the motionKit

Name: the motionKit
Brand: Momentix Toys
SKU: 001
Price: 89 USD
Availability: InStock

$89.00

23 wooden pieces that nudge, roll, spin, and tilt, transforming household objects into funky chain reaction contraptions, also known as Rube Goldberg Machines!

It's open-ended play that can scale in complexity, depending on your imagination and play style: knock a ball off the table in 2 steps, turn the lights off in 15 steps, or simply reimagine your morning routine.

Each kit includes 53 challenge cards that combine for 1000s of combinations, as well as access to our online challenge progression. Or go screen free and opt for a printed version of the challenge progression.

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The motionKit pieces are designed to interact with eachother and household objects, like old toys and things from the recycling. The 54 challenge cards include 3 categories: motionKit piece combination cards, household object cards, and goal cards. Laying out three cards can serve as a blueprint for your machine, and can combine in +10,000 ways, so you’ll never run out of ideas of what to build.

Every kit gives you access to our challenge progression, where you can learn about using the engineering design process to create your own chain reaction machine and follow step-by-step guides to building pre-designed machines. You can also purchase a physical version of this in our shop!
We're proud to use wood sourced from FSC certified forests! The FSC certification is considered the "gold standard" designation for wood harvested from forests that are responsibly managed, socially beneficial, environmentally conscious, and economically viable. And the only plastic you'll find in our kit is the shrinkwrap around the box + a small plastic bag to hold the marbles. (That's right, we opted for paper packaging too! You can even use the tissuepaper that pads your kit to create a confetti dumping machine.)

In 2020, the toy industry produced enough plastic to fill almost 7,500 football stadiums solid. With the toy industry being the most plastic-intensive in the world, the current and future health of today's kids is actively threatened by the plastic toys they play with today. The motionKit is made from wood and wood manufacturing waste. It will last, but if it eventually finds its way into the landfill, it will decompose, unlike its plastic peers.

The motionKit functions sustainably, too, by challenging kids to be resourceful. What does a paperclip, a plunger, and a paper towel tube have in common? They can all be part of a Momentix machine! Everything, from old barbie dolls to empty cereal boxes to rocks from the garden, get a new purpose when they are combined with our pieces in a chain reaction.

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