For as long as I can remember Jimmy has been obsessed with construction and building things. I remember when he was quite a lot younger going to the top of the BT Tower (get us) and while Florence and I marvelled at the views and hoovered up the amazing food (it was a pretty swish party), Jimmy lay on the floor just where the join sat that rotated the floor around. He just looked and looked and looked at it and you could see both the wonder that we were on a rotating floor and the wondering of how it worked crossing over his face!
It’s no wonder then that the toys he chooses to play with are often ‘building’ related and I’m pretty sure he spent his entire reception year at school in the construction corner – he’d still be there now if his teacher allowed it! At home and he builds with lots of different toys, amazing me all the while with how clever he is at it, very often being able to use things advised for much older children, and most recently he has been using Geomags to test out his building prowess and Florence couldn’t resist playing with them either even though I wouldn’t have pegged these as ‘her sort of thing’!
We were sent two sets, an 86 piece set from the mechanics collection (you build a more mechanical structure which can DO something like move or roll) and one of the Panel sets with 192 pieces (you can also win one of these sets at the bottom of this post)! And Jimmy has, as predicted, been loving them both. What was more surprising, as I mentioned, was that Florence also enjoyed these sets which are quite scientific and interesting in an educational way. Geomags makes larger and smaller sets just like these as well as having three other collections all aimed at different ages and stages. Judging by the two sets we’ve been playing with I’d say they’re worth investing in from a young age with their Magicube sets and building the collection as they grow. These are items which will be classic and timeless like Lego or sticklebricks (remember those?) and something worth keeping as a bit of an heirloom like Brio. They’re quite pricey but go and play with some and you’ll see why! I often donate the toys we play with for the blog to a worthy cause once the job is done and I really wanted to gift ours to our school… But… We love them too much to part with them just yet and even though I think all primary schools should have a set (What a resource!) I know my children would be very upset if I gave them away so I won’t!
So, onto the competition, fancy winning a 192 piece panels set? Go on, be in it to win it as they say and complete the Rafflecopter wiget below for your chance to win a set just like this!
The prize will be selected at random using the rafflecopter wiget and be sent out direct to the winner from Geomags. All entries must be aged 18+ and reside in the united Kingdom.
This is a collaoration with Geomags.
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My kids love Lego as it is so versatile and there are so many Lego kits out there to suit any age and loves! My boys also love Meccano.
meccano is a big favourite
I don’t have any children but would love to win this prize to donate to charity, to go to Romania.
Lego, because it’s something they can do together and there’s lots they can create.
my daughter loves lego and making houses x
At the moment they are loving lego building things like towers and buildings.
Meccano Junior Truckin’ Tractor Set and the K’Nex – Ocean Pals Junior Building Set because it lets them have fun and express their ideas.
Any tower structures or car themes – loads of fun with these sets
My little Grandsons loves building things with Lego
My daughter loves lego
I used to love Knex as a kid (and lego of course) but my kids love lego and Duplo and Mega blox and mixing them all up!
My grandson loves to build houses with lego.
Definitely Duplo as there are so many different sets and things you can make!
My daughter loves lego and knex
My daughter loves Lego
Lego. We have a huge amount inherited from family. It’s fabulous for letting the imagination run wild
Lego. We have lots of Lego inherited from family. It’s fun and great for imaginative play.
My girls both love Lego….They can build anything they want to and do x
My grandkids just love lego
My boys like Lego and knex, they use geomag at school, I think it looks great!
My daughter loves Geomags, my son loves Lego and Knex and Airfix….and almost anything that he can build with
My son Noah loves Lego ?
My daughter loves Lego and any construction toys. She can spend happy hours building houses,flats and literally anything and everything. She is so fascinated by buildings and landmarks, we might have a budding little architect here!
My girls are great fans of lego!
Stickle bricks are a great favourite, because of their size they are easy for motor skills still under development!
My son is just getting in to his Lego again
At the moment my Grandson loves Lego, but he really loves to build anything
We love geomags as they are easy to construct on any angle and quickly sweep back tidily into their box.
Lego is a definite favourite in our house because its so flexible and there are so many different sets that include other things they love e.g. disney sets
My nephews both love lego and Playmobil
Both my son and daughter love LEGO – son likes Meccano too, as he’s a bit older.
Both my son and daughter love LEGO – my son likes Meccano too, as he’s a bit older
Both my son and daughter love LEGO – my son likes Meccano too, as he’s a bit older.
They will have a play with most construction toys but lego is their favourite because it is so versatile!
My granddaughter loves lego
I’m not sure if it counts as a construction toy, but my children love hama beads, but I always manage to either have the iron too hot and melt them or not hot enough and they don’t set 🙁
One grandson loves lego, the other playmobil, I don’t care why it just keeps them quiet, lol
She likes to build things with her Lego, particularly Duplo.
cubes! my son loves to create buildings for his mini figures
My sons love Lego at the minute, anything they can build towers with is a hit!
Generally anything bright you can throw around and make a mess with – so lego works!
My son loves Lego at the moment as it’s easy for him to put together
Love knex and lego to build fortress
My little sister loves to play with lego
My son loves Lego and also still plays with his wooden bricks
My son likes building with lego. His favourite is his Titanic ship as he is obsessed with Titanic at the moment
my son would build houses with
Lego is my grandchildren’s favourite and the younger ones love wooden blocks too
My daughter loves Meccano.
My son loves lego because it has endless possibilities.
at the moment the younger ones are into Lego, where they can make things and knock them down. the older one are into Geomags
My son loves Lego the most although he has always loved all construction toys.
My kids love all construction toys, Lego, Duplo, Mobilo – you name it hey have it
My two kids would be over the moon
My grandkids love playing with Lego. It certainly keeps them busy when im on babysitting duty lol. Thanks for the chance
they love lego especially the little lego figures
My two love lego. My son loves building pirate ships.
my cousins children love these
My kids are mad about Lego.
Our little Thomas loves anything he can use to design and build. At the minute he’s into Meccano. I swear he’s going to be an architect one day!
My son loves lego – he spends lots of time building space stations and spaceships 🙂
my daughter has always love making buildings from lego
my son loves building towers and cars out of lego. He hasnt tried geomags yet but I am sure he will love it
I don’t have any children, but I spend a lot of time with my niece. One of her favourite things is Lego and we have spent many hours together building houses.
My son loves knex and Geomag because they help his fine motor skills
We love them all in our house and have collections of stickle bricks,duplo, lego and meccano! We would love to start a collection of Geomag, it looks awesome!
My daughter loves lego and duplo because she likes to make houses and various types of buildings. Think I may have an architect on my hands!
My granddaughter loves Lego, I recon she would love this, I will have to get some for nannys toy box
They really love lego, so inventive
Lego. Colourful and versatile.
Both my little ones love lego
My kids are big Lego fans mainly
My kids love Lego. SO does my partner – they have some fun playing together. I think that they love it because it is so versatile and you can build anything with it
My kids love Lego, I have been collecting it since before they were born, so we have an amazing collection, they spend hours playing with it.
The most obvious one is Lego, I think the different themes and characters plus the endless possibilities are what makes it so popular
My daughter loves lego because she can make lots with it and be so creative