Erector Sets are Still Around

In this day and age, you wouldn't expect kids to get too excited about a toy that involves the simple task of attaching pre-shaped pieces of metal to each other to create models. And yet, Erector sets remain one of the tried and true toys. There is some kind of an inherent attraction when it comes to little kids getting the chance to use something that comes close to being like the toys and hardware they see grown ups using. It might be a toy, but it also seems like they are able to do things from the world of adults. The fact that when they have finished using them they also have a unique, very individual toy that they themselves have created makes it all that much more attractive.

I also remember loving the fact that you could either by specific sets that were meant to create a specific model, or you could bye the bigger sets that had no specific purpose in mind. But it really didn't matter, because in the end they all worked together interchangeably. That meant that I was only limited by my own imagination when it came to constructing new creations. And the good old erector sets are still around. They have come up with new motors and other electronics but the toy remains fundamentally the same as it ever did. There's comfort in that fact.