STEM – The Review Studio

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It’s not long until the Easter holidays and I have been thinking of ideas to keep my children occupied and to keep them off electronic gadgets. They love construction toys so I was really pleased to receive a couple of sets from Geomag which will certainly keep them out of mischief this Easter. Geomag is a popular construction toy which uses the power of magnets to build amazing structures using metal rods, spheres and plastic panels and it is so easy (and addictive) to do – the only limitation is your imagination!

Geomag is a great toy as the sets not only encourage hand-eye co-ordination and fine motor skills but are a fantastic way to encourage creativity and spark imagination, helping to form a love of science, puzzles and construction.

The E-Motion set has all the parts needed to create a spinner – metal rods, spheres and square, pentagon and triangular shaped panels. The instructions are simple to follow, and it didn’t take long to assemble the spinner. I was quite surprised at how long they spun for and we had great fun seeing whose design would spin for the longest. It was really easy to incorporate our existing Geomag sets with this to create different styles of spinners which really got the boys thinking about design and how to create the ultimate spinner. This is a great STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) toy as it combines harnessing the power of magnets in construction alongside the concept of movement.

RRP £22

For little ones the Magic Cube Shapes Recycled Wheels set is the perfect construction toy. Consisting of magnetic shapes that are easy for little hands to hold, they attach to each other on all six sides. By using the invisible and magical properties of magnetism, children can create amazing models – one day we made dinosaurs, another day it was tractors and tomorrow will be something completely different!

RRP £22.49

The Mechanics Gravity Loops & Turns is for older children and fits numerous STEM elements. The set contains 130 pieces that connect together enabling you to make a circuit for the spheres to be propelled around. The set uses the power of magnetism and gravity to move the spheres around the circuit and helps children learn about science. It took my 10 year old around an hour to build with a little bit of help from Dad and was surprisingly sturdy when finished. There are no batteries which is always a bonus!

There are other circuits in the range so if you have a budding engineer in your midst then I can highly recommend this range.

£34.99

As well as being great toys I also love that everything is made from 100% recycled plastic. It’s great to see a big toy company being environmentally friendly.

Disclaimer: We received this toy free for the purpose of this review but all words and opinions are our own

My sons have always loved construction toys and we have quite a collection of Geomag. We’ve just added the Geomag Glow set to our collection and it’s not just the boys who have been playing with it!

For those who haven’t come across GeoMag before, it’s a fantastic construction toy consisting of magnetic rods, metal spheres and plastic panels which you can use to construct almost anything, the only limitation is your imagination! Simply attach the rods and spheres in whatever configuration you decide and you can build some pretty impressive structures.

The GeoMag Glow set consists of 12 spheres, 12 magnetic rods and 1 plastic base and there is also a handy storage box (made of recycled plastic) to keep everything together. The magnetic rods are made with 100% natural glowing substances and when exposed to light they accumulate energy which they release in the dark giving the glow effect.

With only 25 pieces you can only build basic structures, but it is a great starter set and can easily be added to other GeoMag sets to create bigger construction projects.

The magnets contained in the pieces are really strong and are easy to build with. It encourages hand-eye co-ordination and fine motor skills and is also a great way to encourage creativity and spark their imagination, helping to create a love for science, puzzles and construction.

I also love that everything is made from 100% recycled plastic. It’s great to see a big toy company being environmentally friendly.

Geomag is suitable for children aged 3 to 99, although younger children will need supervision due to the size of the spheres. This would make a fantastic gift for both young and old this Christmas.

RRP £20

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