The Blog.
What the research says about how children learn by building, turned into things to try at the kitchen table tonight.
Ramps, cars and your child's first fair test
Turn your kids' ramp races into a real fair test tonight, with a fill-in data table and a second mini experiment.
October 2, 2026 / GoP ToysIt Broke, Now What? The Engineering Design Loop at Home
A plain guide to the seven-step design loop engineers use, with the exact words to say at each stage so your child keeps improving a build instead of quitting, and you never take over.
Math talk while you build: the words and questions that grow spatial and number sense
You will get the exact position words, follow-up questions and a 15-minute game that turn your child's next build into real math thinking, plus what to listen for at ages 5-7 and 8-10.
Why Paper Planes Nosedive, and How Your Kid Can Steer One on Purpose
The four forces of flight explained in plain words, a two-minute air trick, and a flap game that turns random crashes into steering your child can predict.
Center of gravity for kids: how to find the balance point of anything
Why towers and cardboard builds tip over, how to explain balance in words a 5 to 10 year old gets, and a cereal-box trick that finds the balance point of any flat shape.
A reason to sit down together, for every month.
A sealed box started at the kit that fits your child's age. Monthly at $39, or $29 a box on the 12-month plan.