This is Magformers set focusing on curved and rounded pieces, which allow kid to build all kind of cylidrical shapes.
Magformers Curve 20 Piece Set
Author: MaryB
Michley Waffle Blocks
Waffle blocks like this Michley waffle blocks set, are popular building toys. They are flat and have mathing pegs on their sides. You can assemble these pieces in 2D and 3D shapes, and in different positions.
Pieces of this set have unusually big number of pegs on them – far more than pieces of Gakken and Plus Plus. The pieces have wall patterns, windows and other similar decorations. The basic models the set offers are houses and castles. However, you can build anything else from these interlocking squares and triangles. These triangular pieces are in fact less common in waffle block sets. Gakken sets, for example, severely lack them. 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 Michley waffle blocks make best, and, sadly, there are no options for, say, cars with the moving wheels.
This particular set has pieces that are 2 inch 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. The pieces also have safe, rounded edges.
Playmobil Wiltopia Boat Trip to The Manatees – Floating Manatees
According to the manufaturer, all the major parts of this set float, so you can play with them in actual water.
K’NEX Kid Farmin’ Friends Set – Crafts
This K’Nex set is relatively small one, with 65 pieces. Along with the usual rods and flakes, it has many long, flexible rod pieces, and some decorative pieces like hats or beak-like pieces.
K’NEX Education STEM EXPLORATIONS: Gears – Car Window
This moving model mimics a car window, with a “glass” (smaller frame) risind and fallind when the crank rotates. Many K’Nex Education sets offer moving models, and can have gears and motors. K’NEX Education Gears set, however, doesn’t have a motor. The gears you rotate yourself are the only source of movement.
This set has relatively small pieces, so it will not be a good choice for the small children. Sometimes connecting pieces may also be though, so the best age for K’NEX Education Gears set is 8-10 years old. Even if this set has no mini K’Nex pieces, you should be very careful about giving it to any child under the age of 7. You should also be careful around the moving gears – they are not metal, but having hair stuck in it is still very unpleasant.
Moving crafts can be a great add-on to any K’Nex collection. However, this set has a relatively small number of gears for so many regular pieces, so you have to be precise while using them. The set also offers a very limited number of the possible models. This, however, is not a big problem, since K’Nex crafts are easy to invent, and this set is more than enough to create many different things.
Playmobil Wiltopia Boat Trip To The Manatees
A cute small set by Playmobil. There are few things to build, but more extra pieces than you may find, say, in Lego sets. Wiltopia series in general is focusing on realistic animals Playmobil people save or help. Or just watch, like in this set.
Melissa & Doug Mosaic – Magnetic Board
Magnetic Board from Melissa and Doug wooden mosaic set, with a pattern card on it.
The Ship – Willy, 4 years old
He built it all by himself, I only fixed the mast position compared to the desk.
Tegu Cars In Grass
Photo by the manufacturer. There are many Tegu cars for babies – with identical overall scheme, but different colors and shapes.
Kid K’NEX Dino Dudes Set – Stegosaurus
Another big and complicated K’Nex model with few layers of flake pieces. I also uses the connecting rods as the decorative pieces, even though the set has the special scale-like pieces.
