Magnetic designers "Magnikon"

The magnetic designer in recent years is considered one of the best educational gifts for a child of preschool age. Children like these gifts, because for them the magnetic attraction between the individual parts seems to be magic, and the assembly does not pose any difficulty, because the elements literally “stick together” when presented to each other. At the same time, advanced foreign kits like Magformers can afford far from every family, so many people pay attention to Russian and Chinese counterparts, the cost of which is more affordable. One of these manufacturers is Magnikon.

Those who are always happy to support domestic producers will have to be disappointed: contrary to the Russian name, which is an elementary abbreviation of the name “magnetic designer,” production is entirely located in China.

And although the company is officially registered in Russia and has all the relevant certificates, numerous reviews suggest that the kit still consists of Chinese parts, but it costs as domestic: individual sets can cost 5-6 thousand rubles. This, of course, is cheaper than the original Magformers, but a knowledgeable person would certainly buy a similar product on Aliexpress cheaper, and even better.

Comparison with Magformers, by the way, in this case is very appropriate, since this manufacturer is trying to copy the American designers. Not only the principle of design and the form of parts, but also specific sets often completely repeat the more expensive analogue.

On the one hand, this is good, because the original brand provides a lot of advantages for children's development.

• Such designers give a comprehensive effect. They help develop spatial thinking and contribute to the search for non-obvious solutions, develop creative skills, contribute to the training of memory, intelligence and logical thinking.
• Versatility of parts allows even in the case of a thematic set to deviate strongly from the theme set by the developers. Every child gets the opportunity to create the perfect toy from his dream.
• The manufacturer takes care of practicality., offers kits for children of different ages, including babies who have not even turned a year. Packages are made of two types: simpler and cheaper paper or more reliable plastic, perfectly suitable for long-term storage and transportation.
• Representatives of the company claim that for the production of their designers is used exclusively safe raw materials does not pose any danger to the child.

However, it is hardly worth being fascinated. Judging by the reviews, consumers rejoice at a successful purchase only at the first moment, and then begin to notice that the parts that are completely similar in appearance but still turn out to be more fragile. Some simply do not trust Russian certificates, they are also confused by the fact that there is only one company store in such a supposedly successful company.

Finally, experienced netizens indicate that even though the Magnikon is much cheaper than the original, for the same money one could buy a good designer in China with a lot of details.

What the Magnikon still lacks is the proper variety of sets, because it always takes a certain time to copy the original. Nevertheless, there are plenty to choose from, and it is worthwhile to single out, if not separate sets, then at least groups of sets.

• Designers for the smallest They offer a somewhat unusual concept in which every detail is a rattle in itself. As it should be in the case of so young children, all the details are slightly increased in size, while they can be taken with you into the bath. The set is distinguished by the brightness of elements with a small color scale, which will attract the attention of the infant. As of the summer of 2018, such a set costs 800-1300 rubles.

• Additional items sold in blisters, allow you to turn the usual starting set of primitive geometric shapes into something more. You can buy as trivial triangles, squares and rhombuses, and wheels with wheel bases, men and just elements of more complex shapes. Such an upgrade of the old designer will cost 400-650 rubles for parents.
• Thematic sets, contrary to the standard concept of the magnetic constructor, are focused on the assembly of something specific, although their details can be used not only for their intended purpose. It is no longer a problem to build a dollhouse, a palace or a castle, all of which can be combined with toys completely independent of the designer. The technique is also represented in the proper diversity: here the moon rover, and robots, and even the railroad on batteries! Depending on the number of parts, such a gift will cost the family budget 2-8 thousand rubles.

• If you don’t want to choose any set, and the budget allows you to buy a conditional “all at once” for your child, you should pay attention to Advanced Kitswhere there are many details and they are presented in the maximum variety of forms. There are both standard geometric shapes, and wheels or other specific details for the construction of quite specific handicrafts. There is even a set, which includes the letters of the Russian alphabet!

In the next video, see the review and assembly models of the magnetic designer "Magnikon".