Constuction for little hands (Mobilo)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Mobilo
Date:	01/12/07 (534 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: A good learning tool

Disadvantages: none

Mobilo
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Mobilo is a plastic building and construction toy that I play with at work. I thought I would tell you about it just in case you wanted some ideas for a Childs Christmas present.

Suitability
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This toy is suitable for a child aged 2 and upwards. A child of about 8 will probably still enjoy playing with these construction bricks. Mobilo is a toy that is suitable for use in child care and education establishments as well as at home. These mobilo bricks are ones the handicapped children in my school can use.
Mobilo construction bricks have pass government safety standards.


What are mobilo bricks?
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Mobilo bricks are made of a strong bright coloured plastic that is non toxic.
I am not really quite sure how top describe these best they are not a solid brick like Lego or stickle bricks but are an open brick the edges of which are like a rung of a ladder rounded. There are circular connector pieces to join the mobilo together

Mobilo construction bricks come in a few different sizes and shapes. The basic cube is a cube approximately 3.5 cm. One single cube has a bell in it , then there are bricks that are double or triple cubes. There is a half cube that is triangular . . There are flat mobilo bricks that can be used for linking bricks together or to make airplane wings, ladders and other models. There are wheels and axles. available also are some heads, White heads, black heads , girls and boy heads, and there are some firemen heads now with fireman helmets on .These heads fit onto any of the mobilo bricks so your child can make a person.

Mobilo are also very easy to keep clean just was in warm soapy water


Building with mobilo
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Mobilo bricks are very versatile and can be your child can create many different things with them, only really limited by their imagination.
. These bricks are easy to hold, grasp, pile up, and join together. The pieces clip together easily. The wheels help the "vehicles" move along easily. The children I work with like playing and using these bricks.


Learning opportunities
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Mobilo construction provides many learning opportunities. Learning how to fit things together how to hold, grasp, and balance. Some of my students need practice in their motor skills and these bricks are good.
The pieces are geometrically shaped and can be used to explore shapes. You can use these bricks as an aid to simple maths counting adding subtracting.

While making a model of daddy's car or an aeroplane or putting people on the train, mobilo is helping children gain an understanding of their world. Playing out scenarios with the objects and the mobilo heads that are available. Your child will copy scenes from real life learning about life. Just listen to your children playing, can you hear yourself? Your child if playing with these bricks as part of a group will also be learning social skills. .


Bricks available
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There are many different sets available some with

Price and availability.
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A started set of 59 pieces in a strong tub is £19.99 from http://www.mailorderexpress.com/Mobilo.asp
A_360_Piece. Is £59.00p
Heads and wheels can be bought separately 12 heads £11.99p.


A set of 24 pieces costs £11.95 at http://www.eduzone.co.uk/acatalog/Construction01.h tml the 12 heads cost £9.99 so I think this web site slightly cheaper.
There are several other places to buy mobilo too.

Who produces mobilo
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Mobilo is made by a German company. A team of designers desined mobilo construction bricks in the 1970's.

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Would I recomend Mobilo construction ?
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Yes having watched children playing with Mobilo construction, I can recommend them for early year's construction.

Summary: A plastic construction building set for children aged 3 to 8