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Build and Imagine Your Own Adventures with the Creativity Castle!

Magnetic toys are some of our favorites. There is something really mellowing about sitting and just watching magnets do their thing. When I happened upon Build and Imagine, I was intrigued by the way their toys incorporated the fun of magnets into a developmental skill improvement toy! I also may have been a bit enticed by the fact that they won the PAL  Award for encouraging language learning through pretend play!

Build and Imagine‘s StoryWalls are like magnetic building blocks plus doll dress-up. The set comes with pieces of a structure that the kids can build any way that they want to. These little architects imagining how the structure should look, as well as the actual building activity, assist in the development of foundation skills for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). In creating this structure, children utilize skills like spatial reasoning, problem solving, and of course, their creativity! This is one of the many ways that we can encourage ALL children to become engineers, architects, and the like, that these amazing jobs aren’t just for boys!

For our own adventures, we chose the Creativity Castle! The Creativity Castle is a magnetic castle that the kids assemble themselves. My son’s castle is never the same, he builds it a different way every time he sits down! Yes, I said my son! Build and Imagine isn’t a gender-specific kind of toy because just like building blocks, any kid can imagine, build, and pretend an entire story of their own!

The Creativity Castle includes 14 building panels for your child’s original castle, 63 magnetic accessories, and two dress-up dolls ready to be sent on an adventure! As a mom struggling to keep pieces together and the house clean, I was thrilled by the fact that the pieces fit easily back into the box in a nice and organized fashion. I have to recommend holding on to the box to make play and clean-up simple and stress-free!

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So, what did the little man think? He was really happy that he was able to construct his own building in any way that he wanted to. He told me that the characters were very cute and he loved all of the accessories. The dancing bear in a tutu elicited a belly laugh! The Build and Imagine dolls have other outfits that they can change into, as well as friends, pets, and things to do!

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Having magnetic dolls makes play much easier than the paper doll fiasco we had last year. Things don’t get lost as easily and your character doesn’t end up ripped and naked halfway through their sword fight or knighting ceremony! My son says the boy was knighted by his queen. I love the way that the Build and Imagine Creativity Castle brings out his imagination and desire to build. He’s been adamant that I not include his face in any pictures lately but trust me, there was a big smile across his face! He’s very proud of himself every time he erects a new building and he calls me in to check it out.

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*The Quirky Mom Next Door received the above item(s) in exchange for our honest review. All opinions and experiences are our own only.

12 thoughts on “Build and Imagine Your Own Adventures with the Creativity Castle!

  1. This is such a fun dollhouse! I love that you can build and take it down as you please, that is an awesome feature. 🙂 I know that both of my girls would love it! Thanks for sharing!

  2. Love the dollhouse! It is much better than paper which tears and needs constant repairs. This looks like it would be a lot of fun for the kids!

  3. These toys would be great. I love that the pieces are magnetic. Building toys are a great way for children to learn.

  4. Okay, this is fantastic! it is bringing back the raw creativity that kids need and crave. This does not do the imagining for the kids. Kids build and think and dream! This is an awesome product.

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