Tegu Blocks – An Heirloom Toy You’ll Want Whether You Have Kids or Not. (GIVEAWAY ADDED!)
Tegu Blocks, named after the place they’re made (Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras) are the wicked coolest wooden blocks on the planet, I’m pretty darn sure. Not only are they un-plastic, but they’re made of wood that’s sustainable sourced & FSC certified, and their production and each sale helps the Honduran people on their journey toward long term solutions to their poverty & hunger. The wood is coated in a safe, water-based laquer.
Now that people are hip to the wood, there are lots of wooden blocks available around the interweb, but there’s something else that makes Tegu blocks the coolest of cool – magnets placed inside each block (read: fully functional but completely inaccessible to little people!) encourage dimensional building in all directions while children learn about positive & negative polarity, attraction and repulsion, gravity and more.
While we’ve only used them as toys because we have children who love them, they would also make a great executive desk toy or designer gift for anyone. The “Discovery Set” includes 26 magnetic wooden blocks in three shapes: 12 Cubes, 10 Long Planks, and 4 Short Planks. The toys come in a natural finish. The magnetic connections between the blocks make for innovative play that defies gravity and increases a child’s creative freedom. Who knew toddlers & preschoolers could learn so much about science from one simple but brilliant toy?
These aren’t your Grandpa’s blocks, but they very well could be your great grandchildren’s. An “educational toy” that encourages open-ended and unscripted play, is heirloom quality, helps the earth and it’s people, and is so much fun even the adults in our home play with them after the kids go to bed…what more could you ask in a toy?
You can see the blocks in action on YouTube.
And because they’re so wicked cool? We’re offering them for sale in our OpenSky Shop!
That’s not something we take lightly here at TOP – nothing’s for sale that we haven’t tried ourselves and loved more than ice cream.
Buy Now (without even leaving our site!)
Also available in mahogany” and in the BIG original set and a mahogany original set.
Win it! Tegu is giving away TWO discovery kits! To enter, comment on this post before noon mst on Sept. 30, 2010.
CONTEST CLOSED & WINNERS EMAILED.
September 18th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
These look really interesting, Nicole! Thanks for searching out and sharing about such neat things for kids.
September 18th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
These look like fun!
September 18th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
Look Cool! My kids would love them!
September 19th, 2010 at 12:30 am
Oooohhhh. Yes please:)
September 19th, 2010 at 1:03 am
These look awesome!
September 19th, 2010 at 8:20 am
these look awesome…my son would love them!
September 19th, 2010 at 9:23 am
Oh my, I love these!!! They are just like the blocks I had when I was really little,but mine came from my mom when she was little.My son would love these for hours!!! Please count us in!!! They would make a terrific Christmas present from Santa!
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September 19th, 2010 at 9:29 am
My daughter would love these!
September 19th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
These look really cool and I like that they are environmentally friendly and can be passed down to the next generation. Very cool.
September 19th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Wow! Those look really cool – I bet all soon-to-be three of my kids would love these!
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September 19th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
My kids need some blocks,they have been asking me for some.I like these.
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September 20th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
These are really cool and seem like they wouldn’t get lost throughout the house.
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September 20th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
WOw! Amazingblocks! My kids would love these…
September 21st, 2010 at 5:05 pm
These look awesome! Something all ages can play with.
September 22nd, 2010 at 11:20 am
Lovely! Thanks for the chance.
September 22nd, 2010 at 11:20 am
These look fabulous. My little one would flip over these.
September 22nd, 2010 at 8:39 pm
These look great, please count us in.
Michelle
September 25th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Love the simplicity of these!
Thanks for the chance.
Megret
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September 28th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Tegu is a fabulous company. Doing good in the world by helping those in Honduras. While also helping kids imaginations. Fabulous. We need more Tegu-like companies out there!
September 28th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
These basic blocks are the best toys!
September 28th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
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September 28th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
These look really cool! Thanks for the opportunity
September 29th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
These look like a great toy!!
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September 29th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
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September 30th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Oh! I was just at a Children’s Museum today and fell in love with these blocks! I looked them up and found this site, but I think I am a little behind the time for the entry for the giveaway! I hope not!
October 2nd, 2010 at 10:33 am
Thank you everyone for the kind words!