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32-Piece MAGNA-TILES Space Magnetic Construction Set

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Amazon has 32-Piece MAGNA-TILES Space Magnetic Construction Set on sale for $24.98. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders.
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  • 32 magnetic pieces, including: 1 Space Shuttle, 1 Space Capsule, 1 Capsule Window, 1 Space Figure, 1 Wheeled Chassis, 1 Large Rectangle, 6 microMAGS Squares, 8 Right Triangles, 12 Squares
  • First-of-its-kind Shuttle with ample storage for all Space set pieces
  • Encourages children to learn through play, exploring cause and effect and other logic principles, while fostering the development of hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills
  • For kids ages 3+
  • All pieces are compatible with and complementary to all other MAGNA-TILES set
  • Signature lattice prevents cracking, while fastening rivets keep magnets safe and secure
  • Made from food-grade, non-toxic MABS plastic that are free from BPAs, phthalates, and latex
  • Magnets are selected with kids in mind, letting them easily pull apart tiles for safe, frustration-free building

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    • Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars on Amazon based on over 355 customer reviews.
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Amazon has 32-Piece MAGNA-TILES Space Magnetic Construction Set on sale for $24.98. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders.
  • Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to Deal Hunters phoinix for sharing this deal.

About this product:
  • 32 magnetic pieces, including: 1 Space Shuttle, 1 Space Capsule, 1 Capsule Window, 1 Space Figure, 1 Wheeled Chassis, 1 Large Rectangle, 6 microMAGS Squares, 8 Right Triangles, 12 Squares
  • First-of-its-kind Shuttle with ample storage for all Space set pieces
  • Encourages children to learn through play, exploring cause and effect and other logic principles, while fostering the development of hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills
  • For kids ages 3+
  • All pieces are compatible with and complementary to all other MAGNA-TILES set
  • Signature lattice prevents cracking, while fastening rivets keep magnets safe and secure
  • Made from food-grade, non-toxic MABS plastic that are free from BPAs, phthalates, and latex
  • Magnets are selected with kids in mind, letting them easily pull apart tiles for safe, frustration-free building

Editor's Notes

Written by jimmytx | Staff
  • About this Store:
  • Additional Information:
    • Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars on Amazon based on over 355 customer reviews.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.

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Model: MAGNA-TILES Space 32-Piece Magnetic Construction Set, The Original Magnetic Building Brand

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TheWolfLoki
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This seems like a bad price point...
Honestly after owning magna-tiles, connetix, and picassotiles, Picasso are the only one I'll ever buy again, they have the strongest magnets (tied with connetix) and they have the lowest price. They all are just as durable and perfectly interchangeable, so magnet strength and price are the only real factors that matter.
Picasso tiles 100pc and 150pc marble run sets are the best price/piece if you want to make marble runs, that's what me, my partner, and the kids all love most. I promise you'll regret your magna tiles if you ever get the other two, and you'll regret spending 4x as much on connetix for the literal same thing from Picasso

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Feb 15, 2025 06:07 PM
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mikeleFeb 15, 2025 06:07 PM
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All these Magna-tile deals are coming at a good time.
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Feb 16, 2025 03:53 AM
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TheWolfLokiFeb 16, 2025 03:53 AM
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This seems like a bad price point...
Honestly after owning magna-tiles, connetix, and picassotiles, Picasso are the only one I'll ever buy again, they have the strongest magnets (tied with connetix) and they have the lowest price. They all are just as durable and perfectly interchangeable, so magnet strength and price are the only real factors that matter.
Picasso tiles 100pc and 150pc marble run sets are the best price/piece if you want to make marble runs, that's what me, my partner, and the kids all love most. I promise you'll regret your magna tiles if you ever get the other two, and you'll regret spending 4x as much on connetix for the literal same thing from Picasso
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Feb 16, 2025 01:26 PM
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CoolJuiceFeb 16, 2025 01:26 PM
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Quote from TheWolfLoki :
This seems like a bad price point...
Honestly after owning magna-tiles, connetix, and picassotiles, Picasso are the only one I'll ever buy again, they have the strongest magnets (tied with connetix) and they have the lowest price. They all are just as durable and perfectly interchangeable, so magnet strength and price are the only real factors that matter.
Picasso tiles 100pc and 150pc marble run sets are the best price/piece if you want to make marble runs, that's what me, my partner, and the kids all love most. I promise you'll regret your magna tiles if you ever get the other two, and you'll regret spending 4x as much on connetix for the literal same thing from Picasso
We have a set of Playmags. I tried getting PicassoTiles to expand the set, which were even cheaper. But I didn't like how the PicassoTiles don't have as much internal bracing, so they feel "squishy" around the middle. Probably doesn't actually impact their use at all. I gave the new set to my sister, and eventually I'll get more Playmags to expand the existing set. If we only had PicassoTiles to start with, it probably wouldn't have bothered me.

The original brand definitely seems way overpriced to the point that even when they go 50% off it's still questionable pricing. Not as bad as BRIO trains through.
Feb 16, 2025 02:13 PM
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DustinneedsadealFeb 16, 2025 02:13 PM
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Bought these magnas for my niece at Christmas instead of legos. The magnets are weak so they don't hold together well. You can't build something and then pick it up without it falling apart. Should have grabbed Legos.
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Feb 16, 2025 04:16 PM
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Keep in mind that Picasso tiles are not riveted. Magna tiles are
Feb 16, 2025 07:57 PM
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j-roshimaFeb 16, 2025 07:57 PM
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Quote from TheWolfLoki :
This seems like a bad price point...Honestly after owning magna-tiles, connetix, and picassotiles, Picasso are the only one I'll ever buy again, they have the strongest magnets (tied with connetix) and they have the lowest price. They all are just as durable and perfectly interchangeable, so magnet strength and price are the only real factors that matter.Picasso tiles 100pc and 150pc marble run sets are the best price/piece if you want to make marble runs, that's what me, my partner, and the kids all love most. I promise you'll regret your magna tiles if you ever get the other two, and you'll regret spending 4x as much on connetix for the literal same thing from Picasso
I love knockoffs more than any healthy person would admit and started with Picassotiles that were gifted to us, but I didn't like how flimsy they felt while having tiny magnets inside of them. I looked into it and found Magnatiles and I think Connetix are riveted, which I much prefer to glue if the life of the tiles is going to consist of getting knocked down, thrown around, and spilled on. We held onto them and kept a close eye for broken tiles until we could build enough of a collection of Magnatiles through different sales to phase them out, and then donated them. It hurt my soul a bit with the price difference, but toys with magnets are pretty close to the top of the list of things I'd rather not skimp on. If I couldn't afford Magnatiles or Connetix, I'd put that money toward another style of constructive play altogether.

But we're also an actively growing family with a 3yo, baby, and will likely have a third at some point. If all the kids were past the age of sticking anything and everything in their mouths, or if I were buying them for something like a preschool classroom, I'd likely go the Picassotiles route. But for us, the extra money for what I'm sure will be many years of safer play is worth it.
Feb 16, 2025 08:08 PM
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TheWolfLokiFeb 16, 2025 08:08 PM
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As an owner of all three brands, connetix, magna, and Picasso, all purchased within the past 6 months, I can certainly say that Picasso are the best

Rivets are marketing only, any of the three brand tiles will crack and break when stepped on or dropped on hard floors, the rivets do nothing for durability or safety.
Magna have smaller magnets, making structures weaker which is an immediate disqualification, seeing your tower crumble only because of its own weight is disheartening and limits the building options.
Connetix are definitely good, but their price is insane.
Picasso are seriously JUST as good as connetix, the magnets are the exact same size, you can verify this holding them up to one another, the largest of any of the tile brands, and the construction quality is the same, connetix do have rivets but I promise, it's just marketing. The tiles will crack in ways that rivets do not do anything for.

Speaking specifically on marble runs (our family's go-to) the Picasso also have the ability to rotate tubes 45 degrees, allowing advanced building options (the kids hardly use that, but it's a tiny advantage nonetheless)
Picasso Tiles are seriously the only ones that make sense.
I believe they used to have smaller magnets, because many OLDER reviews of them note this, but today, comparing all three brands, they are tied for largest. Maybe they made some updates, some of their slides on Amazon suggest they are "upgraded" but who knows what that means.

I'm just giving you my real experience after spending $400+ across the three brands, and seeing my 4 kids from 3-9 play with them daily, and the 2 adults weekly
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j-roshimaFeb 16, 2025 09:18 PM
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Riveting vs gluing in a toy meant for years of rough use simply being a marketing gimmick is beyond a wild take. I'm not going to write out another whole thesis explaining it, but the long and short of it is that it's an objective reality just based on how the world happens to work that rivets and latticing in an otherwise hollow, plastic tile is going to make it more durable and safer for both immediate and long term use.

The subjective is whether the price is worth it to you. Which isn't a knock on anyone going the cheaper route. I'm sure plenty of folk are a lot more diligent than me when it comes to checking for cracks and breaks, in which case go with God on whatever brand of magnetic tile journey he takes you on. But spending more money to limit how often you may end up playing a game of "who finds the stray magnet first" with your toddler is far from a regrettable investment.


Bear in mind I can't speak to Connetix or Playmags. Magnatiles and Picassotiles are all I or my kids have handled.
Feb 16, 2025 10:49 PM
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TheWolfLokiFeb 16, 2025 10:49 PM
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Quote from j-roshima :
Riveting vs gluing in a toy meant for years of rough use simply being a marketing gimmick is beyond a wild take. I'm not going to write out another whole thesis explaining it, but the long and short of it is that it's an objective reality just based on how the world happens to work that rivets and latticing in an otherwise hollow, plastic tile is going to make it more durable and safer for both immediate and long term use. The subjective is whether the price is worth it to you. Which isn't a knock on anyone going the cheaper route. I'm sure plenty of folk are a lot more diligent than me when it comes to checking for cracks and breaks, in which case go with God on whatever brand of magnetic tile journey he takes you on. But spending more money to limit how often you may end up playing a game of "who finds the stray magnet first" with your toddler is far from a regrettable investment. Bear in mind I can't speak to Connetix or Playmags. Magnatiles and Picassotiles are all I or my kids have handled.
NONE of the tiles from major brands are glued.
ALL are ultrasonically welded at the seams (turning two pieces of plastic into one essentially).
The rivets do NOTHING to stop the 99% plastic tile from cracking, which is how they all fail. Usually from being stepped on or dropped. The rivets only hold together the corners, which once again, is absolutely useless with how the tiles will ever break. The plastic in the corners has the same strength allllll around the rivet, it's going to fail the same.
I guarantee that when you have a tile with a cracked corner, or cracked face, Rivets beautifully still present and unblemished, you will decide it's a hazard and toss it out anyways. Once again, it's a non-feature in the real world. The tiles do not fail from the sides separating, which is the only thing rivets would prevent. They do not strengthen the tiles. So if you want to spend your money for metal jewelry in the corners of your children's toys, by all means do so, but lying to oneself about it's utility does nobody favors when looking for product value.
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ChirsfFeb 17, 2025 06:50 PM
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Quote from TheWolfLoki :
NONE of the tiles from major brands are glued.
ALL are ultrasonically welded at the seams (turning two pieces of plastic into one essentially).
The rivets do NOTHING to stop the 99% plastic tile from cracking, which is how they all fail. Usually from being stepped on or dropped. The rivets only hold together the corners, which once again, is absolutely useless with how the tiles will ever break. The plastic in the corners has the same strength allllll around the rivet, it's going to fail the same.
I guarantee that when you have a tile with a cracked corner, or cracked face, Rivets beautifully still present and unblemished, you will decide it's a hazard and toss it out anyways. Once again, it's a non-feature in the real world. The tiles do not fail from the sides separating, which is the only thing rivets would prevent. They do not strengthen the tiles. So if you want to spend your money for metal jewelry in the corners of your children's toys, by all means do so, but lying to oneself about it's utility does nobody favors when looking for product value.
You wrote a lot of words trying to be insulting when you could have spent less words and just stated facts. This kind of response is just you trying to feel superior.

Nobody on here needs a lecture they did not ask for. Come on do better, or at least stop lying to oneself about being helpful.
Feb 17, 2025 08:20 PM
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TheWolfLokiFeb 17, 2025 08:20 PM
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Quote from Chirsf :
You wrote a lot of words trying to be insulting when you could have spent less words and just stated facts. This kind of response is just you trying to feel superior.

Nobody on here needs a lecture they did not ask for. Come on do better, or at least stop lying to oneself about being helpful.
I'm not trying to be insulting, exactly what parts of that do you think they should be insulted by? Or are you feeling insulted?

I'm trying to provide info for all the people who don't know what makes a good magnetic tile. The things I stated are the reality of these toys, I'm only emphasizing to counter the marketing bs that gets parroted after someone reads why Magna the brand wants you to believe Magna is "better".
Feb 17, 2025 08:46 PM
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Marie17777Feb 17, 2025 08:46 PM
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Thanks to this thread I now have a new cause of anxiety- choosing which brand of magnetic tiles my kid will play with. Thanks all.
Feb 17, 2025 09:50 PM
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ChirsfFeb 17, 2025 09:50 PM
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Quote from TheWolfLoki :
I'm not trying to be insulting, exactly what parts of that do you think they should be insulted by? Or are you feeling insulted?

I'm trying to provide info for all the people who don't know what makes a good magnetic tile. The things I stated are the reality of these toys, I'm only emphasizing to counter the marketing bs that gets parroted after someone reads why Magna the brand wants you to believe Magna is "better".
Telling people they are lying to themselves is generally a way to insult people. Maybe you meant well, but you wrote it in a way which is insulting. If you can't figure out how, maybe start with you telling people to stop lying to themselves.

I don't like bullies. I don't care about the merits of one of these tile things or another. I just don't like bullies and you were coming across as one.

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