Is this box enough to start with for my almost 4 year old? Should I buy an extra building plate and blocks too? FYI we have all carpet.
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It is plenty. It comes with a small building plate, but my 4 year old ignores it. He likes to build cars and planes and things with wheels. Add sets at holidays and birthdays and you are good.As for the carpet, invest in a table for him/her. We got a table that was a small dining room table at a yard sale for $10. We just moved so it's sitting on top of some moving boxes until I have the time to "adjust" the height of the table with power tools. It's a great size for the pieces to get spread out. A few make it to the floor, but are easy to clean up.
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This was what we bought my 6 year old for her starter set. lots of use and we haven't had to purchase any extras yet.
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The sets comes with a good size foundation plate. And 704 pieces is a lot of pieces, but purchasing more depends a lot on how much the little guy gets into it. I've bought grandsons a number of specific sets, and in order to manage those, have picked up large plastic food containers with lids to hold the instructions and spare pieces for each set, along with the assembled models. The carpet can be a problem, especially if it's long pile and/or variegated colors. Might be worth investing in a thin sheet of plywood or remnant roll of short pile carpet that can be placed on the floor during play, and stored in a closet/behind furniture when not being used. The sets comes with a good size foundation plate. And 704 pieces is a lot of pieces, but purchasing more depends a lot on how much the little guy gets into it. I've bought grandsons a number of specific sets, and in order to manage those, have picked up large plastic food containers with lids to hold the instructions and spare pieces for each set, along with the assembled models. The carpet can be a problem, especially if it's long pile and/or variegated colors. Might be worth investing in a thin sheet of plywood or remnant roll of short pile carpet that can be placed on the floor during... » Read More The sets comes with a good size foundation plate. And 704 pieces is a lot of pieces, but purchasing more depends a lot on how much the little guy gets into it. I've bought grandsons a number of specific sets, and in order to manage those, have picked up large plastic food containers with lids to hold the instructions and spare pieces for each set, along with the assembled models. The carpet can be a problem, especially if it's long pile and/or variegated colors. Might be worth investing in a thin sheet of plywood or remnant roll of short pile carpet that can be placed on the floor during play, and stored in a closet/behind furniture when not being used. « Show Less
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It is plenty. It comes with a small building plate, but my 4 year old ignores it. He likes to build cars and planes and things with wheels. Add sets at holidays and birthdays and you are good. As for the carpet, invest in a table for him/her. We got a table that was a small dining room table at a yard sale for $10. We just moved so it's sitting on top of some moving boxes until I have the time to "adjust" the height of the table with power tools. It's a great size for the pieces to get spread out. A few make it to the floor, but are easy to clean up.
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Mi daugther is 3 years old..and is good enough for her, yes extra building plate is recommended..and more blocks never hurt
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Yes the box is a good starter set and lovetoyes i did buy the by 2 building plates makes it easier for them to build on. If fact i'm going to get 2 more.
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It's probably more than you need with the kids. It's a beautiful solid well made set but you could get away with something more tpy like for little kids. I would stress if kids abused this beautiful set.
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No, a building plate is not necessary since these are free standing Legos for table or floor. For carpeting I would suggest a piece of cardboard or the building plate. My 2-1/2 year old grandson loves these. I got the Lego table to go with the blocks to store the Legos in.Best of luck!Sandy
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I got this for my 4 year old grandson. He loved it and had no problem putting it together. Just keep in mind it may not be suitable for all four year olds, it might depend on their attention span.
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It comes in a very sturdy box with slots so the pieces are easy to keep track of and sort for re-packing. It does include a leaflet, but we have found with our grandkids, they just like to "start in" and see how big and tall they can go. Unlike building blocks, the magnets keep even "out of kilter" structures from toppling over. I think you are better off getting the 100 piece set, while more expensive, it has many more of the structural pieces. We have purchased both and keep the smaller set at our house for visits. The bigger sets are at the grandkids homes. Adults like this product, too!! It comes in a very sturdy box with slots so the pieces are easy to keep track of and sort for re-packing. It does include a leaflet, but we have found with our grandkids, they just like to "start in" and see how big and tall they can go. Unlike building blocks, the magnets keep even "out of kilter" structures from toppling over. I think you are better off getting the 100 piece set, while more expensive, it has many more of the structural pieces. We have purchased both and keep the smaller set at our house for visits. The bigger sets are at the grandkids homes. Adults... » Read More It comes in a very sturdy box with slots so the pieces are easy to keep track of and sort for re-packing. It does include a leaflet, but we have found with our grandkids, they just like to "start in" and see how big and tall they can go. Unlike building blocks, the magnets keep even "out of kilter" structures from toppling over. I think you are better off getting the 100 piece set, while more expensive, it has many more of the structural pieces. We have purchased both and keep the smaller set at our house for visits. The bigger sets are at the grandkids homes. Adults like this product, too!! « Show Less
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Our two kids (ages 5 and 7 at the time we bought the set) used to build couch forts all the time, but for the past year they've strongly preferred to build with this set instead. And make no mistake-- it still gets heavy use by both kids over a year later. The kids understood the kit pretty intuitively and started building structures right away, so I don't think it would be too complex (at least for your 4 and 9 year olds). And yes, you can build a simple fort with it. After helping them build their first structure, they seem to be able to manage building projects by themselves. They rarely bother clipping fabric to the framework, though. They're fine with using just the framework, as clipping or unclipping the fabric often *does* require my help and without some effort can look messy. IF the rods are pressed fully into the connectors, the structures hold together impressively well, even with kids crashing into them. If the rods aren't pressed all the way in, they'll sometimes pull apart if kids bump or lean on them. Training our kids to fully push the rods into the connectors (a bit of a twist helps) took a bit of work. Our older child grasped how to do this after we walked him through it a few times. Our younger child has been more hit-or-miss, so he'll sometimes ask for help "firming up" the structure. We keep all of the pieces in the box they shipped in and require the kids to break down their structures and put the pieces back in the box when they're done, so there typically isn't much mess beyond the structure itself. If your kids dump out all the pieces or aren't good about putting unused pieces away, that could be quite a mess, though. Because they use the set so much, we're leaning towards getting bins for the various connector types to make them easier to find.
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My is 5 years old & he is no longer finding it challenging, not enough pieces to build. I think the issue is you need lots of pieces to build something challenging but lots of pcs means lots of money. :-( My daughter (2 1/2) is playing with it right now. Hope this help.
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I think a five year old would still like it, since you can build an unlimited number of things. It is difficult for my 3 year old to put the objects together by himself, so a 4-6 year old would probably be the right age.
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He will get a ton of pleasure out of this toy. You will have to do all the work though..haha. The tower is very shaky, and you do need to monitor this. Once set up though, he will have hours, and hours of fun with it though, once he learns the release system. I think the Age 5 is recommendation is to set it up solo/change it.
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I would be a little hesitant with a 4 year old. It does require some strength to cock, and is pretty forceful. You may spend a lot of time loading it for him, then getting hit at close range.
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I actually used it (supervised at first, of course) when my son was 10 months old. He started to understand how it worked overtime. He is 14 months now and does great on his own. I think the warning should be thought of as a suggestion in this case. Just make sure to look for small parts, but in this box the smallest part was about the size of a bouncy ball , so it wasn't too bad.
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Well, I definitely got it early, as my son was just over 1 year, but he loves it more everyday! It is big enough for at least a five year old to play with, but if you want it to last for a couple of years I would maybe get the Step 2 -Home Depot bench, which is larger!
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In my view a 4-year-old child is too young for Lego 3315, Olivia´s House. The toy requires attention and focus , which is a bit too much for such a young person . My daughter is 7 years old.
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Hi, in my opinion there's nothing in the set that an 18mth old would have any issues with. He would probably love to join in! The parts are big and its easy to clip together. I hope this helps with your decision.
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My 4 year old got one last year and loved it, but she was pretty hard on it and it didn't last long. I'm sure her 2 year old brother didn't help the matter, but he wasn't present when our old Furby bit the dust... FYI, pulling off an ear breaks the Furby, lol. So if your 4 year old is pretty gentle on toys, I think you're good. If they are hard on toys, I'd consider how much you want to spend ($50?) on a toy that might not make it very long in the hands of a preschooler. That being said, I just bought another one for her this year on Black Friday (so I only spent $30) and have hopes that it might live longer than the last?
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Which ever one he wants the most! Some kids have a harder time and get frustrated putting them together. Start with a set that cost around 20 bucks before you by him something more expensive and more complicated. Let him develope his talent instead of throwing something overwhelming at him. Have fun!
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I have 2 boys and they each have their own 100 piece sets. They often "run out" of pieces and want to build even more - so we encourage them to work together to share or trade pieces. I always recommend starting with a 100 piece set and if they like it, they'll probably want to have a 100 piece set for each kid playing, but i'm actually here to buy another set since my boys love them so much. Magna-tiles are THE most played with toy at our house for my 2 & 4yo boys.