LeapFrog LeapBuilders 123 Fix-It Truck, Multicolor

Gift for nephews! Great learning tools with play.

Memory lane: me and a set of wooden blocks, the best available in 1950. You could make a very tall building out of them, Jenga style, although Jenga hadnt been invented yet. THIS set of blocks is multi-colored and notched, so the pieces all clamp together easily enough for a very young child to manage. Among this set of blocks are some that speak, numbered blocks and blocks with pictures of tools on them. THIS set of blocks fits together to become a truck that goes Wa-HOO! This is like the Duplo vehicle set on steroids. The truck talks to you, although that function can be turned off or turned down, and the pieces can be assembled any which way. It lends itself to creative play in the assembly and imaginative play in the results. Interestingly, I tried it out on five and ten-year-olds. The ten-year-old was zealous in his insistence in assembling the pieces quickly and exactly as shown on the box, and although he insisted that the toy was only good for younger children, I noticed he didnt allow his five-year-old brother any assembly time. The five-year-old wanted to keep it. I got it for a three-year-olds birthday, but I think it could be enjoyed by anyone in the two to five-year-old bracket. This set just barely fits back into its box after play. Using my Montessori training, I put it in a dollar store plastic bin, making it easy to put away but still very accessible.

Very good for helping to learn.

love it

This is a really great engaging toy that my son (almost 3) has had so much fun with already. The pieces are similar to your basic large building block. The base of the truck has 4 wheels and just a tray for them to build on, so they can use their creativity to make it any type of vehicle: truck, car, etc. The instructions have pictures on how to build it into a crane truck. The red smart star receiver block is removable as well (so you can place it anywhere on the base) and the smallest blocks can be entered in and the truck will read what is on the block. Most of the blocks have construction-related pictures (tools, measuring tape, nails, construction cone, etc.) which my kiddo loved. We can learn together, as I can show him the block and ask what it is and he can put the block in to see if hes right. The sounds are engaging - a few songs. He LOVES that it says WA-HOO! repeatedly and has started saying it all the time which is cute. As a downside, he LOVES putting the blocks in and out, but it a bit tricky for him to get them out. You have to stick your finger in the bottom lip to pull them out. His younger sister (almost 2) cant really get them out by herself and gets frustrated. So I would keep that in mind if youre shopping for a younger toddler. Overall this toy has been a big hit and is a favorite. I only wish (and DESPERATELY wish) it came with some sort of storage for the blocks, especially considering these blocks are not interchangeable with the widely available mega blocks.

These are great beginners building toys, they’re the perfect size for small hands to grasp and attach to each other, and they make an adorable firetruck. They fit seamlessly with other sets as wel. Blocks are great quality. Promotes creativity and encourages hand eye coordination and motor skills. Recommended

I like the blocks. The scanner that tells you whats on the block is pretty cool. I dont understand why the number blocks are two sided with different numbers on both sides!! If youre using these to learn numbers, you should have the numbers on one side and something to reinforce the number on the other. (One side should have 10 and the other should have 10 nails. There are 15 double-sided blocks so it would have been so easy to have 1 to 10 on ten blocks instead of five double-sided blocks. It makes it so much harder to use as a toy to help teach numbers. If you ask your child to find the 8, its a lot harder if your kid has to turn blocks around to find the eight. You cant put 1-10 in order. Its just awkward and weird since you have 15 interactive blocks! I want to use this for building, but I want to use it for learning too. It gets so close, but its marred by a glaring defect. Im still giving it three stars because they are nice blocks. I just dont really suggest it, so maybe I should be giving it two stars.

This seemed to be a fun learning toy. I gave it to my grandson for his birthday in September. Today I noticed that they hadnt taken the last strap off. In doing so, I learned that the round blocks when inserted in the front will tell what the picture is that is on that block. Unfortunately, most of the blocks do not match what the toy is saying. The toy says number three when the number five is showing; when you see the boots, it says bucket. Its too late to return. Good thing he is only two and likes to put the blocks together, or else this would be useless.

My 2.5 year old has really gotten into building blocks lately, and I have to say that these are his favorite by far! The fact that they are interactive really sets them apart.

This is a brightly colored building set with lots and lots of pieces that can be put together in different ways. It presents challenges and well as opportunities for creativity. It is also good for building vocabulary. Its clearly a Leapfrog toy and should provide many hours of learning and play.