GeekMom’s 2014 Gift Guide of STEM Toys and More!
Check out our list of STEM, building, creative, and imagination building tools—a.k.a: TOYS!
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Tag: Tegu Blocks
Tegu, Quality Toys to Save for the Grandkids
Tegu blocks and toys are made from high quality, sustainably harvested wood in Honduras. They are beautiful, fun, and functional. You’ll want to save these for your grandkids when your own kids are done with them.
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Editor's Choice — Jonathan's Holiday Gift List
I’ve already listed most of my gift suggestions in the other holiday gift guides, but here are a few more of my favorite things.
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Tegu Father’s Day Challenge
Tegu, the maker of really cool wooden blocks with embedded magnets, has announced a Father’s Day Challenge. Get Dad a Prism Pouch set, and he could win a 40-block Explorer Set. (You know, for the kids.)
Continue ReadingTegu Asterisk Giveaway
Does Dad need a new desk toy? Tegu just welcomed a new member to their magnetic blocks family: the Asterisk. There’s a wood and steel base and seven magnetic blocks that allow you to create fun little sculptures at your …
Continue ReadingCatching Up With Tegu, 2 Years Later
Tegu is two years old now, and to celebrate they’re introducing a new “pocket pouch” set of their magnetic blocks called the Prism. It’s a little felt pouch with just six pieces: four triangular shapes and two parallelograms. They come …
Continue ReadingToy Fair 2012: Toys for GeekTots
Every year I begin Toy Fair the same way, strolling the aisle searching for the big trends and narratives of the show, and every year I end up gravitating to the same things: toys that I would buy for my kids right now. All my six-year-old wanted was news about Skylanders, so I found myself […]
Continue ReadingToy Fair 2012: Toys for GeekTots
Every year I begin Toy Fair the same way, strolling the aisle searching for the big trends and narratives of the show, and every year I end up gravitating to the same things: toys that I would buy for my …
Continue ReadingTegu Reinvents the Wheel
Back in April last year, I wrote about a new twist on the wooden block: Tegu blocks, which have magnets embedded in them, allowing you to create some pretty neat constructions. I’ve always loved fiddling around with magnets, and the …
Continue ReadingTegu: Blocks With a Twist
At first glance, Tegu blocks just look like slightly-fancy wooden blocks: unpainted, smooth with rounded edges, and each adorned with a little logo branded on a corner. There are four different shapes: a cube, a rectangle, and short and long …
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