Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Bionicle) 『Always love the Bionicles. Great for kids who love to build. Have bought several of these and they always go over well.』
(Tuma Bionicle - good price, speedy delivery) 『My grandson requested this Bionicle and purchasing it on Amazon made easy and painless to deliver the ideal gift. It was also better priced than in retail stores.』
(Great design) 『This was a Christmas gift for my 7 year old son and he loves it. He was able to build it himself with hardly any help from me (which to me makes it somewhat educational because the builder has to follow the instructions). The design is realy good because not only does it look really good (and it's quite large compared to the Bionicles you get in those little tubs) it stands up REALLY easily (the limbs and especially the legs move in sorts of differnt ways and hte feet are very large) which makes it much easier to play with.
If you like the smaller Bionicles you're going to love this one.』
(AMAZING) 『Best bionicle ever. With modifications you can get a a xtra weapons, cooler weapons, 7 lives and more. This bionicle is a great example of how real bionicle are looking. Years ago they were 3in tall couldn't soot anything and the weapons were pathetic. Now, with mods it can reach 11in and have weapons that could destroy anything. This is a must-buy.』
(Bionicle Tuma) 『I buy a different Bionicle for my nephew for all kinds of occassions. He picks what he wants and he keeps up on all the characters so I know he wants what he wants. This one passed the test, he put it together the day he got it and it is now in his collection. Great item.』 『Tuma is a powerful tribe leader on a quest to conquer all of Bara Magna. He is master of the sword and the spiky Thornax launcher. With an enormous blade and armor attacking him is most dangerous. Your child will feel mighty and powerful controlling the Bionicle through his warfare. Is great for Imaginative Play and Motor Skills Development. Contains 188 Pieces.』
price:$13.15
Melissa and Doug
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Great for the little builder!) 『My grandson just loves the blocks. He got the big box of blocks for his birthday last summer. This addition to the set just made it more fun for him.』
(It's as fun as you make it!) 『We got a set of these when our son first learned to crawl (and topple things). They are wonderfully sized for little people to learn how to stack, especially on the wide sides. Now that he's a little older we build cities and his cars, dolls, or animals travel round, knock over towers, or construct new "caves". It's so much more imaginative and playful than pre-molded, gaudy plastic! In this world where everything beeps, vibrates, and spins to catch your eye, it's so refreshing to sit and imagine with my son.』
(wooden blocks) 『I bought this block set to have at my house for my grandkids to play with. My oldest grandson is 3 and he loves the blocks. Since I bought them in June, these are the first things he looks for to play with. He dumps them all out of the storage container (included with the blocks) and begins building. Right now he loves matchbox cars so he's building roads and tunnels. He stays very busy building and rebuilding. I remember playing with blocks when I was a kid and am so glad to see my grandson using his imagination with his building. I also bought the other set that goes along with this one.』
(Good Value) 『These blocks will give children hours and hours of fun. They are clean and smooth. A very good value. Have purchased sets for both of my grandchildren.』
(Great Blocks) 『I run a daycare and have heard so much about blocks I had to get some. I got a basic set and this architectual set. For the number of kids I have I probably need to get more, but for now they work fine. It did take a little playing around with the kids and showing them the potential of the toy before they "got it". Great toy, entertains them for hours. Beware of younger destroyers though. Younger kids love to shove the towers down, much to the dismay of the builder so ground rules are a must.』 『Design an architectural masterpiece with this set of?44?hand-scrolled and turned wooden blocks in?11?different shapes. This natural finish, smooth-sanded hardwood block set is packaged in a handsome, wooden?crate for easy storage.』
price:$30.99
K'NEX
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Wonderful!) 『I bought this for my 8 year old son. At first he needed a little help learning how all the pieces connected (10 min) after that...he would spend hours in his room building all of the different objects (record player, egg beater, car window, ect.) Within the first week I think he had spent over 20 hours in his room working on it. It has now been 2 months and he continues to spend hours building different things with it. Each one takes him 1-2 hours and it is so cool to seem them work. He is so proud and it is a good self esteem builder. He loves it...with his allowance he has bought more k'nex. I don't think any of the pieces have broke and they seem very strong. I am very happy that I decided to buy this toy.』
(Fun with K'nex) 『This is a great set for kids who like to learn how things work and it's just plain fun !』
(Grandson loves it) 『My 7 year old Grandson was thrilled with this gift. He built one of the projects the next morning (with a little help).』
(EXCELLENT Choice for young builders&thinkers) 『Our daughter builds with EVERYTHING, especially K'Nex and loved this item right away! Excellent item.』
(K'NEX Gears) 『I bought the K'nex gears for my 8 year old for Christmas. He has had so much fun with it! It comes with instructions to make 7 different machines. He has even tried to come up with his own inventions.』 『These K'Nex kits inspire young minds and satisfy kids' curiosity on how to construct simple machines. Each innovative kit keeps young builders busy and intrigued for hours at a time.
This Gears Kit builds seven different models and allows kids to work solo or as a team. The models demonstrate spur, crown, chain and sprocket gear assemblies. Includes a compartmentalized storage case with snap-on lid. Curriculum sold separately.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Great Product, Bad Packaging) 『My son loves Magnetix. He is almost 7, and the attraction and repulsion of magnets fascinates him. He will play with this toy without distraction, and can play with it by himself or with an adult. The only problem with it is the packaging. Because the rods have positive and negative ends, the slots in the styrofoam which only allow side-by-side stacking makes cleanup a pain, because the ends have to be aligned correctly to allow all the pieces to stay in place without repulsing each other. Also, the shallow sections make it easy to lose the magnetic ball bearings. Some sort of divided tub would work much better.』
(great creativity toy) 『My grandson spends hours making things noone else quite understands, but he loves it and it's better than video games』 『Use your imagination and create countless shapes for endless hours of construction fun. Magnetic rod and ball sets in primary colors. Includes 150 Magnetix pieces.』
price:$0.45
Fisher Price
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Good toy for 4-6 year olds) 『My 4 yr. old grandson loves this. Blocks are easy to construct and disassemble. He especially likes the crane lifting feature. 』
(Creative building blocks) 『my grandson spends hours making structures I can't figure out but he enjoys putting them together.』
(Slightly disappointed) 『I honestly thought this would be the next craze for my son. He was asking so much for a crane, and this fit him perfectly. He was really excited when he got it, and really enjoyed putting it together with his Uncle....but once his Uncle left, the toys remained in the box. It's been two months, and he hasn't touched them. I find the pieces scattered through the house , he likes to use them as throwing pieces. I think the main problem with these is the fact that the silver "connector" pieces are not that stable. They do not stay in the circles very well. If you put too much pressure on them, they will fall out. And for a little boy, that can be very frustrating!』
(These trio sets are very nice.) 『We have added this to our son's basic bin Trio set. Very cool toy and decent size. for the current high pricing, I wish these sets were more versatile so that more can be done with them. After awhile a child wants to build something other than a cargo loader. Despite the multiple designs, it's still a cargo loader concept. I purchased a couple sets at a good sale price so the above complaint was less bothersome to me. I think the sets are nice additions to the more preferred basic bin set which has more options.』
(Swing and a miss...) 『I'm a huge fan of most things Fisher Price, but I have to say that this thing is one of the most irritating toys I've ever bought for my son.
It's remarkably flimsy in some ways (the angled connections that make up the base are simply not up to the task of keeping the base together) and overly strong in others (the tolerances of the bricks that make up the tower are so tight that no 6 year old could snap them together - it took all 180 pounds of my weight on top of them to snap some together).
At first I assumed that the toy would be simple for him (a very nimble 6 year old who makes his way through Lego sets designed for ages 11 and up with no problems), but after watching him struggle with it for a bit, I joined in to help, and found that my Big 10 education, combined with a DIY ethos were barely enough to get this thing together. Maybe our set was just a bad manufacturing run, but in looking at the connections and pieces here, I have a pretty low opinion of the engineering of this thing...
Once I managed to finally get the thing together, we were faced with the final insult in trying to crank up the crane... it's built for a lefty - just take a look at the picture. If you're a lefty, then this is a plus for you, but my son and I are both righties, so...
』 『Build a world of city adventure! Easy-click bricks, sticks, and panels let kids build and rebuild loads of different construction thingsincluding a cargo loader with working crane! Foreman figure snaps on to the bricks and can drive the dump truck that kids build themselves. Use the crane to grab, lift and lower bricks into the truck, then dump em out! Double-sided snap-in picture panels let kids choose and change their city adventures! Includes 80 pieces. All pieces in the TRIOTM Building System work together. Collect them all』
price:$12.13
LEGO
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Not meant to be aggressively played with) 『My 10 year old son has been building these Star Wars Lego kits for a couple years. These are meant more for display than aggressive playing. My son said he really enjoys building them. I am amazed how he can sit down with the instructions and get it put together by himself.』
(cool. lots of work.) 『Our son loved working on this set. It took him a longer than I thought but he likes those big sets. my only concern is that it doesn't have lots of value once it's put together, like many Lego sets.』
(Excellent LEGO set and Hes a hint how to keep him standing!) 『This is a Large very impressive set. It is fun to assembly and is very realistic to the character considering it is a Lego. It teaches cognitive thinking skills as well as hand to eye coordination, reading, following instructions and concentration all while having fun! To "FIX" the standing issue, Just get an inexpensive doll stand and put the bottom of the stand UNDER the LEGO stand then brace the general at his waist with the top of the doll stand. Problem solved! 』
(LEGO Star Wars 10186 General Grievous) 『This one I bought it at the price less than 50 usd. It's a great deal.
And it's "large" enough to be educational~』
(general grevious) 『General Grevious is a very detailed lego set. My 9 yr.old grandson had a lot of fun&a nice challenge in putting this toy together. Everything is great except the feet--there is a lot of weight on the upper toy for the feet to support- so sometimes he falls over--we just make sure that he is on a flat surface that doesn't get bumped easily. But overall this is a great lego set.』 『The towering cyborg commander of the Separatist forces lives! Wielding lightsabers in each of his four robotic arms, General Grievous prepares to battle the Jedi Knights in a fight for the fate of the galaxy. Standing 18 inches (46cm) tall on its rotating display base and plaque, this detailed and authentic Star Wars model features poseable hips and neck and a split-apart chestplate revealing Grievous organs hidden beneath!# Includes translucent "light saber" elements!
# Model features poseable neck, arms and hips!
# Split-apart chestplate opens to reveal Grievous' organs!
# Includes rotating display stand!
# Stands 18" (46cm) tall with stand!』
price:$12.99
Fisher Price
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Frustration) 『My 5 year old daughter received these in a gift exchange. She was so excited about building different creatures and the colors and durablility are a plus. However, after a 1/2 hour she was in tears from frustration! First, it's not a toy that a child can build alone. I don't mind doing things with her of course, but when she is independently playing this is not the toy to drag out. I had to connect all of the legs and eyes myself which was difficult for me (mom). I stated a couple of times "I can't believe the box states it's for ages 3 - 5." The cube pieces connected a lot easier. After we built two creatures, my daughter wanted to play with them. Move them around and such. They fell apart on numerous occassions in which I had to reconnect them. She finally broke down in tears from the frustration of them falling apart all the time and not being able to reconnect them herself.
Disappointing.』
(Not for young kids) 『Trio is definitely not for young kids. I bought this set and another one for my 3 (almost 4) year old grandson. He was having trouble putting it together and lost interest quickly. I also had problems with it - maybe because it was a new set, but every time I put in one part another one fell out. The box said for 3-5 year olds, but his mom and I felt like it was for 5+.』
(This is a wonderful building toy and my 4 yr old loves it) 『We bought one of these creature kits when we were going on vacation (to help entertain him on the long plane ride) and it turned out to be one of the best sets we have found so far. Others (like plain blocks, farm, log sets etc) were too limited in what he could create so he was bored with them in just a few days. This one holds his attention for a long time and he builds so many crazy things. We've had it for 3 months now and he is still playing with it every day. I also love that there are NO batteries required and that it is all imagination play. He has no trouble putting the pieces together and then surprising me with what he has built. I would recommend this for any child over the age of 3 who has shown an interest in building things and does not put pieces in their mouths. The pieces are not too small but some kids put everything in their mouth. Fortunately, mine never has done that. I have purchased more of this product in different sets for christmas. I know he will be thrilled with more of them so he can build even more. I find that I love it myself and I enjoy playing with it just as much as he does. That is something coming from one who never played much when I was a child. :)』
(Fun to Build&Play - Good Price Point) 『This is a great toy. We quickly figured out how to build all of the bugs in the booklet and moved on to making some really fun&wacky stuff! The blocks snap together and come apart very easily. My 4-year-old sometimes needs help attaching legs, eyes and arms, but he can usually get them in far enough that they stay. I'm hoping those connections get looser with use over time. The finished structures stand up to being played with and knocked around. I can see how some parts might be difficult for a 3-year-old to assemble. Would recommend for 4+.』
(This is hard for adults to use!) 『I got it as a gift and was very disappointed. The blocks are OK, but legs and eyes are very hard to connect. Even I have to apply force, and my 3 year old gets nothing but frustration here. I don't think I will consider buying any trio after this experience.』 『Easy to build, so many ways with the TRIO Crazy Creatures Building Set from Fisher-Price! Easy-click bricks, sticks, and panels make building a "snap" for kids. They can build all kinds of crazy creatures, or create things all their own! Includes 54 pieces. All pieces in the TRIO Building System work together. Collect them all and build a world of fun!』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Bionicle) 『My son loves this toy. There is a little ball attached to it that is easily lost.』
(Great Product and delivery) 『Arrived expeditiously Creative play as requires child to assemble Stimulates child's imagination Purchased all legends』
(from a grandma for a child's toy (review in relation to child's input) 『1st-grade gandson loves bioncles. Broke and/or lost his first versions. Asked for more so it was a "Santa" stocking stuffer. He was very excited to get it.』
(LEGO Bionicles) 『Our 6 year old Grandson absolutely loves all LEGO building sets, but in particular Bionicles. As an observer, these hold up much better than the building sets with tiny figures and pieces. They do fall apart when in battle, but he enjoys them enough to put them back together again each time. And all LEGO sets have educational value if the child follows the directions and puts them together.』 『Once a Glatorian of the ice tribe LEGO Bionicle Gelu now acts as an armed guard escorting Agori traders through the Dunes of Treason. Carrying an ice slicer and spiked Thornax launcher he needs all his wits and skill to survive the dangers of the desert. Includes 1 Life Counter for the new BIONICLE battle game! 52 pieces. Ages 7-16.』
price:$0.34
LEGO
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (LEGO Bionicles) 『Our 6 year old Grandson absolutely loves all LEGO building sets, but in particular Bionicles. As an observer, these hold up much better than the building sets with tiny figures and pieces. They do fall apart when in battle, but he enjoys them enough to put them back together again each time. And all LEGO sets have educational value if the child follows the directions and puts them together.』
(Fun) 『I love this toy because you do not have to worry about them braking apart and they are fun to play with.』 『Fast-talking and smart, Metus dreams of finding a Glatorian to fight and win for his ice tribe in the Atero arena. Armed with an ice axe and shield, he searches Bara Magna for just such a fighter and is ready to meet any challenge!』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Very good toy.) 『I bought it for my 8 years old son as Christmas gift. He loves it. Every time, he spends over 3 hours to set it up. After couple days, he disassemble them and set up again. He enjoys it all the time. Perfect gift.』
(Love Legos) 『Perfect gift for 7 year old. He was delighted to have the police headquarters join his growing Lego collection. Independently spent time puting it together needing very little assistance and plays with it over and over again.』
(Excellent choice for a child's first large lego set) 『My son received one of the smaller lego city police sets for his birthday over the summer. He's been asking to get this set for Christmas since then so the buildup was tremendous. To be honest, this set did not disappoint. It took my 5 year old about 2 days to build this by himself. I only had to provide minimal help applying stickers and ensuring the bricks were together solidly. He and his 3 year old brother both love playing with this set. The little details are really what set this set apart. Toilets in the prison cells, coffee maker and coffee cup in the headquarters, working garage doors, etc. all combine to make this a very playable set once its built. Highly recommended!』
(lego city police headquarters) 『I purchased this for my son for Christmas. He absolutely loves it! Building time is estimately 2 and 1/2 hours with myself and my husband building. I love the fine details of the jail cells, the officers and office of the department.』
(LEGO City Police) 『Thats "what" he picked out for Christmas... I'm SURE he will have alot of FUN with it..』 『The whole Police Headquarters is on alert to catch escaped prisoners! When you catch the robbers, throw them back into jail. This fun set can be divided in two and arranged however you like it. Includes police headquarters, prison transport truck, car and motorcycle! Includes five policeman, two prisoners and a police dog, plus lots of accessories!
This set has lots of realistic details, including gates that open, spotlights on the roof, command base tower, garage doors that slide open and more. Includes two prison cells with toilets and beds, keys hanging outside the prison cells, and even handcuffs to put on the prisoners. But be carefull not to let the prisoners escape through the trick walls. Police Headquarters has rooms for interrogation, a coffee break, computer work, and a refrigerator with water cooler. 953 pieces.』