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Magna-Tiles have become a staple in most households and classrooms for their ability to spark creativity and learning in children and adults alike. These colorful magnetic building tiles are not only fun to play with but also provide a whole lot of educational benefits. From fine motor skills to encouraging spatial reasoning and imaginative play, Magna-Tiles offer endless possibilities. In this blog post, we'll explore 20 exciting Magna-Tiles creations and activities that will inspire hours of enjoyment and learning.
City Buildings:
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Set up these tall buildings by painting scrap cardboard boxes in the same colors as your tiles. Once dried, cut them into long strips and decorate them with markers, adding doors, roofing and all the little details in buildings. Trace some magna-tiles in the spaces you would make windows and cut them out. Insert the magna-tiles into the open spaces, you should use tape to prevent them from falling out. Place them next to a sunlit area and watch the colored window shadows shine through!
2. Ball Run:
Set up your ball run following the step by step image guide. Children ages 8+ should be able to set this up themselves. Drop a ball at the top and watch it bounce from side to side!
3: Spring Setup:
Get creative with those flower shapes. Place green tiles flat on the floor and build the grass and flowers up vertically. Welcome spring with this beautiful arrangement!
4: Butterfly Math Practice:
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On your cardboard, lay out your magna-tiles in a butterfly, as they are shown in the photo and trace around each piece with a marker. Then, write an equation on the cardboard. Write the answer on the magna-tile with a dry erase marker. Invite your child to solve each equation and place the magna-tile with the correct answer to each spot.
5. Carousel:
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6: Rescue The Animals:
Set up magna-tile cubes and place an animal into each one. Cover the cubes with colored tape or any painter's tape you have on hand. Have your toddler cut the tape to rescue the animals!
7. Domino Run
This is by far the most exciting activity. Can easily be done by 3 year-olds. Set up a long row with magna-tiles and place a tile standing up right at each end. For extra fun, try adding rounded corners by using triangles. Have your child push down the first tile and watch them fall and snap into place!
8. Parking Garage
Set up a 'garage' for each color by making a 3-sided cube. Draw a twisted and winded road that your child has to follow for each car to get to its proper parking garage.
9. Tractor Trailer:
10. Window Art
11. Magna-Tiles Creations Mat:
You can download your free printable mats here:
12. Mix and Match Puzzle Tiles:
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13. Flower Pots:
14. Magna-Tiles Maze:
Use a toy figure to go through the magna-tile maze from start to finish.
15. Practice With Primary Colors:
Practice the colors with magna-tiles. Have your child 'discover' new colors by holding up 2 or maybe even three colors.
16. Tea Party Time
17. Vertical Ball Run
Create a ball run or car ramp using magna-tiles vertically. It works perfectly on the fridge. Children just love the thrill of watching it go down!
18. 2D Town
Draw a roadway on a large poster board if you have handy. Or tape a few sheets of paper together. Map out some squares for houses with triangle rooftops. Try creating trees with the tiles as well.
19. Magna-Tiles Mat:
This magna-tiles mat comes with shapes and colors printed on it to inspire play. This mat doubles as a storage bin when folded - providing easy and neat storage.
20. Build A Bridge:
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