My Gears® construction sets let little engineers build gears, vehicles and robots that move. Children push, pull and turn as they explore early STEM and problem solving, from 4 years.
My Gears®: your questions answered
My Gears® sets are gear building toys for little engineers. Children connect gears and cubes to build vehicles, robots, animals and machines that move, exploring early STEAM as they play.
What are My Gears® gear toys?
My Gears® is a construction set of interlocking gears and connecting cubes. Children push, pull and turn the pieces to build models that move, from bikes and robots to animals with moving legs, arms and tails.
What age are My Gears® sets for?
The My Gears® Junior Set and My Gears® Robot Set are for ages 4 and up. The My Gears® Bicycle Set, My Gears® Motorbike Set and My Gears® Transport Starter Set are for 5 and up, and the My Gears® Machine Set, My Gears® Transport Set and My Gears® Animal Set are for 6 and up. For younger builders, browse our toys for 18 to 36 months.
Which My Gears® set should I start with?
The My Gears® Junior Set is a good first set, with 117 pieces and an easy-to-follow booklet of 13 models. For ages 5 and up, the My Gears® Transport Starter Set is a smaller starting point with 60 pieces.
How many pieces are in each My Gears® set?
My Gears® Robot Set: 56 pieces
My Gears® Transport Starter Set: 60 pieces
My Gears® Motorbike Set: 97 pieces
My Gears® Bicycle Set: 112 pieces
My Gears® Transport Set: 114 pieces
My Gears® Junior Set: 117 pieces
My Gears® Animal Set: 122 pieces
My Gears® Machine Set: 181 pieces
Do My Gears® sets come with instructions?
Yes. The My Gears® Junior Set booklet has 13 models, and the My Gears® Animal Set and My Gears® Machine Set booklets have 8 models each. The Robot, Bicycle and Motorbike Sets include 1 printed model plus 2 more to download by QR code, and once children have tried the guided builds they can design their own.
What will my child learn from building with gears?
My Gears® links science, engineering, maths and art. Children explore cause and effect, geometry, measurement and problem solving as they see how each gear makes their model move, and the My Gears® Machine Set introduces movement, force, gears and chains.
Have My Gears® sets won awards?
Yes. The My Gears® Transport Set won an Academics' Choice Brain Toy Award and a 2022 Tillywig Award, and both the My Gears® Transport Set and My Gears® Machine Set are accredited by The Toy Association x The Good Play Guide STEAM programme.
Which My Gears® set makes a good gift?
The My Gears® Transport Starter Set comes in a storage jar with a carry handle, so it is easy to wrap as a gift or take to a play date. Find more ideas in our present ideas.