Nanoblock Hippopotamus (Toy)

I bought this as a Christmas stocking stuffer for my (at the time 7 year old/1st grade) son. He is a LEGO fanatic and can build sets that are labeled as years beyond his age very quickly. I figured the tiny size would be perfect for an atypical, small gift and it wouldn't just be a standard, small LEGO set. Nanoblock offers some really neat designs and sets recommended for different levels of challenge.For this set, the instructions were not quite as detailed as those you find with LEGO sets, but I actually liked that because it made it more challenging. My son had to REALLY pay attention to the details to get the final shape correct. He also needed a little bit of help with pressing the blocks together and getting them to stay that way - this was not due to poor quality blocks, but rather the tiny size of the blocks. I believe the reason this set was recommended for children older than age 9 was for that very reason.Because these sets are so unique, I...Read more

I love Chameleons' I own two! I've seen reviews that this was an easy project. No! No, it wasn't at least it wasn't for me every time I'd make headway I'd drop it or hold it to tight and it would fall apart. It came to the point were I was close to super gluing the thing together. I finally did it and I ordered the display case so for protection.Warning on display case. The Chameleon does not fit in the standard cube case. I had to remove the tongue in order for it to fit inside at a diagonal. Still love it though I still might end up super gluing it together at a later date.

My daughter gets a hippo every year for Christmas. It gets difficult to come up with new ideas. This fit the bill perfectly. TINY pieces. NOT for small children, if that was your intent you are not going to be as pleased with the product as someone that is not looking to give it to young. Directions came with it so putting it together was not impossible, but even so it was challenging enough to be enjoyable. I would indeed get other products if I find critters I like.