Category: Magnetic balls and rods (Geomag, Bornimago, Magnetix, Magneticus)

The cardboard piece imitating a part of the wall with merlons has pictures on both sides. One side depicts a stone wall with merlons, and the other side shows either the same stone wall or a latticed window, typical for medieval castles and fortresses. The upper part of the cardboard element should be slightly folded, so that the merlons protrude forward slightly, and then it can be secured to the plastic panel, better a transparent one. To ensure a tight fit between the cardboard and the panel, the cardboard has small slits, and the panel has small pegs.

Inside the castle tower. Made from Geomag castle sets.

The Donjon is a main tower of a medieval castle, usually located inside the fortress walls. The magnets in the Geomag constructor are strong and the panels hold well, so you can install soldiers on the roof. The roof of the donjon can be made in different styles – stone, wooden, straw, but we built a classic one – wooden.

A shiny box of Geomag Glitter set. For now, only 30-piece sets of this type are available.

The roof of the tower. You can also install a gun there.

Geomag My Castle sets contain different elements for decorating the panels, such as cardboard details of fortress walls with merlons and cardboard inserts with doors. You just need to punch out cardboard pieces from the sheet and attach them to the plastic panel.

The colored cardboard inserts with doors for the Geomag panels are double-sided, meaning the design is printed on both sides. We liked these inserts the most and and used them actively in imaginative play.

Before constructing the fortress, we dealt with the roofs. In addition to the Geomag My Castle sets, which include gray and brown rods, we already had rods of other colors in our arsenal – yellow, orange, silver. With their help, along with the vibrant cardboard inserts also included in the My Castle sets, you can create a wide variety of roofs – stone, tiled, wooden, thatched, fabric-covered.

Before attempting to create a big castle, we built a small fortress. The owls, of course, settled first. The yellow rods and panels are not included in the My Castle sets, but the kids think they are great for the cardboard inserts that imitate thatched roofs and walls.

We used 2 Geomag My Castle sets and additional panels and colorful rods from the other Geomag sets. The construction of the castle took several hours. We tried to recreate all the elements of a medieval fortress – a donjon, a knight’s hall, stables, an inner courtyard, masonry, etc. This activity is fascinating, but difficult, and it is more suitable for the children 7-10 years old, if they understand the structure of the castle and want to recreate it. However, everyone (girls 5-6-9 years old) enjoyed playing with the castle once it was completed. I have no complaints about the Geomag set – the magnets are strong, the plastic of the panels is excellent, no obvious or hidden defects, the panels were held firmly by the magnetic rods, there are enough cardboard inserts that can be easily replaced.