Building kits with metal balls and magnetic rods are popular and educational magnetic toys. They promote engineering thinking and creativity. However, it’s important to be cautious with these toys around smaller children due to safety concerns. The small details can be accidentally swallowed, and the tiny pieces may be difficult for young children to handle properly.
To address these issues, there are jumbo-sized options available, specifically designed for toddlers. These larger pieces provide a safer alternative, reducing the risk of accidental ingestion and making it easier for small children to enjoy the benefits of magnetic building kits while exploring their engineering skills and fostering creativity.
The Japanese magnetic set Magnet Block is known as Magneto Block in Europe. With the exception of the additional letter O, there are no differences from the Japanese version. Or maybe they have one homeland – China 🙂
The main downside of this set is its small number of pieces, so you need many sets to build bigger,more complex things. One set of blocks is enough to build a big plush toy or, say, kid-sized chair.
The Japanese magnetic set Magnet Block is known as Magneto Block in Europe. It comes in a case with a lid that serves as a building plate. 2 hemispheres with magnets are already mounted in the lid, and there are sokets for installing both balls and rods.
The magnetic building set for toddlers, known in Japan as Magnet Block. Hovewer, it sold in Europe under the name Magneto Block.
Magnet Block – some assembly options. A bright colored construction set with eyes remains attractive even for 5-years-olds.
Magneatos from Guidecraft. Magnetic construction set for kids Magneatos has in not only large multi-colored plastic balls with a diameter of 5 cm and magnetic rods 13 and 8 cm long (diameter 3 cm), but also panels. Triangular and square panels are equipped with special holders. And there is the top of magnetic creativity – corrugated tubes that can stretch to the desired distance. The structures are not very stable, since the pull of the magnet and the plastic ball is not strong enough. The stick not always fixes in the right place, unlike in the magnet-metal ball variant. But the idea is good.
The third version of Nets Tribe soft blocks – in pink and yellow colors. As in all the other sets, the colors show polarity, and only the blocks of different colors attract.
On the left – American Magneatos, an analogue of the big Bornimago for kids. In the center – Magtastik with metal balls. Right one is Japanese Magnet Block.
Another version of the Net Tribe jumbo soft blocks. This one also have blocks of two different colors, light and dark coffee brown. Like in other sets, blocks of different colors attract each other.
The Japanese magnetic constructor is packed in a plastic box with a lid, which, in turn, is the base for construction. Sockets for balls are in the corners of the rectangular cover. You can place 2 hemispheres in the center of the lid, and there are also 4 holes for installing rods. So everything is thought out.
