Made it together with my 3.5-year-old son.
Author: MaryB
SmartMax Power Vehicles – Cable
The base of all Smartmax toy cars are magnet rods, and you still can make use of than, connecting cars to each other.
K’Nex Intermediate Set – Tent
Another proposed model showcasing long flesible green rods.
MAGNA-TILES Metropolis Set – Windmill
The Metropolis set has a rotating pieces, so you can build a sculpture with turning parts. Like this windmill like this one, for example.
MAGNA-TILES Metropolis Set – Car
A car made from Magna-Tiles Metropolis set. The thing on the top is mounted on a rotating piece and can turn. Photo by the manufacturer.
Mario-Inex Waffle Blocks
Waffle blocks like this Mario-Inex mini waffle blocks set are popular building toys. They are flat and have matching pegs on their sides. You can assemble these pieces in 2D and 3D shapes, and in different positions.
Pieces of this set have an unusually big number of pegs on them – far more than pieces of Gakken and Plus Plus. The pieces have openings in them, so you can connect the pegs to the edges or the centres of the pieces.
All the pieces in this set are exactly the same in shape in form, with the color being the only difference. The plastic is durable but flexible, so you can fold a piece in two and use it in construction without breaking it. On the other hand, this set doesn’t have arches and other similar pieces, which somewhat limits the building possibilities. The houses are the things waffle blocks make best, and, sadly, there are no options for, say, cars with moving wheels.
This particular set has pieces that are 1.5 inches wide, so they are safe for small children to play with. These pieces are easy to hold and too big to swallow, so the manufacturer recommends them for kids who are 3 years or older.
K’Nex Intermediate Set – Crab
Another K’Nex Intermediate set. This set has these yellow round decorative pieces many othr K’Nex setys don’t have.
A military battle scene (Chinese magnetic construction set)
A military battle scene made by Mary B and 6,6-years-old Willy.
Mario-Inex Mini Waffle Block Set
Waffle blocks like this Mario-Inex mini waffle blocks set are popular building toys. They are flat and have matching pegs on their sides. You can assemble these pieces in 2D and 3D shapes, and in different positions.
Pieces of this set have an unusually big number of pegs on them – far more than pieces of Gakken and Plus Plus. The pieces have openings in them, so you can connect the pegs to the edges or the centres of the pieces.
All the pieces in this set are exactly the same in shape in form, with the color being the only difference. The plastic is durable but flexible, so you can fold a piece in two and use it in construction without breaking it. On the other hand, this set doesn’t have arches and other similar pieces, which somewhat limits the building possibilities. The houses are the things waffle blocks make best, and, sadly, there are no options for, say, cars with moving wheels.
This particular set has pieces that are 1.5 inches wide, so they are safe for small children to play with. These pieces are easy to hold and too big to swallow, so the manufacturer recommends them for kids who are 3 years or older.
Museum And Its Architect
Made by Willy, 7,6 years old, from Manetico blocks.