Bloco Toys - Horses and Unicorns

by Bloco Toys inc.

Product Features

• Set contains 418 high-density foam and plastic connectors
• Includes step-by-step instructions, horse, filly, decorated unicorn, decorated horse and a decorated filly rocking horse (3 at a time)
• Kids can either build the illustrated designs or create their own
• Big thumbs-up from parents for resistant pieces that are also safe, easy to manipulate and washable
• Top Toy 2009 from Creative Child Magazine, PTPA (parent tested parent approved) Winner 2009

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 3 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001HA1LKU
• Item model number: BC-25006
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 12 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,995 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #25 in Toys & Games > Hobbies > Model Building Kits > Animals & Insects
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Unique foam and plastic construction set with 6 different horses that girls will enjoy. High quality pieces are attractively colored to stimulate play and can interlink, stack and rotate to create an endless variation of creatures kids can build.

Product Description

Girls who have an unbridled love for horses will adore this building set. Assemble, decorate and play with three different models: a horse, unicorn and a filly. Movable parts allow you to bend your friends into the right stances for play. Loads of accessories include a saddle, mane, bridle, blanket and even cradles to create a rocking horse!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars More effort than enjoyment, January 12, 2010

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MamaRoo (Granger, IN) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Bloco Toys - Horses and Unicorns (Toy)

Got this gift for my 8 year old neice for Christmas to help with her fine motor skills. My husband and I (both Engineers) sat down with her to help her put it together, and I have to agree with the other reviewer who said the instructions are terrible! There are all sorts of pieces, many of which are very, very small. It is very hard to determine what to do from the pictures. I suppose with some persistance and just playing around with the pieces, eventually it might be fun, but I'm not sure I would bother to get through the frustration to get to the fun part. Also, once the animals are made they have a tendency to come apart with any amount of playing. Next time I will definitely stick with Legos or Tinker Toys.

4.0 out of 5 stars Horses are a Hit!, September 8, 2010

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S. Ziegenhagen "SarahZig" (The Dalles, OR, US) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Bloco Toys - Horses and Unicorns (Toy)

My 7 year old daughter recieved this as a gift at Christmas and I was hesitant to sit down with her and figure it out. Finally, it is already September, we went for it, and I was pleasantly surprised, we started with the basic gray horse and I helped her identify which shapes to get out and helped her put it together. It seemed to go rather quickly and the final product was exciting for my daughter. We then made the smaller white on and having done one pattern already, my daughter was doing a lot more on her own! I would recommend this and will buy more of the other sets for my other kids who are wanting to do it now that they have seen my daughters.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Toy for Creative Minds, January 2, 2010

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CMCR (Iowa) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Bloco Toys - Horses and Unicorns (Toy)

My seven year daughter old got this for Christmas from Santa. Her mother tried to put one of the creatures together on Christmas day and had to give up after only having a few pieces assembled. My DD picked it up a few days later and while watching TV put together a wonderful Winged Unicorn. She was able to figure it out by looking briefly at the instructions than just putting it together. Her mother decided to give it another try using DD's approach of figuring out how to do it and then putting it together. She assembled a fancy horse that did not stay together that well. DD critiqued it and corrected a couple of issues on how the fasteners were done. She also decided she did not like the face so she redid it. This is quickly becoming one of our favorite toys. Once DD showed her mother how to do it the family has been able to have a great time assembling and enhancing different animals. Great toy for creativity. Not enough instruction which encourages you to be creative and figure it out--one of the pluses in the long run!