Dado Cubes
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Item: FB024
Quantity on Hand: 42
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The Blues
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Original
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A multi-award winning toy that's made in America!
2008 Toy of the Year Award Creative Child Magazine
2008 Exceptional Parent Symbol of Excellence
Dr. Toy Top 20 Best Children’s Products 2007
Recommended by The National Association for Gifted Children
National Parenting Center Seal of Approval - Holiday Winner 2007
Dr. Toy 100 Best Children’s Products 2007
Creative Child Toy of the Year 2007
Mr. Dad Seal of Approval Winner Spring 2007
Dr. Toy Best Product Award Spring 2007
National Parenting Center Seal Of Approval Winner Spring 2007
IParenting Media Excellent Products Award 2007
Preferred Choice by Creative Child Magazine 2006
The Great American Toy Test Award 2006-2007
Dado combines art and science as you explore architectural principles . . . proportion, balance, structure and color. A new twist on classic building blocks, Dado engages your imagination as the slits on each cube are interlocked to create an unlimited number of three-dimensional structures. Constructed horizontally, vertically or nested together, Dado invites visual spatial development and problem solving through design-centered, attention-grabbing fun!
- Loaded with educational benefits
- Each set features 10 cubes, scaled from 1 inch to 5 inches, capable of building structures over 32 inches high!
- Durable, heavy gauge plastic construction
- Developed, manufactured, and assembled right here in the USA!
Dado is Special...and Spatial!
Visual Spatial Learning has captured the attention of scientists and educators
as being highly valuable in child development. Visual Spatial Play refers to the
ability to mentally picture things and is characterized by the ability to
appreciate patterns & form in very large or small areas of space. Children with
profuse Visual Spatial Intelligence can construct three-dimensional mental
images and visual them from multiple perspectives. A keen eye for form,
design, color, size, shape and space enables these gifted children to
create realistic representations of real world images.
Dado is Simple...Simple Design that Inspires Complex Thought
In Tom West's book, In the Mind's Eye, he suggests that in the 21st Century,
strong visual skills will be crucial elements to success: "Ready recognition of
larger patterns, intuition, a sense of proportion, imaginative vision, the original and
unexpected approach, and the apt connection between apparently unrelated things...". Through Dado's simple shapes and intuitive system of construction, people of all ages find Dado engaging.
Dado is a Favorite Toy of Children...a Favorite Tool of Professionals
Employed by Occupational Therapists: "Dado helps children improve fine motor skills, including hand strength, finger dexterity and coordination of small muscle movements. With mastery of the movements required to fit the cubes together, children take obvious pride in their creative constructions. Psychosocially, children develop skills as they share ideas and talk about their play goal."
Elizabeth Paskar, Occupational Therapist, Missouri
Endorsed by Classroom Teachers: "The open-ended nature of Dado Cubes, their unique groove-connecting assembly, and the challenge of achieving the highly desired perfect balance draw children in. As my students are busy building, talking through their plans and making adjustments, I am amazed by their critical thinking and problem solving skills."
Stacy Coulter, Kindergarten Educator, Kansas
Valuable in Ongoing Visual Spatial Research: "In my work with visual-spatial children in various corners of the world, I have found that one distinguishing feature is their ability to visualize in multiple dimensions. Many visual-spatial learners speak of 4- and 5-dimensional mental images! Dado Cubes would offer these individuals, young and old, a hands-on way of demonstrating what their incredible minds are able to see and create. For children who lack such ability, this wonderful new toy may help them to expand their understanding of dimensionality, viewing their world from a unique perspective!"
Alexandra Shires Golon, Director, Visual-Spatial Resource
Author, Raising Topsy-Turvy Kids; If You Could See the Way I Think; The Visual-Spatial Classroom
TOY SAFETY INFORMATION
In response to recent toy safety concerns, we're providing the following documentation that demonstrates that Dado Cubes meets or exceeds the following safety specifications:
The mechanical hazards requirements of 16 CFR 1500, "Federal Hazardous Substances Act Regulations".
The mechanical hazards requirements of ASTM F963-03, "Standard consumer safety specification for toy safety".
PDF document of safety certification by Bureau Veritas
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UPC
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182129000151
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Manufacturer SKU
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FB024-B
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Manufactured In
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 United States
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Fat Brain Toys Sales Ranking
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#3
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Pieces
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10
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Recommended Age
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3+
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Dado Cubes has been reviewed 284 times with an average rating of 4.45. Click here to view all Dado Cubes reviews...
My rating of Dado Cubes
Posted 11 days ago by Tama Johnson
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I run a home daycare & the kids seem to enjoy playing with the Dados. The toddlers like to nest them & the older ones are creative & also copy the designs on the box. They don't hold the kids interest for as long of a period as I had hoped but are a great addition to our ever-growing load of toys.
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Dado Cubes Are Winners
Posted 12 days ago by Kate Stolarczyk
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My 13 month old enjoys taking the cubes out one by one and spreading them all over his playroom. I've worked with him a few times to create various shapes and buildings. The other day I watched him begin stacking them on his own -- his first constructive effort so far. I have a feeling this toy will grow with him. All in all a good buy.
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Dado Cubes
Posted 12 days ago by Jill
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My four year old twins(one boy, one girl) both love this product. I bought the accessory kit too and they have really enjoyed building with all the pieces. The only way to possibly improve this toy is if they made a type of roof for the kit or hingeing doors. I would definitely buy this product again and give it as a gift!
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Dado Cubes Review
Posted 13 days ago by Sue Pardue
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Both of my kids (1 and 4 years) love these cubes. They both have fun stacking and building with them. I bought another set for a friend's child who will be turning 2 next week and I'm sure he'll love them too.
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Dado Cube Review
Posted 7/24/2008 by Sanjay Bulchandani
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It is a lovely product and I would have never found it had it not been for your site. It is well made, the colors are pretty and it provides my son with enough challenges. Also his effots to insert one block into the next has given me a window into his spatial abilities that I never had before.
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Some alternate spelling variations of this product:
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