Here are four reasons why I absolutely LOVE these magnetic tiles and why I'd recommend them to every parent.Īs I mentioned before, both our 6-year-old and 2.5 year old play so happily with these. In short, always supervise your kids when they're playing with toys, no matter how safe they are or what kind of guarantees they come with. However, if you read the reviews, there are instances of both breaking which can be a serious concern. Both our Magnatiles and PlayMag sets are all fully functional without any cracks or issues, despite being regularly used and abused. We've had our oldest tiles for about 4.5 years now and we haven't had a single one fall apart or the magnets come out of them.

Their 100-piece starter set was only $63.99 which is an incredible price for these. While doing some research on Amazon, I found this set of similar magnetic building tiles by a company called Playmags.

However, a small 32-piece set of Magnatiles is $49.00, which to me, feels very expensive. Our first set of magnetic tiles was by the original company, Magnatiles. However, I really don't think there's a specific age cut-off where they kids wouldn't find them useful or interesting (depending on your child's personality of course). I would say that they should be introduced to kids around the 1.5 year old mark or later, since they do require some amount of gross motor skills. Both our 2.5 year old and our 6 year play with them- ALL. There are times when my husband and I have started building our own creations while cleaning these up. I've seen our boys build so many structures using these magnetic tiles, from castles to car washes and everything in between. If you haven't seen them before, magnetic tiles are colorful tiles that come in different shapes including squares, various triangles and rectangles, that have tiny magnets all around them allowing them to be attached to the other tiles. I recently sent this picture to the friend who gave us the tiles and wrote to her about how these have been the most beloved toys either one of our sons ever received.

We hadn't seen them before in any of the toy stores but they looked super cool. I still remember the day when our older son received his first box of magnetic tiles called Magnatiles. Mom Life, Lifestyle Magnetic Tiles: Our Best Toy Investment, Ever

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