When it comes to purchasing a toy for little ones to play with, choosing something that will keep them occupied and intellectually stimulated is essential, and these abstract children's toys are offering up some creative ways to challenge little tots.
While most children's toys feature adorable references to iconic television shows or display clear-cut shapes or figures, these abstract designs are featuring geometric shapes and intellectual concepts that will truly inspire your children. These creative toy designs are challenging youngsters to look beyond what they initially see, to discover the strategic and often creative uses to these visually abstract designs.
From steel-frame rocking chairs that are visually artistic to stackable strategy games that requires thought and patience to complete, these abstract children's toys will certainly provide an intellectual alternative to the other more simple and straight-forward games.
21 Abstract Children’s Toys
From Stackable Strategy Games to Minimalist Logic Games:
Tana Makmanee — Jul 17, 2013 — Art & Design
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Funambulist Children's Furniture
Flip for Kids Encourages Dynamic Physical Development
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Colorful Toy Sculptures
Hideki Kuwajima Creates Complex Sculptures from Found Objects
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Luxe Modern Dollhouses
The Architect Barbie Dreamhouse is a Career Woman's Haven
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Tasteful Planetary Children's Art
'Home is Where Your Heart is' is an Endearing Art Piece for Kids
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Steel-Frame Rockers
J.Key Schneyorson's Hesus Rocking Horse is Both Old World and Modern
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Abstract Lego-Like Toys
The Balancing Blocks are Made Up of Unusual Shapes
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Misshapen Figurine Merchandizing
Kiwi Talisman Packaging Has a Warped Form for its Inhabitants
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Moldable Magnetic Builders
Buckybars Provide Desktop Sculptural Amusement
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Dreamy Abstract Figurines
Toby's Secret Society Set Shows a Different Side of Kidrobot
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Architectural Modular Toys
Power Tower Enhances Children's 3D Shaping and Abstraction Abilities
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Abstract Animal Toys
Noa Dotan's Family Matters Collection Helps in Therapy Sessions
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Baby Brain Boosters
The Wry Baby Developmental Stuf Help Infant Eyes Focus
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Minimalist Logic Games
The Naef Bauhaus Chess Set Values Mind Over Material Matter
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Carbon Fiber Rockers
Rocking Morevive Dark Horse by NextOfKin Creatives is Ultra-Modern
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Magnetic Marble Toys
Bernhard Burkard's Plama Marble Run 2D is Perfect for Kids and Adults
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Colorful Stackable Wooden Toys
Minitremu by Monotremu Channels the Artwork of Constantin Brancusi
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Stackable Strategy Games
The Chess for the Mass by Neora Zigler Allows for Modern Production
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Revamped Retro Toys
Cocodice Presents a Reinterpretation of the Classic Rubik's Cube
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Modular Building Blocks
The Miller Goodman Playshapes Inspire Imagination
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Futuristic 2D Chess Sets
2D Abstract Chess Set by NMI Laser is Laser Cut from Acrylic
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Abstract Bath Toys
Hlynur Atlason's Kontextur Rubber Ducky Stimulates Children's Imaginations
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