Construction set:The Log Cabin Play House

Construction toys vary in sophistication, ranging from simple wooden blocks to complex Lego sets with detailed instructions. Regardless of the skill level required of players, construction toys share one crucial element, their infinite, reusable quality. A child can build one structure, knock it down or take it apart, and build something new, limited only by the scope of her imagination. Many toys do not have the same open-ended nature. A board game has a limited number of possible outcomes, but the pattern pf play is essentially the same. A coloring book survives but one use. An endless number of buildings and structures, however, are possible each time a child takes up construction play.