By Your Side

My niece usually begs for her tablet, but this kit had us both building and laughing together for over an hour, no screens in sight. The teamwork aspect is real—she needed my help with the trickier steps, and that shared focus felt special. Definitely our new go-to for weekend afternoons.

We pulled this out on a rainy Saturday and both my daughter and I were surprised how much we got into it. The teamwork aspect is real—we had to actually communicate to get the project right, and she stayed off her tablet for over an hour.

My six-year-old asked to do this together three times in one weekend, which says everything about how engaging the hands-on project is. We actually finished it without a single screen involved, and the teamwork aspect made it feel special for both of us.