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LEGO® Castle King's Castle Siege

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Building Sets- Blocks and Models
from: LEGO

August 01, 2007
I bought this for my 8 year old son and he just loves it! It has now been two months since we got this and he and his two brothers are still playing with it most days and it is not broken, so to me that is a good sign that the toy is well made and interesting/stimulating. Although I think Lego is over priced my kids love playing with it for hours so I guess there is some value for money in that.

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LEGO Agents Swamp Raid

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Building Sets- Blocks and Models
from: LEGO

May 01, 2008
I bought this for my grandson, he loves lego. He has a lot of fun with this one. He makes up stories about the adventure and it was not hard to build. I will buy more of the agent legos.

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ZOOB 125-Piece Set

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Building Sets- Blocks and Models
from: Infinitoy

June 12, 2006
After seeing how much my son enjoyed Zoobs at his preschool, we purchased some for home. I admit that my husband and I were just as into creating with these things as our five year old. Also, it comes with 5 levels of Zoob directions (each level adds Zoob pieces so they become progressively more challenging), so you have many options for creating with this toy. Our son really loves them and it keeps him very occupied. My only complaint is that eventually, some of the end pieces will get broken as they are snapped together, pulled apart and generally used to "pieces" (I know this from using the toys in my own preschool classroom), but that will be down the road and hopefully have only one child (or even a few children) will significantly reduce ... Read More:

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LEGO Castle Dwarves' Mining

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Building Sets- Blocks and Models
from: LEGO

May 01, 2008
If you are looking for generic Lego dwarfs and ogres, this is the best value for money Lego set that you can invest in. It comes with four dwarfs, two ogres and a brown troll (the troll in other sets is green). In my opinion this set provides the most functionalities and gadgets that you can play with and interchange amongst the characters. It comes with the following:
i. two quarry carriages that tips to empty loads, and moves along a short rail track
ii. two castle doors
iii. one finger-press catapult
iv. one pulley with its own removable bucket (with a 0.5m string)
v. one rail bucket that empties contents into the carriages or the slide
vi. one movable slide that tips load into a container
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Lego Star Wars 7659 Imperial Landing Craft

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Building Sets- Blocks and Models
from: LEGO

January 12, 2007
As an adult collector, this is my favorite set so far - but there were some strange design choices. Building it was much trickier and more delicate than any set I can remember, so if you're buying it for someone under 10 make sure an adult is there to help them out. One disappointing thing I've never seen before was sloppy directions: pieces appearing out of nowhere in one step that are added in the next, additions to the back of the model where you can't see exactly where to place the pieces, and there was even an extra page stuck in the box with a revision to one of the steps. I managed to get it all together, but younger folks will probably throw this set through the window in frustration at the poor directions.

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Kid K'nex Lots of Pals- 115 pcs

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Building Sets- Blocks and Models
from: K'NEX

June 01, 2007
My son recieved this for his third birthday. He is now four, and he still loves it. He never gets bored with it, and can sit and play for hours. I will definately be buying more k'nex products for my son, i highly recommend this product!

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LEGO® City Advent Calendar (7907)

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Building Sets- Blocks and Models
from: LEGO

September 01, 2006
My nine-year old had lots of fun discovering a toy every day for 24 days. As other reviewers have mentioned, it would be better if more of the items were holiday-related, but my child can always find use for any type of Legos so overall this was a good item. The items are "City" type Legos. Some parts are very small so I would not recommend this for very young children.

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Ferris Wheel

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Building Sets- Blocks and Models
from: K'NEX

July 31, 2008
The Ferris Wheel is an very nice toy for your child to construct, alone or with a little bit of your assistance. It is educational in the perspective that your child understands how to follow directions on his or her own and construct what appears to be a quite complicated moving display.

The durability is average for a toy of this genre. Caution should be made in houses where there are very young siblings since there is a danger of swallowing these pieces.

The company must have some excellent quality control to put the exact number of pieces in the box. Just one piece missing keeps the structure unstable and missing a wheel could be the difference between functioning and not. I would recommend that the company include some additional ... Read More:

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Playskool Busy Ball-Tivity Center

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Building Sets- Blocks and Models
from: Hasbro

August 01, 2008
Playskool Busy Ball-Tivity Center
Our family is living in furnished apartment while we transition to a new house. Most of our toys are in storage. I bought a selection of toys to keep the boys (age 3 and ten months) in our small space. This toy is such a hit. Both boys like it. My ten month old is fascinated. He has played with it off and on all day long every day this week. I watch his coordination improve as he figures out how to start the music, etc. It's just wonderful fun!

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LEGO Bionicle Jetrax T6

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Building Sets- Blocks and Models
from: LEGO

August 01, 2008
Playskool Busy Ball-Tivity Center
Our family is living in furnished apartment while we transition to a new house. Most of our toys are in storage. I bought a selection of toys to keep the boys (age 3 and ten months) in our small space. This toy is such a hit. Both boys like it. My ten month old is fascinated. He has played with it off and on all day long every day this week. I watch his coordination improve as he figures out how to start the music, etc. It's just wonderful fun!