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Building Brains Through Play
Designed for curious kids. Smartivity kits spark creativity, build STEM skills & encourage learning through hands-on, screen-free play.
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DEVELOPS KEY SKILLS: Smartivity build your own full functional Pinball Machine – reduces screen time and boosts confidence and creativity with 100% screen-free engagement.
ACTION-PACKED FUN TIME: Bring the Arcade home with this exciting mechanical Pinball Machine. Our step-by-step instructional manual ensures a deeply engaging experience, perfect for kids to construct and enjoy for hours. Designed for Boys and Girls for ages, 8,9,10,11,12,13,14 years old
FREE PARTS LIFETIME: Enjoy hassle free fun with all parts included, plus a lifetime supply of replacement parts. Easy-to-follow instructions make building a breeze, ensuring uninterrupted playtime.
MADE FROM SUSTAINABLE WOOD: Made from the highest quality engineered wood, our toys are completely safe for kids and boast long-lasting durability.
ULTIMATE GIFT: Give the gift of entertainment and learning combined. Ideal for birthdays gifts for boys and girls, this makes for a thoughtful present that providing endless hours of enjoyment and learning for kids
LOVED BY KIDS AND PARENTS WORLDWIDE: Trusted by families in 33+ countries, our toys have received multiple accolades, including STEM org approval, the 2022 Innovative Toy of the Year in the Netherlands, and TOTY 2022 Finalist. Join a global community celebrating STEM education through play.
BRILLIANTLY ENGINEERED DESIGN: Developed by a skilled team and rigorously kid-tested for over 1000 hours. Our experts brainstorm hundreds of ideas to create the most exciting and educational projects that are age-appropriate for children.
Amazon Customer –
Beyond Thrilled
I purchased the smartivity pinball machine for my 7 year old son, who desperately wanted a pinball machine for christmas. After looking at some tabletop machines, browsing through numerous reviews, and weighing the pros and cons, I decided that the likelihood of a cheap plastic machine ending up in a landfill after only a couple of months was probable, and not aligned with my less waste goals.Upon first opening his gift, my son was surprised as I’m sure he was expecting an electric game. Once we opened up the box to begin building he was very excited to see all the components, and he couldn’t wait to start building. We first made sure everything that was included came in the box and decided it would be best to leave the sheets intact until we were prompted to take the pieces from them.Now let me get to the instruction manual. If there were ever an example of what a perfect instruction manual should look like, it would be this. The directions were exceedingly clear and concise consisting of written description and coordinating pictures of the front view as well as the reverse view which was very well planned out. There was honestly not one step of the way where we were confused on what to do next. we completed the build together in two sessions that were about 1 to 2 hours each, Which I feel is a perfect amount of time to inspire anticipation in my son while not causing frustration or burnout.We’re getting to the best part now. This completed pinball game is so so so much fun! my son played for 2 hours straight on the first day. On the second day he played a total of 4 hours trying out all the different techniques and variations. I have never seen him so involved and interested in anything as I saw him with this pinball machine. My teenage son’s friend has been over twice this week as well, and he was drawn to the pinball machine both times playing with it for a good amount of time. I especially love the balls in the vaults for keeping your score which doubles as math practice.Overall this has by far been the best online purchase to date that I have ever made, and it has been the most enjoyable thing that I have ever taken part in building. The pinball machine is solid, high quality, and obviously very entertaining as well. If you are looking for a great gift for an engineering-minded kid, I can’t recommend this pinball machine enough. Buy it!
JesusReadingAndCoffee –
Kids had a blast
Bought this for my son’s friend. He’s really into STEM toys. They had a blast putting this together. It’s nice to get them away from video games. It’s not too small and good size to put on a table and play. It’s well worth the money seeing that they played with it for a while. It’s pretty sturdy for what it is.ProsKids loved itFun to buildFun to play withGood step by step directionsConsIt’s pretty sturdy but I’d be careful not to drop it
M.A. –
Super cool DIY pinball machine!
We got this for my son for Christmas this past year. I was a bit unsure that he would be able to put it together all by himself, but he did it, and it works really well! It took him a full day of working on it to get it done, but once he put his mind to it, he was determined to get it built. Once built, it is super easy to use and a lot of fun to play. It’s small enough to be played virtually anywhere (desk, dinner table, lap desk, etc.), but that doesn’t diminish the fun. It definitely teaches great STEM lessons in following instructions and how objects interact with each other to create the game. It’s lasted almost an entire year and hasn’t broken (and my child is capable of breaking just about anything) so the build quality is good. If I had to do it all over again, I would 100% buy this for him.
TVGal –
What fun! And a great time assembling with my grandson.
What fun! My ten year old grandson is having a blast with this pinball machine. My wife and I enjoyed playing it what little we were allowed. Once each. My grandson and I assembled it together. I am and electrical engineer and he is predisposed to this sort of thing. He probably could have put it together himself. It only took us approximately two hours to assemble it. I read the instructions and guided him through the assembly which he did mostly himself. My goal was to have something that I could do with him and this definitely was quality time together. The instructions were mostly good. There were a couple of steps I thought were missing but we easily figured it out. Overall the instructions were very thorough. I can see where some people in reading other reviews may have had trouble assembling this pinball machine because their talents lie elsewhere but the instructions are rather good. Kudo’s to the designers and makers of this toy. It is ingenious.I can’t say that it has been educational since he wanted to just play it. I’ll have to see if I can discuss the science behind the levers, rubberbands, gravity and such at a later time after the thrill subsides a bit. The size is good for what it is. It seems very sturdy. It is one of the few toys I have seen fastened with rubber bands and it seems to work. We will see how durable this is.
Roberto –
A mio figlio è piaciuto tantissimo costruirlo, si diverte giocandoci e a sfidare gli amici. Lo consiglio!
Peter P –
Unglaublich genialer Bausatz. Alle Teile passen perfekt zusammen. Mein 7-jähriger und ich hatten großen Spaß beim Bauen. Die Anleitung ist so gut bebildert, dass man auch ohne deutsche Übersetzung kein Problem hat, ihr zu folgern. Interessanterweise lagen ausführliche estnische, litauische und lettische Übersetzungen bei, vielleicht fälschlicherweise. Es gibt kaum Plastikteile, sehr nachhaltig. Alle Kleinteile sind überreichlich vorhanden, so dass auch was verloren gehen kann. Und der fertige Flipper? Spielt sich super. Kein kurzer Gag, sondern ein tolles Spielzeug von bleibendem Wert.
Renjini –
Very good. Makes kids creative side active.value for money
Stephen M. –
We bought this as a gift for one of our grandchildren and they really enjoyed putting it together.
Mr B. –
Have never felt the need to write a review for anything before, but this kit was fantastic. Built independently by my 11yo (he has experience of building things like this before). It took him probably 4-5 hour to build over a few days and then he has enjoyed playing with it just as much as building it. He has plans for painting/decorating the outside so it matches the inside board too. Lots of different aspects of play!We’re now looking at what other smartivity products there are so he can find his next one!