Ello Ello-opolis Character Builder Set

by Mattel

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.5 x 1.9 inches ; 13.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• ASIN: B00008OTFB
• Item model number: B0352
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #140,438 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great building toy!, July 11, 2003

By A Customer

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

This set has many versatile pieces. The little people are a little annoying, and I wish they would include more of the larger flat pieces for building, but my 4-year old loves the people.

Historically, girls have been left out of the building-toy loop (although I always remember playing with legos and other building toys when I was a kid, but I had many brothers). This is a great toy to encourage creativity and to get girls to wonder about how things are put together. It is irresistably fun as well.

We gave this toy to my 5-year-old nephew. He really enjoyed playing with it but was worried that his friends might think it is a "girl" toy. I would think twice about giving it to a boy who succumbs to peer pressure, although as I said it is quite irresistable.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ello, September 26, 2004

A Kid's Review

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

My friend has Ello, and I've noticed a few things about it.

First of all, what girl wants to play with the Ello people? They're ugly little robot-looking things. Sure, it's cool that you can build and design them, but still. My friend plays with her Polly Pockets on the houses instead.

Second, the pieces are rather hard to stick together. One time when my friend and I played, her house kept falling apart and she had to repeatedly re-attach the pieces, only for them to come apart again.

Finally, my over-all opinion is, if I want a house for my toys, I'm going to buy a Polly Pocket house, or build one out of sturdy blocks, not flimsy plastic Ello pieces. I don't have any desire to own Ello.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ello is the BEST toy., August 11, 2003

A Kid's Review

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

Ello playsets are the best. They are so much fun to play with and there is no specific thing that you have to biuld. Everything is from your head. The best part is that they dont give you specific ideas either so you creation never seems worse then any other creation because most of the time they are different.