Rubik’s Cube Reinvented: The Cubicus

This reinvention of the Rubik’s Cube of yesterday is a fun toy that promotes creativity, not frustration. Cubicuswas created in 1968 by Peer Clahsen and is now available from Naef, a toy maker from Switzerland.

Any design conscious mom (or child) is going to love the clean lines of Cubicus. The toy allows you to expand the cube and stack its parts to create interesting shapes. It starts out as a 4 inch wooded block that can be rearranged into may different shapes. The Cubicus can give your kid’s legos a run for their money.

Cubicus is available from Amazon: