Hyperbolic Building Toy - 3" x 3" STEM Educational 3-Dimensional Adventure: 48 Tiles & 80 Connectors for Logic & Creativity - Infinite Shapes that Flex and Hinge - by Fun In Motion Toys

Very cool good quality

I purchased these for my 11years, who does alot of building, STEM, Legos, coding. A fun break from those things, to build different shapes. There is a right and a wrong way to connect them. Just look at the little paper that comes with Kids can figure it out. Purchased additional sets to make something big. Good value for the price

My nepews ages 6 and 9 loved this item!

Bought these after seeing them on a social media platform for my classroom. Before I bought them in, my own lego-loving kids tried them out (ages 8 and 13) and they lost interest after a bit. Even with the suggested building guide the builds seem limited. Especially compared to all the building manipulatives out there. They worked well in my PreK classroom for a self-guided center (10-15 minutes). The colors are attractive and the designs can be fun. I was worried that there wouldn't be enough pieces in one set, but it was the right amount for 3-4 students.

My grandson, who is a budding architect at 8 yrs old, got right down to building and loved it.His 5 yr old sister wanted one too- ordered and received in 1 day- go grandma!!!Great building toy. Very imaginative!

We have messed around with a lot of different kinds of math-related building sets. This is one of the best. In its most basic form, there are only two ways to connect one hypertile to another, in one they fold flat, and in the other they don't. Then there is the question of how many hypertiles will meet in a corner. Can we make a cube with six tiles and three in each vertex? Can we tile a plane with four meeting in each corner? (Yes, sort of. . .) What happens when we make something that has vertices with alternating patterns, three concave/ five convex? We operate a traveling trunk Math Museum and just bought our second and third sets because we believe these are going to find an enthusiastic audience. Note: as it is with all hyperbolic paraboloids, notice that all the ribs are straight lines.

They look cool and are a fun idea but not actually fun or easy to build with, at least for a kid. The pieces do not clip together but require you to use these little plastic joiners, which are stiff and breakable, and which will absolutely get lost. It ends up being fiddly and frustrating for a younger kid. (A teen or adult looking to make a sculpture might be fine with it.) I would definitely go for a version where the pieces clip together directly a la Linxx, Beblocks, Magnatiles, etc.

Bought this for grandkids aged 5,6,7 and 12. Not quite as simple as it looks because it requires both critical thinking and some fine motor skills - which I consider a bonus! There's room for the kids to create more elaborate masterpieces as their skills grow.The connectors are somewhat challenging for little hands, but they're figuring it out.The tiles can be connected two different ways, and perform differently depending on which way they're connected, allowing for different 3D shapes to be created. With experimentation, the younger kids will grasp this concept.My daughter saw them at my house and immediately ordered several sets for use in her 4th grade classroom. I'll be ordering additional sets, as 48 pieces aren't enough for 4 kids to create.