Magnetic Stick N Stack

By Magnetic Stick N Stack
Price $89.99
Age 3-12 yrs.

The Magnetic Stick N Stack line of toys includes a variety of magnetic building sets. The basic building blocks in each of these sets are plastic panels of various colors that contain embedded magnets - rectangles, squares and triangles of various sizes, as well as doors and windows and 4-wheeled panels for creating vehicles. These shapes are particularly beneficial in familiarizing children at an early age with the fundamental structures used throughout geometry, while at the same time promoting creativity. Placing the shapes together edge to edge causes them to link up with one another through magnetic force, allowing for the quick and easy creation of a wide variety of two- and three-dimensional structures. Children can make letters, numbers, buildings, rockets, pyramids, even a cathedral. Each of the building sets includes instructions that provide a wide variety of visual examples. The company also sells a 36-page book filled with ideas ranging from simple to elaborate. Great hands-on learning fun.