Build notes
What we have worked out from watching these things get played with. How many pieces a first box needs, what is inside a tile, and where the pieces go at the end of the day.
How many tiles to start with
What 36 pieces build, where 60 stops being enough, and why the answer changes the moment a second child sits down. Counted against the sets we actually make.
What the box saysWhat is actually inside one of our tiles
Plastic, magnets, and how the two are held apart. What our boxes state about materials, sealing and age grading, and the one check worth doing yourself.
On the rugMixing our tiles with the ones you already own
The three inch base, what it means for a pile that came from somewhere else, and the one size of ours that will not join in.
On the rugFive builds for the first week
What to show a child on day one so the pile does not become a pile. Five builds in order of difficulty, each one out of squares and triangles.
After the buildKeeping a set in one piece
Where the pieces go at the end of the day, why the bag matters more than the shelf, and what to do about the tile that went under the sofa in March.
Or start from the shelves
Every note points back at the boxes it is about.
Starter setsA first box of plain shapes. Squares, triangles, a carry bag.6 boxes
Dinosaur setsTiles plus jointed dinosaurs, volcanoes and lava plates.7 boxes
Castles and questsCastles, portals, swords and roads for kids who build a plot.6 boxes
Tins for the roadSmall tiles in a metal tin that shuts and goes in a bag.6 boxes
Craft and curiosHatching eggs, water marbling, flower dyeing and odd little kits.9 boxes