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Pete, the resident feline critic
The Pete Gazette
The K'NEX Desk Reviewed for kids & the grown-ups who shop for them Reviewed from the windowsill
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K'NEX
Humans Build a Batting Cage; Pete Accepts the Upgrade
★★★★☆
K'NEX
A Cosmic Click Grants Pete Brief Enlightenment, Nothing More
★★★☆☆
K'NEX
Roller Coaster Cart Is Simply the Finest Prey in Town
★★★★★
From the wires — the critic descends upon the next desk shortly. The toys have been warned.
Lead Review · From: K'NEX
Pete's Covert Campaign Disassembles the Crane by Midnight
Our critic dismisses the crane as a poorly fortified watchtower and spends the evening stealthily relocating its key structural elements to shoes, the water dish, and the television-stand shadows.
By Pete · Resident Feline Critic

My human has brought a large, transparent container into my domain, filled with what can only be described as the skeletal remains of a thousand brightly-colored, miniature beasts. They call it "K'NEX" and claim these 522 plastic rods and connectors "click" together to form various contraptions for the entertainment of lesser beings. While the supposed educ…

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Image of K'NEX - Click & Construct Value Building Set - 522 Pieces, STEM Building, Creative Play Set‚ Ages 7+
Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★★☆
A worthy puzzle of un-building.
From The Desk
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K'nex
Scout Helicopter Terminated; Domain Secured by Dusk

So, the humans have acquired a large box of colorful plastic skeletons. They call it a "K'NEX Adventure Wheels Building Set," but I see it for what it is: a vast collection of sma…

★★★☆☆ — My kingdom is safe. For now.
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K'NEX
Silent Editor Fixes the Airplane; Staff Remains Oblivious

So, my human has presented me with this box of tiny, colorful plastic skeletons. It's called K'NEX, apparently a system for the small, loud humans to…

★★★☆☆
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K'NEX
Motorized Interloper Dispatched with One Tuxedo Swat

From what I can gather, my human has acquired a large plastic case filled with 529 tiny, colorful bits of shrapnel. They call it a "building set." Ap…

★★★☆☆
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K'NEX
Pete Debates the Oracle, Then Asserts His Dominance

My human seems to believe that progress is measured in the quantity of tiny plastic bits one can acquire. This K'NEX set, a veritable explosion of 70…

★★★★☆
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K'NEX
Master Curator Edits the Toddler's Work, Claims the Tub

My human has presented me with a large, translucent tub filled with what appear to be brightly colored plastic bones and spiky little sea urchins. Th…

★★★☆☆
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