mini cable car 2-gondola kit
WK 1170
Regular price $40.00 Sale price $36.50 Save 9%The two cars are joined with a string. A wood block or a stone as weight in the upper car will cause it to travel downhill, at the same time pulling the lighter one uphill. Mini cable car kit includes materials for building 2 cars and a station for shuttle traffic.
Also comes with 2 pieces of 5 m long string. Cars are ~8 cm long x 3.8 cm wide.
Recommended for 9 years+.
Nest Notes: we do recommend following the maker's age recommendation, as the gluing of the cable cars takes patience and a little hand steadiness and skill. For cable car fun without gluing, and for younger children, we recommend the basket cable car kits. Please note that the basket cable car kits and the gondola cable cars kits use different rope (cable) configurations, and therefore do not mix and match.
Made in Germany.
mirror tube
WK 5520
Regular price $9.50 Sale price $8.00 Save 16%The hard cardboard tube with the help of the two flexible mirrors, one rolled into the interior of the tube, and one bent around the outside of the tube, leads to many experiments in reflection. The resulting patterns and views are beautiful and surprising and can lead to many further independent experiments.
Booklet with excellent quality set-ups and suggestions for experiments and open-ended questions, in german, english, and french language.
Recommended for 8 years and up. Particularly suited to the study of light and optics in Grade 6 and 7.
Winner of the German 'Spiel Gut' award.
Comes in a tube 21 cm long x 6.3 cm diameter, overall weight 95 g.
Made in Germany.
Hoakes Island, a fiendish puzzle adventure
ISBN 9781786270337
Regular price $26.99 Sale price $25.50 Save 6%by Helen Friel and Ian Friel
Henry Hoakes has gone missing and Hoakes Island Amusement Park is in grave danger. This notebook, a hastily assembled collection of diary entries, notes, puzzles and clues, is the only key to find out what’s happened to Henry and stop the dastardly developers who want to knock down the park.
Solve the puzzles and discover keys and clues as you travel around the island on a quest to rescue Rita the anteater, Granville the gorilla and the rest of the talking animals who live there. It’s a race against time that only a puzzle master can win!
This ingenious and immersive puzzle adventure comes with a fold-out map of Hoakes Island and a special red lens to discover secret messages and clues. Can you solve the mystery and save Hoakes Island? We’re counting on you!
Recommended for ages 7-11 years (grades 2-5).
Hardcover. Published by Laurence King.
Please note that this version of Hoakes Island is in English, but it is available elsewhere in German. One may also purchase the book in English, and refer to the online version of the map in German, for German language study, found here.
About the Authors:
Helen Friel is a freelance paper engineer and illustrator, living and working in London. Her commercial clients include Vogue, The Telegraph, Ted Baker and Time magazine. She is also the author of Midnight Creatures: A Pop-Up Shadow Search.
Ian Friel became a freelance writer and historian in 2007, after a long career in museums. He has published several books on maritime history, and has co-written Billy Bow, a musical set during the Napoleonic Wars. Hoakes Island is his first children’s book, written with his daughter, Helen Friel.
solar-powered carousel
WK 1600
Regular price $75.00Sunlight drives the solar Sun Carousel.
A small solar cell supplies the power for a small motor. In the sun, in the light of a light bulb or a halogen spotlight, the Sun Carousel begins to turn. It drives until shadows fall on the solar cell. As soon as the Sun Carousel is back in the light, the next ride begins.
Assembly instructions in English, with French and German available.
Recommended for children 10 years and older to build on their own. Younger children, perhaps even of 6 and older will enjoy to play with it, and they may participate to build together with an older helper.
Assembled diameter 25 cm. Weight 360 grams.
Comes with 3 small dolls.
Made in Germany.
cog wheels experimental kit
WK 5850
Regular price $76.00Cog wheels are fascinating - they allow the transmuting of speed from fast to slow. In this kit, the principles of gears and chronometers are also covered.
Assembly and play recommended for 10+ yrs. Particularly suited to Grade 7.
Instructional booklet with explanations in English & German.
Made in Germany.
building bridges experimental kit
WK 5860
Regular price $85.00Bridge constructing has always been exciting! A variety of bridges are constructed and advanced, many of them collapsed. A bridge constructor has to consider several forces when constructing a solid bridge. Different materials and techniques in this experiment box show advantages and disadvantages of different types. The superb manual included not only leads one through the history of bridge construction but also encourages building different types of bridges over ditches and streams.
Assembly and play recommended for 10+ yrs.
Instructions and explanations in English & German.
Made in Germany.
swings carousel
WK 1650
Regular price $75.00The swings carousel offers space for six little dolls, which should hold on tight while driving. It can be turned with the small crank.
Delightful is a "remote control" to drive the carousel when paired with a 'water wheel', 'windmill' or an engine (sold separately).
Recommended for children 10 years and older to build on their own. Younger children, perhaps even of 6 and older will enjoy to play with it, and they may participate to build together with an older helper.
Assembled diameter 35 cm. Weight 350 grams.
Comes with 3 small dolls.
Made in Germany.
turbine kit
WK 1030
Regular price $45.00The DIY construction turbine kit can be used to transfer energy to other needs: such as reeling in the trout paddle boat (sold separately). A beautiful and involved way in which to learn about the turbines, in general, and the forces which provide power for so many processes in nature, and the basic driving force behind hydro power stations that support our human energy needs and activity.
Assembly for 9 years +.
Instructions in English, French, and German.
Made in Germany.
river wheel kit
WK 1060
Regular price $95.00The river wheel is the largest of the DIY assembly kits in the water play series that we offer. It is shown here in one photo powering the hammer mill (sold separately), and in another photo, it is working to pull in the trout paddle boat (also, sold separately). A beautiful and involved way in which to learn about the forces which provide power for so many processes in nature, and the basic driving force behind hydro power stations that support our human energy needs and activity.
Assembly for 10 yrs+.
Instructions in English, French, and German.
Made in Germany.