K'NEX K-FORCE Build and Blast Review + Giveaway!

This giveaway has been sponsored by K'NEX. I received a product for purposes of review, but all opinions in this post are my own.

Check this one out -- The new K'NEX KFORCE Build and Blast K-20X set is a blaster toy and a building set in one! Aimed at ages 8+, this thing fires up to 75 feet and is compatible with the entire K-FORCE Build and Blast line at an MSRP of $27.99.

Mr. 8 worked on this set all one afternoon and into the next day, and did get a little frustrated. He's at the lower end of the suggested age range, and some of the pieces were fairly hard to snap together. So he called in reinforcements in the form of Junior High Guy...

...And, success! This K'NEX K-FORCE blaster shoots fast and far, too. After this initial test, I kicked him outside to play with this one, and you'll want to be sure not to aim this at anyone's eyes or anything fragile. 🙂 Note that the firing mechanism is a little tight -- you have to pull back to lock the foam dart in before shooting -- so I'd stick with the recommended age range because it would probably frustrate smaller hands. (The fancy green parts on the back also kept popping out during use, but they're purely decorative anyway.)

The other cool thing about this K-FORCE set is that you can take it apart and build alternatives (as well as your own creations, of course). After playing with his blaster for a couple of days, Mr. 8 asked me to download instructions for this smaller target set from the Internet using the link included in the original instructions. He then spent a good 90 minutes taking the original blaster apart and rebuilding it into this new creation, which I was glad to see -- because the more use you can get out of one of these sets, the better!

Find out more about K'NEX

Learn more about K'NEX and the KFORCE line on their various social media channels: K'NEX can be found on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube.

On to the giveaway

What can you win?

• One lucky Mashup Mom reader will win a K'NEX K-20X Build and Blast KFORCE blaster set of their own!

How do you enter?

• Just comment here and let me know what you think of the KFORCE Build and Blast concept -- who in your life would appreciate one of these sets?

One entry per comment; each comment is an entry; a maximum of one entry per household; duplicate entries will be deleted. Only comment once on this post; your comment enters you in the giveaway. Enter through 11:59 PM Central on 9/26/15. U.S. residents only, please. If you are reading this through email or Facebook, please click on the title of this post (up at the top where it says “K'NEX”) to go back to the blog. Scroll down to the bottom of the post and you will see a box to enter your comment; just comment there to enter. Email and Facebook entries will not be counted. If you are reading the Mashup Mom homepage on the web, look at the bottom of this post where it says “___ comments.” Click on that to get the box to enter your own comment.

The fine print

Prizing and information for this giveaway has been provided by K'NEX. The winner will be randomly selected from all comments received on or around 9/27/15. Winner will have 48 hours to reply to email notification; if no reply is received, a runner up will be selected. Mashup Mom is not responsible for lost or misdirected emails.

No purchase necessary. The number of eligible entries receives determines the odds of winning. Duplicate entries will be deleted. Void where prohibited. Please allow 8 weeks for delivery of your prize. We reserve the right to cancel this promotion at any time or to substitute a prize of equal value.