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Tegu Magnetic Wooden Blocks  is more than welcome for a special feature in my 2010 Holiday Gift Guide. Until recently I didn’t know this product existed, and then once we knew about them and played with them ourselves – my family was hooked. They are blocks made from sustainably sourced, FSC-certified, eco-friendly Honduran wood. Side note: they are named after the place they are made, Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. The production of Tegu blocks helps the Hondurans get education, money and food. This company has one amazing give-back program, they also re-plant way more trees than the ones they use to make Tegu blocks.

Tegu Magnetic Wooden Blocks What makes Tegu blocks stand out beyond any other block I have seen, is the magnets placed inside each block. This allows them to defy gravity and provide dimensional creations in all directions, not just upwards. Not only do kids learn how to build, but they start to understand positive and negative polarity and how to make 3D creations. Tegu really does take the much loved block and explodes the possible creativity.

In my previous post on What do I build With Tegu blocks? {Tegu Live}, I introduced you to Tegu and their awesome Tegu Live promotion right now. Not only for product promotion, Tegu Live allows you to see how Tegu works and gives you ideas on what to build with these blocks. And remember, through Twitter and Facebook, you can request the block builder to create anything you’d like. It’s fun to watch but warning, it’s addicting too!

Tegu blocks seem like a simple invention, yet the educational and creative benefits make this one top block in my eyes. Plus, the size makes them pretty much impossible to choke on, for younger kids. Tegu blocks are made with such pristine care and quality, these blocks could easily become a heirloom and keepsake. My family got the The Original 52 pc. set of Tegu blocks {$100}, yet there is also the ‘Discovery Set’ which includes 26 Tegu blocks {$50}. That may seem a little pricey, yet once you see the features, the quality and the fact that all ages can play with them, I feel it’s worth it. And, for every purchase, Tegu will plant 12 trees in Honduras or fund one day of school for a child. Doesn’t that just make these blocks that much cooler?

Disclosure: I was provided with product to facilitate this post, opinions are my own.

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  8. May Atkins says

    My favorite is the Carnival Cruise Ship being pulled by a tugboat!!!

  9. missy says

    My favorite from the archives is the Monster Truck. That is so cool how he builds requests live and these look like fun!

  40. Renee Kohley says

    LOVED the duck!!! I can totally see my husband wanting to play with these more than my daughter! HA! I have been STUMPED on a Christmas present for her and this is totally her!

  43. chelsea bauman says

    Mine and my sons favorite was the monster truck! He loves trucks!

  55. Tammy says

    well i have found my self having no life with tegu going live with building…so i have had many favs but to keep with the christmas spirit i will say the christmas tree.

  82. Marlo says

    I saw him create the Black Pearl – very cool! It even had a wooden flag.

  91. kara sceviour says

    I’m watching hi, amke a scorpion!! karasceviour at hotmail dot com

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    Looks like he’s building the Black Pearl
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  173. Colleen Maurina says

    The block builder was building a Scorpion!

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  184. Doris C says

    I watched the empire state building being built cool never seen something like that!!

  187. Melanie S says

    He’s now thinkering with the Tegu. It doesn’t look like much right now. lol Oh! now it’s a scorpion! Cool!

  198. Julie L. says

    He’s building a baby dino in its egg. Some of those past creations are pretty awesome! Thanks for the chance to win!

  201. Dianne says

    They were not building when I checked and it said they would be back on Monday. I did chuckle at the Welcome back ashore Carnival Cruise ship they built. Probably the people on that cruise would not be quite as amused.

  217. Rebecca N. says

    When I first got there he was building a platypus. My favorite was the Christmas Tree. These are really interesting. I think my kids would love ’em!
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  243. Jennifer T. says

    He’s currently building the Black Pearl on the Tegu website.
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  256. Amy Brown says

    Today they are building with Tegu tints, they’re building a Painter’s Palette right now.

  267. lace says

    He’s currently building a pirate ship from the new Tegu Tints. My favorite has to be the Delorean he built for me a few days ago. I loved it!

  269. Emily says

    Our favorite creations are the two built live at our request–a convertible on Friday, and a train locomotive today.

  280. Heather McD says

    He is not building anything live right now but I love the cruise ship

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  302. Betty N says

    I commented on your post New Barbie Doll Incorporates Hidden Video Camera

  315. Kelly Laughlin says

    I really like the duck best. It appears others do as well. Very cool

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    Today he was building a fairy for @FairlyOddMother’s girls.

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  479. Kari L. says

    I *think* he was building a dog (?) which was then attacked and destroyed by another (?) animal!

  482. Paula Holler says

    When I visited I saw an archive of him building Elmo! How awesome is that. I have to get these blocks for my classroom and my own kids! I will tweet this now!

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    I like the Airforce Jet best, because I know that’s what my Bebe Boy James would like best!

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  531. Mippy says

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  538. Martha Payne says

    My favorite archived creation was Simpsons on the couch! Thanks for the contest! codisweepstakes2 (@) gmail(dot)com

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  590. Lori Z. says

    He’s currently doing the Large Hadron Collider–do you think that Tegu will teach my two year old what that is?

  593. R Hicks says

    The guy was building the black pearl > Neat toy!

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  622. Kerrie Mayans says

    I like the robot he makes. I think he was making a boat or something when I looked at the live feed

  629. Becky S. says

    The Tegu site is having a hard time loading the stream, but it says they’re putting together Harry Potter’s Hedgewick. Wish I had a better internet connection! lol
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  669. kelley c says

    He was building a fairy when I looked.

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