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Encourage Creativity with Shape Mags

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Rachel here with a toy option that will help your kids flex their creative muscles and will keep them busy for hours. Keep reading for a fabulous giveaway, thanks to our sponsor Shape Mags.

My kids like to stay busy. That can be a good thing when they have something that holds their attention. When they don’t… well, let’s just say I’ve cleaned a lot of paint off of walls over the years.

As my boys are getting older, they often turn to electronics to stay entertained when they can’t come up with anything else to do. I don’t mind the occasional screen time but, as a mom, I want my kids to be spending their time doing something that challenges and lets them be creative.

Shape Mags magnetic building toys

I know how creative my boys are and if I just point them in the right direction, they always amaze me with the things they come up with.

We just discovered Magnetic Stick N Stack Tiles from Shape Mags, a cool building tool that is a fraction of the cost of more expensive brands and my kids have been loving them. These award-winning toys are a huge hit with kids and really allow kids to get creative and build anything they can dream up.

Magnetic toys for kids

They are compatible with other brands (such as such as Metro Mag, Magna Tiles, Picasso Tiles, and more) so you can use them with building tools you already have or build up your collection at a more affordable price.

The quality on these is fantastic. They have enhanced title structure so they are much more durable and the magnets are super strong. I was so impressed at how well they stayed together, even when my son was building super tall structures.

You can even build structures on top of square stabilizers (which is something none of the other companies have) so you don’t have to limit how tall you can build.

Creative Play for All Ages

I can imagine that these are toys that will be played with for years to come. They grow with your child. My 4 year old had just as much fun building as my 11 year old did.

I know from experience, that when toys are loved that much, sometimes pieces break or stop working as they should. These have a lifetime guarantee — no questions asked — so you don’t have to worry about anything happening to them if your kids love them a little bit too much.

Shape Mags has some great shapes and characters you can build with so the options for play are really endless.

Shape Mags for creative kids

I know a toy is a hit when my kids get into the “zone”. You can see their face change when they block out all other distractions and focus on the task at hand.

I love giving my kids opportunities to move into that space where they are totally engaged.

Magnetic building toys for kids

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Giveaway

We’re giving away a Prize Pack including:
Shape Mags 36 Full Color Page Idea Book
Shape Mags 32 Piece Set
Shape Mags Set of 2 Wheel Bases + 16 Figures

Shape Mags Prize Pack

If you’d like to win, leave us a comment telling how old your children are and if you think they’d like to play with Shape Mags. Then complete your entry using the form below. (Open to the USA Only)

 

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Encourage Creativity with Shape Mags
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Written by 5 Minutes for Mom contributor Rachel Lister, blogger at Busy Mommy Media.
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150 Comments

  2. They are 7 and 5 and they first got introduced to this product a few weeks ago when the PREK’er met her teacher and they loved it!

  4. My children are 10, 7, and 3. My ten year old would love this because he loves building new things.

  9. My son is 11, but he still loves to create and also encourage his numerous younger cousins how to create. 😉

  14. My kid’s are 7, and 5. They would love to play with these because they enjoy creating castles and homes.

  15. I have a 10 year old, 9 year old and 5 year old. They all three love to build and be creative

  17. I think my kids would love it because they could experiment with making things. These look fun.

  18. My children are adults but I have a 5 year old grandson and another grandchild on the way! My grandson loves to build, he would LOVE this.

  20. My grandson would like this. He is only 2 but he building with legos and blocks already.

  22. My grand children are 1 4 and 7 I do think they would love to play with the shape mags

  24. I have a three-year-old niece. I think she would just love experimenting and making up bizarre names for whatever she forms.

  30. My daughter is almost 3 and she would like these. She plays with a similar product at the museum.

  33. My beautiful granddaughter just turned 6 & started 1st grade. She loves to build using all kinds of materials and Shape Mags would give her the ability to soar to greater heights of architectural fun!

  34. She is almost 3. She loves playing with any sort of building set with us, so I know she would enjoy Shape Mags too.

  35. My kiddos are 3 & 1. My 3 yo played with these recently at a friends house and loved them!!

  38. My children are ages 6 and 3. They absolutely love playing with all of their blocks! They have pretty much every building toy except Shape Mags. My 6 year old uses them in school and raves about them!

  39. I have 5 girls ages 2, 6, 8, 11, & 12 years old, they love puzzles and I think this would keep them all entertained for hours.

  40. My grandsons are 2 and 8 years old and I know they’d really like to play with Shape Mags.

  41. My children are grown but we have 8 1/2 grandchildren (due in December) ages 3 months to 9 years old. I think they would love to play with this when they come to visit.

  43. i would save this for christmas when my son will be almost 2. He would love this because he really loves playing with blocks and building towers

  45. My kids are 14 & 15, but they are very creative and like to use random shapes to build all sorts of amazing things.

  47. my son is 3 and he would love to build houses with this set or anything that his little imagination can think of.

  51. My kids are 8 and 10. They enjoy building things so I think this would be something they would like.

  52. My children are 7 and 8 years old. They will play with shapes as it will help develop their thibking ability and be more creative with their ideas.

  56. My daughter is 8 months and I am already starting to think about all of the great toys out there to help her development as she grows! This looks amazing!!

  57. My son is 3. He has played with these before and loved them, unfortunately we don’t own any…yet. 😉

  58. My children are 6 & 8. They’d love to play with these because they love building. Thanks for the chance.

  59. My son is 5. I think these shape magnets will help strengthen his interest in STEM as well as fine motor skills.

  60. My son is in first grade and he would love this since he likes anything to do with building or putting something together.

  62. My girls are 7 and 5 and sons are 2. They love their Magformers so I’m sure they would love these just as much.

  64. I have a 28 month old daughter who loves figuring things out! She loves looking at daddy’s engineering drawings, turning over toys with wheels to spin them, and just loves figuring out how things work (where the sound comes from, etc.). She would love playing with these and, since she has special needs due to prematurity, the magnets would help keeping things together!

  65. My grandchildren, ages 2, 6, 10 years old, they love to build things and out do themselves with their imagination.

  68. I have a 7 yr old, a 5 yr old and a 2 year old. They all love building things. My son loves using all the different toys to make a whole city. This would be a great addition!

  74. My kids are 8, 6, and 4 years old and 7 months old. They love to play with anything that they can make into whatever suits their imagination. They are very creative. This would be a great set for them!

  76. My Kids are 10, 8 and 4. I think they would love to play with these, also my four-year-old broke her leg and doesn’t have a lot to do for activities this summer. She can’t go outside and do what the other kids are doing so it’s hard to keep her happy. And I am running out of craft ideas LOL this would be amazing.

  78. My children are 3 and 6. My 6yr old is very creative and artistic and I think she would love this

  80. My daughter just turned 5, she loves building and creating. We have seen some magnatiles at target and have been wanting them for quite some time but it has just not been in our budget. I know she would have a blast with them and I think its a great learning toy, I didn’t know there were other brands. these looks awesome, they seem to offer more options. I would love to win!

  82. I have a two and eleven year old. They love to build and create so these would be fun for them!

  83. My younger kids are 10, 8, 6 and they would love to build various things
    Thanks for the chance

  84. My boys are 6 and 8. OUr local museum has a set of Magformers that my boys love to build with when we visit. I just know they would love to build and experiment with this set.

  86. I have four children. Carlos 10, Meilani 7, Max 5, and Pablo is 3 1/2. They love shapes because that’s what we start off teaching children is shapes, numbers, letters, and colors. They would love these because they are able to build and construct with the magnets.

  90. My grand kids are from 3 months to 9 years old. They love to build things and would love these

  97. My son is 19, however I think my 6 year old niece would enjoy playing with these. It would allow her to be creative and keep her busy!

  98. I have many grandchildren and the younger ones would enjoy creating with this building set.

  99. My boys are 2 and 16-I’d love to see the 16 year old helping his little brother build worth these. This is one toy can enjoy together.

  102. Mine are 4 and 6 and we have a small set of magnet tiles from another brand and they are always playing with them and there are never enough to share so we would love to win these.

  103. My daughter is four years old. I think she would like this because she knows her shapes very well and loves building!

  106. My smallest ones are 3 and 5. They would love to play with these because they love building and creating.

  108. My niece and nephews are 9, 6, and (almost) 3. They all are so curious and love to build things. These are so cool- they would love them!

  111. I have a 6 year old and a 9 year old and I think they would enjoy it because they have great imaginations.

  112. MY SON IS 5 YRS OLD AND MY DAUGHTER IS 2 YRS OLD. MY SON WOULD LOVE THIS ESPECIALLY HE LOVES BLOCKS AND MAGNETS 🙂

  114. My children are 6 and 2. My son loves to build things so I think he would enjoy playing with these.

  115. My son will be 7 in November and he loves to build. I’ve seen him outside with leftover lumber from wood projects setting up his towns or rival fortresses. I know he would love these.

  116. My daughters (5 and 7) love to build! They spend hours making things with blocks, and have wild imaginations. They would love to use shape mags to build things for their mini figures and have fun adventures!

  120. My son will be four in december. I know he would love these bc one of the local libraries has them and he always plays with them there. He loves blocks and building things in general.

  121. These would be a popular toy because of the endless variety of how the pieces can be assembled

  123. My boys are 5 & 6. They both have autism and are obsessed with any building type toy. They sit and play for hours with legos, knex and other building blocks. I know my 6 year old had something similar to these in his classroom last year and loved them. Thanks for the chance.

  125. The grandkids are 6 and 8 and love to build things, would give them a break from legos.

  126. we have a two year old, four year old and seven year old. i think they will like shape mags.

  131. I have twin two-year old boys, and they would love to build with these. Their creativity amazes me. Thanks for writing about these. They look neat!

  132. My boys are 3 and 5 and both autistic. They love building and lining up blocks and these would be great for them to use with their therapists!

  134. My niece is 6 and she would love to build with this but my son just grad from Architecture and I think he would love it. Things like this is what encouraged him to go into this field

  135. My kids are in their 20’s but I have grand kids that would love to build with these! They would spend hours using their imaginations and that what I love about them!

  136. I have a 2 1/2 year old son and a newborn son. My toddler would love these. His toddler class room at church has some similar ones that he enjoys. Thanks!

  137. My daughter is 2 and she loves to build things, especially towers and castles for her dolls and animals to live in. I think she could have so much fun playing with these and learning more about building and shapes as she gets older.

  139. My children are 1.5 and almost 3. Both of them have used other type magnet toys at their friend’s home and it is really hard for them to move on to something else once they start playing with them. They really enjoy using their imagination with these things!

  140. My daughter is 3 and I think she’s love to just paly around and make things! She loves building things with Legos and MegaBlocks so I’m fairly sure she’d love building with this too! Thanks so much for the chance!

  141. My Granddaughter is 7 and she will love these. My Grandson is 5 months so it will be a little while before he can play.

  142. My boys are 2 and 4, and they absolutely LOVE playing with Shape Mags. I was just thinking that we need to add to our collection since the play with them so often! This prize would be perfect for us!!!

  145. My grandchildren would love this creative activity. They enjoy getting involved with new ideas and creating special and unique artistic and lovely things.

  146. My children are two and four. I think they would love shape mags because they love building things.

  147. my kids are grown but i have 14 grandchildren,that range from 10 months to 16 yrs,,so yes it would get a lot of play time

  148. My grandsons are five and six years old. They would enjoy playing with these because they love to build and be creative.