This contest is now closed. Congratulations to Kara, who wrote, “My nephew would love these! Very cool.” Kara, please e-mail me your name and address to claim your prize.
I was thrilled to receive these new Dado Squares from Fat Brain Toys, since R. is obsessed with building “card houses” (for her, this means using the cards from Dora Candyland, and might I say this is no easy feat). She is very happy with the much sturdier- and infinitely more imaginative and colorful- Dado Squares. Like the Dado Cubes which I’ve posted about previously, Dado Squares inspire complex thought through simple design. Kids (and grown-ups) build their visual spatial development skills without even realizing it by building an infinite number of three-dimensional structures (for R. these have included swimming pools, skyscrapers, and “a crib for my brother”). This is definitely a toy that will last a kid well into their elementary school years, and even beyond. Each set contains 35 three-inch squares, and stores very neatly in a compact plastic container. $19.95 at Fat Brain Toys.
my daughter would love these!
Very creative toy — I’d love to give them to my son. Wendy K.
These look like so much fun! A perfect Christmas gift.
Kelly
What a wonderful idea–would love to get some for my granddaughter!
Judy
Wow, card house building has come a long way since we were kids!
Kate would love these!
Wendy H.
Savannah
Looks like fun…and beats the traditional deck of cards by a long shot!
What a cool toy- and I love it when no batteries are needed. Sign us up=)
Looks very creative!
I love toys like these. They would make a great gift for my boy.
My son would love them – what a clever idea!
These are neat! Thanks for the chance to win, my daughter and I would have fun with these.
katie at dekabyte dot com
My son would LOVE these!
sweet toy, I’d love to win.
These look terrific! My daughter would love building Minneapolis, St. Paul, and things for her brother (her current favorite building projects).
This would be a wonderful gift under the tree this year
hours of endless fun!
My son would love, love, love these!!
This one would keep my kids busy for awhile! Looks fun!
Don’t know if my one year old could master them yet, but I can!
these look fun!
These look like hours of fun!!
fun stuff!
Very cool!
msm
These look like hours of fun for my daughter and I.
These look so cool!
Please randomly select me!!!
Very cool!
What a wonderful giveaway!
I keep hearing about these! Sounds very cool! My son loves to build buildings now.
This is such a unique and creative toy!
These are great!
This is perfect! I think hubby would probably love this more than Kiddo
Very interseting toy!
My kids would love these.
Neat toy! I’d love to win these for my son since his birthday is in 2 weeks.
I recently discovered these and think they are wonderful. I love creative gifts that can be just about anything!
Hi, Please enter me in your fantastic contest. I would love to win these for my great-nephew. Thanks very much…..Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
these would be great for my son…and husband!
j_purpero@hotmail.com
Count us in!
I’ve been looking at these. I think they would make a great gift for my son!
Oh these look like such fun! My son would love them.
A must have for Nicole!!
what a great toy!
These look really cool! I loved building card houses as a kid!
My son would love this … such a fun toy!
Cute! Ds would love these!
Amy in FL
please enter me thanks
I think these are such a nice toy, they inspire creative thinking, and this kind of toy is what my daughter usually likes the most. Also, I think this is the type of toy that grows with your child, as there logic and thinking expands so too does their creations. Thanks for showing us this toy!!
Stephanie W.
This looks like a great toy.
love creative toys. . .so does my daughter!
These look like a lot of colorful fun!
These could be very addicting…for me!
Oh, I hope I made it! My kids would love these!! barb at perfectlynaturalphotography dot com
wonder how many of these contests I’ve lost because I forget to check back…. well, let’s try again!
What a great web site! I love these toys.
What a neat way to build! I think my boys would love these.
These look great! I have been looking for some kind of building toy. I love the colors and b/c they are flat I bet they don’t take up too much space either!
So Cool I would love to have these for the kids
Susan from Florida
Awesome. Something my son can play with in front of the toddlers without them eating it! Nice altrnative to Legos!
wow – those look fantastic!
So creative!
My oldest is just the right age!
I’ve been looking for these! I heard they were coming out and just hadn’t seen them anywhere.
I’ve been ‘simplifying’ our toys and getting rid of the toys with too many bells and whistles. This would make a perfect addition to our toy overhaul!
I would love to win this! My son would love this!
I once built a 12 level house of cards! Took me all day, and then the dog knocked it down so I could build it all over again
These seem very cool – thanks for highlighting them
These would be a great Christmas gift!
This would be great for my son! : )
Great gift! Count me in!
My son Isaac will like these when he grows into them.
My nephew would love these! Very cool.
Perfect for Christmas!
great toy!
oh yes please! My daughter is so much in need of entertaining while I nurse our newborn, she would loove these!
blogged ya:
http://laurawilliamsmusings.blogspot.com/2007/11/monday-edition-of-contests-galore_26.html
Wow! My boys (and I) would love to win these! Thank you!
Those look cool!
I’ve seen these at the store– very cool toy!
My four-year-old son would love these! I am always on the lookout for fun toys that don’t require batteries.
Wow, these will be a great family time game!!
Those look like tons of fun!
I blogged ya too :
http://contestaddict.blogspot.com
my little builder would love these.
I would love to see what my creative daughter could make with these!!
We love building toys!