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Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Magnetic Pattern Blocks Set

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from: Melissa and Doug

March 13, 2007
This is an excellent tool for building an understanding of color, shapes, and patterns. There is so much room for learning by using this toy! And best of all, it's fun! And, for us moms out there, keeping up with it is a breeze. It comes with it's own vinyl storage case, and who can beat magnetic pieces that stick to the board to ease your child's frustrations if the pieces don't "stay" where they are put. The pictures included are really cute - I especially enjoy the duck pattern - and my daughter loves putting them together. All-in-all a really wonderful (and cheap!) investment for hours and hours of fun, stimulating activity! Kudos yet again, Melissa & Doug, for a really great product.

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Bristle Blocks (300 piece set)

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from: Battat


The blocks came in their own sturdy bin. There are tons of blocks, farm animals and a family as well. Plenty for 3 children to play and build with.

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LEGO Fire Hovercraft

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from: LEGO

January 02, 2007
My 7-year-old nephew has countless Lego kits, but I lucked out in finding this one. He really enjoys putting together these kits by himself. He will sit down and put the whole thing together without stopping. When he is done, he plays with them for hours at a time. This particular kit was a big hit with him. It combines the always-popular fire engine with the always-cool hovercraft. Way to go Lego!

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LEGO Duplo Thomas Starter Set

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from: LEGO

August 01, 2008
My 7-year-old nephew has countless Lego kits, but I lucked out in finding this one. He really enjoys putting together these kits by himself. He will sit down and put the whole thing together without stopping. When he is done, he plays with them for hours at a time. This particular kit was a big hit with him. It combines the always-popular fire engine with the always-cool hovercraft. Way to go Lego!

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Snap Circuits PRO SC-500

Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Building Sets- Blocks and Models
from: Elenco Electronics Inc

June 12, 2006
I wasn't sure if this product would be good for my son's 11th birthday, but decided to go for it. He couldn't stop playing with it. This 500 project set had three books of "projects" for him to put together. Each project has easy to follow directions with a description of why it works. The science teacher at our middle school is requesting the PTA to purchase several of the smaller snap circuits sets for her science lab, so it must be good education.

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LEGO Castle Troll Warship

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from: LEGO

May 01, 2008
As a fan of both the Lego Pirate and Castle series, this ship is a perfect cross-over and can be used with either collection.

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Town Plan

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


I ordered this for my son's first communion. He loves is and I think that the details included by lego are incredible.

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LEGO Agents Turbo-Car Chase

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

May 01, 2008
My son (age 9) and I love legos and have purchased so many sets and pieces we stopped counting. The biggest issue I have is we put them together and that is it. The agents sets are a lot of fun to put together and play with. They are interactive when putting them together and all work very well together once done. If you like lego kits you will enjoy the agents....They aren't real hard to put together but create enough of a challenge that you have to watch what you are doing. A couple of times we put pieces on backward which required us to go back. Not really a bad thing as it required us to reverse what we did and learn.

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Maxim 300 Pc Tumbletree Timbers Building Set

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

July 15, 2007
I am sure this product is fine, but it is for a gift and it comes in plastic shipping bags...no container, tin, or box...that should be clearly stated in the ad...I can't give this as a gift...it would be fine if it was for my own children, but not as a gift! Unfortunately I will be returning this item.

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Large LEGO Base plates

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


We received this as a gift for my 5 year old son. The first one arrived with a broken corner on the largest plate. The purchaser requested another one and instructed them to use more padding or a larger box. A second set was shipped in exactly the same way as the first, again with a broken corner on the largest piece. We are now waiting for the third shipment. Hopefully all pieces will be intact this time.

The largest piece is considerably flimsier than the other 3 smaller pieces. Once it gets bent, it's just a matter of time before the white line turns into a crack and the piece breaks off. My son and daughter (and husband) are enjoying playing with them until that happens.