If you have not yet seen these Magna-Tiles you may be living a very sheltered life. Pretty much every nursery school i have visited has them as well as many of my daughter’s friends. She of course has a set and loves it. While stacking blocks is still one of the best pleasures in life, these tiles provide a new dimension to the game: the third (that is, volume – the third dimension being the Z axis… ok sorry about that).

The only issue with these tiles are their price. The 32 set at $100 is not cheap at all and is sometime just not enough for serious castle building.  A rich uncle is strongly recommended. Otherwise split the cost between 32 of her best friends and have massive play-dates.