Best construction toys for 4 year old?? Magnatiles or others??

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Hi all!
I wanted to buy DS some Magnatiles for Christmas but DH thinks waste of money. He loves building so does DD age 2 and I think the 3D aspect would be great. They love duplo, less so Brio type traintrack.
Or do you have any other ideas? Thanks!

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My dc adored Knex. There is a version that starts from 3 -4 yrs which i think is called kid knex.

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Oh thanks! I will have a look at that!