Mega Bloks

For Christmas 2007 I decided I wanted to buy some kind of building tool for my then 14 month old son. There were various options available but the product that seemed most suitable for his age were Megabloks. Megabloks can be purchased in numerous different quantities and with different themes. The many different products available can be seen on their website www.megabloks.com. The prices quoted on this site are in Canadian Dollars, but items can be found in stores in the UK such as Argos and Toys R Us. The company that produce MegaBloks are Mega brands. They also produce other items the most well known being Magnetix. The particular package we chose was a ...

As a child I spent many happy hours playing with Lego. Bricks would be spread across my playroom floor providing a nasty shock to anyone who entered barefoot the bricks blending artfully with the lurid 70s carpet. Roll forward 30 years and again I find myself playing with bricks, only this time the carpet is a more tasteful neutral colour and the bricks are significantly larger. Mega blocks are very similar to traditional Lego, just much bigger. The brightly coloured bricks connect together in the same way as Lego and imagination is the only limitation on what can be created. The large plastic bricks have rounded corners and are ideal for small ...

For my sons first Christmas, we seemed to be inundated with Mega Bloks! There must have been a special offer somewhere I think. He was only three months old so they sat in a corner for a wee while!! He received a huge 100 block bag, with zip pull, a lorry, with a tipper on the back, full of blocks, castle box, which is in the shape of a castle and contains more blocks. The bag is still intact, still full of bricks. When they are all out together, boy, what a mess! I have luckily been blessed with a tidy child who actually helps tidy up! Mega Bloks are a modern day version of Duplo, a bit more curvy and a bit bigger. The range was quite small ...