Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! Wacky Wigglers Reviews

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...even more so than his first two-wheel bike.

Here it is January 25th, and the "Robot" (Wacky Wigglers) is still getting pulled out almost every day. Both my 3 year ols and my 1 year old love it, and the older boy is single-handedly building some pretty impressive contraptions. My only potential complaint will be the cost of replacing all of the button-batteries in the various flashing elements once they start going dead. They make the whirling, chomping rolling (and flashing) contraptions that much more impressive, but for some reason, need to be turned off by an adult (funny, since they need no such grown-up help to turn on).

I'd recommend this as a toy for 4-8 years with two big thumbs-up. It's sort of like an erector set without the need for nuts, bolts, screws or tools. Everything just snaps together. Add eyes, floppy ears and alien hands and it all adds up to a wonderful outlet for young imaginations, and a great training tool for physical principles.

(I'm actually here on Amazon sourcing an expension set now.)

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We bought this toy for our 4 year old son for his birthday. He wanted a "robot" -so we thought this might fit the bill. He struggles with putting it together with all the pieces that are included, but is quite capable at building a basic structure. We've found that the more elaborate structures doesn't always work as designed, and invaribly it falls apart quite easily. BUT, I foresee our son growing with this toy-learning how to use more and more pieces, and creating more complicated designs. Overall, it's pretty neat and fun to play with.

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My children recieved this toy for Christmas. We have had fun putting it together and it is hours of entertainment. This toy is great for kids 5 and older. That is because the pieces have a tendency to come apart easily. The motor allows you to move the parts forward and backward. I also liked that the book came with different designs to build.

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the wacky wiggler was a christmas gift for our bright 5 year old son. this was the first thing that he wanted to put together. this has also been the first thing he has stopped playing with. we followed the directions perfectly and if the mouth isn't falling off jamming the gears, something else jams the gears and it gets stuck. it seems to work slightly better on the kitchen floor, but not entirely. i am pretty mechanically inclined and cannot seem to understand why this isn't working the way it should. it would also be great if the control for this would have been remote instead of corded. this really limits you somewhat. our son already had the concept of down of how gears worked together. we thought that this would be a little more interesting for him.

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This was the first gears set we purchased, and now we have added four more. They are so much fun. We purchased this set for my son when he was five, and he's a pretty experienced builder (lots of Legos), and he loved it! He opened it for Christmas last year, and MY parents loved it, too. It's very unique in that it has glow in the dark pieces, slinky pieces, rotating gears, etc. He's been playing with it for over a year now, and it's still one he goes to frequently. My three-year old is really getting into them now, as well.

Also, to the reviewer who got the motor that didn't work, I hope you contacted Learning Resources. They're very good about replacing parts.

All in all, a fun, educational toy that's very versatile not one of those toys that's limited to a few play-sessions, and the child is bored. All the gears sets are compatible, too!