No one has had breakfast yet because the table is occupied by a Magformers magnetic kit.
Outdoors Magnetic Creativity
Kid K’NEX Dino Dudes Set – Dragon
Despite the name, dinosaurs are not the only creatures you can build fron the Dino Dudes set. The wing pieces are a rare thing for K’Nex sets, but they connect with any Kid K’Nex basic pieces.
A Truck
A small picture made from magnetic building rods.
Magformers Egg
An egg made from Magfrormers building kit. No one knows what will hatch from it.
Magnetic City
City built by girls for their younger brother, who then merrily “rebuilt” it… It was so easy to build on a metal surface!
N-TER Blox Waffle Blocks
This set is very similar to Plus Plus, but with simplier, smaller pieces. Just like with Plus Plus, the set has identical pieces of different colors. N-TER Blox waffle blocks have only one peg on the long side and two pegs on the short side. Unlike Plus Plus blocks, they also have square windows in their centres.
Danish Plus Plus sets are among the most popular and well-known “waffle” building sets. Almost all pieces in these sets are exactly the same – except for the wheels and the baseplates. However, even with only the basic pieces, you can build almost anything.
All basic pieces have exactly the same shape and size – they look like two pluses joined together, hence the brand name. Each piece has two pegs on the long sides one peg on the short sides, and the matching empty spaces. The pieces are thick, so the pegs are as thick as they are long. Because of this, you can connect the pieces in any direction, they will hold well all the same. So you can build both 2D mosaics and all kinds of 3D shapes, connecting the pieces vertically, horizontally, or even with an angle. The Danish schools use Plus Plus kits as an educational tool. They help teach kids basic STEAM skills and help them develop fine motorics and creativity.
To add some difference and more variety to the crafts, the Plus Plus brand offers countless sets with different numbers and colors of the pieces. There are pieces of different colors and hues, glowing pieces, pieces with glitter, and so on. The sets also may include any number of the Plus Plus pieces. There are also both small traveling kits and big gift sets.
Clics Owlet
This Clics owlet lives with us for a few days already. Alesya asssembled it from a Clics kit and now constantly plays with it.
ClicsToys is a Belgian company that was established in 2001. It makes the well-known Clics building blocks in its own factory in Kempen. Clics building sets have square pieces of identical form and shape. They easily connect at their edges, creating joints you can move.
With These plastic squares, you can create surfaces and fold them into 3D shapes. There are endless possibilities, even though Clics have very few extra pieces and accessories. Some sets have wheels and decorative panels, but this is pretty much it. On the other hand, Clics sets usually have many pieces, so you can create something truly complicated from just one set.
Since the basic pieces of a Clics kit are squares, all the basic forms you can assemble from it are cubic or brick-like. However, thanks to the movable joints, you can assemble them at different angles, creating different shapes.
There are ways to create triangular or sloping figures if you assemble the pieces just right. The cubes, however, are the most sturdy and reliable structures this set can offer. There are also a possibility of creating a flat mosaic, combining the pieces of different colors.
Arion Rufus – The Red Slug
In October we walked in the forest, where we often actively watched the life of the red slugs – harmless and slow, but large creatures – 8-10 cm long. Entire crowds of these red creatures moved through the autumn leaves. 3-year-old Alesya participated in the observation more than anyone and all the time palmed them off some leaves to eat. The slugs were evading the treat and trying to escape…
Recently we found pictures of them on the Internet. And Alesya built her favorite creature from the building kit.
Fortress – EDTOY
Wooden Magnetic Construction Set. Playmobil Knight Figure for size matching. We liked the thoughtfulness of the details in the set – there are arches, and cubes with loopholes, and hipped roofs, and battlements, and columns – quite diverse set.
Magformers Landmark Set – Eiffel Tower
Another proposed model for the Magformers Landmark Set. While assembled, it is nearly 2 feet tall.
