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Edtoy Smart Block Automobile – Box And Parts

The box is large – 11×2.75×14.5 in. The box itself is not suitable for storage. In fact, it’s not even a box, but more like a frame for blocks beautifully laid under transparent plastic. So you’ll need a storage box for this set.
I gave 2 car sets to younger sons, who are 3 years and 18 months old. With 2 sets that they won’t argue over the wheels and have the opportunity to make a locomotive with a wagon, a car with a trailer, a large truck, and any other vehicles with more than 4 wheels.
We liked the set, but it suddenly turned out to be more difficult (my personal opinion) than the similar Edtoy architectural set.
There are a lot of specific car parts in EDTOY Smart Block Automobile – beveled cubes, different types of round parts, l-shaped parts, radiators, roofs, pipes. So you can develop your own car for hours and it will always be different from your previous or brother’s car. With 2 sets, the variability increases. It’s great, but it’s too early for my boys. But in 2 years, I think Afonya will show us her models of new cars. In my opinion, the set will be a godsend for a young motorist aged 5-9 years old.
But that variety of details, of course, is not a minus of this set. On the contrary, they looked at the pieces, compared them, built, experimented and had fun. And they added Tegu cubes and planks to the crafts.

Here are some crafts boys made.

Edtoy Smart Block Automobile - Box And Parts
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Magz Wooden Bricks

A set of wooden pieces with magnets. Most pieces are either short or long bricks of different colours, the 5 cylinders are only pieces of different shapes. This somewhat limits the things you may assemble. However, there are 45 pieces in the set, so you can create huge and complicated buildings or sculptures. The magnets are hidden inside the wood, so they won’t fall off no matter what you do to them.

Magz Wooden Bricks
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Magformers Inspire

Magformers Inspire are padstel-colored version of classic Magformers sets with square and triangle magnetic frames. They are more “girly” than original Magformers, but, of course, anyone may build from them. These sets are good starter option for those who want to try Magformers. Also, you may add them to existing collection and use Inspire together with any other Magformers sets.

Magformers Inspire
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Clics Glitter Bucket Bus

Clics Glitter is a type of Clics with colorful plastic with glitter. This particular set, Clics Glitter Bucket, has 133 pieces and extra decorations, like stickers. It has wheel, so you can build cars and other vehicles, like from any other Clics set. Clics Glitter Bucket bus also shows some stickers from the set.

ClicsToys, a Belgian company established in 2001, operates its very own factory located in Kempen, where they craft the popular Clics building blocks. These building sets mostly have square pieces, all sharing identical form and shape. What sets Clics apart is their ability to connect smoothly at the edges, allowing flexible joint movements.

Using these plastic squares, the creative possibilities are endless, even though Clics sets tend to offer relatively few extra pieces and accessories. Some sets may include wheels and decorative panels, but few extra items. The true strength of Clics lies in the generous number of pieces in their sets, enabling you to make even biggest creations with ease.

The fundamental building blocks in Clics are square, which naturally leads to the formation of cubic or brick-like structures. However, the great advantage of these blocks is the ability to connect them at various angles, making diverse shapes. Careful assembly can even give you triangular or sloping figures. Nevertheless, the most robust and tough structures in Clics are cube-shaped. Additionally, you can create flat mosaics by combining pieces of different colors.

Clics Glitter Bucket Bus
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Plastwood – Magnetic Characters

The little people consist of a torso with arms (they spin but do not detach), a head and legs/skirt. There is one magnet in the head near the neck, two in the legs/skirt, and 4 in the torso. In the torso, there are two magnets on the bottom, for the legs, one on top and one for some reason on the stomach (apparently for creativity). There are a lot of extra pieces (sword, broom, cloak, crown, hat), but they are not on magnets, you simply insert them or put on.

Plastwood - Magnetic Characters