Magna-tiles or magformers?

[artgal84]

I think L would love one of these sets for her birthday but I don't know which type to buy? What do your kids love? How many pieces do you really need? I'm assuming amazon has the best prices? They look like so much fun and like something she will play with for many years.

[Deleted]

We have magnatiles. Ada loves them. We only have 36 pieces, and I think more would be nice.

[bean47]

Jan 29, 2015 13:21:42 GMT -5 @lindy said:

We have magnatiles. Ada loves them. We only have 36 pieces, and I think more would be nice.

Exactly this. They get played with multiple times a day here. I hope to add more pieces for her birthday.

[ktstorm]

We have set of 100 Picasso tiles (off brand of magna tiles). He loves them (and so do we) and from what I've read they can be used interchangeably with magna tiles. Right now they're $82 on Amazon vs. $120 for magnatiles.

I was talking to my former boss about them and he said his boys played with them until they were close to 10, so they should last awhile

[Regina Philange]

We got whichever ones were on zulilly around Christmas.

He isnt super into them yet, but i think he will be.

[artgal84]

Thanks guys! She's been really into building and blocks lately so I think this is a good idea. Plus, they don't make annoying sounds or take up a lot of room!

[artgal84]

Jan 29, 2015 13:27:43 GMT -5 ktstorm said:

We have set of 100 Picasso tiles (off brand of magna tiles). He loves them (and so do we) and from what I've read they can be used interchangeably with magna tiles. Right now they're $82 on Amazon vs. $120 for magnatiles.

I was talking to my former boss about them and he said his boys played with them until they were close to 10, so they should last awhile

I saw those, it seems like a good price. I'm glad to know they are good quality!

[hairballs]

I agree with the Picasso tiles. Get the bigger box, it seems like a lot, but you will be glad you did.

[musiclover]

Jan 29, 2015 13:39:55 GMT -5 hairballs said:

I agree with the Picasso tiles. Get the bigger box, it seems like a lot, but you will be glad you did.

This! We have the large Picasso set and the ours still fight over who gets the large squares. Lol.

[nilex0102]

We have both ND the magnatiles are easier to build with and better for this age

[eav2c]

We have Picasso tiles and they look identical to the magnatiles. We love them.

[artgal84]

Jan 29, 2015 14:26:20 GMT -5 MrsG2U said:

We have magnatiles. Lane's preschool teacher says they're one of the most popular toys in the room and have held up amazingly over the years.

That's good to know!

[fusion]

we have magformers and the kids all love them (even the baby since they are easy to manipulate and safe to chew on). They are incredibly sturdy and I think will last a LONG time. I do have magnatiles on their amazon wish list too.