Genii Creation magnetic building set. At first I even assumed that this is a mouse on skis…
Robot On Skis
Author: TatianaZh
Magnetix Skyscrapers – Magna World City
Very nice vintage series from 2004-2005. The pieces of this constructor are blocks with windows and fragments of skyscrapers in silver and gold. The parts are connected using built-in magnets and the children can build their own city. There is also a Clock Tower set in the same series.
Korean Magnetic Construction Set At The International Toy Fair In Nuremberg
Genii Creation – a smart magnetic construction set from Korea was presented at the international exhibition in Nuremberg in 2011.
Zoob Pterodactyl
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 Zoob building 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 building 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.
Mosaic Captivates Big Boys Too
The older the creators are, the more complicated pictures they make.
Great Mosaic For Trips
This is not the first time we take this mosaic on trips, children always play with pleasure.
Magnetic Brick Building
Tower with an arch in it. Made from Manetico building set.
Manetico Train
Of the details of the kit, we liked the cylinders, high posts, roof elements. At first, children didn’t know what to make of the little men. The figurines are standing, and, unlike Duplo, they cannot sit. But now children are used to it. The train is the favorite theme of the youngest daughter.
Futuristic Project
You’ll never guess what it is. It’s a Pythagoras high rise building! Apparently, a project of the future (the children explained to me in detail where the elevator goes, and what special compartments of different shapes the building has). The high rise is made from a big Pythagoras 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 panels can form both flat surfaces and 3D shapes. The flexible joint connection means that you can connect the pieces at different angles. Each panel is 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. 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 Pythagoras, but some very similar concepts also are interesting enough.
Big-Head Owl
Yet another ourtdoor craft. Owls live in the forest, this is just logical.
