We don’t have such a beautiful set (The Explorer Set – Tegu Tints) in bright joyful colors, but the spring made from Tegu turned out to be very cheerful and life-affirming… The photo is from the Tegu website, and there are many more interesting ideas.
Magnetic Stick N Stack – Wheels Mounting
Inconvenient mounting. We have already got used to wheel pairs in magnetic construction sets, where the wheels are permanently fixed on a magnetic piece, which is much better for construction. This way mounting wheels is for older children,. Meanwhile, with wheeled rods or bases, even a 2-year-old child can build simple cars or locomotives on their own.
Wheels are also can used as a design element in crafts along with the eyes, headlights, motors, etc. Putting the wheels on the rods/axles may be tough. The wheels are made of silver plastic.
Geomag GLOW Panels
This is a smaller Geomag Glow set with insert panels. Only the rods can glow in the dark, but the panels can reflect the light.
K’NEX Monoplane
Everybody else are riding the balloon.
Dervish Castles
If you gently turn the upper part of the left castle (the part ending with the green circles), the lower part will turn slightly as well. And so the association was born.
Totoro’s Magic Forest
A successful combination of Knex and Lego Duplo construction sets. We placed Knex bricks on the Duplo plate. This really revitalized Duplo crafts, and crafts from Knex became more stable.
K’NEX Air Balloon
We made this balloon by the scheme. To make the balloon rise and fall smoothly, we throw the rope several times over the cornice and clamped the ballon on a pin threaded into the motor. We haven’t yet figured out how to secure the motor, so someone have to hold it in their hand and tilt it down a little.
My daugter made the sun using the same principle – in the morning it rises to the ceiling, and in the evening it goes down.
Magformers Neon
This set is very similar to My First Magformers sets. It also has triangles and squares in very bright colors. Neon sets, however, are bigger, has different set of colors, and the plastic is slightly transparent.
Opening of Spring Navigation
The ice melted, and the ships can sail once more. Made from EDTOY Da Vinci series.
Playmags Building Board
This is not a building kit, but rather a very useful accessory. It is basically a giant magnetic tile, which you can use as a baseplate to build sculptures on. This makes any structure more sturdy and strong, and you will be able to carry it around with ease.
Also, magnets in Playmag kits are strong enough to hold this big board as an actual part of a building, such as the roof.