Dado Cubes
Retail Price: $27.99
Normally $27.99
Today's Sale Price: $27.95
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Item: FB024
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“These are addicting. I played with them along with my girls. They create wonderful sculptures and also neat architectural structures. Very modern and fun.”
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A multi-award winning toy that's made in America!
Exceptional Parent Symbol of Excellence
Recommended by The National Association for Gifted Children
Toy of the Year Award Creative Child Magazine 2008
Dado Cubes combine art and science as you explore architectural principles . . . proportion, balance, structure and color. A new twist on classic building blocks, Dado engages your imagination as the slits on each cube are interlocked to create an unlimited number of three-dimensional structures. Constructed horizontally, vertically or nested together, Dado invites visual spatial development and problem solving through design-centered, attention-grabbing fun!
- Loaded with educational benefits
- Dado Cubes features 10 cubes, scaled from 1 inch to 5 inches
- One set is capable of building structures over 32 inches high!
- Durable, heavy gauge plastic construction
- Developed, manufactured, and assembled right here in the USA!
Dado is Special...and Spatial!
Visual Spatial Learning has captured the attention of scientists and educators
as being highly valuable in child development. Visual Spatial Play refers to the
ability to mentally picture things and is characterized by the ability to
appreciate patterns & form in very large or small areas of space. Children with
profuse Visual Spatial Intelligence can construct three-dimensional mental
images and visual them from multiple perspectives. A keen eye for form,
design, color, size, shape and space enables these gifted children to
create realistic representations of real world images.
Dado is a Favorite Toy of Children...a Favorite Tool of Professionals
Employed by Occupational Therapists: "Dado helps children improve fine motor skills, including hand strength, finger dexterity and coordination of small muscle movements. With mastery of the movements required to fit the cubes together, children take obvious pride in their creative constructions. Psychosocially, children develop skills as they share ideas and talk about their play goal."
Elizabeth Paskar, Occupational Therapist, Missouri
Endorsed by Classroom Teachers: "The open-ended nature of Dado Cubes, their unique groove-connecting assembly, and the challenge of achieving the highly desired perfect balance draw children in. As my students are busy building, talking through their plans and making adjustments, I am amazed by their critical thinking and problem solving skills."
Stacy Coulter, Kindergarten Educator, Kansas
Valuable in Ongoing Visual Spatial Research: "In my work with visual-spatial children in various corners of the world, I have found that one distinguishing feature is their ability to visualize in multiple dimensions. Many visual-spatial learners speak of 4- and 5-dimensional mental images! Dado Cubes would offer these individuals, young and old, a hands-on way of demonstrating what their incredible minds are able to see and create. For children who lack such ability, this wonderful new toy may help them to expand their understanding of dimensionality, viewing their world from a unique perspective!"
Alexandra Shires Golon, Director, Visual-Spatial Resource
Author, Raising Topsy-Turvy Kids; If You Could See the Way I Think; The Visual-Spatial Classroom
TOY SAFETY INFORMATION
In response to recent toy safety concerns, we're providing the following documentation that demonstrates that Dado Cubes meets or exceeds the following safety specifications:
The mechanical hazards requirements of 16 CFR 1500, "Federal Hazardous Substances Act Regulations".
The mechanical hazards requirements of ASTM F963-03, "Standard consumer safety specification for toy safety".
PDF document of safety certification by Bureau Veritas
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But how does this help me? You can use these graphs as a general measure of it's appropriateness for a given age and gender. While this information is generally accurate, it should not be used as an absolute answer. For instance, many dinosaur toys are purchased for boys, however, that doesn't mean that it's inappropriate for a girl who happens to like dinosaurs.
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NOTE: The orange color in the charts above indicate ages that are LESS than the manufacturer suggested age. Please purchase at your discretion if your child is younger than 3 years of age.
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Toy Value Index
8.73
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Toy IQ
166
High Genius
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UPC
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182129000076
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Manufacturer SKU
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FB024-O
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Manufactured In
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 United States
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Manufacturer Recommended Minimum Age
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3 years
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Fat Brain Toys Sales Ranking
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#40
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Pieces
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10
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My rating of Dado Cubes
Posted yesterday by Rachel
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5 year old grand daughter loves this toy. And siblings, ages 12 and 14 had fun playing with them too.
Information about Dado Cubes
Posted 25 days ago by Lois Etline
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well constructed
has lots of variables
colorful
promotes creativity
can be used for many years
A rating of Dado Cubes
Posted 29 days ago by Lisa ODonnell
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It took a while for my two year old son to express an interest in this toy, but once he opened it and really took the time to understand how the blocks work he has truly enjoyed playing with them daily. He seems to have fun building them into differently shaped "towers" and regularly has to adjust his creations to account for the weight of each block. It's fun to watch him explore a more abstract toy.
A great variation on building blocks
Posted 12/29/2011 by Valerie Mehring
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The Dado Cubes are an interesting twist on standard building blocks. The way they fit together encourages kids to try new solutions. My 2 1/2 year old had some trouble getting the cubes together at fist but once he got the hang of it he was definitely engaged. My 7 year old also likes them.
Excellent product!
Posted 12/29/2011 by david garlich
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I got this product for my two year old Granddaughter. My seven year old Grandson soon realised she wasn't maxing its potential, and began building his own creations. Of all the gifts, and there were several, some with batteries, Dado Cubes was the big hit with both kids.
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