An amusement activity station enables a user to operate complex machinery to pick up and position selectively shaped objects in a safe and amusing manner. The amusement activity station includes a complex machine component and at least one object-receiver station. The complex machine includes a user position station, a user-to-machine interface, a moveable member, and a pick-up mechanism. The moveable member is maneuvered relative to the user position station by way of manual operation of the user-to-machine interface. Each object-receiver station includes at least one object-receiving structure. The pick-up mechanism and moveable member are directable for picking up and conveying selectively shaped objects toward the object-receiving structure(s) for positioned placement. The amusement activity station contemplates any number of shapes and sizes of the object-receiving stations and selectively shaped objects, including basically shaped objects and stations as well as irregularly shaped objects and stations.