This is a SmartMax magnetic set with balls and rods. It has big balls, short and long straigt rods, and curved rods. As all other Smartmax sets, this one has big pieces, so it is safe for younger kids to play with.
SmartMax Start Plus
Magnetic Constructor SmartMax – Airborne Set
A rocket made from SmartMax Airborne set.
Wooden Magnetic Animals – Set Details
Pieces of EDTOY Animals set. Picture provided by the manufacturer.
Knight In Tiko Armor
Anny (6 years old) was a knight for a day and actively made and tried on Tiko armor. The green square on the sword is an emerald. The chain mail is attached to Anny’s neck and belt. The shield has a handle on the back side to make it easier to hold.
Pythagoras, Tiko, and Tako are vintage building sets. They have big panels of different colors and shapes, that connect by the edges. Each piece has sockets and balls that can snap together, connecting the pieces. You can also connect the pieces of different shapes, as long as their sides match. This connection is strong enough to hold even the biggest structures together.
Because of the sockets’ form, Pythagoras and Tiko panels can form both flat surfaces and 3D shapes. The flexible joint connection means that you can connect the pieces at different angles. The bigger panels are huge – they are a few inches long, so kids can create toy hats or items to hold, and not just toys. They are sturdy enough to wear and to play with. There also are smaller pieces that can help connect the bigger pannels together or make smaller crafts. The pieces of this set have all kinds of shapes – there are different triangles, rectangles, squares, pentagons, and so on, all in different colors.
Sadly, Amazon seemingly has no sets exactly like Tiko and Pythagoras, but some very similar concepts also are interesting enough.
The Train
Edushape magnetic building set for toddlers (81 pieces).
Sorting bucket for magnetic blocks
The construction set was released in the USA in the 80s by the Hilco corporation. It is designed for very young children. The parts are made of plastic with colorful metal inserts and a magnet on one side. They are packed in a small plastic bucket, and to add variety to the construction play, the lid of the bucket has indentations – you can sort the parts by shape.
Magnet building blocks for babies – Magnet Blocks
We have this old construction set. It was released in the USA in the 80s by the Hilco corporation. It is designed for very young children. The parts are made of plastic with colorful metal inserts and a magnet on one side. There aren’t many of them, but it’s sufficient for the experiments of a 2-3-year-old child. You can build a little car, and it will move, or a pyramid, and something else suitable for toddlers. – Tatiana Zheglova.
Wheel Mount
Wheel mount in the Japanese building set Magnet Block from Toyroyal. The wheels are attached to any straight piece of the set, they hold well and spin perfectly. They are the biggest plus of this set.
EDTOY Large Wooden Magnetic Building Set
Unusual shapes for a building kit, dark and light wood tones, strong magnets. The manufacturer recommends to use this wooden set with others seys from the Magnetic Teaching Tool series – Architecture, Animals, Castle, Picasso’s cubes.
K’NEX Cyber-X C10 Crossover Legacy
This K’NEX Cyber-X C10 set is the biggest one in its series with its 460 pieces. It also offers the bulkiest, most heavy-looking gun models. It also has the biggest number of the proposed crafts.
The crafts this set offers are just as elaborated and unique as the main model, and you can build some of them at the same time. The shooting models actually shoot with remarcable strength, but they may be too tough to build for smaller children. They also can become loose after certain amount of use.
K’Nex comes in two sizes: regular and mini K’Nex. This set, however, has only regular ones. The pieces in K’NEX Cyber-X C10 set have regular shapes, common for K’Nex, but unique colors, unusual for K’Nex.
While the crafts you make with K’Nex can be quite large, some of the pieces, especially the mini ones, are very small. This makes K’Nex sets unsafe for small babies who might accidentally swallow the pieces. These pieces can also be a bit challenging for younger kids to assemble correctly. That’s why it’s recommended for kids aged 7 and older to use K’Nex sets.
It’s also important to note that most K’Nex sets don’t come with detailed crafting instructions. Some packages may only show completed toys without step-by-step guides. However, K’Nex offers a lot of versatility and possibilities, so this is usually not a major issue.
