Blog was updated on 16-05-2024
Magnetic toys is completely hot! But why is this toy so popular?
The history of magnets
We go back in time: the first art magnet was developed in the 18th century and 'we' have found out that we can do quite fun things with it! The first toys with magnets were developed in the 20th century; I think we can all remember the magnetic tickets of the past, they are still very popular today!
Magnetic toy
In the meantime there is a lot of fun and educational magnetic toys available! For example, think of the fun Magnetibooks from Janod, magnetic letters or numbers that you can 'stick' on a plate, or wooden toys that you can put together through magnets and take them apart again, such as the Play World series of Micki.
But what you really couldn't ignore this year are the magnetic tiles (Magnetic Tiles)! Magnetic tiles are brightly colored plastic tiles that you can attach to each other with magnets. You can make the best buildings, flat or three -dimensional!
The popularity of Magna-Tiles
The popularity of magnetic toys, such as Magna-Tiles, is also due to the educational aspect. The tiles contribute to the voice learning. Voice stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. It helps children to develop their knowledge in terms of science, technology and mathematics in a playful way. Research, discovering and designing is central and it is also called the learning of the future.
The magnetic tiles also stimulate the cognitive development of children because they learn to be patient while they are building and they have to think critically about how they are going to assemble their structure.
It is great that they also stimulate their creativity and have to use their imagination. The beautiful colors that the tiles have also have a goal. Besides that children get acquainted with all colors quickly, they can also see more easily which colors arise when the colors are combined and when the light shines through it, they give a nice effect!
Many parents are very enthusiastic about the toys and the children can also play for hours! So a justified toy hit from today!
Which magnetic tiles are available?
Most well-known brands are probably Coblo, Connetix Tiles and Magna-Tiles in the Netherlands.
Each brand has its own colors and composite sets, sometimes in fun themes, such as the set Magna Tiles Metropolis from Magna-Tiles. The nice thing about this is that you can expand the sets and also give it fun as a gift or ask.
Small tip: the magnetic tiles are of course quite expensive. Ask them for a kids' birthday from the grandfathers and grandmothers. They often want to give a nice gift.
