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Shashibo Earth — Explorer Series
Explorer SeriesDODECA

Shashibo Earth — Explorer Series

4.6 out of 5 · 83,067 ratings

$24.99

An Explorer Series cube inspired by our home world, with land-and-sea tones that turn every fold into a tiny globe-trot.

  • Explorer Series art drawn from planet Earth
  • More than one hundred shapes from a single cube
  • Great teaching prop for curious young geographers
  • Teams up with Moon for a sky-and-ground pair

Price checked 2026-10-06; the live price is shown on the listing.

Useful details
FormDODECA
Magnets inside36
Possible shapes100+
SeriesExplorer Series
MakerFun In Motion Toys
Recommended age8 and up
How to use it

Start from the closed cube, open one corner and let the magnets lead — never force a piece. Our step-by-step first-fold guide covers the crown, the star and the way back to the box.

Collect & connect

Every Shashibo — DODECA, OCTA and ICOSA XL — connects with the others through its outer magnets, so this one will join any cube you already own.

More about Shashibo Earth — Explorer Series

Earth opens the Explorer Series with familiar territory. Its artwork borrows from the planet itself, so twisting it feels a little like spinning a globe that refuses to stay round. Fold it into a pyramid, a wide star or a flat strip, and the land-and-water tones rearrange into new continents. Kids who love maps tend to adopt this one quickly.

Like every Shashibo, it relies on thirty-six ultra strong magnets and a design meant to be handled over and over. Memorizing the moves behind a favorite shape sharpens working memory, while improvising new ones stretches spatial reasoning. For a natural set, place Earth next to Moon and Undersea — three Explorer cubes that click together into one larger, very satisfying build.

How it compares on this shelf

Earth is the grounded member of the Explorer Series trio. Moon goes pale and quiet, Undersea dives below the waves; Earth sits between them with land-and-sea tones that read like a folded globe. Compared with Blue Planet from the Original Series — another home-world theme at the same price — Earth adds land to the water, while Blue Planet stays almost entirely in cool blues. Pick Earth for the map lover in the house.

Questions about Shashibo Earth — Explorer Series

Is this the Explorer Series Earth or the Avatar Earth cube?

This is Earth from the Explorer Series, a land-and-sea planet design. The Avatar: The Last Airbender line has its own Earth cube themed around the Earth Kingdom. Both are 100+ shape magnetic cubes, and they connect to each other.

Can Earth be used as a teaching prop?

It works well for curious young geographers — the land-and-water look invites talk about continents while the folding exercises spatial thinking. Rated ages 8 and up; magnets can affect electronic devices, so keep it off phones and laptops.

What does the Explorer Series include?

On this shelf, three cubes: Earth, Moon and Undersea. Each is a classic DODECA cube with 36 magnets, and the three connect through their outer magnets into one larger sculpture — ground, sky and sea on one desk.

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