Will a 9 year old boy be bored with the Magformer 30 pieces?How long will this hold his attention? When I spoke with Magformers, this was implied - of course. Will a 9 year old find joy in 30 pieces or?? must I buy more. This is an expensive gift at...
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If possible, I would buy more than 30 pieces. Get the largest set you can, because the joy will be more long-lasting. If he is playing them with a friend, that would only be 15 pieces each, and it is hard to build something with just 15 pieces. However, if you can only afford 30 pieces, he would enjoy it tremendously. I can pretty well guarantee that if you buy the 30 set, you will be back to buy a larger set to add to it. This is the most fun toy ever created, seriously. The pieces click together with magnets, and lend themselves to a wide variety of shapes. You will probably end up playing with them as much or more than your 9 year old. God bless. Marian Liveley
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I have 2 boys and they each have their own 100 piece sets. They often "run out" of pieces and want to build even more - so we encourage them to work together to share or trade pieces. I always recommend starting with a 100 piece set and if they like it, they'll probably want to have a 100 piece set for each kid playing, but i'm actually here to buy another set since my boys love them so much. Magna-tiles are THE most played with toy at our house for my 2 & 4yo boys.
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I wouldn't recommend it for a 2-3 year old, there are a lot of very small pieces. It's definitely better for older children. The durability is good. I had one when I was a little girl and 30+ years later it's still in my dad's basement. I purchased one for my 5-year old last Christmas. It's probably a better fit for children around 4-5 at least.
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The short answer is that she's probably on the old side for this. My son is now 11 and while he does still tinker with it, I would need to purchase the add on kits to keep his interest. While I think it was a pretty good product, it didn't really fulfill what I had in mind as far as teaching him about electricity and circuitry. It is a bit like one of those science kits, it does something interesting, but doesn't really teach them why. I honestly think this would be a better age range for 6-10 year old's. Hope that helped, good luck and take care.
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Your kids are perfect ages for this puppet....they will learn how to use it easily...we bought them for our 6,7 and 8 year old grandchildren last year....although it really is ageless.. as my husband is 72..and he loves his !!! Depends on if your young at heart! lol
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As there are many small parts and modeling glus is used, I would beleive it is for children at least 10 years old. My 8 year old struggled with many aspects of the build. This is not a "quick" model to build and takes time.
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That's an interesting question. I got them for my grandsons and they are really still too young to learn the jist of the toy. And my son played with it for a while but quickly hit the end of his 32-year-old attention span. I'll be watching to see if you get a good answer to this question though. Best of luck.
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No he won't be bored, my 9 yr. old grandson received the lighted set for Xmas and has not stopped playing with it. Between my 2 grandsons ages 7 & 9 they have 4 sets already. They won't use them much in the summer months but lots during the colder months.
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I would start with another only because it has 622 pieces. My son is 6 and we'd been doing many and it took us 3 days. Following the steps & attention to do is all but you can do over a few days. It turned out great!
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I have some 4 yr. olds in my class, but some need some guidance in what to do with them. Some 5 yr. olds just "get" it, and build all kinds of things. I love magnets, so I think older kids would love these also, they are super strong, and fun to build with.
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I think your almost 5 year old would love it. It has play value beyond the age suggestion and would help spur your almost 5 year old into different types of imaginative play. My youngest great-nephew, who is 4, loves it. But his older brother, who is 7, loves it too and together they play happily for a few hours. If those 2 high energy boys can actually play together for a few hours, it makes me believe the toy has lots of play value. I hope this helps.
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Yes! This set has been so much fun for us. I had to return it once because one of the wheels was defective, but once we got the new, properly functioning set, it's been Magformer heaven around here for all five of my kids (ages 11, 8, 5, 2, and 2). This was purchased for the 8-year-old and he has made many crazy vehicles with this set and also used these pieces to build bigger, better creations with the Magformers he already owned. Spendy, but great play value.
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Following the step by step guide to make specific shapes may be difficult at age 3, but I still think she would enjoy the magnets. Seeing how magnets work is always intriguing even at a young age. Then as she gets older, making the specific items will become easier and enjoyable for her. My son got some shortly after he turned 4, and he enjoyed them so much that we got this larger set for his 5th birthday.
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We brought it for our 7 year old and it's been pretty good. It may be a tad small for a 9 year old. Unless he's a beginner skater. It would be fun as part of an obstacle course with other things possibly...? Hope that helps.
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You may be pushing the upper age range. My 6 year old enjoyed it since it was bigger pieces to work with, but he has since gone strictly to legos.
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My grandson prefers magformers. He had 2 sets a few years ago and wanted another for his 10th birthday so I got him the 62 piece designer set for building construction. It was an excellent price on Amazon. I was surprised that he was still interested in them, but he is - loves to build and create his own designs with them. The magformers and magnatiles are not interchangeable, so I think it is best to stick with one and just add to it.
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We have never worked with Magnatiles. You won't be sorry that you bought Magformers, and we know they work well with other sets of Magformers. Magformers are the most fun toy we have ever seen the children playing with, and the adults enjoy them as much as the children do. We love the geometric designs and formations that are created. The Magformers don't just entertain, they teach as well.