Walk into many preschools and you’ll find them—usually with a group of boys and girls clamoring to gather the most tiles. There’s a reason for this. Magna Tiles are a cleverly designed educational building toy system using magnets — and they’re loads of fun! Kids learn patterns, shape recongnition, 3-dimensional thinking, fine-motor skills and magnetic principles, while they build cubes, pyramids, and countless other geometric structures. The tiles come in squares and triangles of various sizes and shapes, and attract at their edges (available in solid or clear colors). And best of all, you won’t get gripes from parents about storage issues. Magna Tiles 32-piece set is moderately sized, and since the pieces are magnetic, they’re almost impossible to lose! Winner of Parenting Magazine Toy of the Year Award, Early Childhood News Award, Parents’ Choice Gold Award, and Dr. Toy 100 Best Children’s Products Award.