Grimm’s Sparkling Mandala Sun

It is a large block set and puzzle made up of 76 wooden pieces, with little acrylic jewels set on many of them. Children arrange the pieces to build mandalas, patterns and pictures. The set is open ended, so there is no single solution, and it invites free creative building rather than a fixed puzzle.

The set comprises 76 pieces held in a wooden frame. The large number of pieces gives children plenty of scope to lay out big circular mandalas and detailed patterns. The frame keeps everything together for storage and also serves as a guide when arranging the pieces back into their sun shaped layout.

The pieces are made from lime wood with acrylic glitter stones, or jewels, set into many of them. Grimm's finishes the wood with a non-toxic water based colour stain and a non-toxic plant based oil finish. The acrylic jewels are what give the set its sparkle when it catches the light.

Grimm's recommends this set for children aged 4 years and over. Building mandalas and patterns from 76 pieces suits children who enjoy detailed, focused arrangement, and the open ended design means the set continues to offer new patterns and pictures as a child's creativity grows.

Yes. This coloured building set combines with all other large Grimm's building block sets, so children can fold it into a wider collection from the building and rainbow worlds range. The sparkling pieces add jewelled highlights to larger builds, and the sun and sea colours mix well with other Grimm's blocks and loose parts.

The set has a diameter of 40 cm, and the single blocks are 2 cm thick. Laid out in its frame it forms a large circular sun. The generous size gives children room to build expansive mandalas and pictures, while the 2 cm thickness lets the pieces stand for upright constructions too.