Best fridge magnet toys for fun while you cook
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What do you stick on your fridge? Just an animal to hang your child's drawings? Or the to-do list for the day?
Much more is possible, such as this fun educational magnet figures from Quercetti, including math symbols like plus, minus, divide by, and fractions. Good to grow with your child's development.
In this guide I tell you what to look for when buying and I discuss the 5 best sets.
Let's see all the options in a quick overview. Then I'll dive deeper into each of these choices.
Best Magnetic Numbers
26 numbers in different colors. The numbers are magnetic and made of plastic. Learn to count and recognize the numbers with this super fun toy set!
Best cheap fridge magnets
Just like with the Quercetti numbers, you can also lay the foundation for the alphabet with 26 letters. It's especially nice that they are such cute animals.
Best wooden fridge magnets
This set is slightly more expensive, but that is also due to the sustainable wood and the beautiful case that you get.
Best fantasy game
In this set you get 50 magnetic construction vehicles, tools, and other things that you find on the construction site.
Best creative fridge magnets
What? Do you hang the children's artwork with magnets? MY children's magnets ARE magnets!
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Magnetic fridge toy buying guide
It seems there isn't much to watch out for. They're just something magnets that you stick on the refrigerator.
Yet?
But when you take a closer look there are a few important things.
Age
Pieces that are too small are dangerous for children under 3. Pay close attention to this because you don't want them to get one magnet swallow.
In addition, some sets may be safe, but release the plates when they get wet. Like with the Melissa & Doug and Xylolin play sets.
Magnet
Do you just want them to be able to play with it, or should the magnets can also hold something up, such as a drawing or shopping list.
The magnets by Quercetti and SpriteGru, for example, are very educational, but they can only hold up a thin piece of paper.
The magnets from 4M are a lot stronger and can stick paint paper or birthday cards on the refrigerator.
Replayability
Are the magnets fun for a while, or do they come back to it again and again? Games that allow them to think or express their creativity work best.
The Xylolin construction set, for example, is a good example of a set that they can also use for imaginative play.
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Top 5 Magnetic Fridge Toys Reviewed
Quercetti Number magnets
- Fun for small children to organize and bigger ones to practice sums
- Cheerful colors really appealed to my son (3)
- In the end it's just numbers
Is it time for your little one to learn the numbers, and do you want to do this in the most fun way possible? The magnetic figures 26 pieces is ideal toys!
With this set you get 26 numbers in different colors. The numbers are magnetic and made of plastic. Learn to count and recognize the numbers with this super fun one toys set!
There are not only numbers, but also calculation symbols such as plus, minus, divided by, fraction.
This way it can be fun for school children to practice with.
Please note: the parts are designed to be small, and are therefore not suitable for small children who are still prone to... toys to put in their mouths.
SpriteGru Letters
- Very nice animal letters
- Safe ink and thought of everything
- Magnets could be better
- Are not too firm
Just like with the Quercetti numbers, you can also lay the foundation for the alphabet with 26 letters. It's especially nice that they are such cute animals.
Each animal represents a letter, such as the A for Alligator. It is in English, so children with different language backgrounds will not learn in their own language.
I like that because we teach my son English from an early age.
In other languages the letters are still letters of course to learn to recognize them and to make words.
They have thought of everything, such as safe vegetable ink coloring and soft edges.
The quality is not very good, according to the magnets some letters are now loose. But it has also been played with a lot.
The magnets could also be a bit better. They also don't hold thick paper on the refrigerator.
Still a very nice set that will look perfect on any fridge.
Melissa & Doug 20 Wooden Animals
- Very nice images
- Magnets are pretty strong
- Sustainable wood
- Pictures are not made of wood and are less durable
20 nice wooden animals to stick on basically anything magnetic surfaces.
This set is slightly more expensive, but that is also due to the sustainable wood and the beautiful case that you get.
This is truly a set built to last.
It is suitable for children from 2 to 4 years old.
What else to say about it. They are animals that can stick.
Melissa & Doug plants a lot of trees to make their products sustainable. That is very important to good toys to continue producing.
Some animals are a bit small, so it's better to put them aside when your 2-year-old plays with them and you can't pay attention all the time.
It is also a pity that the pictures are glued on. They are made of paper or cardboard so they come off quite easily. Although I've really only seen it with repeated mouthing.
The magnets are a bit stronger than those from Quercetti and SpriteGru so you can easily hang things with them.
Xylolin Construction Set
- Lots of magnets
- With cars as construction site parts they can recreate a scene
- Paper pictures don't last long
In this set you get 50 magnetic construction vehicles, tools, and other things you find on the construction site.
There is also a booklet where you can stick them on, of course in construction theme.
The booklet is not so much, not very sturdy. But the magnets sticking it on the fridge and coming up with all kinds of fun adventures on the construction site is a lot of fun.
You can then save them in the book. Moving from the book to the fridge every time is already fun, and most children are busy with that for half an hour.
This can really keep your child busy for a while while you cook.
Xylolin is a brand that has a lot toys copies, such as wooden marble runs and building blocks. But they do it with quality.
The plates come off a bit easily (picking), especially when they are wet (drool). So don't expect them to last through their entire toddlerhood.
If you don't mind that, this is a very nice set that you can buy for little money.
4M Magnetic Mini Tile Art
- Nice creative set
- Some fridge magnets that are also fun for school children
- When it's gone it's gone, you can only paint it once
What? Do you hang the children's works of art with magnets? Of magnets of MY children magnets!
If your children like to paint, this is a very nice set. Also nice for a party so that everyone can have their own magnet can take with you at the end.
The 4M Magnetic Mini Tile Art lets them create their own magnetic tiles.
It is a bit fiddly because the tiles are only 2 inches by 2 inches (5×5 cm). This makes it suitable from 8 years.
Actually one of the few refrigerators toys sets that are also fun for school children, because the most important thing is to keep toddlers busy.
The magnets are also very strong so that they can also hold thicker paper.
Conclusion
There are a ton of things you can stick on the fridge, but these sets are the nicest we've found.
Whether you like creativity, educational magnets, or pretend play. There is something for everyone.
Always something to do for the holidays or rainy day?
Play Choice now has the ultimate activity book collection, with over 60 pages of fun coloring pages and educational puzzles.
Joost Nusselder, the founder of Speelkeuze.nl is a content marketer, father and loves trying out new toys. As a child he came into contact with everything related to games when his mother started the Tinnen Soldaat in Ede. Now he and his team create helpful blog articles to help loyal readers with fun play ideas.
