Toy construction element

A toy construction element comprising:

• a body with at least one projection extending therefrom and a plurality of complementary-shaped recesses formed therein, the body comprising planar sides, the at least one projection and the recesses each being at least partially defined by a hollow, elongate, and resilient cylindrical wall, the cylindrical walls extending outwardly from a common interior location of the body along at least two different axes, each recess of the plurality of recesses being configured for receiving a corresponding projection from a like toy construction element so as to allow like toy construction elements to be interconnected in three dimensions, the at least one projection and the recesses being formed with snap-fit interlocking features for interlocking engagement between like toy construction elements, the snap-fit interlocking features including complementary locking formations formed on the at least one projection and the recesses, wherein
• the complementary locking formations comprise an annular bulge extending outwardly from an outer surface of the at least one projection near a distal end thereof, and an annular bulge extending inwardly from an inner surface of each recess near respective distal ends thereof,
• during insertion of a projection of one toy construction element into a recess of a like toy construction element, the inserted projection is configured to resiliently flex inwardly and the corresponding recess is configured to resiliently flex outwardly to permit the respective bulges thereof to pass over each other to enable interconnection of the toy construction elements, and
• the resilient cylindrical wall of at least one recess of the plurality of recesses extends from the common interior location of the body to a level of one of the planar sides of the body and is spaced therefrom by a continuous ring-shaped space provided radially outward of at least a distal end of the resilient cylindrical wall such that the resilient cylindrical wall is permitted to resiliently flex into the continuous space to permit passage of the bulges during assembly and disassembly of like toy construction elements.