Usually around February we hear about the new toys and products that will be released in the upcoming year. I plan lots of editorial around what’s coming. However, every year there seems to be a toy or product that ends up on my door step, completely unannounced, which amazes me how something so cool was completely off my radar.
With the 3D Magna Color toy, small dots are dispensed from various pens onto a template or a blank surface. Once the design is finished or during the process kids wear 3D glasses and watch their design pop off the page. When the child is finished looking at the design, they use a swiper tool to push the dots into the top of the toy. The pens securely fit into the back of the toy for storage, but how the dots return back into the dots is really unique.
Once the dots are pushed into the back, you shake the toy from right to left and the dots will sort by color/size. Once the pens are inserted into the back, small doors can be slid open and the dots will then return back inside the pen.
When I brought the 3D Magna Color into school, I’m not kidding, each and every child, about 7 or 8 in total, mostly boys, were so excited. They all stated how they had seen it on television and had been begging their parents for one. Kids are resourceful, they ALL asked where they could tell their parents to buy it. One kid asked me about making a “cascading line” so I knew he had definitely seen the commercial, and I finally decided I should look on online to see what he was talking about.
Dots can be stacked on each other and released in a “cascading line.” Not only can kids design freely, I’ve also used it to help kids learn about letters and place dots over a line to make the letters in their name.
The toy comes with the magnetic surface, 4 templates, and 4 different pens that hold the corresponding dots (red, yellow, green, and orange). There are additional pens that can be purchased (pink and blue).
Would you like to win your own MagnaColor? Enter the Rafflecopter Giveaway below. Winner must follow 2 mandatory entries. Winner must be 18 years of age or older and can reside in the United States or Canada. Delivery not guaranteed before Christmas.
Tech 4 Kids provided the 3D Magna Color free for review and an additional item for a giveaway. Any opinions are my own.
My daughter loves all arts and crafts. Her favorite is crayons and colored construction paper
my little granddaughter is into scrapping like me and her mother…she also will do any crafts…right now she is making a latch rug for the twins her mother is having
My son loves to do all kinds of arts and crafts. He’s not too fond of coloring, but he loves to be able to cut and glue, or use clay!
my daughter loves to paint with water colors
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Anything messy like paint, glue and glitter!
we like to color, paint, and glue. Especially googly eyes. My son wants to put googly eyes on everything lol
My kids love all kinds of crafts! Especially if it involves glitter, glue or paint.
i always do a lot of crafts
My little one is two. We finger paint, color, use shaving cream and do simple crafts from Joann’s. She is getting an art easel from Santa. I would love this as an extra gift 🙂
My kids love any craft project!
My seven year old daughter would really love this! Thanks!
My daughter loves all kinds of crafts. She likes painting, coloring, glueing anything.
My children have seen the ad, too. They think this looks like a great toy. I didn’t realize the dots weren’t magnetic. That’s great to know, as it was one of my concerns.
Making cardboard swords, paper planes, drawings.
Scrapbooking mostly!
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My older girls enjoy drawing and painting. My son loves anything that involves scissor and glue. I like to find them ideas on Pinterest. All of them are really creative.
drawing with crayons!
My nephew would adore this!!! Thank you for the chance!
My daughter loves most Art, she loves drawing and coloring.
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My son likes to paint and color with markers
My 5 year old daughter loves ALL crafts. She is the craft queen. Her 2 and 3 year old brother like any craft that is messy 🙂
My son loves to paint and color!
My son loves all kinds of arts and crafts. His favorites are coloring, and painting, and using glue and stickers!
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