How big are the 'teeth'? I currently have the Edu-Tiles and wondering if I could combine this with mine. Thanks
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Sorry, I'm not sure. I think the tadpoles mats are actually thinner, so even if the teeth did line up there may be a weird height issue.
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The tiles are the standard size which is about 1"x a little less than an inch. You can see full description at www.funwithmahjongg.com
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it all depends whether your 12x12 tiles have 5 notches just like the picture is showing that they are 10 notches for 24x24. We tried to combine with another brand and just because the middle notch is oriented in another direction, it was not possible to do so. The picture really gives you an idea on how these assemble together. Compare with what you are having.
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That's a great idea; and it would work. Consider whether the punched out symbols would be difficult to manage. Note that symbols like P and 8 have small center cutouts, and may be lost eventually. However, given your students can pull out symbols and squeeze them back into tile, this may be the basis of a nifty tactile learning experience in which students can inspect the shapes of the symbols. You could pull out symbols yourself, distribute to students, and then one-by-one have them find the tile to match, etc.
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I would like to know the true answer to this question as well. Only thing I can think of is that kids love them SO much, they decided to make them super expensive for what you're getting so as to make a huge profit margin. I mean, seriously? $1.20 PER TILE?? Seems ridiculous to me. The cheapest per unit alternative I've found is the 100 pc set by Playmags. Even that seems incredibly steep for me at $90... That's most of my budget for Xmas. It's a shame they make them so spendy.... So many more kids could be enjoying them. Any comment on this topic, Magna-Tiles reps?
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The overall dimensions are 15 inches wide by 20 inches long. The area for tile placement is 13 inches wide by 14 inches long. You'll love the size of the board!
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A lot of the pieces could fit into a tube that size. This is a great set, but, apart from the potential choking issue, they might be quite frustrating for a small child to build with. Also, you need at least 2 sets to be make interesting buildings. I would recommend a Melissa and Doug type building set for a library instead. There's sets out there that aren't as expensive as M&D; ones. Discount school supply often has blocks on sale.
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I've got both. The large # are great, the holder for the larger # tiles is not as convenient.
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The travel tiles are 3/4" square. I would love it if they were 1", but they are large enough - and much easier to have enough room on smaller tables.
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The pieces are different sizes but all too large to fit down a toilet paper tube. That was always what I used to check if something was too small for one of my infants. Your older child will love to build with the magnetic tiles. You can make the most wonderful structures....and the 6 month old will love to pick up the colorful pieces. There are points on all the shapes, but they are not sharp. Each of the pieces had sides of at least 2-3 inches.
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I only had the toys out of the box for a short time and did not really check on their stability. And now they are wrapped for Christmas. They did seem very durable and ready for my 3 year-old to put them through the wringer. I would guess that they could make really cute toothbrush holders. Sorry that this isn't much help.
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This is the only Edition of the game I have if you want me to measure it I can. I don't think the boards are different sizes From the each edition.
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Could you expand on what difficulties your 6 year old has with the DS. Is it the size of the screen, buttons, etc? Or the games being too difficult? Or something else?I already own a DS (for myself) and am debating buying a couple of the children's learning games for my son (3yrs but he is advanced) to use on my system instead of buying him his own system like the Leapster.
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Hi - I bought this for my 93 year old mother with macular eye degeneration and she saw the tiles very well. I only played once woith the set while I was visiting her and my recollection is that they were about twice the size of regular. Perhaps the company can send you a sample tile. I think extra ones were included in the set. I would send you one but I live in the New Enland and my mother has the set in the south.
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Hey Ralph, for such a large purchase like that, you might want to contact Big Mouth Toys directly. Do a quick google search and you'll find all of their info!
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My new tiles are basically one inch by one and a half inches, which is almost the same tile size as my original set. However the numbers are 7/8" high, which is about 50% larger than my original numbers.
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I bought this recently and the tiles and board are the standard sizes. The board of course is slightly longer due to the hinges and drawers, but maybe only an inch or two in both directions.