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ALEX JR. | Home » » » ALEX JR. BABY BUILDER TOY | | | | | | WARNING:| CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs. |
| | | Description: | | Baby's first construction set. Snap, pop, twist and pull. Unique connect & twist pieces. 26 pieces - 8 shapes in 6 bright colors. Suitable for age: 6 month(s) | | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 5.24 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.24 inches | | Product Height:
| 11.26 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.8 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.85 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
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3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Endless FunOct 07, 2011
By Jeather
This was a Christmas gift for my 6 month old. He had no idea how to 'build' with it, but that didn't stop him from enjoying it. The colorful blocks were so much fun to chew on, suck on, and toss around. My 2 1/2 year old loved it as well. He was old enough to put the blocks together and loved building chains. Six months later, this set was still played with daily by both boys. Unlike most toys that are boring after about a week, this toy continues to hold their attention - what a great find!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
A favorite toy for my infantApr 09, 2011
By Christina
I bought these for my 6 month-old after playing with them at a friend's house. They were an instant hit. At 8 months old now, he still gets excited when I bring out these blocks. He loves grabbing the blocks and pulling beads apart. The curved shapes are perfect for teething on. The orange lid piece is just as much fun as the blocks. My son also loves tipping over the jar and watching the pieces tumble out. The jar is fun to roll around and rattle, and it is useful for teaching kids how to put blocks away. This toy will grow with him, as he learns to attach pieces together. It's fun for parents too. Save money and buy this builder set, instead of buying the "pop beads" and "first snaps" separately. I'm considering buying a second set, so we can make longer chains.
 Fun and learningFeb 19, 2012
By Jennifer Tatone
I bought this for my 1 yr. old nephew. His favorite thing is to take out the items and then put them back into the container. He also enjoys pulling them apart. He has not mastered putting them together, but will with practice. I would recommend this!
An immediate sucess!!!!! (but recommend for 15 - 24 months +)Dec 28, 2011
By Marie Eibel
We had gotten the award winning Alex Jr. popbeads for my son for his first birthday but he didn't really get into beyond shaking the container and dumping them out and putting them back in until my mother spent a few hours with him, teaching him to "pop" them apart and "snap" them together. After this they became a favorite in the toy rotation.
Although the container says 6m+ on it, we went ahead and got the next in the line (also award winning), the Alex Jr. Baby Builder, for our son who is alost 20 months for Christmas. It includes more popbeads but other pieces for making more elaborate creations as well.
It was an immediate success with both my son and my 21 m.o. nephew wanting to play with it all weekend!!! And all the adults were having fun making wacky creations with the colorful pieces.
We like this set better then the popbeads alone as there is so much more to do with it. Although I think my son's favorite part is still to shake the container when full (but with the lid off) and have the pieces rattle about loudly and evantually all fly out all over the place. He takes the shaking very seriously and is very intent on his purpose. Then it's all smiles and giggles.
Pulling apart the beads and putting them together (even with help) are definitely developing his fine motor skills and I think as he gets older he will be able to focus more on building creations with the other pieces whereas now he primarily just takes ours apart.
A couple items to note. I don't think a 6 m.o. baby would be able to pull apart the popbeads and definitely note put them to together (my son still needs a bit of help with that) muchless actually build something. I'd probably suggest for 15 or 18 months and up.
Curiously, the popbeads in this set seem to be sightly easier to put together then the ones in the set of popbeads alone. Not nearly as much help is needed from an adult - he was almost doing it on his own on Christmas Day and I think soon will be.
The plastic these are made of feels on the cheaper side - but so far they have held up to a lot of toddler abuse with only a few dents. I was concerned that my son would chew on them and break off and swallow an end but again so far no problems and my son puts everything in his mouth and has a full set of baby teeth. But I do think that if an adult wearing shoes stepped down on one it could be squashed.
Again these were an immediate success with my son and I think he'll enjoy for many more months. The colors are bright and cheerful and the shapes fun. I highly recommend for young todders (15m - 24m, and maybe older)and may be getting a set for my nephew!
Great Baby Building ToyOct 13, 2011
By Amanda L. Davis
These aren't your traditional pop beads, which is why I got this set over others I've seen. The unique shapes make it possible to do more than just connect them in chains. You can make more 3D constructions. This is a good problem solving toy that encourages creativity. It will grow with your child because they can go from chewing on the blocks and just holding and exploring them to building different things.
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