All 3 of my kids recently got the chance to review some awesome K’Nex building sets thanks to the nice people at K’Nex.
K’Nex was kind enough to send us 3 different sets. We received the Sesame Street Kid K’Nex Neighborhood Collection School Bus Building Set, the Sesame Street Kid K’Nex Neighborhood Collection Fire Truck Building Set and the K’Nex Light Up Ferris Wheel.
We have always been big fans of K’NEX products. My oldest son got interested in them when he hit Kindergarten and has been addicted ever since. Needless to say, he was very pleased when the box of products arrived. The minute Zman and Drama Queen laid their eyes on the box for the K’Nex Light Up Ferris Wheel, smiles popped on their faces.
So today, while the toddler slept, Zman and Drama Queen sat down together, for 2 hours (without fighting once) and assembled the ferris wheel.
Here is their masterpiece:
They had so much fun putting it together It was pretty easy for them to follow the instructions and assemble on their own. They even managed to put the batteries in it all by themselves too!
I thought it was a pretty cool toy and not only enjoyed watching them put it together but I enjoyed the 2 solid hours of them getting along with absolutely ZERO bickering, throwing things or beating on each other! It was GREAT! Thank you for my sanity K’Nex!!!
The cool thing about the ferris wheel is it lights up and moves! I took a quick video so you could see it in action. (Please pay no attention to any yelling or screaming that may be coming from the background…..there’s 3 kids in my house yo.
Isn’t that cool?
As I mentioned above, the little Tatertot was also in on a K’Nex review as well. He was the recipient of Sesame Street building sets. He of course, was beyond excited when I opened the box and he saw Elmo. He immediately started running around saying,”For me mommy? It’s mine?!”
We got started on assembling them both right away.
He had soooooo much fun helping Daddy put both of them together.
Helping daddy put the wheels on Elmo's fire truck.
Showing off his completed fire truck.
Showing Daddy the right way to assemble the school bus.
Handing Daddy a wheel and waiting to play.
The finished product. Time. To. Play.
I can tell you, Tatertot more than likes his new toys. He gave them hugs and kisses when they were all put together and proceeded to take them to bed and play for the next week. I’m sure he’d still be sleeping with them every night if we hadn’t broken the cycle by going on vacation for 4 days.
I would like to send a HUGE shout out to K’Nex for the amazing generosity in allowing us to review these great products.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Disclaimer: This product review was based on using a complimentary product provided by K’Nex. K’Nex does not represent or warrant the accuracy of any statements or product claims made here, nor does it endorse any opinions expressed withing this blogsite. The opinoins stated from me are 100% mine and they are my true thoughts on the product.
5 Responses to “K’NEX Building Sets Review”
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I think that K’nex has a great product, but my only gripe is with their quality control. My 7 yr old son received the Loopin’ Lightning Coaster for his 6th b-day (admittedly a little out of his age range, but Pa thought it was an awesome set and boy NEEDED to have this set), and was extremely disappointed to discover that there was at least 15 pieces absent from the set. Upon realizing this, I went back to the rather large Big Box store from which it was purchased, and made an exchange for another complete set. Boy opened it under supervision, and after referencing to the parts list, we discovered there was another large handful of vital parts that were not in existence with set number 2.
I finally got smart, although a touch shady, and purchased a third set. We robbed the necessary items from said third set, and returned it under the guise of missing pieces. Even after checking the parts list and discovering there were pieces missing from that set, too.
After this whole ordeal, and three hours of setup, the coaster was pretty neat, and made me jealous of the caliber of toys available to today’s children, as many toys do! But the hassle of running to the store bearing Sam Walton’s name, I’m a little leary of purchasing any more K’nex toys, no matter how freakin’ cool the pictures on the boxes look. Perhaps a future set will restore my faith.
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Annie Reply:
August 26th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
@Sean Devlin, I was very happy to not only find all of the pieces in every set but the ferris wheel also contained extra pieces of the itty-bitty parts kids tend to lose. I hope your next K’Nex experience is better.
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Twitter: blm03
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Could it be the store you purchased it from Sean? I’ve not had that problem with K’Nex at all.
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Twitter: CorrinRenee
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I used to make that exact same Ferris wheel as a kid! To this day, my mom thinks I should have been an architect because of my K’Nex skills.
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Annie Reply:
August 27th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
That’s awesome!
My kids are developing quite the K’Nex skills as well!
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