Help Santa and his reindeer soar through the night sky by engineering a hand-cranked automaton. Learn about cranks, cams, and rotary motion while designing a wintry nighttime scene. Add Santa and his sleigh, then watch them ho ho go!

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Santa's Sleigh Automaton

This is so beautiful! My grandson loved making it and gifted it to his grandfather for Christmas. 

It was a fun activity for the 4 year old to put together (with help). He enjoyed using the crank to make the figures move. The lower location of the crank was a little difficult to turn easily, so we put it on a stand when using.

This was a lot of fun to build with my 6 year old. He needed some guidance to make sure he was following the instructions specifically. The adhesive strips that hold the reindeer and Santa’s sleigh onto their posts failed after a day or two so consider using some glue.

This one was cute. The turning mechanism needed a little tweaking to be smoother, but it was still doable the way it was. Granddaughter loved it. 

This box was fantastic. My 6 year old grandson had a great time assembling it. The precise instructions were very easy to follow and the result made him feel very proud. This is our third project from Kiwico and we have enjoyed them all. I have given several friends with grandchildren information about the kits and how much we enjoy them.

My 4 year old grandson was able to help with most of the set-up - it is fun and it works! 

There 11 year old girl loved it!!!!  She put it together by herself.

mt grandkids enjoyed putting this together and played with for hours

This was a great project to do with my 4 year old. I had to help her with the directions and show her what to do and from there she took the lead and did it herself. She's been playing with it every day since she made it. 

It was awesome. My grandson and I assembled it together. It was fun for both of us. He loved doing it and now it is on display in his room. 

Simple to put together for my 6 and 8yo. Straightforward instructions. It was rewarding, fun, and it was neat to learn about this kind of crank mechanism.

It was easy to assemble and so turned out great!

loved making this kit with my grandson- the results were amazing
it was great learning experience and we made something together 

Help Santa and his reindeer soar through the night sky by engineering a hand-cranked automaton. Learn about cranks, cams, and rotary motion while designing a wintry nighttime scene.

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