Soft & Sturdy Jumbo Blocks
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Toys and Games Reviews of Soft & Sturdy Jumbo Blocks
Customer Review: A Good Value
Summary: 5 Stars
I would grade this toy as follows, with the most important categories first:
SAFETY: A
These blocks are made of lightweight foam, so it's difficult to hurt anyone by throwing them. However, they're tough enough that toddlers cannot bite pieces out of them. None of the blocks are small enough to fit inside a kid's mouth, so there's no choking hazard. Amazon recommends waiting until 4-6 years of age, but I feel comfortable letting my 18-month-old play with these.
FUN: A-
The blocks come in a lot of different shapes and 4 bright colors. They're fun to stack. You can do whatever you do with normal wooden blocks. However, if you have 2 kids playing with them at once there aren't really enough blocks to do much with. I hope your kids like to cooperate.
VALUE: B-
I'd say a fair price for these would be about $25, tax/shipping included. You don't quite get enough blocks with one set. Ideally I would want 2 or 3 of these sets so that more kids could play at once, or so one kid could build some nice things. To make a dollhouse, for instance, you really need more of the large rectangular blocks than you get in a single set.
MISCELLANEOUS: The word "Jumbo" might be a little misleading to some people. When I think of jumbo foam blocks, I think of something a bit bigger; the largest block here is 8x4x2 in, while the smallest is 2x2x2 in. (Note that the product dimensions given by Amazon are wrong.) Also, these blocks do not "stack at angles"--I'm not sure what the manufacturer was thinking when it made this claim.
Overall, a decent value for really nice, safe blocks.
Customer Review: The Best Toys are the Simple Ones
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought these blocks for my 5 and 2 year old boys at Christmas and they have played with them every day since. Despite the blocks being foam, they are very durable and the only wear is a few teeth marks! The bright colors and soft texture seem to make them irresistible. The boys' imaginations never stop coming up with new ways to use them, and they delight in the tall towers they can make that are relatively stable because of the grippy surface of the foam. These are far superior than the wood type because they are so light they don't hurt or damage the furniture, and the scale and size of the pieces makes them the perfect ramps for little cars and houses for small stuffed animals. Hours of quiet, battery-free fun - probably the best toy purchase I have ever made. A safe bet if you don't know what to get a preschooler.
January 2009: I wrote the above part of this review back in May of 2006 and I am just adding that we are on kid#3 (a girl this time) and these are still in good shape and being played with almost daily.