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product_id: 449244369
title: "Candy Vending Machine"
brand: "thames & kosmos"
price: "$97.65"
currency: USD
in_stock: null
reviews_count: 9
category: "Thames & Kosmos"
url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/449244369-candy-vending-machine
store_origin: US
region: United States of America
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# Customizable candy dispenser Coin sorting & banking Gears & mechanics mastery Candy Vending Machine

**Brand:** thames & kosmos
**Price:** $97.65
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🍭 Unlock the sweet science of fun and innovation!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Candy Vending Machine by thames & kosmos
- **How much does it cost?** $97.65 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- thames & kosmos enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted thames & kosmos brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Award-Winning STEM Toy:** 2022 ASTRA Best Toys & Toy of the Year finalist—join the elite innovators.
- • **Step-by-Step Guided Assembly:** Clear 16-page manual + QR video for smooth, frustration-free building.
- • **Interactive Coin Sorting & Stunts:** Watch coins perform gravity-defying tricks while learning physics.
- • **Build Your Own Candy Vending Machine:** Hands-on engineering fun that turns learning into play.
- • **Refillable Prize & Candy Compartments:** Personalize your vending experience with your favorite treats.

## Overview

The Candy Vending Machine is an award-nominated STEM kit that lets kids 8+ build a fully functional vending machine. It sorts real coins, dispenses candy or prizes, and doubles as a coin bank. With a detailed manual and video guide, it teaches principles of physics, math, and engineering through interactive play and customization.

## Description

Ever dreamed of having a vending machine in your room? With this engineering kit, you can build and experiment with your own toy vending machine. First, follow the step-by-step instructions to assemble the machine. Then test and configure it to get it working perfectly. Load your vending machine with all kinds of small candies or prizes and you’re in business! Insert some coins and have fun watching them get sorted, perform stunts as they slide down the tracks, dispense prizes, and finally end up in the coin bank in the base of the machine.This awesome vending machine has four main interactive segments: First, you insert coins (quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies) into the slot at the top and turn a knob to sort the coins. Then, the coins fall into an interactive coin track area where they slide down ramps, make jumps, and ring bells. Next, the coins fall into a device that allows you to make your “purchase” with the push of a button. Finally, your prize pops out of the machine, and the coin falls into the bank, sorted into neat stacks by denomination.The vending machine can sit on a tabletop or hang on a wall. A small key allows you to access the vending machine compartments for refilling the prizes.Explore lessons in physics, math, and mechanical engineering as you build and play with the vending machine. Learn about gears and other simple machines, gravity, forces, motion, and collisions. Try some simple math lessons related to the coins and money.

Review: Kids love it - Fun for the candy loving kid
Review: Great all-around kit. - This ended up being a lot of fun for my eight-year-old. Really easy to put together for him, maybe took 30 minutes. I see a lot of complaints about it not working properly. It’s not rocket science. Make a few easy little adjustments and it will work great. For example, we kept having a problem with the coins falling out as they fell through the maze. Well, all you had to do is lean it back a millimeter or two and then it would work perfect. So we put a small dab of hot glue on the front of the white triangular stands. Works perfect. Sometimes things don’t work right out of the box and simple problem-solving needs to take place.

## Features

- Construct your own toy vending machine that sorts coins, dispenses candy or other small prizes, and doubles as a coin bank!
- Experiment to make the coins perform cool tricks and stunts in the customizable coin track area.
- Learn about gears, gravity, forces, motion, collisions, and more — even some simple math lessons with money.
- The machine can be refilled with your own treats and prizes for long-lasting fun.
- A 16-page, full-color step-by-step manual guides assembly and experiments and an assembly video is available via a QR code in the manual; For ages 8+ with help or 10+ for independent play
- A 2022 ASTRA Best Toys for Kids finalist
- A 2022 Toy of the Year Award finalist (Construction category)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B09QH5SW1L |
| Best Sellers Rank | #56,727 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #575 in Educational Science Kits |
| Customer Reviews | 3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars (388) |
| Item Weight | 3.08 pounds |
| Item model number | 550104 |
| Manufacturer | Thames & Kosmos |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 8 - 14 years |
| Product Dimensions | 13 x 3.8 x 11.5 inches |
| Release date | October 24, 2022 |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Kids love it
*by J***T on February 24, 2026*

Fun for the candy loving kid

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great all-around kit.
*by A***. on April 1, 2025*

This ended up being a lot of fun for my eight-year-old. Really easy to put together for him, maybe took 30 minutes. I see a lot of complaints about it not working properly. It’s not rocket science. Make a few easy little adjustments and it will work great. For example, we kept having a problem with the coins falling out as they fell through the maze. Well, all you had to do is lean it back a millimeter or two and then it would work perfect. So we put a small dab of hot glue on the front of the white triangular stands. Works perfect. Sometimes things don’t work right out of the box and simple problem-solving needs to take place.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Kids love it. My kid had a AH HA! moment with it!
*by H***L on December 29, 2025*

My box came with no shipping box around it and someone opened it. It was missing the candy, instructions and the billboard. Otherwise we were able to assemble it and the kids loved it! Amazon needs to make sure not to ship the box vulnerable like this. Either it opened in shipping or in the conveyor system and someone shoved by they thought belonged inside. Who knows. It was also missing a spring from factory. I used an old pen spring and stretched it out to match and it worked great. Assembly was easy but can be a bit flimsy on the obstacle course pieces. But it seems acceptable for what it is. I think it's worth the price though. Just not worth it if everyone is having parts fall out of the shipping box.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-04*