Orb Factory Magnetic Mosaics

I purchased this product as a Christmas gift for my 11 year old daughter as she loves crafts. The magnets are too small and not very sturdy or heavy. It is quite tedious to design something or to follow the designs provided in the kit. There is no easy way to keep track of the tiles so we ended up putting each color in a baggie but they are not easy to get out of the baggies once they are in there. They are so small it is very difficult not to lose them and very easy to vacuum them up. The box showed many more designs than are provided and of course my daughter wanted to make one of the designs for which there was no provided key. We tried counting tiles from the picture on the box but it was too difficult for her. Overall it is somewhat fun but not the hit I had hoped and not something she seems to be picking up and using over and over again.

This was exactly as represented by the other positive reviews. My almost 9 year old daughter works on it for 20-30 minutes at a time instead of trying to finish it all at once. If you have a child that gets impatient if something can't be finished quickly, this is not for you. As mentioned in other reviews, the pieces are quite small and you do have to separate them yourself. This does take some time. I did it before I wrapped the gift.

A good activity for sitting still! My kids enjoy it on sick days when they are home from school.

I loved the first set I bought of Magnetic Mosaics, purchased for my K-1 Special Education classroom. They were kind of difficult, but good with a team of students and my guidance. However, when I ordered online for the set I purchased for my six year old grand-daughter, I learned they were totally different - the tiles were only 1/4 " big and much, much too small to be fun -even for most adults. My 33 year old son spent hours trying to work one of the patterns from the kit and only completed about 1/2 of it. Too hard to be fun - unless you really like detailed art work and have a lot of time to work on it.

Let me start by saying that I'm way over 13. :) I've been interested in mosaic making for a long time but don't have a studio with all the requisite tools and materials to make mosaics and space to store them. This magnetic mosaic gives me the perfect opportunity to create beautiful pieces on my living room table.The mosaic isn't actually a toy, but rather the means for creating pieces of art. It's most suitable for a patient person who enjoys mosaic making. The mosaic projects take quite a bit of time to complete and are a great way to zone out (almost zen-like) and think of anything or nothing beyond the colors and shapes.The product description is acurate -- that's exactly how the mosaic looks, and it's great. I've already completed one project and am thinking happily about starting a new one.I would highly recommend this magnetic mosaic. Enjoy!

We bought this for our 8 year old daughter and she loves it...if I am being honest we all like setting up the pictures (each color has a number, you just follow the pattern by number). You have to break apart the little magnetic pieces, which are small, but the set comes with little ziploc bags to store each different color in. The box it comes in is very sturdy and is a good way to store everything. We would definately consider buying additional sets of this with new pictures to make.