{"id":771,"date":"2013-10-22T17:39:57","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T22:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/?p=771"},"modified":"2013-10-22T17:42:37","modified_gmt":"2013-10-22T22:42:37","slug":"building-happy-kids-with-knex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/2013\/10\/22\/building-happy-kids-with-knex\/","title":{"rendered":"Building happy kids with K\u2019NEX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s 63 days until Christmas and we are already thinking about Toy Land.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/product_image.php_.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-773\" alt=\"product_image.php\" src=\"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/product_image.php_-300x225.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/product_image.php_-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/product_image.php_.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>A go-to resource for moms and dads who want to buy innovative, unique and fun construction-based playthings that kids can build themselves is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knex.com\">K\u2019NEX<\/a>, a socially and environmentally responsible company based in suburban Philadelphia. Great thoughts, great toys.<\/p>\n<p>K&#8217;NEX has fulfilled that seemingly impossible mission of getting kids to love things that are good for them. Their engaging building sets are as healthy as broccoli &#8212; and as sweet as ice cream.<\/p>\n<p>This year, K\u2019NEX has added four fab roller coasters to its hot Thrill Ride line of sets, ranging in price from $49.99 to $249.99.\u00a0We checked out the Thunderbolt Strike coaster set, which we expect will be a Big Guy in Roller Coaster Land this holiday season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/51587-Thunderbolt-Strike-lead-with-boy2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-772\" alt=\"51587-Thunderbolt-Strike-lead-with-boy2\" src=\"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/51587-Thunderbolt-Strike-lead-with-boy2.gif\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a>The fans spoke. And K\u2019NEX listened. The set includes more than 800 American-made, classic K\u2019NEX rods, connectors, cross-ties, and tube-track for lightning striking fun, all selected according to fan requests.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s not all. This puppy is outfitted with a motor, vertical chain lift, two cars and two fully articulated K\u2019NEXmen<b>\u2122<\/b> figures. It\u2019s packaged in an iconic K\u2019NEX suitcase. Suggested for kids age 9 and up. MSRP: $119.99. (10% of sales from K\u2019NEX direct go the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccfa.org\">Crohn\u2019s<\/a> &amp; Colitis Foundation of America.)<\/p>\n<p>Feeling lucky? During the K\u2019NEX-A-Day Giveaway, you can log on to <a href=\"http:\/\/knex.com\/\">knex.com<\/a> and enter for a chance to win a K\u2019NEX building set. The contest is open to K\u2019NEX fans ages 7 and up through Oct. 28 and participants can enter once each day. For more information, official rules or to enter visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knex.com\/knex-a-day\">http:\/\/www.knex.com\/knex-a-day<\/a>. No purchase necessary.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s 63 days until Christmas and we are already thinking about Toy Land. A go-to resource for moms and dads who want to buy innovative, unique and fun construction-based playthings that kids can build themselves is K\u2019NEX, a socially and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/2013\/10\/22\/building-happy-kids-with-knex\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[32],"tags":[370,369,371],"class_list":["post-771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shop","tag-crohns","tag-knex","tag-roller-coaster"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2zjZK-cr","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=771"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":775,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771\/revisions\/775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}