2008 Dr. Toy 10 Best Active Products
2008 Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products
2008 NAPPA Winner (National Parenting Publications Award)
2008 National Parenting Seal of Approval
2008 Early Childhood News Director's Award
2008 Preferred Choice Award - Creative Child Magazine
2008 Exceptional Parent Symbol of Excellence
Dado Squares are the newest addition to the Dado toy line inspiring complex thought through its simple design. Whether you favor art or science as you explore architectural principles . . . proportion, balance, structure and color, Dado Squares are sure to stimulate and entertain your mind. Create any number of three-dimensional structures and explore visual spatial development and problem solving with this simple toy.
Educational and fun!
Each set features 35, 3" squares and can be used to create structures over 3' high!
Made of durable, heavy-duty plastic
Developed and manufactured right here in the USA!
Dado Squares and Visual Spatial Learning
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 Squares are 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.
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".
Toy Value Index: 8.83
The Toy Value Index is a Fat Brain Toys exclusive intended to quantify the overal play value of a given toy or game. We do this by taking our customers' feedback on (QUALITY + TIME PLAYED + AGE TRANSCENDENCE)/PRICE.
Fat Brain Index: 8.55
The Fat Brain Index is another Fat Brain Toys exclusive that factors in 14 different traits that we've identified that make a toy "Fat Brain Worthy".
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Interesting Toy for Everyone
Posted 7 days ago by JoAnn Mitchell
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This set of Dado squares is a little advanced for a 22 month-old, for whom I bought it, but I can see that it is well-made and is something she will grow into very soon. The grownups are enjoying it!
Love Them
Posted 5/24/2009 by Mary T
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We gave our 3 yr. old 2 sets of Dado squares for Christmas. We just bought a third set so he can build even more. He has created elaborate items such as a boat for his stuffed animals to float in. He absolutely loves them.
4 year old, 2 year old LOVE dado squares!
Posted 3/23/2009 by Brad and Ashley McKee
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I ordered dado squares and received them just about a week ago. My kids play with them for several hours daily. It is like they just cannot get enough. They play with these like they play with their wedgits- in alot of weird but funny ways. Ours have become "little tikes little people" houses with multiple rooms, a new way to watch a tv show (think goggles that sit on table), swords, castles etc. I am definitely planning on ordering more!
Dado oh Dado
Posted 2/5/2009 by Denise H
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I had assumed, incorrectly, that they were much larger than the 2inch by 2 inch squares that they are. Overall, I can't say that I love them. Not that they are all negative - it is fun to build structures. I like that you can use your imagination to create whatever structure you want. But they don't engage my 3 year old as much as other sort of puzzle games do.
Some alternate spelling variations of this product:
Dado Squares, Daddo Squares, Dato Squares, Daydo Squares, Day Do Squares, Day To Squares, interlocking squares, construction squares, building squares, Dado
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Elkhorn, Nebraska USA 68022