Customer Reviews

Citiblocs Original Wooden Building Block Set - 200 Pieces

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My son owns a fortune in similar building blocks, we've been collecting for years. Citiblocs,a new product, are the same excellent product at a much better price, than Kapla or others in the marketplace.
Citiblocs building blocks are all the same shape and size - perfectly balanced - which is the key. These blocks allow unlimited building potential. It's easy to build big, intricate structures, as high as six feet tall - or however high you can reach, with all sorts of interesting details and additions. My son began using these at six years old. He's almost 16 and still building structures with these blocks. It's amazing what you can do because of the perfect balance of each piece. I know my son has intuitively learned math and engineering while using these blocks. Maybe this is what has sparked his interest in architecture....
Each plank is nicely finished and percisely milled so they are all exactly even. The fine finish and exactly equal weights and size are very important to the success in this type of building. Citibloc planks are identical and interchangable with the other types in my son's collection - thus completely compatible. Citiblocs brings top quality product joined with an affordable price. Thank you Citiblocs!

I disagree with the person who reviewed these blocks for her 3-year-old and said it was too expensive for not a lot of fun. The toy itself doesn't deserve any negative reviews. I do think that some kids just doesn't like blocks, no matter how cheap or expensive they are! SO... these blocks are for kids who love blocks, and if you have those kids, get this set. It is reasonably priced, and the blocks are so stable that even my 2-year-old can handle. We actually got 3 sets of the 54-pieces for each of my children, the ones with colors (light green and light blue, red and blue, and orange and yellow). This way, there is no argument as to whose set is whose.

My children do not automatically gravitate towards these blocks, but when they see me sitting down and building something, their interest gets perked immediately. Once they start, they can play with these for a while. However, I think 2 or 3 year olds will not play with these for a long time, because they just usually don't play with any toys for a long time!

I have 3 kids, and I extensively research all my toys before making any purchase. Most toys are clutter, but these, despite how many pieces there are, are not. They are educational, fun, and creative. They touch on both your scientific side and your creative side. Also, these are fun for adults, too (I play with them all the time), and it's a perfect thing to sit down with your children to do. I can't play dressup, and I hate race cars, but building blocks and making things architectural, artistic and balanced is a turn-on for an adult like myself.

*****!!!

We were first introduced to this item at a museum in uptown Charlotte. They were made by a company called Kapla, however, Kapla blocs cost twice (if not triple) the amount I paid for citiblocs. The entire family has enjoyed these blocs and it helps keeping the brain active and creative for all. I even had a group of middle school boys over and they chose to play with these for over 2 hours which beat the amount of time they played the PS3, IPod touch, and Nintendo DSi altogether. We purchased 4 200piece sets for a total of 800 so that everyone could participate at once to build and play. The only thing I would do now is purchase a set of color blocs as well. These blocs look and feel the same as the ones in the museum. I see no difference. Great product.

I knew about Kapla blocks from the children's museum and wanted some for home, got seduced by the price of the citiblocs along with all the great reviews. I had high hopes for the blocks, but I have to say that I am very disappointed with the quality. First the accuracy is off, the length of the blocks does not match an integer number of widths which makes many of the designs unstable. In addition to this universal problem with the citiblocs, many of the blocks are warped, or twisted, or non-uniform thickness. To make large complex structures stable, you really need to sort the blocks which is not really a workable solution unless you toss the faulty blocks which kind of negates the price advantage. Made from a light pine, hard to imagine how these could not warp especially with humidity changes. I guess the Kapla "Marine pine" is more stable. I have not tried the Keva Maple blocks, but I would certainly expect the maple to be more stable than then light pine.

These blocks are so much fun for a wide age range and I'm glad we bought them, but just a warning before you buy, that if you have a little perfectionist who is still working on fine motor skills, these blocks will drive them insane. I had to put them up after playing with them for just a day because my 5 year old perfectionist kept losing his temper as he tipped over his creations. I'll wait until he's more able to build successfully before bringing them out again.

I actually searched these out after my HUSBAND played with them at a museum. He had suggested getting them for our son as we all enjoyed building with them, but I am thinking I know who will end up playing with them more, lol. I am actually hoping 200 will be enough, but I guess we will find out Christmas morning. There may be more citibloc purchases for us in the near future.

I bought this kit for my 3 year old and am very happy with the purchase. There are so many fun things to build with these blocs. I like the fact that there is no one particular way to use this set. Imagination and creativity at best. It has helped my son in building fine motor skills as he has to hold and place the blocks with precision and at angles. The only reason I gave this 4 stars is that a couple of blocs in my package have chipped edges :(

it's simple, wood blocks. Purchased these as gift for a three year old. He may be on the young side, but we both enjoy this more than lincoln logs - much more versatile. He hasn't pulled them out to play with on his own yet, but it's been a good activity for us to do together and I suspect as he gets older he'll enjoy using these alone too.

Awesome creative activity for a wide range of ages. Build structures from very simple to very complex. Very educational as well as super fun.

Citiblocs are a wonderful toy for kids who like to be creative with their building! You can build basic to very tall structures. They are excellent quality - solid wood, all even in length and weight, which allows for easy building. This is the type of block that will last for ages - literally from kids to adults. I've built structures with my kids and it was fun, creative, and challenging. They also build on their own and have even used them to spell out words on the floor. I love the creativity that a toy like this allows. I have purchased several sets for my 4 & 5 year old children and as gifts - they are always a pleaser! THe only places I've seen them sold are in speciality toy shops (you can't get these in large retailers), and the Amazon pricing is excellent. I would recommend getting the 200 or more set as a lot of the structures kids like to build easily take up over 100 blocks.