Ball of Whacks

$39.95 at Seattle Art Museum.

Ball of Whacks is a physical tool to inspire creativity. Made up of 30 pyramid shaped magnetic elements, this orb-like geometric figure starts as a solid shape of magnetic blocks.  Author, and toy-maker Roger von Oech, whose focus has been on the study of creativity, designed Ball of Whacks as a new way to stimulate the thinking process. Based on the rhombic triacontahedron, the possibilities for creating forms are unlimited. Challenge yourself to recreate patterns shown in the activity book (included), have…