Magnetic building tiles for creating two-dimensional and three-dimensional structures and flat magnetic panels for decorating the building tiles

A building tile play system comprises:

• a plurality of identical building tiles, wherein each building tile is characterized by a length, a width, and depth, the depth is smaller than either the length or the width of the building tile,
• each building tile comprises a solid top piece and a solid bottom piece with a hollow space in between the solid top piece and the solid bottom piece when assembled together, the hollow space is sufficient for a plurality of magnets to be placed within the building tile adjacent at least one side thereof,
• wherein the building tiles of the plurality of the building tiles are configured to facilitate one building tile to be removably attached to another building tile via a magnetic attachment along one side thereof to facilitate building of tile play structures,
• wherein the building tile play system further comprises at least one panel comprising a sheet of ferrous magnetic material extending throughout the panel and sized to match the length and the width of the building tile, the at least one panel further comprises a first side configured to alter the appearance of the building tile when the panel is placed on top thereof while being magnetically attached to the plurality of magnets therein.

A method of performing an amusement activity using a plurality of panels and a plurality of building tiles to create a tile play structure, the method comprising:

• a. providing a plurality of identical building tiles, wherein each building tile is characterized by a length, a width, and depth, the depth is smaller than either the length or the width of the building tile, each building tile comprises a plurality of magnets positioned along at least one side of the building tile,
• b. providing a first plurality of panels sized to match the building tiles, each panel comprising a sheet of ferrous magnetic material extending throughout the panel and configured to facilitate a removable magnetic attachment of the panel to the building tile, each panel further comprising a first side configured to alter the appearance of the building tile when the panel is placed on top thereof while being magnetically attached to the plurality of magnets therein, the first plurality of panels together corresponding to a first selected theme for the tile play structure,
• c. arranging and magnetically attaching the building tiles to form a base of the tile play structure;
• and
• d. arranging and magnetically attaching the first plurality of panels to the building tiles of the base of the play structure according to the first selected theme,
• thereby enabling to perform an amusement activity over the first plurality of panels.