Inside: Are you searching for the best toys for kids who love to build? Don’t fret! I have the most awesome list you will ever need! Boys and girls who love to build enjoy a wide range of toys including tracks, blocks, bricks, and marble runs. Here’s the Best Gifts for Builders.

Are you looking for the perfect gift for the little builder in your life? Shared below are 30+ incredible toys for kids who like to build, tinker, and create.

From classic block sets to unique building systems, you’re sure to find something that will grow creativity, exercise little hands, and provide hours of open-ended fun.

The Best Gifts for Builders

I love building toys because they are timeless and grow with kids. Building toys are the most-used, loved, and appreciated toys in our home. Shared below are some of the best!

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Basic Building Sets

The best basic block sets for building and stacking.

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Jumbo Cardboard Blocks
A classic preschool toy, large cardboard bricks are perfect for building and creating!

Melissa & Doug 60-Piece Standard Unit Blocks
My boys’ personal favorite, these blocks are heirloom quality and perfect for imaginative play.

Melissa & Doug 100–Piece Wood Blocks Set
If you can imagine it, you can build it with these vibrant wooden blocks!

Classic Embossed Alphabet Blocks
A timeless toy, embossed alphabet blocks are fun for building, learning letters, and building fine-motor skills.

For Babies and Toddlers

Often a baby’s first toy, the blocks shared below are perfect for stacking, rattling, and knocking down.

Mega Blocks First Builders
When my boys were toddlers, they enjoyed stacking Mega Blocks into huge towers and knocking them down!

LEGO DUPLO Creative Play All-In-One-Box-of-Fun
Perfect for little hands, LEGO DUPLO stirs the imagination.

Fisher-Price Stack n’ Sound Blocks
These big blocks are easy for baby to shake and stack.

Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Stack and Roll Cups
A favorite from my boys’ baby years, these cups stack, roll, and nest! Great for teaching colors!

For Knights and Princesses

A little imagination and the blocks shared below will transport your little one into a magical land of dragons, knights, and princesses!

Plan Toys Fairy Tale Blocks
Little ones will enjoy building fairy tale castles and playing with the princess and her horse-drawn carriage!

Plan Toys Castle Blocks
Perfect for little ones, this castle block set includes 3 knights and 1 horse!

Treehaus Wood Castle Blocks
Our personal favorite, build your own complex, creative castle!

Melissa & Doug Castle Blocks Play Set
Develop imagination and recreate a medieval scene with these puzzle-like castle blocks.

For Rainbow Lovers

Build and explore color with the vibrant rainbow blocks shared below.

Wonderworld Rainbow Sound Blocks
Transparent wooden blocks, filled with beads, create different sounds.

20-piece Guidecraft JR Rainbow Blocks
Perfect for adding vibrant color to block structures, and for exploring color and light.

Plan Toy Water Blocks
Explore color, light, and sound with these unique water blocks!

Magformers Rainbow 30-piece Set
Explore and build with these magnetic rainbow blocks.

For Architects

Young architects can explore structures and new cultures with the block sets shared below.

Melissa & Doug Architectural Unit Blocks
These solid wood blocks are a great value, and are an awesome add-on to standard unit blocks.

HABA Japanese Architectural Blocks
Young builders will enjoy creating ornate pagodas while learning about the Japanese culture.

HABA Middle Eastern Architectural Blocks
Made from safe, non-toxic beech wood, my favorite aspect of these blocks are the stairs.

KEVA Structures 200 Plank Set
Our absolute favorite! KEVA Planks are a must-have for young builders!

For LEGO Fans

Older builders are always excited to get their hands on a new box of LEGO bricks!

LEGO Bricks & More Builders of Tomorrow Set
Color LEGO bricks provide endless hours of fun!

LEGO Green Building Plate
A building necessity, stock up on these!

LEGO City Fire Station
A favorite in our home, this fire station takes hours to build, and provides even more hours of creative play.

LEGO Creator Treehouse
One of our favorite sets, this versatile treehouse can become a lakeside hut or farmyard barn!

More Building Fun

Building toys aren’t limited to blocks. Check out the list shared below for building toys that will knock your kiddo’s socks off!

Hot Wheels Track Builder Total Turbo Takeover Track Set
Young builders can design and customize their own race and stunt challenges!

103-Piece Marble Run
Build, race, and repeat! This toy keeps my boys busy for HOURS!

Magna-Tiles Clear Colors 100 Piece Set
Well-worth the investment, this might just become the most popular toy in your home!

ZOOB 250-piece Building System
A favorite in our playroom, the ZOOB building system is perfect for young engineers.

Plus-Plus Basic Assortment
The ultimate building toy to bring along to restaurants, this toy provides hours of creative fun. Another one of our favorites!

Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears!
Little builders will LOVE making their creations move with these bright, rainbow gears!

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Railway
My boys are 6 and 8 and still love this train set!

Straw Builders
Perfect for older kids who love to build.

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