# Crate-Style Building Toys Scaffer is a STEAM Toy That Lets Kids Build With Interlocking Boards By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2021-07-07 | Life-Stages Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scaffer References: [toyworldmag](https://toyworldmag.co.uk/sawdust-rainbows-launches-scaffer/) & [sawdustandrainbows](https://www.sawdustandrainbows.com/) Scaffer is a new toy from Sawdust & Rainbows that is made from precisely cut birch plywood that has cut-out pieces that interlock. The [STEAM toy for kids](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dino-adventure-pack) provides a fully safety-tested system that offers the freedom to build without the need for special tools or fasteners. Thanks to the nature of the toy, it encourages [open-ended play](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gioco) and kids can build what they want, solving problems along the way to realize their visions. With four panel sizes, kids can make their own crate-style structures that include doors, windows, a roof and even battlements for castle-inspired play. Each panel has ergonomically shaped hand grips for kids, so that the process of sliding and tilting one board into another is easy and rewarding. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.1/10 - Popularity: 84% | Activity: 59% | Freshness: 10% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Alpha - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Youth](https://www.trendhunter.com/youth) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Crate-style Building Toys:** Sawdust & Rainbows' Scaffer toy encourages open-ended play and offers disruptive innovation opportunities for the STEAM toy industry. - **Interlocking Board Toys:** The interlocking board design of Scaffer offers new innovation opportunities for the construction toy market and encourages problem-solving skills. - **Open-ended Play Toys:** The open-ended play style offered by Scaffer creates new design opportunities for stimulating children’s creativity and imagination in toy-making. ### Where This Applies - **STEAM Toy Industry:** Scaffer offers an innovative and safety-tested system for children to build with interlocking boards, creating new opportunities for the STEAM toy industry. - **Construction Toy Industry:** The interlocking board design of Scaffer presents an opportunity to disrupt the construction toy industry with its safety-tested and tool-free approach to building. - **Creative Toy Industry:** The open-ended play style offered by Scaffer creates disruptive innovation opportunities for the creative toy industry, encouraging children to make unique structures and explore their creativity. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Magnetic 3D Building Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magnetic-building-kit.md) - [Life-Sized Toy Construction Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funphix.md) - [Buildable Paper Playsets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/castle-playset.md) - [Stone-Like Supportive Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stapelstein.md) - [Kid's Felt Building Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knop-knop.md) - [Architecture-Inspired Building Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arckit-100-sqm.md) - [Creative STEM-Based Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jitterygit.md) - [Combination Building Block Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/omnicompatible-wooden-bricks.md) - [Squishable Construction Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/squishmallows-x-bldr.md)