*Ring! Ring!* Oh, there’s the bell! We better get to class! The Click-A-Brick team had a wonderful time at a local elementary school in Calgary, recently. We met with Ralph’s Grade 5 class and let the kids have a blast with Click-A-Brick. Some of them just built whatever popped into their imaginations and others made things from books they were reading. And some of the students challenged themselves and followed along with the instructions to build some really fun Click-A-Brick creations. Seeing as how Click-A-Brick is a science, technology, engineering and mathematics...
Continue ReadingYou know we love us some dinosaurs here at Click-A-Brick. They were such amazing creatures and they were so big! We wish there were still dinosaurs roaming around on Earth today … well, maybe not. Can you even imagine if dinosaurs were still around? The good news is: you don’t have to imagine because dinosaurs are totally still around! Introducing Click-A-Brick Carnivores and Click-A-Brick Herbivores. Two brand new dinosaur sets. And here’s a monster of a deal to go with these sets: For a limited time, when you buy a...
Continue ReadingAcross the ocean in South Korea, the Olympics are going on right now. Thousands of athletes from countries all over the world are competing in 102 different events in 15 different sports. Olympic fever is sweeping the nation, just like an Olympic curler sweeps the ice in front of a rock. Do you dream of going to the Olympics some day? You can get a head start on your Olympic training right now in your own living room and in just a few short years (with a lot of hard...
Continue ReadingHello and welcome to 2018! It's a whole new year and that means more exciting stuff to learn. Everybody is done with the holidays and now it’s time to warm up those brains and get learning again because learning is the most fun thing you can do. This week, we’re looking at a majestic winter bird. It’s so wonderfully wintery, it even has “snowy” in its name. We’re talking about the snowy owl. Thank you to PBS for this incredible infographic about the snowy owl. It was designed by Karen...
Continue ReadingYou know we here at Click-A-Brick love us some building blocks, and you know what one of the best things you can build with building blocks is? A family! A new building toy that is specifically meant to teach children about racial diversity among families and to be more representative of various family makeups has us thrilled. MyFamilyBuilders is a building set that contains either 48 or 32 magnetized pieces that consist of heads, torsos and lower bodies that can connect together to form various combinations of people. The set...
Continue ReadingRemember when we made that amazing 3D Mother’s Day card a few weeks ago? We’re back with another great card, but this time it’s for Father’s Day, which is coming up soon. Making things for dad is a fantastic idea for dad’s day and you can get creative with your Click-A-Bricks and make him a whole bunch of different things. No matter what you make your pop, you can give it to him with this necktie card, which comes to us courtesy of the Happy Crafty YouTube channel. What You’ll...
Continue ReadingIt’s spring and that means flowers are everywhere! They are popping up out of the ground seeking sunshine and rain. While flowers look pretty, they are also full of learning opportunity. Today, thanks to an infographic from Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies, we take a look at some flower science … flience! For some STEAM fun (that's science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics, of course), have a look at the infographic below that shows you the parts of flowers and then grab your Click-A-Bricks Rainbowland set and make some flowers...
Continue ReadingHave you heard about Project Mc2? It’s a great Netflix series aimed at girls that gives them role models in the science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) fields. It’s meant to get girls into STEAM and it seems to be working. Now in its fourth season, Project Mc2 follows the exploits of six teenaged girls who are recruited by a secret spy agency to help solve crimes of significant importance using their STEAM skills. The characters and actresses playing them are: McKeyla McAlister, played by Mika Abdalla, Adrienne Attoms,...
Continue ReadingIt’s almost here! It’s almost here! We’re talking about Mother’s Day, of course. It’s the time of year that everybody loves because they get to give something special to their mom. The most special thing you can give to your mom is something that you’ve made yourself. We think the best things you can make are all made from Click-A-Bricks, but we also love us some crafts around here. We looked high and low for something amazing to make for Mother’s Day and we came across this easy Mother’s Day...
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