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I love toys, particularly quality toys that inspire creative play. I was intrigued when I came across an image of Tegu blocks, so I looked into their company. I was impressed by what I read, and wrote to let them know! It is rare to find a company that offers an ecologically friendly, innovatively creative product while paying a fair wage!
Tegu blocks are made from responsibly sourced hardwoods. Magnets are embedded into each block, the blocks are put back together with a barely-visible seam (look very closely and you’ll see it in the top block in the photo below), and each block is covered with a non-toxic, water-based finish. Tegu kindly sent us this cute little pouch with eight blocks, which the kids were thrilled to put to use:
The magnets create new opportunities and challenges in building, as my kids discovered:
Johnny enjoyed playing with them on our dishwasher:
And Emma thought the way the blocks acted when she tried to put them together with the wrong polarity was absolutely hilarious:
I would love to see what my kids can make with a larger set! These blocks are definitely an investment (the eight-piece set we received retails for $32), but their quality is impeccable, and I’ve been impressed with what my kids can make with a single, eight-block set. I also love that the pouch keeps the blocks contained, making it perfect for car travel. If you are willing and able to pay for quality, ethics, and innovation, this is a toy to consider!
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What a cool toy! I love wood and also love magnetic toys, but don’t see the two combined very often!
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maryanne Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 10:46 am
You would love it :)
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Those sound great! Love that they have magnets in them. Seems like that would make even more great play opportunities.
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maryanne Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 5:37 pm
The magnets make for some pretty neat creative exploration!
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that’s so awesome that they go on the fridge!
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maryanne Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 5:38 pm
I thought so, too! They are very pretty, and make for fun fridge sculptures :)
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Very interesting! I love the video and Emma humming to herself while playing. Anna does the same thing!
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These blocks sound great. We’ll have to check them out!!
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What a simply brilliant idea! Love Lily’s hairdressing idea. :)
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They look fab. I love open ended toys! Also love the little pouch that keep them tidy :)
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They look amazing. My kids would love them! x
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We received some tegu blocks as a gift. We haven’t played with them in a while, but you have inspired us to bring them out again.
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