Are these gears easy to take apart, can they be pulled off the magnetic base? My little one tends to disassemble whatever he gets his hands on.
947627
I haven't had any come off the magnet. They are easy to fit together to make the gears spin & change the patterning of how they spin. I use them in my Kindergarten classroom & my kids love them! I just tried to pull it off the base and couldn't. They seem pretty sturdy.
947628
No. My son who is 21 months, and countless other kids of varying ages and temperaments have never been able to pull the magnet from the gear.
947629
Nope. My oldest takes EVERYTHING apart! Not these though, even all the cousins playing with them, they are pretty tough. Although stepping on one at 2:00 in the morning is akin to stepping on Lego's.
947630
Magnets glued to the base, on some gears they unstuck easier, this pieces I've hide from the baby. Playing with them for about month still don't break any.
947631
No. Appreciate what your child does. My daughter's twins -- boy and girl love them. Keeps them interested and occupied for long time!
947632
My little ones have not been able to disassemble them, and they are not exactly gentle with them! One of the magnets wasn't glued on very well and came off on its own during shipping, but it was very easy to repair with some superglue. We've been very pleased with the durability of this product.
1301754
It appears they slide together and pull apart but I haven't tried to dismantle the thing. I don't really think it's designed to be used as separate units.
1211363
They just kinda snap apart/together, it's super easy for babies to stack and take them apart. You and also take sizes close together to make balls with them.
2023408
Yes they can. There is a release that you pull, and then it rotates out where you can lift the entire assembly off.
2360
I press in at the numbers and they come apart quite easily. My boys are 14 months now and can get the smaller ones apart. The *key* is to not nest them as balls. If you want to nest them within each other, don't snap the smaller balls together.
889105
Yes they come apart fairly easy, I have had 2 of these sheds . The first one I dismantled & reassembled at my cousin's place when I was moving. About 15 minutes to disassemble.
1003832
They eject easily. I usually have to also give them a slight pull while pushing the button. Very very easy though. They do not come out on their own just by pushing button. It requires a slight pull from the user
1015777
They are not designed to be taken apart but, you could easily remove the connector bands with a pliers. They are the same type as used to connect ex-pens panels & folding wire crates.
2124224
I don't know the answer to the first question but the second one I'm going to suggest you just try one set out first. If too many gears are added it gets difficult to get them moving. The force it requires to move many gears pulls against the magnets and they start to slide. Just like everything these are governed by the laws of physics but that's part of the learning experience!
390357
Yes, my children have disassembled and reassembled this a multitude of times. If I had one complaint about this glockenspiel, this would be it. Amazingly, however, it has endured years of abuse by my children (purchased when my oldest was small, and now I have three). The pieces are very easy to remove. Even my then-16-month-old figured out how to take the pieces off the first time he encountered it.
362348
It's easiest to twist apart. If you've tried that and it doesn't work, yours may be defective. Good luck!
2051745
The board is standalone and doesn't attach to the fridge. The actual gears are still magnetic, so you can turn them manually if you wanted them on the fridge (which is what my son does sometimes).
243320
I had to use quite a bit of force to put base together so I doubt it comes apart easily. I would not recommend trying to disassemble anything more than the loop de loop part
2114197
The only thing you have to worry about is the cords in the back, they could get pulled out easy if you yank on them or aren't careful. Other than that I would find it hard to break anything.
892424
Not without "Jerry Rigging" it (something I have done with toys). I have been using this unit for four months now and it is starting to come apart. The magnet cover for the batteries, the screw holders are coming out. I would suggest getting really long lasting batteries instead of the run-of-the-mill type.
441527
I have to make sure I securely hold the chopper down when pulling the string; I wouldn't say it's easy to pull at all, more like moderately difficult. I don't think it would ever break if you pulled to hard, the gears would slip first as they often do for me. Be careful with the string becoming hot as well, I burned my hand on it once without realizing it.
44510
It's tough, but you just pull them apart. It helps if you press along the inside edge while you pull. They just snap together and it's very sturdy.