I have been compensated for this post, all opinions are my own.
The great gift giving season of 2017 is upon us. And so begins my attempt at discovering and gifting some of the best creative toys for my little fellas. Sometimes it can seems as though the market is only full of action heroes and violent wielding personas. To be fair, my guys have a plethora of these types of toys. To be a boy mom means you need to embrace epic heroes. While I don’t diminish their need to conquer all, I also make sure I’m providing opportunities for them to play with creative and imagination inducing toys.
This season I’ve discovered Magnaflex sets. It’s simple. These pieces are snapable, bendable, zipable, and connectable so that kids can create original creatures or really anything that their heart desires. Open-ended toys like this are so important for children to learn to grow outside the box. Creativity, originality, and using ones imagination are such important things.
Made for children 3+ there are design plans included that provide instruction on how to build different animals. My set includes the instructions on a vary of insects and bugs. Other sets are focused on different animals. For instance the 14 piece set includes instructions for a fish, fox, dog, owl, cat and turtle.
Kids can create these bugs, insects and animals or {of course} they can build their own creations. The sky is the limit! This toy has no batteries and tests out those fine motor skills, plus pick up is really easy since the pieces are all magnetic. Trying to keep the strips apart is really the challenge.
See how easy it is to create the ladybug in the video below.
and Target. My advice is to purchase a couple of different sets so that kids can really mix and match to create their own visions. 
If you are looking to get a head start on your holiday shopping, just wrap up one of these kits and you are on your way! Check one gift off that list!
One lucky Mama Report reader will get a jump start on holiday gift giving by winning the 14 piece animal set {featured above}!
This would be a christmas gift for both my daughter and my son. Thank you! 🙂
My 8yr old son would enjoy these.
I would give this to my son if I win, he would love it!
I would give this to my grandson.
I would give this to my son! He would love these.
I would love this for my son to build with. Legos are hard for my son to for he has autism. They are hard with his hand coordination so these look like they would be easier for him to build with.
I would gift this to my daughter. She would have a lot of fun with this!
I would gift this to my 8 year old nephew who loves to build interesting and creative things!
this would be for my little niece
This would be for my little guy!
I have a lottle nephew who loves to build things!
Probably give this to a little cousin
This would be great for my three children.
I would gift this to our little granddaughter.
I would give this to my cousin’s son.
This would be for my daughter.
I would give this to my granddaughter
I would gift it to my daughter.
My little one would love these.
My daughter would enjoy playing with this.
I would give this to my friends daughter who loves to create
I’d give this to my cousin! 🙂
My little cousins!
It would be perfect for my son who is a huge animal fan!
to my son
I would gift this to my eight-year old son. He would love it.
Defenetly give this to my 6 yr old daughter she loves crafting & building thanks for the chance to win
I would love to give this to my niece
I would give this to my nephew! Thanks for the chance to win.
My daughter would love this.
I would gift this to my granddaughter — she would really enjoy it.
My nephew would love this!
I love puzzles so I just might keep it for myself. Otherwise I think my niece would enjoy it. Thanks for the chance to win.
My son. He absolutely loves building things with just about anything. He’s nine, but turning ten soon.
I would love to win for my daughter!
I would let all my kids take turns with it!
I would gift to my oldest. He loves to build.
This would be for my daughter
It would be a gift for my son.
I would give this to my nephew.
This would be a gift for my son.
This would go to my autistic twins! They would love it!
I would gift this to all my babies. Thankyou so much for the opportunity to win!!
My nephew would love these.
These look so neat. My kids love building stuff
Would give to my nephew.
My grandson and I would have a wonderful time with this. We love creating things.
My daughter and i would have a blast.
I would love to build something with my granddaughter with this. We like legos so i am sure this will be much more fun!
My son love it to make creative things
My daughters would both enjoy these.
My great nephew who is 3 would love these!
I would gift this to my son.