K'NEX: building worlds kids love.

• Position: What's New? - K'nex Industries Inc. - Brief article

Putting together the myriad toys and other gizmos that find their way under the Christmas tree each year usually falls to the parents--with one notable exception. Your kids will insist on doing the K'NEX themselves, and with good reason. This is building stuff at its best. The creations that arise from a box of K'NEX have to be seen to be believed. This holiday season, as in years past, the lineup is impressive:

As for the Thunderbolt Strike Roller Coaster Building Set ($119.99, ages nine and up), well, better fasten your seatbelts. It includes more than 800 fan-requested, American-made, classic K'NEX rods, connectors, cross-ties, and tube-track for lightning striking fun, as well as a motor, vertical chain lift, two cars, and two fully articulated K'NEX-men figures--and comes packaged in an iconic K'NEX suitcase.

The TinkerToy 100 Piece Essentials Building Set ($34.99, ages three and up) features...