Magna-tiles 100 Piece Pack

by Valtech! Co.

Product Features

• These unique tiles attract on all sides and combinations.
• A valuable manipulative for spatial problem-solving tasks, logical thinking and math reasoning
• Provide stimulus and right-side brain training through creative play!
• Leads from two-dimensional to advanced 3-D thinking patterns

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 3 x 6 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6.5 pounds
• ASIN: B000CBR4X8
• Item model number: 2300
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,398 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)

Product Description

3 years & up. These magnetic tiles teach spatial relationships, math, logic, and problem-solving through creative building! The tiles attract on all sides and in all combinations, helping children move from two-dimensional to three-dimensional creations. Unbreakable set includes square and triangular tiles in a variety of sizes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My kids love them -- and I like playing with them too, January 17, 2009

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Justin Playfair - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Magna-tiles 100 Piece Pack (Toy)

My rating of the product speaks for itself so rather than add to the positive comments and simply repeat what others wrote, I'll mention some things that I haven't seen pointed out in the other reviews, at least not in the more recent ones:

1) This is the opaque set (you can't see through them) but translucent Magna-Tiles (that you can see through) are also sold. If you've already bought one set, you may want get the same kind when you buy another. I do know for a fact that a 100-piece translucent set is sold -- because that's what we have.

2) As you'd expect, the larger sets are a better value; you can get about three times as many pieces with this set for only twice the price of the 32-piece set, and the more pieces you have, the more options you have for building stuff. More is definitely better in this case, but my kids had a blast with them even when all we had was a 32-piece set.

3) The 100-piece set contains the following:

4 large squares (floor / ceiling pieces)
11 right triangles (half-squares)
50 small squares
20 equilateral (the same length on all sides) triangles
15 isosceles triangles (one "short" and two "long" sides)

When I first saw these I thought they were a bit pricey because they're essentially just pieces of plastic with magnets inside. In hindsight, though, I realize that was a bit like thinking that a great book is nothing more than a lot of paper with some ink on it.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My "desert island" toy - worth every penny., November 9, 2006

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Misplaced Brooklyn Girl (Norwich, VT) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Magna-tiles 100 Piece Pack (Toy)

I rarely write reviews but this toy really rates the effort. The tiles are appealing to a vast range of age groups and are absolutely indestructable. We've had ours for years and they've taken a beating - the magnets have never come loose, the plastic hasn't so much as dinged or cracked. (I wish I could say the same about my millwork, which was met with a magnatile-tossing tempest one exuberant afternoon.) They are the ONLY magnetic toy I trusted my daughter to play with when she was a baby.

We have added to our collection each year and the kids never, ever get tired of them. The possibilities are almost limitless - you can do tesselations or 3-D construction. And since they're so easy to store, these will be one of the few toys we keep around after the kids grow up --to have when we entertain people with young children.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect toy that gets more interesting over time, February 25, 2006

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Matt "reallynonicknamesleft" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Magna-tiles 100 Piece Pack (Toy)

My two children go crazy for their magnatiles. They started building very simple parquets of tiles, but soon began to understand how to build cubes and roofs. My son now blows me away on a regular basis with very complex 3d solids made of squares and triangles.

Most of the toys my kids like, including Legos, have such a narratice structure built in (Bionicle, Princess), that it is a huge relief to see both of my kids (3 and 4, girl and boy) really get into a purely abstract playtoy.

This is a must have toy.