About them: MindWare is the award-winning creator, manufacturer and distributor of Brainy Toys for Kids of All Ages. Founded in 1990, the company started out with a small retail store in Minneapolis, evolving into a direct-to-consumer catalog and website business, as well as a wholesale business. We deliver our unique collection of brainy toys and games to customers’ doorsteps, diverse classrooms, neighborhood toy stores and the world’s largest retailers. To make the world smarter through playful learning. MindWare is passionate about filling the world with fun, high-quality products that foster lifelong learning, growth and success.
My kids and I received some pretty neat products from MindWare for review and to include in our Holiday Gift Guide this year. One of them were Groovy Blocks for ages 4 and up. This set of blocks came with 120 pieces and is super fun! It comes with 50 grooved blocks, 70 color coded links and an instruction booklet. It has ideas for building a peacock, a plane, a playground and so much more. My girls absolutely love to build and create stuff so this Groovy Blocks set was perfect for them! They love how easy the blocks slide together. It even has hinges so you can make working doors and windows along with other moveable pieces. I love how it has helped my 4 year olds eye hand coordination too. My girls have spent countless hours playing with these Groovy Blocks and I definitely think they are worth the investment! The next is the Q-BA-MAZE 2.0 Starter Stunt Set. This set comes with 1 Speed Sprocket, 1 Roto Catcher, 56 Cubes and 15 Marbles. The cubes are broken down into 28 single exit cubes, 14 bottom exit cubes and 14 double exit cubes. This one is pretty fun too. The cubes interlock in a variety of ways. You set up the cubes in a variety of ways for hours of creative play. It definitely keeps you guessing on which way the marbles will go at any given time. It is fun for kids and adults. I have enjoyed spending time with my kids while we guess where the marbles will go. The stunts make it all that much more entertaining too. The Speed Sprocket makes the marbles go faster to the next part of your maze and the Roto Catcher spins the marbles. It is a highly entertaining Starter Stunt Set and I definitely think both these toys would make great gifts this holiday season!
Disclosure: I received these products for free, in exchange for my honest review, which may differ from yours. Regardless, I only recommend products and services I used personally, and believe will be a good fit for consumers.
