Baby loves playing with these these (and sucking on them too--he's teething), dad loves playing with these, mom loves the extremely high quality of these blocks, which will obviously last for years, just because they are so well made but because they will be a building block (pun intended) of our toy collection for years to come. The paint is bright and strong, the wood grain and cut edges of the underlying wood is beautiful, and they are clearly excellent blocks.
I'm thinking of buying two more sets, just so we can build bigger towers for the kiddo to knock over.
The picture for this item isn't very good, so FYI, this set has two blocks each of six colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. We expanded the set with the Haba Discovery Blocks--the blocks from both sets are the same size, so it works perfectly.
These blocks are cubes, 4cm on each side. There are twelve in a package: 2 red, 2 orange, 2 yellow, 2 green, 2 blue, and 2 purple. This size block will coordinate with Haba First Blocks, Haba Fantasy Blocks, Building Blocks Sevilla, Haba Building Blocks Cordoba, and the Haba ball track set. They are the good quality you would expect from Haba blocks, though the packaging is not as nice as the packaging for the other block sets I mention above, so they would not be as attractive to give as gifts. I bought these blocks to expand on our other Haba block sets, and that's exactly what they did.
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Our daughter loves these blocks! We started her off using them during dinner time when she was 5 months old. We have her sitting with us at the table. In lieu of food, she has these blocks to play with. (Hopefully working on her grasping skills while she's with the family.) They've held up quite well to all the grabbing, chewing, and throwing off of the table that they've had to go through. We've just started her on solids, so they are now getting washed with every meal and are holding up very well. Like all of the Haba toys we've purchased, these are quality products and I can see they will last for years to come.
Another nice side perk to these blocks is that they match other lines of Haba blocks, so they blend right in with the other sets.
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We purchased these based on the great reviews, and when they arrived they seemed to be everything people said they were. Loved the colors and the quality looked great. Our daughter also seemed to like them. However, two days after receiving them I went to clean our toys, and noticed that one of the blocks had developed a surface splinter! I'll try and attach a picture as it's hard to describe otherwise.
She only played with them a couple of times, and both times were under supervision, so it's not like she was throwing them around or chewing on them that caused the piece to do this. We have since returned the blocks, and are debating whether or not to get another set. Probably not as there are so many other toys out there, but it's unfortunate.
Anyways -parents please be careful and check all of the pieces periodically! I shudder to think what would have happened had we not noticed this. (Our daughter is still at that age when she will put things in her mouth)
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These blocks fit their title and are appropriate for first blocks. They are small enough for my 9 month old to grip easily, and he is attracted to the colors. The colors also seem pretty chip resistant. These blocks get thrown around quite a bit and none of the color has come off.
This has become a favorite for my 3 month old! I have attached it to her car seat and her play mat on the floor. She loves the lights that flash on the star part and the rope knots on the bottom round face-looking thing. On the back of the face-looking thing is a bold black & white bulls eye. There is a clear plastic window in the center so she can watch the toy retract inside. The tune is rock-a-bye-baby, and it plays for about a minute and a half (a friend pointed out that it seems like a long time!) All in all, a great toy for teething/chewing on, playing with, looking at and listening to!
