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Guidecraft IO Blocks Center – Table

The actual birch table Guidecraft blocks center includes. It’s small and will be comfortable enough only for a toddler, but it’s still an actual piece of furniture.

This set is more than a building kit, this is, as the manufacturer puts it, an education system. This Guidecraft IO Blocks Center set includes building blocks and a real child-sized wooden table with storage bins!

The table in this set is very similar to the common adult tables, with the storage shelves in usual places – except these deep plastic boxes hold building toys and not papers. The table surface itself is a construction baseplate – it has holes to fix the pieces. This allows the gears to rotate in their positions, and your kids can build bigger crafts without them falling apart.

The building set itself has big, chunky pieces of different shapes. They have thick square pegs and crevices that can snap together and can connect the pieces in different positions. The set also includes bent slide pieces, axis parts, and figurines. The figures look like cubic Lego people, except they have no moving legs.

Overall, this is an ambitious and unusual set. It has great potential, but buying the whole table for just one building set brand can easily be an overkill for many families. The table itself has very specific holds, so you can’t use many sets with it – pieces from lots of building toys simply won’t match these square holes.

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Quercetti Playform – Ferris Wheel

Playform is an unusual building kit by Quercetti. All its pieces are transparent tiles that connect with they edges.

Unlike many other building tile sets, Quercetti Playform has no magnets. Instead, its pieces have rows of pins on their edges. These pins can interlock together at different angles, keeping the pieces together. Sadly, only two of four sides of the each piece has pins. Other two sides are smooth and can’t form any connections, which limits building possibilities of the set.

However, you can still build many different and unexpected shapes from this set. The pieces have similar shape – they all are rectangular and have the pin on opposite sides. But they can have differen width, and many pieces can connect to each other in the same point at once. Because of this, the number of possible crafts is almost unlimited. All pieces are translucent, but they have different colors, so any craft from this set looks beautiful.

As of now, there is only one Playform set with 60 pieces. Since they have no magnets, the pieces are safer for children than the most building tiles, and they are too big to swallow them. However, this set may be too abstract for the smaller kids, so the recommended age is 5+.

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Quercetti Playform – Castle

Playform is an unusual building set by Quercetti. All its pieces are transparent tiles that connect with they edges.

Unlike many other building tile sets, Quercetti Playform has no magnets. Instead, its pieces have rows of pins on their edges. These pins can interlock together at different angles, keeping the pieces together. Sadly, only two of four sides of the each piece has pins. Other two sides are smooth and can’t form any connections, which limits building possibilities of the set.

However, you can still build many different and unexpected shapes from this set. The pieces have similar shape – they all are rectangular and have the pin on opposite sides. But they can have differen width, and many pieces can connect to each other in the same point at once. Because of this, the number of possible crafts is almost unlimited. All pieces are translucent, but they have different colors, so any craft from this set looks beautiful.

As of now, there is only one Playform set with 60 pieces. Since they have no magnets, the pieces are safer for children than the most building tiles, and they are too big to swallow them. However, this set may be too abstract for the smaller kids, so the recommended age is 5+.

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Quercetti Playform

Playform is an unusual building set by Quercetti. All its pieces are transparent tiles that connect with they edges.

Unlike many other building tile sets, Quercetti Playform has no magnets. Instead, its pieces have rows of pins on their edges. These pins can interlock together at different angles, keeping the pieces together. Sadly, only two of four sides of the each piece has pins. Other two sides are smooth and can’t form any connections, which limits building possibilities of the set.

However, you can still build many different and unexpected shapes from this set. The pieces have similar shape – they all are rectangular and have the pin on opposite sides. But they can have differen width, and many pieces can connect to each other in the same point at once. Because of this, the number of possible crafts is almost unlimited. All pieces are translucent, but they have different colors, so any craft from this set looks beautiful.

As of now, there is only one Playform set with 60 pieces. Since they have no magnets, the pieces are safer for children than the most building tiles, and they are too big to swallow them. However, this set may be too abstract for the smaller kids, so the recommended age is 5+.

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Polydron Frameworks

Polydron is a brand of building sets. Most of the sets by this manufacturer have frames or tiles as the main pieces. Magnetic tiles are common among the building sets, but the non-magnetic tiles are much rarer. Polydron, however, has many building kits with plastic flat polygons that connect without magnets. There are many types of geometrical building sets by Polydron, and Frameworks set is one of them.

The pieces of this set are ightweight frames thet connect by the edges. Theseedges are serrated and have special pins, so they easily snap together. This system works like a puzzle, allowing you to connect the frames at any angle you may need and create all kind of shapes.

The pieces of these sets are big – even the smallest of them are a few inches long. Because of this size and lack of any magnets, they are very safe to play with – though they may be too abstract for the smaller kids. They have different colors and shapes – triangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons, and so on.

These sets have almost no decorations or moving pieces like wheels, so the abstract geometric shapes are the specialty of Polydron. These sets are great for explaining kids mathematical concepts, so they can be used in schools.

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Polydron My First Set – Pieces

Polydron is a brand of building sets. Most of the sets by this manufacturer have frames or tiles as the main pieces. Magnetic tiles are common among the building sets, but the non-magnetic tiles are much rarer. Polydron, however, has many building kits with plastic flat polygons that connect without magnets. This photo shows the size of the pieces from the Polydron My First set.

This type of Polydron tiles look like big puzzle pieces. They have serrated edges that snap together, holding the pieces at any angle you choose. The pieces have different shapes, but their sides still match and can connect together.

The pieces of these sets are big – even the smallest of them are a few inches long. Because of this size and lack of any magnets, they are very safe to play with – though they may be too abstract for the smaller kids. They have different colors and shapes – there are triangles and squares. Some pieces have openings in them, but, sadly, you can’t attach something into these openings. All pieces are two-sided – one of their sides is colorful, while the other is white.

These sets have almost no decorations or moving pieces like wheels, so the abstract geometric shapes are the specialty of Polydron. These sets are great for explaining kids mathematical concepts, so they can be used in schools.

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Polydron My First Set

Polydron is a brand of building sets. Most of the sets by this manufacturer have frames or tiles as the main pieces. Magnetic tiles are common among the building sets, but the non-magnetic tiles are much rarer. Polydron, however, has many building kits with plastic flat polygons that connect without magnets. There are many types of magnet-less building kits, Polydron My First is one of them.

This type of Polydron tiles look like big puzzle pieces. They have serrated edges that snap together, holding the pieces at any angle you choose. The pieces have different shapes, but their sides still match and can connect together.

The pieces of these sets are big – even the smallest of them are a few inches long. Because of this size and lack of any magnets, they are very safe to play with – though they may be too abstract for the smaller kids. They have different colors and shapes – there are triangles and squares. Some pieces have openings in them, but, sadly, you can’t attach something into these openings. All pieces are two-sided – one of their sides is colorful, while the other is white.

These sets have almost no decorations or moving pieces like wheels, so the abstract geometric shapes are the specialty of Polydron. These sets are great for explaining kids mathematical concepts, so they can be used in schools.

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Polydron Connection

A close-up of some Polydron pieces showing their unusual connection method. It allows you to attach the pieces at many different angles.

Polydron is a brand of building sets. Most of the sets by this manufacturer have frames or tiles as the main pieces. Magnetic tiles are common among the building sets, but the non-magnetic tiles are much rarer. Polydron, however, has many building kits with plastic flat polygons that connect without magnets.

These pieces have serrated edges that lock together almost like pieces of a puzzle. Small pins slide to the side just enough to make space for the parts of another piece. They work like locks, holding the pieces firmly in place. This system allows you to connect the pieces at different angles and make flat surfaces or geometric sculptures.

The pieces of these sets are big – even the smallest of them are a few inches long. Because of this size and lack of any magnets, they are very safe to play with – though they may be too abstract for the smaller kids. They have different colors and shapes – triangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons, and so on. Some of the biggest tiles have openings in them, so you can also connect something to their centers.

These sets have almost no decorations or moving pieces like wheels, so the abstract geometric shapes are the specialty of Polydron. These sets are great for explaining kids mathematical concepts, so they can be used in schools.

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Polydron Schools Geometry

This is an educational Polydron set made for kids who study geometry and can be used in classrooms. It has unique moving pieces that show geometrical angles.

Polydron is a brand of building sets. Most of the sets by this manufacturer have frames or tiles as the main pieces. Magnetic tiles are common among the building sets, but the non-magnetic tiles are much rarer. Polydron, however, has many building kits with plastic flat polygons that connect without magnets.

These pieces have serrated edges that lock together almost like pieces of a puzzle. Small pins slide to the side just enough to make space for the parts of another piece. They work like locks, holding the pieces firmly in place. This system allows you to connect the pieces at different angles and make flat surfaces or geometric sculptures.

The pieces of these sets are big – even the smallest of them are a few inches long. Because of this size and lack of any magnets, they are very safe to play with – though they may be too abstract for the smaller kids. They have different colors and shapes – triangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons, and so on. Some of the biggest tiles have openings in them, so you can also connect something to their centers.

These sets have almost no decorations or moving pieces like wheels, so the abstract geometric shapes are the specialty of Polydron. These sets are great for explaining kids mathematical concepts, so they can be used in schools.

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Polydron Platonic Set

This is a small one – it has only 50 pieces, while the biggest Polydron set has more than 400. However, the pieces Platonic set have three different shapes – pentagos, squares and triangles.

Polydron is a brand of building sets. Most of the sets by this manufacturer have frames or tiles as the main pieces. Magnetic tiles are common among the building sets, but the non-magnetic tiles are much rarer. Polydron, however, has many building kits with plastic flat polygons that connect without magnets.

These pieces have serrated edges that lock together almost like pieces of a puzzle. Small pins slide to the side just enough to make space for the parts of another piece. They work like locks, holding the pieces firmly in place. This system allows you to connect the pieces at different angles and make flat surfaces or geometric sculptures.

The pieces of these sets are big – even the smallest of them are a few inches long. Because of this size and lack of any magnets, they are very safe to play with – though they may be too abstract for the smaller kids. They have different colors and shapes – triangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons, and so on. Some of the biggest tiles have openings in them, so you can also connect something to their centers.

These sets have almost no decorations or moving pieces like wheels, so the abstract geometric shapes are the specialty of Polydron. These sets are great for explaining kids mathematical concepts, so they can be used in schools.

Polydron Platonic Set