I also use it to practice turn-taking with the 3 and 5 year olds...each gets to drill a certain number of pegs and then has to trade the drill with their sibling.
And it is FUN! My kids like just filling up the whole board, but I think after we've had it for awhile (it's only been 2 weeks) we can start using some of the patterns. Great idea to extend the life of the toy.
This toy seems really durable, has lots of play options (pattern or freestyle, different drill bits, power tool or hand tool), is educational AND fun. And rarely do I find a toy that all three of my kids can sit around at the same time and play with...but they do with this one! Highly recommended!
UPDATE 9/11:
We have had this toy for three years and it is STILL one of the most popular toys in our house. My kids are now 7, 6, and 4, and all will still play with this one. I do rotate it so they don't see it for a couple months and then when it comes back out they are all fighting over who gets it next. One thing I find interesting is that none of them have ever been interested in making the pictures...they just love to use the drill and get those pegs in!
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2009
My 3-year-old daughter was DYING for a turn, and she loves to use it as well. Surprisingly, even my 19-month-old daughter can join in with her older siblings...she puts the pegs into the holes for them.
It's great for their fine motor skills...getting the drill bit in the right spot is a little tricky for small hands. There are also hand tools which are good practice for the little ones, too. I also use it to practice turn-taking with the 3 and 5 year olds...each gets to drill a certain number of pegs and then has to trade the drill with their sibling.
And it is FUN! My kids like just filling up the whole board, but I think after we've had it for awhile (it's only been 2 weeks) we can start using some of the patterns. Great idea to extend the life of the toy.
This toy seems really durable, has lots of play options (pattern or freestyle, different drill bits, power tool or hand tool), is educational AND fun. And rarely do I find a toy that all three of my kids can sit around at the same time and play with...but they do with this one! Highly recommended!
UPDATE 9/11:
We have had this toy for three years and it is STILL one of the most popular toys in our house. My kids are now 7, 6, and 4, and all will still play with this one. I do rotate it so they don't see it for a couple months and then when it comes back out they are all fighting over who gets it next. One thing I find interesting is that none of them have ever been interested in making the pictures...they just love to use the drill and get those pegs in!
On to my review. My husband wasn't sure about buying this toy for our four year daughter. The price was reasonable but he just wasn't sure it was anything she would get real interested in. Boy was he wrong. Out of all the stuff she got for Christmas this was the item she played with most of the day and will return to on a weekly basis. Keep in mind that my little love has the attention span of a gnat and constantly jumps from one activity to another but I have seen her working with this little toy for 15-20 minutes at a time. For us that is a big deal.
There are many options for play and after the general lesson on the various parts and how to use them she was off and running. For now she likes to choose a pattern from the dozen or so that are provided and follow it. She will use the drill and screw in each of the colored screws to create the pattern and then show it off and proceed to remove the screws to put it all away. So far we have not had to replace any batteries which I am surpised about since it has been used pretty regular. It is made of sturdy plastic and has been stepped on a couple of times with no breakage.
Over all I would say this is the perfect addition to your child's store of toys. Excellent for ages 4 and up. Helps with dexterity, pattern recognition and color distinction.
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Schrauben können mit der Hand, mit einem Handschraubenzieher oder Akkuschrauber raus und rein gedreht werden. Die unterrschiedlichen Farben machen es spannend für die Kinder.
Ältere Kinder können die Vorlagen verwenden, während die kleineren Kinder mehr damit beschäftigt sind, die Schrauben sowohl rein als auch raus zu drehen.
Schrauben sind groß und stabil gebaut, so dass keine Gefahr bzgl. verschlucken gegeben ist. Können auch gut in der Spülmaschine abgewaschen werden.