Connetix48 Pastel Expanding Pack

I’m slowly adding to my grands’ magnet tile collection. These are strong and compatible with multiple different tiles.

The colours are absolutely gorgeous, and I love that these are completely different shapes to your standard magnetic tiles. The price is really good compared to the other Connetix sets at just £1 for each piece, and most of them are larger than the normal square tile.They are expensive, but I haven't seen any other brands making these shapes. Plus they are compatible with other brands.

This is an expansion pack for Connetix magnetic panels (e.g. the Connetix Pastel Starter Pack) with a range of additional shapes. You get eight each of six different shapes in a variety of different pastel colours. If you have any other packs in the product range, you will know that these are quite large panels and when we started to build with them, we found that the magnets are strong for largely 2D arrangements, but not always strong enough to reliably hold together more complex 3D structures, particularly where the panels are at an angle other than 90 degrees. 2D structures are much easier to make. These panels are fun to build with and do spark the imagination but if you don't have the basic shapes (squares etc), there are some limitations. An 'Inspiration book' is included, but the structures shown within it seem to cross the Connetix product range and it is not clear whether any of the designs in the booklet use the parts contained in this set. Also, although the booklet is intended for 'inspiration' it might have been useful for it to include instructions for how to make some of the structures shown, and information on what packs are needed to do so. The magnetic panels are solid and attractively coloured. If you already have other sets in the Connetix range, then this may be a worthwhile addition. (Note that the photos included with the review are all of structures made using only this pack.)

These Connetix Pastel Shape Expansion Pack with 48 Pieces is is a great set of magnetic tiles. The colours are so fun and bright. These look great just like all of their other lines and are very durable. These were perfect for my 3 year old, and even my teenagers were excited to play with these fun colours.

This pack is great for gifting. These Connetix Pastel Shape Expansion Pack with 48 Pieces is is a great set of magnetic tiles of very good quality. The colours are so fun and bright and you can make 100s of different design and shape which is great for kids.Highly recommended