Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden 53-Piece Town Blocks Set

by Melissa & Doug

Product Features

• Features 10 brightly painted patterns of familiar childhood objects and 30 colorful shape pieces
• Great for early development of colors, shapes and matching
• For ages 3 years and up
• 48 total pieces, made of wood
• 12Hx12-3/4Wx2L"; 3 lbs

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 12.1 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006NGVPY
• Item model number: 519
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 6 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,021 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #29 in Toys & Games > Building & Construction Toys > Stacking Blocks
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Deluxe Wooden 53-Piece Town Blocks Set

Product Description

Set up your own city or town with building block facades. Made of hardwood and includes cars, traffic signs, trees and buildings. Stimulates role-playing for children. 48 pieces.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars We use these as train table accessories..., February 11, 2005

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Pam - See all my reviews

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

This review is from: Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden 53-Piece Town Blocks Set (Toy)

...and they are working out great with our Thomas Layouts. Melissa & Doug products continue to impress me with their high quality and typically provide great educational value. These are educational and your children will learn things like Police Station, Fire Station, Hospital, School, Town Hall, Grocery Store, and Post Office. There are several different shapes too, including squares, rectangles, triangle, and the various signs. The buildings and most of the roof pieces only have the building design on one side. The trees, ambulance, fire truck, and mail truck are large and double sided. The various street signs, and passenger cars are a little small, and as the box states ages 3+ and up, I would consider these smaller pieces a choking hazard. The larger pieces are enjoyed by both my 1 yr old and my 3 yr old. The rectangles are the largest piece in the set and measure 4 3/4 by 2 1/4" approx. Squares are roughly 2 1/4 x 2 1/4". These blocks are not as heavy as I expected, but still nicely made, and bright colorful additions to playsets like Thomas/Brio train sets. If your children don't insist on the real thing, this is a great way to save some money and still buy a quality product.
The only drawback is the wooden storage box doesn't come with a sliding plexi cover like the Melissa & Doug pizza set or beading set does. That would be really nice for storage and secure those little pieces that we don't use.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Restored faith, April 13, 2008

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Bacon Leg "Bacon" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

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

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden 53-Piece Town Blocks Set (Toy)

This company really surprised me: When, at first, I had a complaint about my order, they immediately responded and sent a replacement order without a return request for my previous order. Instead they asked that I donate the previous order to charity. I was pleased with the promptness of their response to my complaint, their immediate action to rectify the situation and their social responsibility in their request to donate the unwanted item to charity. They are an exemplary company in my book.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Set!, January 21, 2009

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K. Davis "Kathy Diamond Davis, author" (Oklahoma City, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden 53-Piece Town Blocks Set (Toy)

I received this today--in perfect condition, thank you Amazon shipping!--and am very pleased with it. The paint colors are bright and there are lots of pieces. Several buildings look like they could be arranged in different ways, thanks to the thick blocks that stack together and go alongside each other to form them.

I count 6 traffic signs, something I particularly wanted. The vehicles are as attractive as the buildings--very attractive. And it all fits in a nice wooden box with handles. I like it!