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Tegu Travel Pal Hummingbird

Travel Pals are another series of “pocket” Tegu sets. Each has only 6 pieces, but you can still build many shapes from each set (the manufacturer proposes 49 opions). Each of these sets has its own theme and corresponding decorations< but, of course, you can build anything from them. This, for example, is a Hummingbird set.

Tegu Travel Pal Hummingbird
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Quercetti Georello Toolbox Towers

This Georello Toolbox set by Quercetti has all the essential things you’d desire in a gear system. Firstly, their construction quality is top-notch, and the pieces have a robust and solid design. The set also has a seamless gear interface, so they interlock securely. With these reliable connections and sturdy pieces, the set allows you to build machines that can perform real work. This set also comes in a sturdy box. The lid of this box becomes a building baseplate, and pole pieces of this set can turn into a handle.

The set includes several base plates that fit together like puzzle pieces. Nearly half the time these are in use at our house, kids make colorful boxes from them. So, they’re not just basic pieces but are interesting decorations on their own. The second set of pieces has support structures, which are tubes and joints that interlock to create sturdy poles. These pieces come in a consistent size, without the frustration of dealing with components at slightly different heights, a problem we’ve encountered with other sets in the past. The support connects are sturdy so that the structures stay intact once they’re built.

In addition to the gears, this set also comes with attachments like chains and rubber bands. You can use them to connect groups of gears that would otherwise be separate. Also, you can use them with other toys and building sets.

Quercetti Georello Toolbox Towers
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MAGNA-TILES Freestyle

This is a very interesting Magna-Tiles set with unique X-shaped tiles. Magnet in these tiles are not fixed in place – they can move around within certain area within the tile. Because of this, you can attach X-pieces in more ways than common magnet tiles this set also has.

Here is one of the crafts made from the X-tiles. Note how they stay fixed in overlapped position.

MAGNA-TILES Freestyle
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Cat House

Waffle blocks are very popular type of plastic building blocks. In these sets, each piece have pegs and square holes, and you can connect pieces in multiple ways to build both 2D and 3D crafts. The bricks connect to each other seamlessly, almost like in a jigsaw puzzle, so you can make endless combinations in any order you want. There are many brands of waffle building blocks, Gakken and Plus Plus are the most popular and well-known ones. This, however, is rarer waffle blocks set.

Blocks by different manufacturers may look different. In Plus Plus sets, for example, all blocks are exactly the same, the only difference is color. This old waffle blocks set, however, has pieces of differnet shapes, and some extras, like figurines or wheels. There are also a number of long, bar-like pieces that help connect waffle blocks together. You can stack many waffles on one bar, which helps to create thick and solid crafts.

The waffle blocks themselves are small, each side of a block has only one or two pegs. Some blocks has H-shape and no pegs at all on some sides. This is a downside, because you can’t connect anything on these sides. Sometimes, however, these pieces are very handy, because you can stuck them in small openings to support the craft around it. It all other regards, it is a typical waffle block building kit with small pieces.

Cat House