Magnets have a magnetic north and south pole. The cold colors, green, blue, purple and white have their north poles directed outwards. The warm colors, red, orange, yellow and pink have their south poles directed outwards.
Attract - Repel
Unlike poles attract, like poles repel. All bars with a cold color can be connected to all bars with a warm color. All other combinations repel.
Balls
SmartMax balls are attracted by all bars, regardless of their color. More than 20 bars can be connected to one ball.
Different Strengths
The magnets of the long bars are stronger than those of the short bars. Long bars can lift more weight or make stronger connections.
Safety
Don't worry about your toddler chewing or swallowing a SmartMax part. All our parts are bigger than 3cm and thereby don't fit a child's throat.
SmartMax is made from high quality materials, which make the parts really strong.
SmartMax parts are glued together and ultrasonicly welded for final assembly. This makes it impossible for toddlers to tear them apart.
SmartMax enables young children to explore magnetism safely, with strong, oversized pieces that are specifically designed for handling by young kids. At the same time, older children will have fun using the pieces to construct towers, bridges and countless other creations. SmartMax magnets are strong enough to carry up to 60 times their weight!
Kits
Smartmax Basic (42pc)
The Start XL set includes 18 short magnetic bars, 12 long magnetic bars, 12 magnetic balls and a guide to build models.
Smartmax Playground XL (46pc)
Build a large, dynamic 3-D structure with straight bars and curved tunnels, drop balls at the top, and hear and watch them roll to the bottom, as they disappear and reappear along the way. With multiple building options and a colourful instruction guide for added inspiration… how exciting!
Smartmax Mega Ball Run (71pc)
With endless options you can make all kinds of crazy machines and let the balls roll. Mega Ball Run contains special parts including tubes and X-shaped bars with 4 magnetic ends. All parts can be combined with all existing SMARTMAX® sets, creating an endless range of possibilities! Build a giant slope and race your car down!
Smartmax Build XXL (70pc)
Building set includes 70 pieces in a container and a colorful building guide. Container with top and bottom grids for building.
Smartmax Educational (100pc)
Maximum creativity with the SmartMax 100 piece set - great for group play and especially well suited to preschool/school environments. Plenty of pieces to go around. The 100 piece EDUCATIONAL set contains: 18 long bars, 48 small bars, 8 curved bars, 26 balls and an extensive guideline about magnetism, how to make 2D constructions, how to reinforce structures to make them 3D and more. Features a storage container.
Extension Sets
(Alas, these are currently NOT available at this time.)
Expand your SmartMax creations and your creativity with these special extension sets.
Note the SmartMax extension sets are designed as add-ons to the basic kits sets above.
SmartMax Extension - 6 Curved Bars
SmartMax Extention - 6 Medium Bars
SmartMax Extention - 6 Balls
SmartMax Extention - 6 Long Bars
SmartMax Extension - 6 Tubes XT
SmartMax Extention - 6 Long and 6 Short Bars
SmartMax Extension - 2 Connectors and Bars
