Janod - Sports Magnetic Book - 48 Magnets, 16 Sports

The Janod Sports Magnetic Book opens up sixteen different sports and the possibility of dreaming up dozens more. A magnetic board, 48 magnets and 16 illustrated cards are all presented in book format, ready for children aged 3 to 8 to reproduce - or to mix into sports that have never been played.

Sixteen real sports, then the invented ones

The cards cover recognisable events - the equipment, the posture, the kit - and copying them accurately means genuinely noticing how a sport works. Which racquet goes with which ball, what a swimmer wears, how a gymnast holds their arms.

Then children start combining. Tennis on skis, swimming with a football, an athlete carrying four pieces of equipment at once. The eccentric sports that emerge are usually funnier than anything on the cards, and inventing the rules for them is a language exercise all of its own.

What is in the box

• 48 magnetic pieces covering athletes, kit and equipment
• 16 illustrated cards representing well-known sports
• Magnetic backing board built into the book-style lid
• FSC certified cardboard case that stores everything inside
• Suitable for children aged 3 to 8 years

Useful for more than play

For a child about to start a new sport, or one who has never seen a particular event, this is a low-pressure way to become familiar with it. Naming the equipment and understanding what happens takes some of the anxiety out of the first session at a new club.

Packs up in a minute

Every piece goes back inside, the book closes, and it stands on the shelf with the picture books. Take it out for a flight, a long drive, a restaurant meal or a waiting room and the magnets stay on the board rather than the floor. Fine motor skills, pattern recognition and problem solving all get exercised in the meantime.

One of many titles in the Janod magnetic book range, all made from FSC certified cardboard.