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Geomag Kids Color - 216 pieces

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My kids play with these all the time and build very creative things. My younger kids and my teenagers play with them alike.

Ok, so I (male adult, 40+) bought this Geomag set with the idea to play with it one or two evenings, and give to my nephew. No way that is going to happen. I have to buy a new set for m nephew, and I am tempted to buy a second set for myself along with it. This is so much fun to experiment with. the set arrived yesterday, and I have played with it just one evening. Like anyone else, you start with a tetrahedron, then built other Platonic solids such as an icosahedron, to end up with a buckyball. It is wonderful to experience a feeble structure snap together in a stiff structure with a beautiful geometric structure. You can do much more than building such well-known structures. Simple geometric shapes I didn't know even existed emerge naturally. I just wish this would have existed when I was a kid. My advise: don't buy a small set, you inevitably end up upgrading. To give you an idea: this largest set with 120 magnet bars is just enough to build a Buckyball (90 edges) and an icosahedron (30 edges). have fun!

I gave this to my two grandsons as a birthday gift recently. They are three and five years old. They both love to create and build, so their mother suggested this toy, as they are always playing with a set like this at their pre-school when she picks them up. I am ordering panels to go along with the set for Christmas. I would highly recommend buying as large a set as possible, as they sometimes want to admire their creation for awhile as they create something else. Also, a larger set is better when two children are using it at the same time.

It's a great educational toy, to help kids understand magnetism but also have a lot of fun creating new figures with it. The limit is your imagination!!

This was an excellent toy choice for my 6 y.o. son. He often spends over an hour building structures with this. To put this in perspective even the most flashy of entertainment loses his interest after 30 minutes. I've also discovered that this is an effective way to help my son relax before before sleep at night. After 30 minutes of building with this set he seems much more ready to sleep.

Product quality and durability, a concern with a boy, is great.

This is a fun toy and I often build alongside my son. There are enough parts for two to create separately or collaborate. Honestly this is so much fun that I've been known to wait until my son goes to sleep then continue my building. When I'm outed for doing this I use my right as a dad to respond "Hey, who said life was fair."

I purchased this item for my 5 year old grandson for Christmas. He is intrigued with magnets and loved the ability to create things using his imagination. A permanent storage container would be an excellent addition to this set.

This product was purchased for an adult as a whimsical Christmas gift. I decided on Geomag instead of Magnetix because of the many reviews which indicated that Geomag made a better quality product. The kit I received has 3 colors: Dark Blue, Green, and Metallic Aqua. The colored bars are packaged in multiples of 12 or 24 in styrofoam flat containers each with a complement of steel balls. Each bar is 58mm (2.25").

The product is well made.
The magnets are very strong.
The parts look good and feel good to the touch.
The $50 price for the 216-pc kit was very good compared to other kits.

The product comes with a color instruction sheet and gives you some examples of what you can build. It's engaging and it makes you focus. It's a toy but also a teaching tool. I think those children who can sit down and play quietly would love this product. For those who can't, it could be an interesting experiment. We devised a game in which we build something sturdy and then start to remove pieces one-by-one until the integrity is compromised (think Jenga). I agree with other reviewers that the product is addictive and I wish I had more pieces even though 216 is quite a few.

I got a set of Geomags and enjoyed it. Unfortunately, when you get good, you discover that you need more and more parts.

This is a good add-on of balls and bars. It doesn't have the plastic squares and triangles, which I got in a different set.

I could not decide between Magnetix or GeoMag but based on reviews I went with GeoMag and I am glad I did. Great quality product and the kids love it, but I would recommend buying more sets because you quickly run out even with 216 pieces as I just learned.

I got this as a gift for my twins on their fourth birthday. Its been six months and they still play with this (though not as much obviously). Its fun to see them working on designs. The only problem is that four year olds are not good at putting things away, so we have small silver balls and green magnet bars scattered around the house quite a bit!