Best Dexterity Building Sets in 2026

Open-ended interlocking construction toy set includes 96 pieces in five vibrant colors with notched edges fitting together securely

Translucent plastic panels feature embossed geometrical shapes

Educational focus: explore symmetry and color, strengthen design, structure, and engineering skills

Open-ended soft magnetic STEM building toy for toddlers, ages 18 mos.+

30 piece set includes over-sized soft plastic rods and balls, with 4 unique soft-touch textures.

Provides introduction to engineering.

New, open-ended interlocking construction toy with digital world appeal. Works with all other IO Blocks building toy sets

Innovative, augmented-reality IO Blocks App acts as a virtual build guide. Download for smartphone or tablet. Use with tracker pad, included

Colorful, geometric and curved, soft-touch plastic pieces that easily interlock with secure, friction-fit system

New, open-ended interlocking construction toy with digital world appeal. Works with all other IO Blocks building toy sets

Innovative, augmented-reality IO Blocks App acts as a virtual build guide. Download free App for your smartphone or tablet to use with the enclosed tracker pad

Colorful, geometric and curved, soft-touch plastic pieces that easily interlock with secure, friction-fit system

Toddler STEM toy grippies windows

Explore light and color with secure magnetic panels with colored, translucent windows and over-molded metal ball connectors

Chunky, tactile grips featured in soft, over-molded plastic

PowerClix magnetic Construction Vehicle Set includes Creativity Guide with three unique advanced vehicle builds.

Mix and match snap-together magnetic components to build endless open ended vehicle combinations.

Put together a sturdy vehicle with fully articulating wheels and axels, take it apart, and build again

Open-ended magnetic building set includes 48 non-repelling magnetic shapes and a Creativity Guide, to inspire builders of all ages

Works with all PowerClix magnetic building toy system sets which includes PowerClix Organics and Solids

Colorful, translucent ABS plastic with easy click and connect magnetic system

2017 Toy of the Year Finalist (TOTY)! Open-ended, soft-touch, friction-fit building toy with an 8-bit pixel design. Suggested Age: 4+

Includes original IO Blocks 12 unique shapes, two IO Heroes, and new vehicle attachments for virtually endless constructions.

Free augmented reality IO Blocks App acts as a virtual build guide. Available on Google Play and the Apple App Store. Use with included tracker pad.

Block Science Unit Blocks Set E contains 218 pieces total: 48 unit blocks, 28 ½ unit blocks, 8 double unit blocks, 4 quadruple unit blocks, 12 ramps, 10 triangles, 8 large cylinders, 10 small cylinders, 10 pillars, 10 small triangles, 10 ½ pillars, 10 ½ cylinder, 10 roman arches, 6 roof boards, and 4 floor boards, 4 ½ circles, 6 gothic arches, 4 small buttresses, 4 ¼ circle curves, 4 ¼ circles, 2 intersections, 4 ½ circle curves, and 2 side roads

Made with smooth-sanded durable rubberwood

Enhance and expand on block play

MADE TO LAST: Durable construction from easy-to-clean birch plywood

ALL-IN-ONE EARLY EDUCATION SYSTEM: Tabletop grid allows for stabalized builds

ENDLESS STEM ACTIVITIES FOR AGES 3+: Set includes 109 IO Blocks pieces, IO people, gears, slides and axels

2017 Toy of the Year Finalist (TOTY)! New, open-ended interlocking construction toy with digital world appeal. Works with all other IO Blocks building toy sets

Innovative, augmented-reality IO Blocks App acts as a virtual build guide. Download free for smartphone or tablet. Use with tracker pad included

Colorful, geometric and curved, soft-touch plastic pieces that easily interlock with secure, friction-fit system

IO Blocks Center is a comprehensive early childhood education system; building toy, table with shelf and storage bins

Includes: 1 birch plywood play table, 4 storage bins and 458 building pieces- 400 IO Blocks, 14 gears, 16 axles, 4 gear cranks, 12 slide pieces and 12 IO people

Gears, slides and IO people combine with friction-fit IO Blocks pieces to create limitless constructions

Open-ended magnetic building set includes 44 non-repelling magnetic shapes and a Creativity Guide, to inspire builders of all ages

Works with all PowerClix magnetic building toy system sets which includes PowerClix Organics and Frames.

Colorful, translucent ABS plastic with easy click and connect magnetic system.

Open-ended magnetic building set includes 70 non-repelling magnetic shapes and a Creativity Guide, to inspire builders of all ages.

Works with all PowerClix magnetic building toy system sets which includes PowerClix Organics and Frames.

Colorful, translucent ABS plastic with easy click and connect magnetic system.

Interlocking toddler STEM toy Grippies Stackers

X-shaped, magnetic blocks and two sizes of cylinders for stacking, balancing, patterning and nesting teach 2D and 3D construction concepts and designs

Emotion faces, using mathematical symbols, for dramatic play and social emotional development

Part of Guidecraft’s toddler STEM toy platform: Grippies

Easy-to-stack, connect, and pivot secure magnetic construction blocks with two sizes of characters featuring similar coloration and textured grip elements

Tactile grips featured in soft, over-molded plastic textures in four bright colors

Open-ended friction-fit construction toy with digital world design roots: IO Blocks, now in a Mini (quarter-size) version.

Large set includes 900 small, colorful, soft-touch matte plastic pieces securely interlock with unique, friction-fit system.

Use free build app as a creativity guide. Available on Google Play and the Apple App store.

Open-ended, friction-fit construction toy with digital world design roots: IO Blocks, now in a Mini (quarter-size) version.

75 small, colorful, soft-touch matte plastic pieces securely interlock with unique, friction-fit system.

Use build app as a creativity guide. Available on Google Play and the Apple App store.

Dinosaur themed unit block attachments

Set includes 20 pieces–blocks not included

Five dinosaurs: Spinosaurus, Stegosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, and Brontosaurus

Open-ended, friction-fit construction toy with digital world design roots: IO Blocks, now in a Mini (quarter-size) version.

250 small, colorful, soft-touch matte plastic pieces securely interlock with unique, friction-fit system.

Use free build app as a creativity guide. Available on Google Play and the Apple App store.

Nest and sort the multi-sized and colorful rubberwood shapes of Mix and Match Stacks

Board features rounded pegs for easy nesting and reinforced, plastic edges with handle cutouts for easier mobility

Encourage color-recognition, matching and fine-motor skills

Toddler STEM toy grippies windows

Explore light and color with secure magnetic panels with colored, translucent windows and over-molded metal ball connectors

Chunky, tactile grips featured in soft, over-molded plastic

Open-ended interlocking construction blocks for Ages 3+

Set includes 118 pieces; base pieces, IO Blocks, gears, axles, IO people, IO cows and accessories

Interlocking pieces connect with a secure, yet easily adjustable friction fit system