Have you ever bought something and then realized it wasn’t versatile enough for your child or classroom centers? After a short period of time the toy is outgrown and you’re left looking for something more appropriate. Sound familiar?
This month our Guidecraft Educator’s Team will introduce you to a versatile new product called Texo that will allow for differentiation and versatility.
About Texo
An award-winning construction system, Texo was created by architect, author and designer Lester Walker. Each Texo kit contains solid wood rods and planks as well as sturdy, molded plastic connectors. For ages 3 and up, each Texo kit also includes a deluxe activity guide with step-by-step directions for creating and building.
This high-quality product would make a wonderful addition to your building and construction center and provide many opportunities for creativity and problem solving.
Texo Features
- Real, high-quality natural wooden pieces
- Colorful plastic connectors
- Activity Guide with step-by-step instructions in case your little builders need some inspiration
Educational Benefits of Texo for Classroom Centers
Just like Magneatos and PowerClix, Texo also supports the development of S.T.E.M. skills at home or in the classroom. I’ve compiled a list of the educational benefits of Texo for you below:
- S.T.E.M. Skills {Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math}
- Construction
- Creativity
- Imagination
- Open-Ended Play
- Fine Motor Skills/ Hand-Eye Coordination
- Problem Solving
As they build bridges, houses and more; Texo inspires children in preschool, kindergarten and beyond to explore the principles of math, construction, and engineering while sparking creativity and imaginative play.
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I received a set of Texo to review; I was not compensated in any other way. All opinions are 100% my own.
I would love the 210 piece for my preschool.
Probably the 100 piece set. There is a lot of nice things there.
my child would go crazy for the texo set! he’d have fun with either the 65 or the 210 piece set. that would be awesome.
Looks like a great product!
I would love to win the 210 piece set for our classroom. Our class loves open ended materials. Te more pieces the more options.
Deluxe rainbow blocks for my twon boys!!
Texo 210 pc is the way to go. You can never have too many pieces right?
I would like the 210 pcs. My daughter is 4….you know how the sharing goes. Lol
I would like the Texo 210 pc set for my son. With so many pieces, he’d have the ability to make a lot of configurations and there would be more than enough to play with friends.
The 210 piece set would definitely maximize their creativity.
This looks like hours of fun! My son would absolutely love this – and I’m sure his older sister would get in on the action as well. The 100 or 210 pc sets would provide limitless creativity. Thanks for the heads-up and review!
I would like the 210 pcs for my preschool class
The 65 piece set would suit our household just fine 🙂
I would like the Texo 210 piece set for my preK classroom. The number of pieces would make this a great small group activity as well as a nice addition to my manipulative center. So many ways to encourage creativity !
The texo 210 set. More to build with!
Of cause I would love the Texo 210 pc. More pieces = more fun. And then the kids don’t need to disassemble something they’ve just built in order to build something new.
I am a Young 5’s teacher with a class full of creative and energetic boys!! They would LOVE these!!! I can just see the creations now!!!
I would love to win the Texo 210 pcs. for my classroom. This would allow sharing of pieces and more ability for creativity.
I love building toys for my classroom and I like that the children can be creative with the product
Texo 210 pc is the one my kids would like, the more pieces the bigger the creation and the more excitement!
It will be fun to explore and play with either one, of course I would like the 210 better to get more possibilities of creating.
prob the 210 set, I could see many hours with daddy and son playing over these 🙂
These blocks look like they would be a great addition to my classroom!
I would say the I could make the 100 piece set work in my classroom just fine but the 210 would be awesome to have as well (more pieces mean they could build more intricate structures)! These look like they could be a lot of fun for creative children who like to build (and I know a bunch of children like that)! I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
I would love to win the 210 piece texo set for my son as loves to build and create!
My Pre-K kiddos would really enjoy this product! I would love to win the 210 piece set. 🙂
The Texo 210 pc offers a wide variety of options for building and creating! That would be my choice!
The 100 pc set would be great for my class. They love to build things and this would give them a whole new way to construct.
My Grandsons would go crazy for the 210 Pc. set! I try and have really cool stuff for them to play with whenever they come visit Nana 🙂
I would like the 210 piece set for my kindie classroom so they can have lots of pieces to explore different designs.
I like the Texo 100 piece set
Texo 100 pc is the one Id have for my child so she can have plenty for imagination.
My Montessori classroom would love the 210 set. It looks like a beautiful set that would offer lots of opportunities for open-ended self-directed creations for children of many skill levels and interests.
I would love the 100 piece set- i think it would be just right for my 3 yr old.
Having the 210 piece set would mean that both of the 4 year old classes in my school would have enough to use. Many of our toys are quite old, so having a new manipulative would be great!
I would like the 210 piece set. I believe my kiddos would really enjoy this as a center choice.
The 100 pc st would be awesome in my classroom! We don’t have alot of space and I think this set would be the perfect size. The 3 and 4 year olds would love, love , love this! Such great fine motor work and just plain fun!!!!!! <3 it!
I would love the 210 piece set for my young fives classroom. What a great addition to our building center!
My preschool kids would love to explore this product!
This would be great to have for both my boys! They love to build things and this will be great to have!!
I forgot to tell you I would like the 100 piece set!
Wow – what a fascinating set. As an engineer’s daughter and former math teacher myself, I have always enjoyed construction and patterns. It’s even more fun to see those skills and interests emerging in my 2- and 4-year-olds. I would love to explore all the features and ways to play with the Texo set with my girls as we focus on motor skills, creativity, and play in our daily home-preschool time. The 100 piece set seems appropriate for two girls to share (without killing each other!). Thanks for sharing about this!
My twins would spend hours building with the 210 piece set. Thank you!
Hi,
This would be a great asset to the multi-level room I teach in. It offers tactile, fine motor, critical thinking skills, and other educational advances for them to work with.
I think my preschool boys would love this. I’m always amazed when someone comes up with another building toy…especially interesting ones like this.
With building toys, I take a “the more, the merrier” approach. If I could have my choice, I’d like the 210 piece set.
I would be so happy with the 100 or the 210 piece set. Both are so open ended and allow for creative structure building!
I think my son would love the Texo Building set. Thank you
I’d love the 210 piece set. With five children in my center groups, that should allow enough for both independent and team building projects.
What a wonderful learning and exploration tool! This would be great at small group time!
The Texo 210 piece so that there are enough pieces for a majority of my students to create and investigate at the same time. Thanks for the chance to win such an amazing prize.