Okay, they’re not as cool as Legos, but we’ve been having a lot of fun at my house with Magic Nuudles. These things look sort of like colored packing peanuts, but they’re made out of corn starch.
When you apply a little bit of water to the edges, the pieces sizzle like they’re being melted with acid, and then two of the pieces can be connected. They form a somewhat solid bond pretty quickly, which hardens to an acceptable level after 10 or 15 minutes.
The really cool thing, though, is the price. The manufacturer sells a giant bag of 12,000 of these things for $99.95. My daughter and I could do some really cool things with 12,000 of these suckers (as my wife’s eyes begin to roll).
Emma and I are going to be stuck at home for about two weeks when she has surgery in November, so I’m thinking we can build a castle out of these things in the middle of the living room.