A toy made of glow-in-the-dark Geomag set.
Geomag – the photo taken in complete darkness
BUBUQE Magnetic Tiles Set
A cute building set made by a Chinese brand. Overall, this is a classic magnetic tiles set, with transparent squares, triangles and other shapes. Pieces are mostly translucent. This set is an interesting one, however, because of different accessories – 4 carts with wheels, window tiles, stickers, and small dinosaur figurines. Another notable thing is a huge number of tiles with weird and unique shapes.
Genii Creation – Transportation
Genii Creation – Transportation. When we opened the box, we saw not a bunch of parts, but 5 small colorful cardboard boxes. Inside them, we found neat wooden parts packed in transparent bags. All this reminded me of serving a Japanese dinner – several small containers, each conatining something small, but very tasty. We used the small boxes for other needs and put the pieces into a small box. And we put the huge packaging of the set in a corner for the time being – we don’t know how to use it, but we don’t want to throw it away either – it’s very colorful.
EDTOY Architecture Set Package
EDTOY Smart Block Architecture set – box overview.
Magna Bugs
And this is a magnetic constructor for those who like to make bugs and spiders.
Tiko Traffic Lights
The forest is probably the best place for these traffic lights – sadly, Tiko panels can’t change colors…
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.
Guidecraft IO Blocks Center – Figurines
Guidecraft blocks center has people figurines. You can make them stand, or you can remove their legs and put them inside the sockets in the pieces.
This set is more than a building kit, this is, as the manufacturer puts it, an education system. This Guidecraft IO Blocks Center set includes building blocks and a real child-sized wooden table with storage bins!
The table in this set is very similar to the common adult tables, with the storage shelves in usual places – except these deep plastic boxes hold building toys and not papers. The table surface itself is a construction baseplate – it has holes to fix the pieces. This allows the gears to rotate in their positions, and your kids can build bigger crafts without them falling apart.
The building set itself has big, chunky pieces of different shapes. They have thick square pegs and crevices that can snap together and can connect the pieces in different positions. The set also includes bent slide pieces, axis parts, and figurines. The figurines look like cubic Lego people, except they have no moving legs.
Overall, this is an ambitious and unusual set. It has great potential, but buying the whole table for just one building set brand can easily be an overkill for many families. The table itself has very specific holds, so you can’t use many sets with it – pieces from lots of building toys simply won’t match these square holes.
SmartMax Magnetic Construction Set -Submersible Vehicle
It has drill on the front end, and a rudder fin from Magformers building set in the back.
Tileblox Inspire – Crown
Another proposed model for Tileblox Inspire set showcasing all the main colors the set has.
X-Ball – Manual Page
I shall say that the booklet, although black and white, is actually and thorough. There are 96 small pages. It tells in detail about what you can build from these X-shaped parts and why, about compatibility with Y-ball and Ball of Whacks, and a lot of useful (more for adults, of course) information.
