Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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New Crowdfunding Project: "Strawbees"

Strawbees is a construction toy that uses ordinary materials instead of proprietary ones.  The base unit is a tiny plastic tab that connects things, such as straws or cardboard.  See the Kickstarter page.  

I would have loved  this thing when I was little.  One of my favorite toys was Construx, a straw building kit.  I was also quite the cardboard architect.  But most of all, I adored things that let me make  stuff, not just move pieces around.  I was always wanting to add on to whatever I had.  A toy designed for that?  *squeeeee*
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  • 5 comments
arielstarshadow

arielstarshadow

January 28 2014, 19:34:48 UTC 7 years ago

Would be better if it was made of something durable, yet easily biodegradable
siege

siege

January 28 2014, 22:48:39 UTC 7 years ago

Corn-based plastics can be biodegradable but durable enough for children to play with. However, perhaps you were talking about the straws and other structural materials -- Lincoln Logs and popsicle sticks are also still on the market.
arielstarshadow

arielstarshadow

January 29 2014, 00:26:50 UTC 7 years ago

Exactly. And I remember Lincoln Logs! :) Also, and many don't stop to think about this, but anyone with a corn or sulfite allergy cannot use products made from corn.
ysabetwordsmith

Well...

ysabetwordsmith

January 29 2014, 00:28:22 UTC 7 years ago

That depends on whether it's a contact allergy or a digestive allergy. Some people have one but not the other.
siege

Memories

siege

January 28 2014, 23:01:31 UTC 7 years ago

Growing up, I had Robotix and Construx (the one had hex-based connectors, the other had square connectors and was probably not quite what you played with) as well as Legos and a small handful of building blocks.

My parents usually let my sister and me play with the cardboard boxes left over from moving so often; my favorite was to turn huge wardrobe boxes into rocket ships and submarines.

These would have fit perfectly into my family's fairly limited budget, as most of my big toy sets came from my grandparents, but we almost always had a pack of drinking straws around.