digdeep 2007-05-20

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My son got this toy for his second birthday and he's still playing with it nearly two years later. When he first got it he did have a hard time building anything with it, but he loved the Bob & Wendy figures - they went everywhere he did.
Lately he's been building all kinds of elaborate structures with the bricks and is not limited by the fact that the roofs don't stay - he uses them for ramps and decks and other things. We never tried building the stuff on the box, so I can't really say if that "works" or not. All I know is he's gotten a lot of use out this toy and we're considering buying another set.

L. Mcleroy 2007-05-18

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My Daughter pulled apart the "tree trunk" that came with this set and the tiny magnets inside fell out along with very small plastic parts. She is almost four but still put the "candy" in her mouth. We ended up spending half the day getting her checked out and now must watch her and her brother to make sure they did not swallow a magnet (one magnet is missing). she is not generally rough on her toys and this came apart way too easily. So if you have children under @ 6, beware. Only let them have this if you are right there with them at all times. If I hadn't been right there my child could have died.

BAGS 2006-12-09

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My son loves the magnetic blocks because they stay together and don't topple like plain plastic or wooden blocks, and they have unique shapes, not just square. And he loves Bob and Wendy. But it's hard to get the little dormers to stay on the roofs and hard to get the roofs to stay on the wall blocks, if you're trying to build the houses as shown in the picture. And the door you see open behind Wendy in this pic is ALWAYS falling out of the door frame, and it's hard to put it back together. The blocks and trees are nice but the roof and door pieces aren't that great. But he is always playing with this set, so I give it 3 stars overall.

Rio Mom 2006-10-23

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

I bought this for my 3-year old's birthday. The main reason I bought it was that it included Bob and Wendy. For $15 I knew the set didn't include that many pieces. Contrary to what other reviewers have said, we've managed to recreate all the houses pictured in the brochure. No, they're not the most sturdy things, but my 18 month old can even make a tower with the magnetic pieces. And I've noticed no pieces that can come apart as a choking hazard.

As far as the Thomas the train sets, yeah, they're better quality if you want to go ahead and blow hundreds of dollars on that stuff. A set this size in Thomas land would cost $50 at least. This is a $15 plastic set. What do you expect?

joepriston 2006-06-10

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

I read the reviews and still bought this and the shed for my bob the builder fan. This stuff really is terrible. My son wanted over and over to build the house as shown on the box - it can't be done.You just can't build anything - not even the face of a house. Not even because the magnets do not hold but because there aren't the right shape bricks.

He uses the bricks now as Skip's load but surely there are cheaper things for Skip to cart around! Also the Bob the Builder Shed is terrible - I super glued it together in the end as if you just touched it, it fell apart. The vehicles and die cast characters are A+++ but the other stuff is utter rubbish. Get Wendy and Bob on e-bay!