Kapla is a unique, wooden , building block toy made of pine from renewable French forests. With Kapla building blocks, there is no need for glue and not a single nail, screw or snap. Kapla Stacks are not interlocking. Each Kapla wooden plank is simply placed one on top of the other and thus held in place by gravity and balance alone.

This special Kapla wooden plank set comes with 20 Green and 20 Yellow planks. The colors of the spring for more building Pleasure. Non toxic colors and unique Kapla design. Great for gifts and includes Art Book with photos of Kapla designs.
10" x 10" x 2".

Kapla is a unique wooden toy made of pine from renewable French forests. With Kapla blocks, there is no need for glue and not a single nail, screw or snap. Kapla Stacks are not interlocking. Each Kapla plank is simply placed one on top of the other and thus held in place by gravity and balance alone. The flat shape and lightweight wood enhances confidence, curiosity and determination. An instruction booklet describing techniques and models is included in every box. Great for individual or group games and projects.

Stimulate creativity and imagination with these smooth-sanded pine building planks. Unlike many other wood blocks, Kapla are precisely sized and come in only one form. The precision allows larger buildings to be constructed (the building in the picture needs about 1000 components). Each block is a cuboid in the ratio 1:3:15, i.e. with length five times its width, and width three times its height.

The idea behind Kapla developed around 1985, when the Netherlands art historian and antique dealer Tom van der Bruggen moved to France and searched for a building block form with which to design a castle. The name Kapla comes from the Netherlands term for "small planks", Abutter Planked.

KAPLA is a pedagogical tool and is used that as such in the French national education system. The use of identical unfixed pieces develops the student's aptitude for organizing elements in a 3 dimensional space and allows them to discover and sharpen their manual ability in relation to objects. Kapla helps the child to understand the fundamental issues of geometry, physics and technology. It also introduces them to the world of art and to the universe of shapes and volumes, while developing concentration and a feeling of balance. What counts is not to create something but the act of creativity. The child builds to build himself.