Polydron XL Set 3, 36 pcs

Imagine the fun of building castles, cars, tunnels, and boats, as easy as pie. And not just tiny versions, but ones that are big enough for your child to play inside. Here's the perfect solution if you promised your child a playhouse and are looking for a fun and easy way to keep your word. 

The large construction shapes invite your child to crawl inside, go around, put the pieces together, and stretch up on their tiptoes to put a roof on their playhouse or a top on their tower. Crawling into the builds to peek out, making tunnels to wiggle through, or competing to build the tallest structure all help develop your child’s proprioception.

We often associate building blocks with quiet sit-down play, but with Polydron XL, your child needs to be on their feet and actively move their body as they put the shapes together. That’s why Polydron is a wonderful gift idea, both for little bundles of energy and for kids who love to build and construct but tend to opt out of physical play.

In this blog post, we tell you more about why it's important to stimulate your child's proprioception. 

When your children play with this fantastic set, which is also very suitable for professional use, they learn about geometry and symmetry without even realising it.

Once the pieces have been put together, the constructions are quite sturdy. So you can leave your project overnight and come back to it the next day. Unless it’s super windy, your outdoor creations will usually stand strong overnight.
Working on projects together is also a great way for children to develop their collaboration and communication skills. When working as a group, they'll have to share the pieces and agree on where to place them. 

In this set, you'll find:

• 12 squares with 4 windows
• 12 squares with 16 peepholes
• 12 triangles with windows.

Polydron XL is four times larger than Giant Polydron. Do you already have some Giant Polydron pieces, or would you like to add them on to this set? No problem at all - Polydron XL and Giant are compatible with each other.

The pieces have bumps on one side, so your child can recognise the shapes by feeling them - great for developing their tactile sense. Another special feature is that the pieces have (English) braille markings on the inside, which gives children another way of exploring and recognising the shapes.

Polydron is one of the biggest hits in our entire range of educational and developmental toys. They look simple – and that’s often a hallmark of the most successful designs.

All Polydron products can be assembled freely according to your own imagination or by following the included inspiration guides.

The plastic is lightweight, so it won't hurt if a piece falls on your head. However, the pieces aren’t too light - the wind won't carry off your creation on a breezy day at the playground. 

To clean your Polydron XL shapes, wipe them with a damp cloth and a bit of mild soap. You can also disinfect the pieces with rubbing alcohol.

Here, essential skills are stimulated, which are great for your child's well-being and ability to learn new things:

• Strengthens your child's awareness of colours/shapes.
• Develops hand-eye coordination, which is activated for example when we catch or kick a ball that comes flying at us in the playground, or when we cut a straight line with scissors or want to pour water into a glass without spilling.

Measures 84 x 43 x 42 cm.
Suitable for children aged 2 yrs. to 6 yrs.

Building and constructing is educational, fun, and also time consuming. We can easily write a long book about how this type of play strengthens your child's creativity, hand-eye coordination, and fine motor skills as well as their understanding of geometry and interest in entrepreneurship.

While playing, your child also gets real hands-on experience with solving problems when it comes to figuring out how to design the construction so it doesn't suddenly fall over. Your child's construction play with all sorts of building materials stimulates their imagination. And it's just so satisfying to construct a tall, tall tower or build the world's longest marble run, or to maybe create an amazing domino field and film it when it topples.

Do you know Polydron?

The Toy Academy aunties and uncles have a long-standing play date with the English toy company Polydron. Polydron first came on the market with
sturdy plastic pieces that can be connected in endless ways. The classic pieces can still be found, and they bring joy to children with developmental and imaginative play in many homes, schools, and kindergartens.

Nowadays, there are many different Polydron variants. Polydron MAG are magnetic building pieces, which also come with mirrors and as baby toys. You can also buy giant XL Polydron sets which are perfect for building large constructions, and which can also be used outside in the garden and last for many years of play. In fact, you can build a whole playhouse out of Polydron pieces. A common feature of all the variants is that they're really sturdy toys that can be passed down to generations of curious children who can play and learn.

See our selection from Polydron here.