Fisher-Price TRIO Dinosaur Review

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(More customer reviews)I don't post a lot of reviews on anything, but I feel like the Trio sets deserve the praise. I'll keep it brief with my personal pros, cons, and a summary.
PROS
1) Sturdy pieces. Nothing breakable here! (If we have grandkids way down the road, these will still be great)
2) Nice variety. Most of the blocks look similar at a glance but many connect in different directions.
3) Creations that are built will stay together.
4) Wide age range. Our 4 yr old makes cute stuff but our 10 year old and his friends also make guns, spaceships, tanks, submarines, robots, etc. You name it.
5) Intuitive. Just like Legos, the kids just know what to do.
6) No tiny pieces. Tired of the really tiny lego pieces? I am. These are easy to see and pick up -before- you hear them in the vacuum cleaner.
CONS
1) Price. I feel the price is high for plastic, like Legos. I'm patiently watching Amazon and Fisher Price for discounts.
2) Hard to snap together. I have to concede these are a sort of hard to snap, but don't make that the deciding factor. Your kids will overcome this.
SUMMARY
I originally bought a few Trio sets just because they were on sale, in fact they were sort of "filler" Christmas gifts for our younger son. They turned out to be a huge surprise and I absolutely recommend them if you have boys between 3-10 years old. (It still amazes me at how much my 10 year old plays with them.) My wife is an artist and she loves the creative aspect. We both appreciate that our 4 year old can actually play with his Trio creations, they aren't fragile like so many of our Lego sets. As a last note: When we turn off the TV and the kids have to find a toy or game or book or something to do, playing with the Trio blocks is frequently the choice they make, and that says more than everything I've written here.

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TWO DOZEN (24 pc) Dinosaur Stamps Review

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(More customer reviews)These stamps come in a bag which contains 4 bags of 6 stamps each. There's plastic to hold the cap on the stamp. The stamps are about 2 inches tall and 1" in diameter. They're self-inking. The impression material looks like it will wear out quickly, or perhaps it won't. As with most stamps, impressions aren't incredibly crisp unless stamped very carefully. The images on paper in the picture are an accurate representation of what you get.

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12 Vinyl Dinosaur Characters Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought these as a favor for a two year old's birthday party. They are a great squishy, cartoonish, rubber ducky-like toy. The picture represents really well the style and quality of what you will get, and shows each style dinosaur. Three of each style come in the package. The only downside to these dino's is their size. The size is accurate in the description but when you see it in person you quickly realize how a willful 2 year old could probably shove the whole thing in their mouth and choke on it. It even says on the bag they come in, "Not intended for children under 3 years". Considering the product is a rubber cartoon dino, I feel it's marketed at the under 3 set and could have been made just a touch bigger to eliminate any question of a choking hazard. The size I really feel is boderline, so some parents may think they are fine and some won't and it probably depends just as much on the individual child. It's just a shame there has to be a question on this otherwise adorable little toy.

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Kid Galaxy My 1st RC Dino T rex Review

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(More customer reviews)My 2 and 4 1/2 year old kids love this toy. The concept is simple, easy one button push for to make it go and my older child can make it spin in circles and then aima it exactly where she wants it to go. It's cute, durable so far and easy to use. Great beginner radio control toy!

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King of the Jurassic forest! The Dinos T-Rex has textured green skin and big jaw-clomping teeth. Turn your Dino on and he spins. Press and hold the exclusive one button "Trilobite" remote and it lights up. Your Dino moves forward and has unique secondary actions; mouth chomps, tail wags and legs go back and forth. Release the button and he spins again.

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Scientific Explorer's My First Dinosaur Science Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)This was a present for the grandkids. They worked at this for hours (age 4 and 6 ) and never lost interest. One word of caution: It is messy. This is probably a better outside toy where you can hose everyone and everything down.

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With My First Dino Kit, You're a real paleontologist. Use excavation tools to dig up a dinosaur skeleton and then classify and display your findings. Build a glow in the dark model, or grow and shrink some giant dinos, all while you learn about the prehistoric past. Did some dinosaurs have feathers? Are crocodiles as ancient as the dinosaurs? You'll find out. Ages 4+ adult supervision required.

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Animal Planet Soft Dinosaur Playset - 10 Piece Set Review

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(More customer reviews)Our son received this set as a birthday gift for his 3rd birthday. He and his 5 yr old sister love playing with it and it is one of the most played with toys in the house. The pieces are sturdy with the exception of the tree. Within the first two days, all of the branches had snapped off due to their flimsy attachment. The only thing holding them on are very thin metal rods which snap if accidentally stepped on or if the child bends them at all. Neither of our kids are necessarily rough with their toys. The tree branches just snapped off during regular play. All in all, not a huge deal but irritating. The kids still love to play with it and it is by far one of their most favorite toys.

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Educational Insights Tyrannosaurus Rex (GeoSafari Dino Digs) Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this set for my 8-year-old brother. He wanted to dig up the dinosaur right away!
The tool included is plastic and about as sharp as a plastic butter knife, so your child should be safe, which was my main concern.
The only downside to this set is it is very dusty. Also, you put together the dinosaur with the provided wax, which is definitely an adult supervision task.

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This series of four fascinating paleontology sets lets students excavate and assemble complete dinosaur skeletons from 'fossilized' rock! Features include excavation tool, dust brush, wax adhesive, and 32-page instructions with facts and stories about each dinosaur.

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Educational Insights Velociraptors (GeoSafari Dino Digs) Review

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(More customer reviews)If your child loves dinosaurs, you *must* buy this.
I bought this for my 4-year-old son because he eats, sleeps, breathes dinosaurs. Inside a brick of clay lurks the "skeletons" of two velociraptors. The kit includs a digging/scraping tool and brush for my little paleontologist to literally dig the two skeletons out of the brick.
The booklet included in the kit is extremely well-done; it discusses dinosaurs and velocirators' living and eating habits, shows the different pieces of plastic skeleton that were buried within the clay, gives tips on identifying and how to record findings, and gives instructions for putting the pieces together to make complete skeletons.
I have to admit that the clay is very hard, and scraping takes a very long time--so we gently tap away chunks of the clay using a tack hammer and small chisel. I do most of the scraping, and he does the brushing. The brush isn't big enough, so the buyer might invest in a much bigger paintbrush (or old blush brush).
The best part is discovering yet another bone. They are exciting to find, challenging to extract, and very fun!

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With this series of four fascinating paleontology sets, kids can excavate and assemble complete dinosaur skeletons from fossilized rock. Finished models are perfect for shelf display or imaginative dino battles. Features excavation tool, dust brush, wax adhesive and 32-page guide with instructions and facts about each dinosaur.

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Educational Insights Stegosaurus (GeoSafari Dino Digs) Review

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(More customer reviews)The GeoSafari kits are the more educational of the dinosaur excavation kits, providing a booklet with fun facts and projects as you excavate and assemble your dinosaur. It is also the least messy, with the bones packed in clay. Unfortunately these are the only advantages over other kits you could by. The excavation tools provided ensure that it will take a long while to get to the bones. And the bones don't snap into each other like other kits. Instead, you use wax to hold them in place. The wax is messy but is supposed to allow for movement if you want to put your dinosaur in different poses. Unfortunately what you wind up having is a skeleton that falls apart easily.
For the same type of kits I'd go with the EduScience brand.

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This series of four fascinating paleontology sets lets kids excavate and assemble complete dinosaur skeletons from "fossilized" rock. Perfect for shelf display or dino battles! Kit features excavation tool, dust brush, wax adhesive and 32-page guide with instructions and facts about each dinosaur. Look for other Dinosaur Dig kits, sold separately.

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Educational Insights Triceratops (GeoSafari Dino Digs) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great toy for kids and their parents to share. I did the dig with my 5 years old daughter and we both had a blast and got our game room thoroughly dusty. Was totally worth it...
The box includes a block of sand stone that you dig through with a plastic tool and a brush. Both tools were a little small for me but worked fine for my daughter. We added a second tool set from our play-dough set and a regular painting brush so we could both dig together. overall time to complete is about 2 hours if you take it slowly and act like its a real dig (as in don't lift the block and only chip away at it from the top).Once we recovered all the pieces we put it together (definitely requires grownup help here) and it now rests happily on one of her book shelfs.
Overall its a fun activity and the booklet that comes with it is also pretty nice (additional activities and some descriptions of the dinosaur.
Note that the product sold on Amazon is just one box and not all four.

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Fisher-Price? Imaginext Mega T-Rex Review

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(More customer reviews)This toy has lasted us two years- we've only changed the batteries once and it has not so much a scratch after some VERY aggressive play by my son.
It still captures his interest and he loves to chomp things in the mouthpiece.
I got this on clearance a little before Christmas for [..] and consider one of our top 10 toy purchases.
We own many Fisher Price Imaginext toys and I can't recommend them enough.

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This motorized T-Rex is sure to be a roaring success with young adventurers. He features lifelike head motions, poseable arms and legs, light-up eyes, and fierce roaring sounds for a realistic play experience. Control the dino's movements with easy-to-use forward and reverse buttons on the bottom of his tail. Requires 3 "AA" batteries (included). Measures 16" tall.

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Fisher-Price Imaginext Sea Dragon Island Review

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(More customer reviews)My kids have some Imaginext that they don't really use, but this one has a bit more staying power. The functions are more engaging than some of the other sets- after all, who doesn't love a monster that spits gold coins at you?

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The Imaginext Serpent Playset is a playset that features a world of accessories and activation points. The playset comes with a small boat, 3 gold coins, a clam, two figures and helmets that can activate all of the feature points. Just twist the figures to reveal an action! Turn the disk on the bottom to open the front gate or turn the disk on top to rotate the serpents head and launch the gold coins out of its mouth! Place both figures on the feature point, pull the lever and watch the sword fight! If theres an intruder trying to get inside the playset, just use the serpents tail to shoo them away!* Includes exciting accessories and activation points* Playset comes with a small boat, three gold coins, a clam, two figures and helmets* Figures twist to reveal action packed movements* Pull the lever and watch the sword fight or turn the disk to rotate the serpents head* Use the serpents tail to keep intruders out of the playset

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Educational Insights GeoSafari Classroom Dinosaur Dig Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this for my 6 year old's science project. We followed the included directions and performed the excavating of this Tyrannosaurus Rex. Things learned: Examining Teeth, Understanding Skeletons, Excavating and assembling the Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton. It was raining the day we were going to do the dig. I decided to do the dig on our dining room table. I used play sand to cover the skeleton and then brought my son in to do the dig. This worked well and wasn't as messy as I thought would be. It's a fun activity and the model is designed to be taken apart and reused. The base of the model is a little unstable if you are planing to transport this to school like we did. I had to put a few extra screws in the 3 part base to keep the model firm so that we could transport it to the classroom.

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Uncover a fantastic learning activity for your students, one they will remember for years to come! This Educational Insights GeoSafari Classroom Dinosaur Dig Kit includes everything you need to create a realistic T. rex dig in your own school yard or sandbox. Junior paleontologists will dig up some serious fun by excavating and piecing together, a huge, super-realistic Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton! Educational Insights GeoSafari Classroom Dinosaur Dig Kit Includes: T. rex skeleton in 30 snap-together parts Rock-like base with 6 plant fossils Herbivorous dinosaur jawbone fragment Support rods 8 trowels 4 brushes 16 stakes 200 feet of grid tape 2 full-color posters 20-page guide with step-by-step directions Lesson plans Reproducibles Product Features: Assembled T. rex measures more than 3' long (1:12 scale).-Grades 3+. -Dimensions: 6.1H x 14.1W x 22D.

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