Unleash your creativity with glowing, moving, and sounding blocks! 'SparkBlocks' arrives in Japan. No smartphone or PC needed; intuitively understand electronic circuits by assembling them!

Kibidango Inc. (Headquarters: Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Ryota Matsuzaki) will launch a crowdfunding project for 'SparkBlocks', a next-generation STEM educational toy from Canada, on its platform 'Kibidango'. SparkBlocks are blocks that allow you to add electronic gimmicks such as movement, light, and sound to your creations simply by snapping them together. No wiring, no apps, and of course, no soldering required. The design, which allows them to be combined with blocks you already have at home, adds the new fun of technology to familiar block play. It's a new proposal that allows children and adults alike to experience the surprise and invention of touching real engineering without even realizing it while playing. The appeal of SparkBlocks lies in adding a new layer of play, 'electronic parts,' to the enjoyment of classic block play. Creations light up, make sounds, spin, and move. The excitement of technology is added to block play, making it an irresistible experience not only for children who love blocks but also for adults who have always admired electronic toys. Furthermore, SparkBlocks block parts are printed with circuit diagram symbols used by professional engineers. Even without consciously studying, by building, testing, and playing, children will naturally come into contact with basic electrical concepts such as polarity, current, resistance, series connections, and parallel connections. The value of SparkBlocks lies in being able to put away your smartphone and focus solely on the toy in front of you, using your hands to experiment and try things out. This product also offers a way to add 'light,' 'movement,' 'sound,' and 'circuits' to the creative play of LEGO® blocks, which have captivated the world. By breathing life into the cities, vehicles, robots, and devices you build with electronic gimmicks, you open the door to new forms of play and invention. The developers are two fathers who have been passionate about making things in Canada. Both are huge LEGO® block fans and created this product with deep respect for that wonderful play. It's a product that LEGO® block lovers should also try. ■5 Points of SparkBlocks and Development Background ● No other wiring or apps required: Circuits are completed just by connecting the blocks! No difficult code input, troublesome wiring, or soldering. You can play by focusing solely on the contents of the product set. ● Experience real engineering: Understand the principles of electricity while playing through the circuit diagram symbols printed on the blocks. ● Safe design: Uses a lithium-ion battery with USB-C charging and a built-in protection circuit (BMS). Play with peace of mind for a long time. ● Design that can be combined with LEGO® blocks, etc.: Add new expressions like electronic gimmicks to familiar block play! ● World-class "Ease of Play" STEM.org Certified in the USA: Passed rigorous screening by the global educational evaluation organization "STEM.org" and received the "Best in STEM" 2025 Award, the highest rank awarded to the top 5% of all reviewed products. ■Comments from Experts Who Experienced This Product Shinpei Takahashi, CEO of Usagi Inc. / Toy Creator [Comment] First, I was impressed when my third-grade daughter, who loves playing with blocks, saw it and started playing with great enthusiasm. She talked about the story of the light bulb and battery she learned in school, saying, "It's like adding science to blocks!" while her eyes sparkled as she made original robots, vehicles, houses, and roulette toys. My daughter has always dreamed of becoming an architect and takes modeling classes, so she might have been particularly hooked, but this product seemed to further enhance her aspiration for manufacturing. As a toy developer with an engineering background myself, I naturally find such play exciting. I felt the thrill of design and development as I connected blocks that served as wires while imagining the wiring, and also created a cool design. The perspective of design is indispensable in product development, and I thought this was an interesting toy that could simultaneously foster that sensibility and design ideas! [Shinpei Takahashi Profile] After about 10 years of planning and development at Bandai Co., Ltd., including the hit product '∞ (Mugen) Puchi Puchi', he became independent in 2014. He has been involved in the development of over 150 toys and games. His TEDxTokyo speech on idea generation techniques in 2013 was widely distributed and became a topic of conversation worldwide. In recent years, he has also been actively conducting corporate training and workshops utilizing play. His books include 'Introduction to Board Game Creation' (Iwanami...