Product Description

With its ingenious design, the Gearation Activity Set lets preschoolers assemble clicking, whirring, googly-eyed machines allby themselves. Eleven colorful plastic gears adhere magnetically to a 14-by-16-inch easel, so kids are free to arrange them in any order they can dream up. The gear in the center powers the whole contraption. The various gears (each measuring from 1 to 3 inches across) all do something different, whether it's making a noise or just turning a brightly colored arm, and kids can control the gear speeds with fat, easy-to-grab switches. And since all the parts are cleverly connected by magnets, you don't have to worry about the motor burning out. Age: 36 months and up

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2566 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Tomy
• Model: 6526
• Dimensions: 3.80 pounds

Features

• 11 brightly colored turning, rotating, gears
• Add 1st gear to magnetic surface, then add to watch them flip & turn
• hours of entertainment
• speed control

Editorial Review
With its ingenious design, the Gearation Activity Set lets preschoolers assemble clicking, whirring, googly-eyed machines all by themselves. Eleven colorful plastic gears adhere magnetically to a 14-by-16-inch easel, so kids are free to arrange them in any order they can dream up. The gear in the center powers the whole contraption. The various gears (each measuring from 1 to 3 inches across) all do something different, whether it's making a noise or just turning a brightly colored arm, and kids can control the gear speeds with fat, easy-to-grab switches. And since all the parts are cleverly connected by magnets, you don't have to worry about the motor burning out. --Paul Hughes

Amazon.com Teacher Review
An interesting engineering toy, Gearation lets preschoolers create dynamic, revolving masterpieces while exploring the mechanics of gears. Eleven brightly colored plastic cogs that adhere magnetically to a 14-by-16-inch easel allow little hands to arrange them in any manner they can dream up. Each gear (measuring 1 to 3 inches across) performs a different role, whether it's making a noise, turning an arm, or changing color, and is driven by a central interlocking cog. Young engineers can control the speed and direction of the gear rotations while moving, adding, or subtracting pieces to discover exactly how gears interact with one another. A plastic handle makes this a portable toy. Requires one C battery (not included). --Deb Oroszlan

From the Manufacturer
Tomy Gearation Goofy Gears

Customer Reviews

A toy complete with messmerizing movement and super sounds!
Gearation Activity Set is a winner! The colorful magnetic discs interlock, giving little hands an opportunity to learn about cogs, gears and magnets simultaneously. With 2 speeds of movement and a seemingly unending number of combinations, this toy allows children to create their own "moving picture" complete with sound! The discs are colorful, well-made and easy for a 3-4 year old to interlock. It's movement is messmerizing to children and adults as well. A great toy!

What a great toy!
My 3 year old daughter has had little interest in any building type toys. This one has capured her attention for independant play for up to 30 minutes at a time. Its fun even for adults.

Great toy.
One of the few toys the kids still pull from the closet from this past Christmas. Purchased for a four year old the two year old has started to play with it recently and finds it pretty challenging but for the most part has figured it out. Definitely worth the price, well made and fun. Educational? Educational is overated in my opinion but if you want something that the kids will have to figure out with different speeds, reverse and forward, then I suppose it's educational. It's not chess but it is fun.