Magna-Tiles + LED Light Strip

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A Magna-Tect built a Magna-Tiles Tower and strung up LED lights inside!

In the video below, he shows how the appearance of the Magna-Tiles Tower changes as he changes the COLORS of the LED light strip. He says, “I’m not really sure if this video will show how cool this is in person… but in person, it is really cool!”

We agree!

Try this at home or in the classroom! It is fun to see how the appearance of the Magna-Tiles change when we add LIGHT! Please feel free to share your Magna-Tiles Creations with us on Instagram/Twitter by using #magnatiles or posting to our Facebook Page. Thank you Magna-Tects!

There are many ways to explore light with Magna-Tiles Clear Colors! Please click here for more ideas and activities

Magna-Tiles in the Window!

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A four year old Magna-Tects lined up Magna-Tiles in his window!

Small squares were arranged across the window sill behind a decorative snowflake light!

Magna-Tiles Clear Colors are translucent and the light shining through changes the appearance of the colors. Cool!

Four Isosceles triangles were arranged on top of the vertically standing Small Squares in the front row. How many Equilateral Triangles were used in the second row?

Do you see a pattern? Magna-Tects arranged the Triangles in a pattern of placing them on top of every other Small Square. If 15 Small Squares were used in the second row and there is an Equilateral Triangle on the first and last square, how many Equilateral Triangles are needed?

Magna-Tiles + Patio Chair Experiment

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We explored magnetic attraction with Magna-Tiles on a patio chair! Here is what we learned…

After realizing that Magna-Tiles “stick” to the outdoor furniture, Magna-Tects had fun decorating the chair! Some pieces stayed better than others… can you predict which ones?

We were sure that the Magna-Tiles were magnetically attracted to the chair but it took balance, steady hands and a little bit of practice to position them just right.  Sometimes when we put a Magna-Tiles piece on, it slid right down on it’s side! It was like a slide! The back of the lawn chair was curved and the pieces stuck much better on flat surfaces than where the metal was curved.

The isosceles triangle is longer than the right or equilateral… it stayed in place much more easily when it was laid flat rather than hanging vertically on it’s side.

We predicted the large square to be the most difficult to balance! It is the biggest piece… it has the largest surface area! We were able to position it in the middle of the chair and it stayed!… until there was a little bit of wind and it slid down again!

It was fun to test which shapes had the most success and what happened when we rotated and laid them out differently. The right triangle stayed even when we doubled it’s weight – by stacking two pieces together! The square was very stable and the equilateral triangle had the most success. It even hung on by one corner on the rounded bar – we were able to add one more, doubling the weight and it stayed!

Here is a view from the top! Looking down at the pieces… interesting!

Lastly, we experimented with how close together we could position the Magna-Tiles before they clicked together! Magnets are fun!