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Clics Owlet

This Clics owlet lives with us for a few days already. Alesya asssembled it from a Clics kit and now constantly plays with it.

ClicsToys is a Belgian company that was established in 2001. It makes the well-known Clics building blocks in its own factory in Kempen. Clics building sets have square pieces of identical form and shape. They easily connect at their edges, creating joints you can move.

With These plastic squares, you can create surfaces and fold them into 3D shapes. There are endless possibilities, even though Clics have very few extra pieces and accessories. Some sets have wheels and decorative panels, but this is pretty much it. On the other hand, Clics sets usually have many pieces, so you can create something truly complicated from just one set.

Since the basic pieces of a Clics kit are squares, all the basic forms you can assemble from it are cubic or brick-like. However, thanks to the movable joints, you can assemble them at different angles, creating different shapes.
There are ways to create triangular or sloping figures if you assemble the pieces just right. The cubes, however, are the most sturdy and reliable structures this set can offer. There are also a possibility of creating a flat mosaic, combining the pieces of different colors.

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Arion Rufus – The Red Slug

In October we walked in the forest, where we often actively watched the life of the red slugs – harmless and slow, but large creatures – 8-10 cm long. Entire crowds of these red creatures moved through the autumn leaves. 3-year-old Alesya participated in the observation more than anyone and all the time palmed them off some leaves to eat. The slugs were evading the treat and trying to escape…
Recently we found pictures of them on the Internet. And Alesya built her favorite creature from the building kit.

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Japanese Centipede

The Japanese magnetic construction set for kids – Magnet Block – was packed in a convenient plastic bag. One piece of the set was attached to the handle of that bag with a string. So even in the store you could feel and understand what the piece of the construction set are like. My children kept the rope – it is useful to carry crafts on wheels or make the tail of an animal. In the Centipede, they also left this piece – you can carry the creature around the house by its tail.
Toyroyal is the oldest toy company in Japan. The quality of their toys is very good. In our family, we still have tableware – plates, spoons, forks, saucepans from Toyroyal, bought for the youngest son many years ago.

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Mastering The EDTOY Constructor

I regret that I didn’t order 2 architecture sets at once, because we would like to have more details. The details are well crafted, smooth and pleasant to hold. I liked the combination of shades of wood – red and natural. The magnets are strong, the youngest son (16 months) tirelessly makes figures from several pieces and they stick together! In this case, you don’t need to select the pole of the magnet, the pieces connect with a soft click, which also gives a certain pleasure.

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Zoob Fish

Which fish is the fastest one in the ocean? This fish is 3D. it’s interesting to hold in you hands, it’s big and you can play with it. A model Zoob proposes in its manuals.

Back in 1997, inventor Michael Grey introduced Zoob, a toy inspired by the science of motion and organism development. Zoob represents an acronym for Zoology, Ontology, Ontogeny, and Botany. Each set has rod-like pieces with joint balls and sockets on their ends. Each of these balls has small bumps on its surface. So the joints can both move and stay in a certain position if you need them to.

This innovative toy features a ball and socket connection system, mimicking the natural movement and design found in people, animals, and machines. With just five basic shapes, Zoob offers 20 different ways to connect them together.

Zoob building sets have won awards because they’re different from regular building blocks. They use plastic pieces that snap together, like gears and joints, to build all kinds of objects, limited only by your imagination. After you build something with Zoob, you can actually play with it – the pieces were designed to move after being assembled, so you can have fun with the toys you create.

Zoobs are great for helping children improve their fine motor skills. The pieces are small enough to easily manipulate and put them together, but they’re not too tiny like some other toys, so it’s easier for kids who find small objects tricky.

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Paco The Frog From The Geomag Kor Tazoo Family – Details

Maybe the manufacturer meant someone else, but the kids said it was definitely a frog. It’s green, with red additional details – fins, horns/ears and tails. The Tazoo series has only 2 specimen – Paco (frog) and Beto (fish), unlike the more boyish Proteon series, where there are whopping 5 different wonder monsters. My girls still hope for the appearance of some orange mammal or some other colorful critter.

Paco The Frog From The Geomag Kor Tazoo Family - Details