Is my six-year-old son going to be able to put this together, or is he going to have a meltdown? He gets easily frustrated ;).
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My 5 and 7 year old girls have enjoyed this. They need some help putting it together, but that is o.k. I like this toy too!
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Both of my sons love this set. My boys are ages 4 and 6 and both of them have no problem making 'towers' out of them.
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Each tube fits into the others - that part is easy. I have given this to a 4-year-old and a 7-year-old, and I haven't heard any complaints.
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Melt down on the way! With over 100 pieces, you should expect to sit down with him and put the marble run together. I work with special needs children all day and they love the marble run. Some times the run gets destroyed and we put it away for a few days. When I bring it out again, the children enjoy it for a long time. It will fall apart when you apply pressure or too much weight to the towering pieces. Try building it a little at a time, checking to insure that the pieces are installed in the right direction, then add to your design. Good luck! I hope you have as much fun as we have!
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My six year old handles it pretty well. She has some fine motor issues and struggles with frustration as well. My four year old son can actually put good pieces of it together as well. It does work better when there's an adult to help in the beginning - but it's fun to use!
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Melt down on the way! With over 100 pieces, you should expect to sit down with him and put the marble run together. I work with special needs children all day and they love the marble run. Some times the run gets destroyed and we put it away for a few days. When I bring it out again, the children enjoy it for a long time. It will fall apart when you apply pressure or too much weight to the towering pieces. Try building it a little at a time, checking to insure that the pieces are installed in the right direction, then add to your design. Good luck! I hope you have as much fun as we have! Melt down on the way! With over 100 pieces, you should expect to sit down with him and put the marble run together. I work with special needs children all day and they love the marble run. Some times the run gets destroyed and we put it away for a few days. When I bring it out again, the children enjoy it for a long time. It will fall apart when you apply pressure or too much weight to the towering pieces. Try building it a little at a time, checking to insure that the pieces are installed in the right direction, then add to your design. Good luck! I hope you have as much fun as we have!
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Yes he cam put them together himself maybe not by the directions but an imaginative creative design on his own, yes as they go together easily. Playing with your child is always fun! Our 3 year old builds by himself.
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To be honest, I don't think so. This thing was so confusing to put together, I gave it to my Wife's son. He has 3 kids, to his credit I guess he put it together with minor problems.
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You may be pushing the upper age range. My 6 year old enjoyed it since it was bigger pieces to work with, but he has since gone strictly to legos.
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Hi Kimberly. No, i don't think a 3 year old would appreciate the effort of putting it together, and then playing with it. I'm thinking more like 5.I got this for my 6 YO nephew who loved it.
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My 7 year old cousin was able to assemble some more simple k'nex, but I ended up doing this one myself. The instructions can get kinda confusing if you don't follow them closely; a 6 year old could definitely help though.
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You have to "slide" it in from the side, I think. Worth a try. Or maybe have one person hold one side down while another person pushes the axle down with foot (while wearing a shoe!) Try both suggestions. It's been a while since I put ours together. We have so many of these kids things, it hard to remember how they were all put together. I totally understand your frustration!
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I had teenage son do it. He had no trouble with assembly. Not an answer, I know, but make sure you have all parts and hardware.
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It seems to me that it would be difficult. We put my grandson's together last Christmas and it is still in his room assembled and being used. You may be able to assemble and disassemble a few times.
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Yes. I've built the hardest ones for my six-year-old son but he can follow the instructions for the easier ones. The hard ones take a lot of time but are easy to follow.
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My 12 year old son put mine together. He did most by himself. It is holding up well and looks good
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Fine for a seven year old ...he might need a little help, I helped my son put it together but he did most of it...but its probably my sons favourite lego set, he's seven as well
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All depends. Mine were 5/6 and now hardly play with it a year later. I think at three itll be used a ton. Pretty hard to damge unless it gets drawn on or something. Took quite a while to put together. About 3 hours for us but tat included telling the kids to go someplace else.
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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 gave the first set I bought to a 3-year-old, and he got very excited when he saw the magnets attract and jump together to form a tower. The pieces were laid out flat first which didn't impress him, but when I pulled it up and everything came together he got excited. At that age your son might get frustrated easily because he'll have to be careful handling his creations. They will come apart if not handled correctly, so you'll need to emphasize that it's OK and can be put back together. Mine cried the first couple of times until he realized he could do it. He's now almost 5 years older, and he and his brother have 4 sets. They still copy designs included, but they also use their imaginations and come up with their own elaborate designs. The 5-year-old just asked for another set, and his 6-year-old cousin specifically asked for them for his birthday!
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No my son had to assemble it, he is twelve and he was able to do it him self, its easy to do it.
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My husband put it all together by himself and it took maybe 6 hours with him having to work evenings. It looked simple just from watching lol. I handed him his washers, nuts and screws. Directions really aren't needed if you just look at the box! :) hope this helps. Also it is a bit taller then the description states..my son JUST turned 3 and he's very tall and he's got a couple more inches to grow before hell be able to fully enjoy it..I wouldn't buy it for any child younger then 3 or 4
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My husband put it together with a few basic tools in about an hour. He is pretty handy. I think the average person could do it.