TEGU BLOCKS DOWNLOAD

Disclosure: Tegu provided a starter set for review purposes. Tired: Fairly pricey extended play looks like it may eventually expose the magnets at least to some degree.Īll photos by Jonathan Liu. Also, buying the blocks supports a struggling economy and kids living in a dump rather than some massive toy manufacturer. Proudly vertically-integrated, Tegu personally approves every block that. Wired: Magnets are always cool, but magnets hidden in innocent-looking wooden blocks? Way cool. These magnetic building blocks come tucked within a sturdy pouch and are great. It’s just under half an hour.įor more information about Tegu-both the company and the toys-or to sign up for the waiting list (and eventually purchase the blocks directly), visit the Tegu website.

TEGU BLOCKS DOWNLOAD

Listen to the interview in the embedded player below, or download the MP3. I wouldn’t be surprised if this first batch sells out quickly. The wait is finally over-the blocks became available for sale yesterday (Tuesday, April, 6), but if you want a set you should probably act quickly. Even through just word-of-mouth, they’ve had tremendous demand for the blocks, and there has been a long waiting list to purchase the blocks. One of the reasons they wanted to sell direct-to-consumer was to avoid the pressures of retailers, but also because they felt like the “mom blogger” and “dad blogger” space was a great way to spread the word. (The wood is also FSC certified.) Much of the money they make goes to buy school for children in Tegucigalpa and, again, you can purchase days of school directly as well. Each Tegu wooden magnetic block is painted with safe, non toxic, water-based lacquers and there is a small magnet inside each Tegu block. Defy gravity and push your imagination in ways never before possible. All Tegu blocks are designed to work together by crafting each block around a core module of 30 mm with eco-friendly, sustainably sourced Central American hardwoods.

By safely embedding magnets into each piece, Tegu Blocks become curiously attractive for both kids and kids at heart. For each tree they cut down, they plant well over a hundred to replace it and if you want to buy more tree-plantings you can add that to your cart as you shop for the toys. Tegu has reinvented the wooden block in a way that brings new life to a favored classic. The wood is sustainably harvested in Honduras and the toys are actually manufactured there, so that the added value goes to Honduras, rather than taking the raw materials and having some other country earn the profits.