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!
MaryAnne is a craft loving educator, musician, photographer, and writer who lives in Silicon Valley with her husband Mike and their four children.
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.
They look amazing. My kids would love them! x
They look fab. I love open ended toys! Also love the little pouch that keep them tidy :)
What a simply brilliant idea! Love Lily’s hairdressing idea. :)
Very interesting! I love the video and Emma humming to herself while playing. Anna does the same thing!
These blocks sound great. We’ll have to check them out!!
that’s so awesome that they go on the fridge!
I thought so, too! They are very pretty, and make for fun fridge sculptures :)
Those sound great! Love that they have magnets in them. Seems like that would make even more great play opportunities.
The magnets make for some pretty neat creative exploration!
What a cool toy! I love wood and also love magnetic toys, but don’t see the two combined very often!
You would love it :)