Advantages: Tactile, striking, appealing, useful, develop children's skills Disadvantages: A little pricey maybe
The other reviews in this section have dealt with Brio's most famous range...their trainsets. Brio also produce a whole range of other toys which are also available on their website and this review is for one of the products I particularly like.
BRIO 30156 Wooden Toys: 50 Coloured Blocks
Wooden blocks have to be the most enduring toy for young children. I have fond memories of my basic wooden building blocks which I used up until the age of 8 or 9, creating bridges, castles, houses, dragon?s lairs and all the other props necessary to the action I was imagining. So when my daughter was born, we bought her a set. So did my mum. So did my husband?s parents. So did my best friend. Then I found a set very cheap in a charity shop?and another at a car boot fair. After a while and after lots of sore feet (those things have sharp corners ...
historywitch 18.05.2007
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Advantages: good addition to the railway Disadvantages: side flap might be weak
Come on join me playing with the Brio train set again. This time it?s a loads wagon 33654 that I am playing with. The load?s wagon is a bright red. It is an open carriage suitable for transporting many things.
This Brio wagon suitable for a child aged over 3 years old.
This wagon measures 3.35 inches /8cm. The wagon base is beech wood the open carriage is red plastic. The side wall of the carriage can flip down by pressure on the side clips. In side the carriage there is a green metal cylinder this can be picked up by a magnetic crane. At the ends of the carriage are magnetic couplers. This carriage will be attracted to a brio train and can be pulled along the railway line.
At one end of this wagon is a south magnet pole at the other end a north one so your child will need the carriage turned the right way for the engine to pull ...
Advantages: Great addition to the Brio train track Disadvantages: none
Does your Matchbox car need to cross the Brio railway line ? If so then go to the 33388 BRIO Railway Crossing
. This crossing will allow your car to cross the line safely without being ploughed down by the wooden magnetic brio express.
This crossing does have a section of rail with male and female connectors at opposite ends
it will fit in anywhere along the track . With this crossing comes a straight piece of track too.
You do need someone to control this crossing to raise and lower the red safety barriers which are fitted in yellow wooden posts. The grey road with white road markings crosses the track. You can use toy road or draw a road onto paper or card to extend the road for the cars.
With this set also comes two free standing red crossed barrier warning safety signs these are on short wooden posts fixed to ...
