Fat Brain Toy Co Dado Cubes

by Fat Brain Toy Co.

Product Features

• Colorful and durable building blocks enhance spatial perception
• Interlocking slits in the blocks create an unlimited number of 3-D structures
• Developed, manufactured, and assembled right here in the U.S.A.
• Ages 3+
• Set features 10 cubes, scaled from1" to 5"

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002CCB84Q
• Item model number: FA024-0
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,579 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #50 in Toys & Games > Building & Construction Toys > Stacking Blocks
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Product Description

Dado combines art and science as you explore architectural principles . . . proportion, balance, structure and color. A new twist on classic building blocks, Dado engages your imagination as the slits on each cube are interlocked to create an unlimited number of three-dimensional structures. Constructed horizontally, vertically or nested together, Dado invites visual spatial development and problem solving through design-centered, attention-grabbing fun!

Dado is Special...and Spatial!
Visual Spatial Learning has captured the attention of scientists and educators as being highly valuable in child development. Visual Spatial Play refers to the ability to mentally picture things and is characterized by the ability to appreciate patterns & form in very large or small areas of space. Children with profuse Visual Spatial Intelligence can construct three-dimensional mental images and visual them from multiple perspectives. A keen eye for form, design, color, size, shape and space enables these gifted children to create realistic representations of real world images.

• Each set features 10 cubes, scaled from 1 inch to 5 inches, capable of building structures over 32 inches high!
• Durable, heavy gauge plastic construction
• Developed, manufactured, and assembled right here in the USA!

• Product Dimensions: 5.13" x 5.13" x 5.13"
• Recommended Ages: 3 years & Up

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Our group finds these boring :(, November 24, 2009

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A Reader (USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Fat Brain Toy Co Dado Cubes (Toy)

I really struggled with deciding to write a review for these because most reviews I have seen rave about this toy. We have had DADO CUBES for three years now, and I really want them to be as fun as many say they are. In these three years, most of the children playing with them have been between the ages 2-7. Even the ones who love to build with "anything" didn't like them. The two year olds either didn't try to build with them or found them frustrating, and the 3+ are not interested. The few who did give them a chance got bored within minutes. I have tried leaving them out where they would yell "play with me", I've tried showing them how to play with them, I've tried setting them up so they looked neat. Nothing has worked for us. There are 10 blocks with slits in them so that they can be stuck together in different directions. I wonder if having more would make them more fun. Please read reviews at Fat Brain Toys' web site for all the many positive reviews. You'll see that most reviewers love them. As you can see, I was really surprised to find that they are so dull. I am going to finally pass them along. I say if you have money to spare, try them out. Otherwise I suggest some simple building blocks. All those same 2-7 year olds over the years have continued to love our wood blocks.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Reader's review (November 24, 2009): What She Said!, March 3, 2010

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Jason Kirkfield "The Pride and Sorrow of chil... (Purple Mountains Majesty) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Fat Brain Toy Co Dado Cubes (Toy)

To the extent that Amazon averages ratings and that more information helps other potential customers (especially when a product has very few ratings such as this one), I will happily provide honest feedback. But she (he?) covered all the important points.

This is a toy that looks like it should be a huge hit. Multicolored and multishaped pieces are appealing to kids, while the educational nature of the toy gets moms and dads to purchase. Who doesn't want to encourage their kid to be an architect or an artist?

But once in the home, this toy simply does not get played with. Or rather, a structure gets built once and then the kids move on to something else. While there may be *millions* of combinations (as the packaging advertises), most are variations on a few basic themes (stacked, nested, vertical, horizontal).

This toy wins awards (although to be fair, I had never heard of Creative Child Magazine), so *someone* has to like it. Right? Just not me. A cheaper product like the Wood Stacking Robots by Schylling is used more frequently and more enjoyably in our home.

Maybe the Dado Cubes should be a specific purchase for a child with spatial needs?

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just OK, March 9, 2011

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JNO - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Fat Brain Toy Co Dado Cubes (Toy)

I have a three year old who finds these frustrating as the idea is appealing him but getting them apart and together is hard for his age.
Putting them together is too much for a 3 year old and he is advanced in his abilities in other logical and physical tasks.
Taking them apart takes too much strength once they are together.

I really thought they would have been more popular with him, but he consistently chooses other toys even when I sit out with him and build 'cool' things with the Dadu Cubes. I'll update if things change as he ages.