Build It – Review

(Image from Amazon.com)

Sweet Pea received a big box of Build It, by ELC, for his birthday. (The image to the right is from Amazon.com, however our box states 3+ and contains 80+ pieces. Amazon.com indicates these are sold by MindWare.) Have you heard of these before? I think they are really fun, and I think my boys do, too, although Cutie Pie says he’s too old for them. (He’s not!)

Build It is a large box of over-sized building pieces (nuts, bolts, buckets, wheels) that are the perfect size for a 3 year old. Talk about an imaginative construction set – a car, truck, robot, shopping cart, dog! The Starter Set comes with an instruction sheet that shows six different items to build, but I’m sure a little dreaming, coordination and concentration will result in more!

The pieces themselves are made from colorful, sturdy plastic and heavy flexible plastic and feel like they will withstand a lot of heavy duty play. Like I said before, they are a great size for a 3 year old, just right for the fingers to grasp, turn and tighten and the resulting playthings are larger than most creations of construction sets! I think that’s what my boys like the most about their resulting playthings – they are big! Cutie Pie made a shopping cart for Sweet Pea out of many of the pieces and the handle is at the perfect height for Sweet Pea to push it!

I don’t, however, like the fact that there are only 80+ pieces in the set…I want more to play with! The second set is called Bits ‘n Bobs and looks to contain a round piece (that Sweet Pea wants so he can create a train) as well as more rectangular and unusual shaped pieces. I’m really hoping he gets this next set for Christmas, or I might just have to buy it myself! (Yes, these are fun for adults to help create, too!)

I would highly recommend this product if you are looking for a construction toy for a child in the three to five age range!

I have not been compensated by ELC in any way to review this product (although I wouldn’t mind if they sent me the Bits ‘n Bobs set to review in the future!) My opinions of this product have not been swayed in any way by anyone other than my children and husband!