Made from Iotobo mosaic. Owls are favorite theme of art in our family.
Iotobo Owl
Kor Owlet
With 2 sets of Geomag Kor, playing is much more interesting. We immediately made this cute owlet.
PLUS PLUS 240 Piece Basic Mix
This is a basic type of the Plus Plus sets – with 240 pieces in a plastic tube. There are many different colors and themes of Plus Plus Tube sets. This is a basic color Plus Plus 240 tube – the most basic introduction to Plus Plus possible.
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.
Another Tegu Pocket Pouch Shape
“Pocket” Tegu sets are small, but you still can create many things from any of them.
Tegu Pocket Pouch
These Tegu sets are the smallest of them all. They have only 6 or 8 pieces each, so you can carry them in your pocket while, say, travelling with your child. Despite the small size, you can still build many different shapes from each of these sets.
Edtoy Architecture – Options
EDTOY Smart Block set. Possible creationa proposed by the manufacturer.
The Flower
This is an interesting, non-standard mosaic. There are options for toddlers, but we chose the Travel option for older children. Slim white tin box with 100 parts in 6 colors for improvisations. The manufacturer propose to assemble 90(!) different pictures. The length of the pieces is 35 mm and 20 mm.
There Are Many Brands Of These Exact Balls
However, it is still hard to find them on Amazon. Which is a pity, since it is a very interesting toy.
Small Tiko House
Another outdoors Tiko model – a house, probably for the gnomes.
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.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Magnetic constructors are pulling us to the kings. This time it was Magna-Tiles. On the throne there is the royal couple with the heir. Around them, as expected, guards, noblemen and jesters.
