Rockhopper Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I was looking through gift idea threads and kept seeing these referenced. Zipped over to Amazon and wow! they look like pretty cool sets. I'm shopping for a 9-year old girl, budget approx. $25. Can someone recommend a best/favorite one for a starter set? TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 We LOVE Goldieblox!!! Some sets might be a bit young for a 9yo (the dunk tank) but there are others that I'm sure she'd love. The one thing to be aware of is that they improved the design (and sent customers free upgraded blox) sometime in the last year or so. I'd stick with buying directly from Goldieblox or at least Goldieblox via Amazon to make sure you don't get the old style. Avoid any and all 3rd party vendors. We loved the zoetrope, but there aren't a whole lot of blox in that set for other creative building. That said, we have made hundreds of our own movies with it. They have a new starter blox set now that might be a really good choice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockhopper Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 We LOVE Goldieblox!!! Some sets might be a bit young for a 9yo (the dunk tank) but there are others that I'm sure she'd love. The one thing to be aware of is that they improved the design (and sent customers free upgraded blox) sometime in the last year or so. I'd stick with buying directly from Goldieblox or at least Goldieblox via Amazon to make sure you don't get the old style. Avoid any and all 3rd party vendors. We loved the zoetrope, but there aren't a whole lot of blox in that set for other creative building. That said, we have made hundreds of our own movies with it. They have a new starter blox set now that might be a really good choice too. Oh, thank you so much! Those negative reviews about quality did have me worried, so knowing that they've upgraded is very reassuring, and thanks for the warning about third-party vendors. (I've been burned by them before on a Christmas gift -- a doll, years ago, which turned out to be a second, but I might've forgotten without your post.) I'm shopping for my niece, and this just seems so right for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamanthaCarter Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 My 6 year old has two sets and enjoys them. I'd be afraid a 9 year old would be a bit too old for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Dd has GoldieBlox and the Spinning Machine, and it's okay. It's fun to go through the book and make the set initially, but once you've done that a few times it gets kind of boring. The GoldieBlox sets aren't as versatile as some other kinds of building toys, imo. They look like they'd be fun, but once you actually start building there's not a whole lot you can do. Dd has spent much more time playing with her tinker toys and legos than she has the GoldieBlox. I'm basing that on just the one set though, so maybe the newer sets let you do more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 My children weren't interested in them at all. And these are kids who love almost every kind of building set toy I've introduced into the house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 You might also look into the Roominate toys, btw. http://www.roominatetoy.com/ The little motors and lights and stuff that comes with it are a lot of fun, and might be more interesting for an older kid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockhopper Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 I hadn't heard of Roominate either -- I'll check it out! Thanks! This because my dd in the same age range is really only interested in drawing. And occasionally her brother's (not pink) Legos... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 My kids did not like the kit I bought. It was also the spinning one. I think it just seemed kind of pointless - it went together and then you spun, but it didn't accomplish anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Roominate does sound interesting. I keep thinking of it for my daughter. I found GoldieBlox to be too closed-ended for an engineering toy. It encouraged following the story, but not really exploring and building independently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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