Maps Marine Creatures set

Product Tested By Jane Belsham – Jack 5 Years

Jane Awarded the Maps Bloco Marine Animals 4.5/5

This looked like great fun. I liked that the packaging was minimal because it is good for the environment. The toy is made from really interesting material, I have never seen anything like it before. Definitely not for anyone younger, my son very good at Lego and jigsaws but did struggle a bit to understand the instructions. He just wanted to make the animals in the instructions, but I could see how you could make whatever took your fancy. It was initially quite difficult for him to pick out the pieces he needed so I did that and he put the animals together. He loved it, would have probably been better if he was a bitolder but a really good alternative to jigsaws or Lego. It’s a little on the expensive side but a really good concept. Overall the toy has a really nice bright colours, great concept, hours of fun. Jane Belsham – Jack 5 Years

Product Tested By Angela Chapman – Joel 8 Years

Angela Awarded the Maps Bloco Marine Animals 4.5/5

Good, colourful, fun and very imaginative. It comes in a strong colourful box which is nice. There are plenty of things inside the box to make suggested creatures of your own too. This is age appropriate, even my 11year old had a go and enjoyed it and he thought up some great ideas! They both managed to make most of the suggested creatures but I think that they preferred making their own ones up. He has also taken some apart existing ones to make others, so the fun with the product just goes on. Overall a well packaged imaginative set, which also fits back into the box at the end of play. Angela Chapman – Joel 8 Years

Product Tested By Suzanne Pickford – Georgia, James & ScottAges 9, 7 & 3 Years

Suzanne Awarded the Maps Bloco Marine Animals 4/5

The box was sturdy, good graphics; the kids couldn’t wait toget in to play with it. However, it took a long time to pop out all the foam pieces. The quality is mostly good although some very small pieces and some very thin pieces which my youngest managed to rip. My youngest was the most excited by it all but it was really too ‘old’ for his constructing abilities. We had a lovely game of underwater monsters! Following the instructions from a diagram was quite difficult. My 9 ½ year old and her friend had to ask me for help. They fell apart quite easily whilst we were playing with them, so we took them apart and packed them away. We had to use a small crate for this as the pieces do not go back in the box as there are so many. We have had it out again though and enjoyed it again. I would recommend this for a very crafty family, and then it would represent great value for money. Suzanne Pickford – Georgia, James & Scott Ages 9, 7 & 3 Years