Lite-Brite Cube

by Hasbro

Product Features

• Cube shaped Lite Brite toy
• Features 4 sides that light up
• Storage drawers hold all 500 pegs, design pictures and free-form sheets
• Has a carry handle which makes it portable
• Measures about 10 x 10 x 10 inches

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16.3 x 10.7 x 4.2 inches ; 3.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005YXWD
• Item model number: 6511
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,601 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #68 in Toys & Games > Novelty & Gag Toys > Light-Up Toys
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (93 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Lite Brite offers a whole new dimension to creative play with the latest rendition: the Lite Brite Cube. While the space to create on is a bit smaller, artists now have four pegged panels into which they can poke colors. The cube requires adult assembly, but once that’s done, it’s just like you remember. Choose a design sheet from the eight included--or go freeform with solid black paper--and start plugging colored pegs into their respective spots. Over 500 pegs are included in a rainbow of colors, and the cube has two drawers to store them in. (These drawers fall out quite easily and can cause a mess of spilled pegs, so be careful when transporting.) New to the peg world are Power Pegs--up to four of the same colored peg molded together for quicker completion. The Lite Brite Cube has a blue plastic handle at the top so artwork can be carried around (and shown off) easily. --Pam Lauer

Product Description

A new twist on the original light-up picture maker, the Lite-Brite Cube features four sides of light-up fun. That means more than one child can play at a time. And, kids can save up to three completed pictures while making a new Lite-Brite picture. With over 500 pegs in all, including all-new power pegs (multiple, already attached pegs), children let their imaginations run wild. Includes two storage drawers to hold all the pegs, eight design pictures, two free-form sheets, carry handle for easy portability and light bulb. Measures approximately 10 inches long x 10 inches wide x 10 inches high, UL listed.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

187 of 187 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Extremely poorly designed for play value, May 11, 2007

By 

Matthew McHugh "mattmchugh.com" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Lite-Brite Cube (Toy)

I had a Lite-Brite as a kid and loved it, so I was enthused to pick this up for my kids (4 and 6). What a disappointment.

The only thing positive I'll say about it is that the 4-sided configuration, allowing more than one kid to play at once, is actually a very good idea Everything else about this Lite-Brite Cube is absolutely idiotic in terms of design for play value.

- The pegs fall out
- The pattern sheets, held only by pegs, fall off
- The letters on the patterns that tell you what color peg to use are too small to be seen by small kids
- The trays are too shallow and the pegs spill out
- The tray have no covers for storage (in the version I have)
- The frame is made of translucent white plastic that lets too much light through
- The device has no on/off switch, meaning you have to plug/unplug it for play
- The top is held with screws, making the bulb harder to tighten when the kids inevitably jiggle it loose

The thing that really burns me is that every point above could have been rectified very easily with just a little re-engineering. Flange the pegs slightly; angle the faces a few degrees; add clamps for the patterns; ;use a bolder font; use opaque plastic in the case; add a toggle switch to the chord; attach the top with latches instead of screws. A few simple modifications that any thinking person can come up with would make this an exponentially better toy without adding much to the cost of manufacture.

But no. The maker opted for the absolute cheapest properties and you get stuck with something more likely to frustrate than amuse your kids. Drives me bats. Cheaply made, poorly thought out. Doesn't have to be that way.

Don't know about you, but I'd gladly pay upwards of $25 for a toy like this that my kids would actually use. Instead, I paid ten bucks for a useless hunk of plastic. Sound like a bargain?

-- mm

150 of 163 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars refills, November 14, 2003

By 

Tammy Marshall (Highlands, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Lite-Brite Cube (Toy)

Refills are available for this toy at Hasbro.com
They have refill pictures available at 12 pages to a pack for $5.99. The refills can be purchased for both types of light brites, the original and the cube.

87 of 95 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Feeling A Bit Cubed, March 11, 2003

By A Customer

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Lite-Brite Cube (Toy)

I, too, purchased the Lite Brite Cube and am rather frustrated at the ignorance of Hasbro in not making refills available. I purchased this toy for my nephew's birthday in February (and I might add that it was his 4th birthday and he seems to understand the concept--I don't believe that 8 is quite an appropriate age) and now he is also awaiting the arrival of some refills. Aside from that fact, I think it is a great toy because it allows the little artists to keep at least 3 of their creations while still working on a 4th. I thought it would be a good idea to give my nephew what I consider to be an updated version of what I had as a child. As far as I understand it, he is enjoying the toy and plays with it often. I would recommend the toy, but only after refills are made available. Next time I will let the people at Hasbro tell my nephew that it is his tough luck that there are no more refills.