--- product_id: 40362619 title: "Playground Engineering & Design Building Set" brand: "learning resources" price: "AED 183" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Learning Resources" url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/40362619-playground-engineering-and-design-building-set store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # 10 double-sided Challenge Cards 104 durable, connectable pieces Designed for ages 5+ Playground Engineering & Design Building Set **Brand:** learning resources **Price:** AED 183 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🚀 Build, Innovate, Play: Where Future Engineers Take Off! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Playground Engineering & Design Building Set by learning resources - **How much does it cost?** AED 183 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/40362619-playground-engineering-and-design-building-set) ## Best For - learning resources enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted learning resources brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Hands-On STEM Mastery:** Engage young engineers with 104 vibrant pieces that snap together for endless playground creations. - • **Versatile Learning Hub:** Perfect for home, classroom, or homeschool environments, supporting both independent and group STEM exploration. - • **Screen-Free Social Play:** Encourage collaborative or solo building sessions that foster fine motor skills and logical thinking without screens. - • **Challenge-Driven Creativity:** Boost problem-solving skills with 10 double-sided Challenge Cards and an activity guide that inspires innovation. - • **Inclusive & Intuitive Design:** Bright, easy-to-handle pieces crafted for kids 5 and up, making STEM accessible and fun for all genders. ## Overview The Learning Resources Playground Engineering & Design Building Set is a 104-piece STEM toy designed for kids ages 5 and up. It features durable, easy-to-connect pieces that allow children to build playground-style structures while developing problem-solving, fine motor, and spatial skills. The set includes 10 double-sided Challenge Cards and an activity guide with reproducible worksheets to support hands-on, screen-free learning at home or in classrooms. Ideal for fostering creativity, collaboration, and engineering fundamentals in young learners. ## Description Turn hands-on play into an engaging engineering experience with this playground-themed STEM building set for kids ages 5 and up. Using 104 durable pieces, children design and construct classic playground equipment like twisty slides, swing sets, seesaws, and more while exploring foundational engineering and construction concepts. Kids can follow the included 10 double-sided Challenge Cards or create their own builds, encouraging experimentation, redesign, and creative problem solving. The Activity Guide includes reproducible worksheets based on the engineering design process, supporting visual and tactile learners as they practice following directions, sequential thinking, spatial relationships, fine motor control, and eye-hand coordination. Pieces connect and disconnect easily for repeated building and rebuilding, making this set well suited for independent exploration or collaborative group activities. Designed for use at home or in classroom settings, this building set supports purposeful, creative learning through hands-on play, with completed builds sized just right for tabletop play with small toys and figures. Review: The things he creates are pretty amazing. The sets do work well together - I got this for my 5 year old son for Christmas, along with a couple of other sets of the Learning Resources Engineering sets. The kid loves to build things and he is extremely creative. He doesn't really build the items on the sets, but that's okay. The things he creates are pretty amazing. The sets do work well together, as well as separately, which is pretty cool. The colors are bright and fun and are easy for young hands to manipulate. While the 5 year old is at school, my 2 1/2 year old also tries to build with the sets. He can't do much else than stick the legs into the bases, but he has fun with it. I also like to build with this set. I don't know why, but it's fun. So, it's fun all around!! Buy just one set, or several, but it's good STEM for young kiddos. Review: Great for indoor recess - Great for indoor recess ## Features - STEM BUILDING & ENGINEERING PLAY: This STEM toy set lets kids explore engineering and construction as they connect pieces to create playground-style builds, supporting creative building and hands-on learning beyond traditional blocks - SCREEN-FREE CREATIVE ACTIVITIES: Designed for screen-free activities, this open-ended building toy encourages kids to build together, take builds apart, and create again through fun, repeatable play - DESIGNED FOR KIDS AGES 5+: Made for kids ages 5+, this building toy appeals to boys and girls who enjoy STEM toys, problem solving, and thinking like young engineers - BUILDS PROBLEM-SOLVING & FINE MOTOR SKILLS: Kids strengthen logic, coordination, and fine motor skills as they follow blueprints or invent their own designs using buildable manipulatives - IDEAL FOR HOME OR CLASSROOM USE: A versatile educational resource for classroom learning, homeschool, or playrooms-part of trusted learning resources for creative group or independent play ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B01NBP2824 | | Age Range Description | 60 months to 144 months | | Best Sellers Rank | #120,589 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #1,995 in Early Development & Activity Toys #3,751 in Toy Building Sets | | Brand Name | Learning Resources | | Color | Multicolor | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 724 Reviews | | Educational Objective | STEM | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00765023028423 | | Included Components | Added art component incorporates STEAM lessons, Challenge Cards, activity guide with reproducible worksheets | | Item Dimensions | 13.9 x 10.1 x 3.1 inches | | Item Type Name | Learning Resources Playground Engineering & Design STEM Set, 104 Pieces | | Item Weight | 16 ounces | | Manufacturer | Learning Resources | | Manufacturer Maximum Age (MONTHS) | 144 | | Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS) | 60 | | Manufacturer Part Number | LER2842 | | Manufacturer Warranty Description | No Warranty | | Material Type | Plastic | | Model Number | LER2842 | | Number of Players | 2 | | Operation Mode | Manual | | Power Source | Manual | | Set Name | Playground Engineering & Design STEM Set - 104 Pieces | | Size | 104-piece | | Subject Character | playground set | | Supported Battery Types | No batteries required | | Theme | STEM Set | | UPC | 765023028423 | | Unit Count | 1 Count | ## Images ![Playground Engineering & Design Building Set - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71gvEEeg6aL.jpg) ![Playground Engineering & Design Building Set - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71qK3IUOCCL.jpg) ![Playground Engineering & Design Building Set - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ROZDk2foL.jpg) ![Playground Engineering & Design Building Set - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51RjaexU1LL.jpg) ![Playground Engineering & Design Building Set - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51e8eQFS9lL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: I found that the package is missing one of the two orange round poles used in all challenge cards. Can you please send me a replacement of this piece?** A: Oh no, sorry that you are missing pieces! No worries -visit us on our Learning Resources site under “contact us” and we will take care of this right away. **Q: Approximately how tall are the people/figures included in this set?** A: Hello! This set come with: Yogurt 2.25" x 2 3/8", 2 3/8" 2 eggs 2.75" x 2.5" Bagel 2.5" x 2.5" Berries 2.5" x 2.25" Grapefruit 2 7/8" x 2 7/8" x 1.5" Cantaloupe 3.75" x 2 1/8" Bowl of Oatmeal 4" x 4" x 1 7/8" Apple 2.5" x 2.5" Banana 4" x 1 3/8" Bowl 4" x 4" x 1 7/8" Yogurt 2.25" x 2 3/8", 2 3/8" 2 Bread 2.75" x 2 3/8" x .5" Carrot 3" x 1 3/8" 2 Pretzels 1.75" x 1.75" Strawberry 2 1/8" x 1.75" Apple Slice 2 x 1 1/8" Bluberry 1.75" x 1.5" Berry 2.5" x 2.25" Slice of lettuce 2.5" x 2.5" Slice of tomato 2.25" x 2.25" x .25" Slice of turkey 2.75' x 2.25" x .25" Bowl 4" x 4" x 1 7/8" Asparagus 4" x 1 1/8" Chicken 3.75" x 2.25" Salmon 3.5" x 2 1/8" x .5" Sweet Potato 4" x 2.5" 2 Carrot Crinkles 2" x 1.5" 2 Lettuce 2.5" x 2.5" 2 Tomato 2.25" x 2.25" x .25" 2 Cucumber slices 1.75" x 1.75" Feel free to reach out on our site under the "contact us" page with any other questions you may have. **Q: Would these pieces work with the other engineering designand build set by Learning Resources?** A: yes **Q: Is there a trick to keeping the slide attached? No matter which side of the purple thing it goes it just fall off.** A: No it just rests on the side item ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The things he creates are pretty amazing. The sets do work well together *by M***A on March 16, 2018* I got this for my 5 year old son for Christmas, along with a couple of other sets of the Learning Resources Engineering sets. The kid loves to build things and he is extremely creative. He doesn't really build the items on the sets, but that's okay. The things he creates are pretty amazing. The sets do work well together, as well as separately, which is pretty cool. The colors are bright and fun and are easy for young hands to manipulate. While the 5 year old is at school, my 2 1/2 year old also tries to build with the sets. He can't do much else than stick the legs into the bases, but he has fun with it. I also like to build with this set. I don't know why, but it's fun. So, it's fun all around!! Buy just one set, or several, but it's good STEM for young kiddos. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for indoor recess *by E***A on April 8, 2026* Great for indoor recess ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Let your little engineer learn and play while tinkering! *by J***3 on June 14, 2020* Children can learn a lot about problem solving and cause and effect by tinkering with STEM kits. I love this one and so does my five year old. She loves Legos but I wanted to add a little something new to her selections. Some of these pieces don’t mesh as easily as I would like. She has needed help with attaching some of the pieces. Other pieces don’t hold well and will frustrate her when building her playground. In a perfect world, the pieces would just work well together, but I also like that she has to figure out alternatives along the way. These kits are a little pricey especially considering the feel of the plastic. It doesn’t seem super durable long term or in rough hands. Again, this isn’t problematic for me because I like that it teaches patience and being careful with materials. I recommend for all little engineers! ## Frequently Bought Together - Learning Resources Playground Engineering & Design STEM Set - 104 Pieces, Ages 5+ STEM Toys for Kids, Construction Toys - Learning Resources STEM Explorers Domino Action - Learning Resources STEM Explorers Brainometry - 34 Pieces, Ages 5+ STEM Toys for Kids, Brain Teaser Toys and Games, Kindergarten Games,Back to School --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/40362619-playground-engineering-and-design-building-set](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/40362619-playground-engineering-and-design-building-set) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-07-31*