Alesya’s friend and pupil. The spots on the back are made from Neocube balls.
Ladybug
Author: TatianaZh
Castle
One of 3-years old Arisha’s favorite building sets.
Magneblocks Building Tetrahedron Blocks
A craft made from Magneblocks building kit.
Lotus And Butterfly
Tegu’s Blocks In Pastel Colors
Back in August 2010, Tegu painted its blocks in delicate pink, light green, turquoise, orange and yellow colors. All sets of gentle-colored Tegu:
Magneblocks Crafts
Crafts made from Magneblocks building kit.
Tiko Flower
An exoctic flower we made from a Tiko set.
Pythagoras, Tiko, and Tako are vintage building sets. They have big panels of different colors and shapes, that connect by the edges. Each piece has sockets and balls that can snap together, connecting the pieces. You can also connect the pieces of different shapes, as long as their sides match. This connection is strong enough to hold even the biggest structures together.
Because of the sockets’ form, Pythagoras and Tiko panels can form both flat surfaces and 3D shapes. The flexible joint connection means that you can connect the pieces at different angles. The bigger panels are huge – they are a few inches long, so kids can create toy hats or items to hold, and not just toys. They are sturdy enough to wear and to play with. There also are smaller pieces that can help connect the bigger pannels together or make smaller crafts. The pieces of this set have all kinds of shapes – there are different triangles, rectangles, squares, pentagons, and so on, all in different colors.
Sadly, Amazon seemingly has no sets exactly like Tiko and Pythagoras, but some very similar concepts also are interesting enough.
Zoob Bicycle
A bicycle our Zoob set offered to build in a manual.
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 a Zoob set, 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.
Fish Talk
Two Geomag Kor creatures having a chat.
Tegu Bears
Made from Tegu blocks and decorated with Neocube balls.
