Janod - Dinosaurs Magnetic Book - 40 Magnets

The Janod Dinosaurs Magnetic Book lets children build a prehistoric world from 40 magnetic body parts, then take the whole thing apart and start again. Ten illustrated picture cards show how the classic species fit together, and the magnetic board is built into the lid of the case. Designed for children aged 3 years and over.

Copy the species, then invent your own

Every dinosaur-obsessed child reaches a stage where they can name more species than the adults around them. This set feeds that appetite by asking them to look closely: which head belongs on the long neck, which tail is spiked, why the plates on a stegosaurus sit where they do. Matching a card correctly takes genuine observation.

Then the fun starts. Swap a triceratops head onto a raptor body, add the wrong tail entirely and you have a creature nobody has ever classified. Children invent names, habitats and diets for their hybrids without any prompting, which is exactly the kind of open-ended play that keeps a toy in rotation for years.

What is in the box

• 40 magnetic dinosaur body parts - heads, bodies, legs, tails, plates and spikes
• 10 illustrated picture cards showing complete dinosaurs to copy
• Magnetic backing board built into the hinged lid
• FSC certified cardboard case that stores every piece inside
• Suitable for children aged 3 years and up

Built for the road

Packed up, the case looks like a book and shelves like one. Open it on a tray table, a car back seat or a restaurant table and the magnets hold their position instead of sliding onto the floor at the first bump. For families who travel, this is the difference between a toy that gets used and a toy that gets abandoned at the airport.

Skills hiding inside the play

Assembling a dinosaur from parts is a genuine spatial problem - the pieces only look right in one orientation, and children have to rotate and test to find it. That work builds visual discrimination, fine motor control and the early logic of matching a model to a result. Naming and describing the creatures builds vocabulary at the same time.

Made from FSC certified cardboard, the Dinosaurs Magnetic Book is one of many in the Janod magnetic range - a natural companion to the unicorn, firefighter and 4 seasons editions.