ELC Build It Construction Toy

I had this toy as a child. I have mild cerebral palsy and my parents bought this for me when I was around 4 years old to help with my motor skills and co-ordination. Not only did it help me I have fond memories of building a pram and a wheelbarrow with my sisters. I was absolutely delighted when I saw they still made it when I was shopping with my son. *********What is it *********** It is a construction toy aimed at 2 - 6 years , made of strong durable plastic. There are long plastic pieces about 3 inches wide and in varying lengths. These pieces have holes down the centre for you to insert screws which you can then fasten with plastic bolts. The ...  Read the complete review

We bought the ELC Build It construction set for our 2 year old son for Christmas. We wanted something that he would grow into over the year and also help to encourage his manual dexterity and enthusiasm for seeing how things fit together. The Pieces The box contains a variety of different shaped meccano-style pieces which screw together with nuts and bolts. There is even a screwdriver and spanner to make it more full for little hands to play with (although parents can easily screw bits together without these). There are two main box shaped pieces, four wheels, 2 eyes, and a range of connecting pieces to fit them all together. There are plenty of nuts and ...  Read the complete review

We wanted to get my daughter something different for her christmas that would last a while as she's tired very easily of her other toys. When I saw this in ELC, it reminded me of the old big builder products we had and I jumped on it straight away. ~~ The Product ~~ Build it seems to be the new version of big builder that early learning centre used to sell. It's basically a construction set for little people to play with and use their imagination to build something new every time. It comes with over 75 pieces so you never run out of things to do. The pieces include nuts, bolts, plastic strips with holes in (all different shapes) and some box type ...  Read the complete review