When my third born was that age of constantly trying to destroy what her older sisters were building, I’d encourage her sisters to specifically create “Invitation to Destroy” for their sister so that she would leave their creations alone. I’d say encourage it!! It’s great for their development and helps them to make connections in their world. He’s processing cause and effect and figuring out his role in making that happen. It all depends on the amount of exposure a child is given, and the developmental stage of the child.Īt 13mo, it is absolutely normal for a child to destroy what you build.
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There is no magic age where a child will learn how to create instead of break. They became familiar with how they worked at a young age and now my third born at 15mo is able to add and remove single pieces to existing structures without destroying the entire thing. Those were the activities my firstborn really enjoyed when I introduced it to her at around 18mo.įor my subsequent children, they had access to these from the time they could crawl. They might not be building elaborate structures at the start, but they can still explore the magnetic properties of the tiles and enjoy colour sorting. If you only have the one child now, I’d say anything from 18mo and beyond is perfect. What age would you recommend them? 2yo girl? As I always say, play, particularly open-ended play is a learned skill.
They’ll start off creating simple structures but with practice and time they begin to build quite elaborate creations. But with every open-ended toy out there, it takes time for them to develop the skills and the familiarity with the toy to see the endless potential and possibilities. Will a 2 yr old be able to build with it independently? That said, I only speak for the brands of Magnetic tiles, Playmags and Connetix because those are the brands we’ve got. My first born was introduced to these at 18mo, my 2nd and 3rd born both had access to this since they could crawl at around 6 months and we’ve never had any occurrences of magnets coming off. Is it safe for 2 years old? Will the magnets come off easily? I don’t sell these toys so it doesn’t benefit me at all to ask you to buy more, it’s just my honest opinion 🙂 More pieces mean more flexibility, more scope – more creativity. In my opinion, I believe that to truly get the most out of them, if you have the budget for it, to go with a minimum of 100 pieces (even if you have just the 1 child). Maybe one day, I’ll write a book on “101 ways to play with magnetic tiles” 🙂Įncouraging more play (we only have about 60) Do we need more? I honestly could go on and on but I’m sure you get the point. My girls use it to experiment with colour, light and shadow…Īs well as to explore and experiment with its magnetic properties 🙂 It comes together and comes apart easily unlike something like duplo or lego which requires more precision and developed fine motor skills.Ĭonstructions are also more likely to remain intact as compared to wooden blocks for instance where the slightest movement or a block that’s not put properly could easily send an entire construction to come crashing down.Īdditionally, it’s not just a construction toy. Magnetic tiles are honestly the favourite/most used construction material in our household at this point in time where we have a pre-schooler and two toddlers because of how easy it is to construct and build with. I already have wooden blocks and LEGO pieces. But basically, since about 8mo, she’s been exploring with the magnetic properties of these tiles, pulling two pieces apart and joining them again, rinse and repeat. My 15mo is capable of adding pieces to existing structures. Now that you have a better idea of the similarities and differences between the different popular brands out there, I’d like to take the opportunity to answer a couple of questions I’ve received with regards to magnetic tiles to help you make an informed purchasing decision 🙂
It could be because of their age but even when they attempt to spell their names or words with the letters, they get frustrated because there’s only 1 of each letter and sometimes even that doesn’t work because of the double sides.īut having said that, I do like having them around as opportunities for authentic literacy learning when it does happen, though at the same time, I also wonder if I’d rather just have more pieces that my children DO actually use more 😂🤷🏻♀️
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