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5.0 out of 5 starsCool fun toy for 3-year old
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2017
I bought this as a gift (along with the Master Moves Kit) for my nephew's 3rd birthday, and he loves it! Since there was no way I was going to give a noisy toy, I followed the hack's instructions (see the Q&A's) to solder in a 100-ohm resistor to the speaker wire to make it much quieter - and it worked! (Really don't know how to use a solder gun but I figured if I didn't do it right, the toy would just be silent, so no worries). Between the music and the noise of the motor it is still quiet enough to not be annoying. He doesn't really get how to direct it yet, but he figured out how to plug in the blocks (very easy) and get it going (even the underneath master on-off switch) right away. The little start-stop pieces are back in the box because he's too young for that yet- for now, it is just a lot of fun. And, the sound-only block may appeal to girls, but was frustrating to my nephew to have to wait through (each block is about 10 seconds) because he just wanted to see it move - so that block is back in the box. It is very cute to watch moving around, especially in a darkened room when all the lights make it glow. "Frustration-free packaging" means it comes in a plain brown shipping box, so it looks a little blah for a gift. I was surprised that it came with batteries pre-installed (and no paper tabs to prevent them from wearing out), so I included an extra set of batteries when I gave it as a gift. It "sleeps" in a spare backpack they had lying around - it would have been cool if they had included a "cocoon" backpack for storage. Big win!
