Design and build cool, wacky creations;Solve challenges, such as hitting targets and making balls bounce;Build a catapult, zip line, trampoline and more;Includes Comes with 175 ZOOB pieces, 4 wheels, a ball, 24 rubber bands, 2 foam play pads, string, challenge cards and 5 instruction guides;Recommended for children 8 years of age and older
This is a gift for a great nephew of mine so unfortunately I don't get to play with it - it looks like fun and his Dad thinks it will be a winner of a present - I liked that it has several ideas that comes with all of those pieces of what is possible to build with the set -
These Zoobs are amazing! I bought several boxes when I found out I'd be babysitting for my neighbor's 7 year old son. (He's going to be a 'Mechanical Engineer' and design 'better cars' when he grows up... Watch out Elon Musk!) First of all, this kid is very smart. The booklets are easy for him to understand and it only takes a few minutes for him to assemble one of the many designs suggested. He also comes up with his own designs as well. In fact, it was easier for him to figure out than it was for me to! He sits for hours making one design after another until he finds the design he wants to play with... then he's off and running for another hour playing with the design he made! I have so much fun just watching him... first he looks at all the pieces, handles them, turning them this way and that, next thing I know we have a car, a truck a robot. Zoobs are brilliant in their design. Unlike the bricks, these are flexible and make a new toy each and every time. The bricks, you build something... then you build something else. You have to buy special packages if you want to build a truck, car or robot, but Zoobs are much more flexible. You can build a house, you can build a box, you can build a car and, like the bricks, Zoobs are interchangeable with all of the other Zoobs kits. We have a new saying " You can never have too many Zoobs!" We played all afternoon, before I knew it, it was dinnertime, & I hadn't looked at my cell phone in several hours! I'm looking forward to our next playdate! (I think I'm going to buy the Zoobs robot next!)
I have 3 boys ranging from four years to thirteen and this was the most used Christmas present this year. They have more fun with Zoob than Lego. It's big enough for the four year old and the elder boys love the moving arms and the ability to use the rubber bands to create unique things. Plus unlike with Lego they can follow the guide and make the parts. I'm planning on getting the other similar items in this series.