what age to start kids on playmobile?

chanar

Fri, Apr 05 2013, 10:08 am

My son is 4 and he absolutely loves it.. Plays with it all the time. It depends on the kid, my son is much more of an imaginary play kid.. So for him it's amazing. I got him one set for his 4th bday and when I saw how much he liked it we got him some more..

chocolate chips

Sat, Apr 06 2013, 11:13 pm

I saw playmobil set for age 2+ but I wouldn't buy it at that age because I still think the pieces are small enough to choke on and many 2 yr olds put things in their mouths.

Also, at age 2 they don't really have a big imagination when playing so they just like to drive around the car and hold the doll. At age 4-5 they can appreciate the little dresses, mirrors and wagons to drive the people to the wedding etc.

Amelia Bedelia

Sun, Apr 07 2013, 12:57 am

Don't even start! Once you start, they don't stop asking for more- and they're really expensive- overpriced, if you ask me. Includes so many little pieces that just get lost. I can't understand why they make the hair come of- you end up with figures with holes in their head and no hair. And they don't really encourage creativity. In general, they are very good quality, but quality doesn't prevent lost pieces.

Tova

Sun, Apr 07 2013, 10:01 am

redgoldfish wrote:

I disagree. My children know that toys are mostly from grandparents and/or special occasions like b-day, Chanukah. In terms of price, my MIL got my son several sets from Amazing Savings, each was $3.99 and came with 2 mentchies plus accessories. Whether they can be played with creatively is a matter of personality maybe. My son can play creatively with 2 matchbox cars and nothing else. In terms of lost pieces, that's something I don't worry about. My kids are old enough to know that if their toys get lost because they are not careful with them, that's that. They also know they have to clean up each day or else their stuff gets put on top of the fridge.

zigi

Sun, Apr 07 2013, 10:32 am

I do think that its worth the money. toysrus also has sales buy 2 get one free.

my younger kids tend to take the whole mentchi apart. but they like to play with it, I usually only let them play it on shabbos. I don't want to deal with the mess of it

Tamiri

Sun, Apr 07 2013, 11:04 am

I still have pieces - lots of them - from the sets of my eldest son. He'll be 28 soon and got his first Playmobile at age 6, the pirate ship. After that, the next 3 sibs didn't really play with the things we had, it was more on and off. Our #5 is entranced by Playmobile and it has kept him very very busy for that past few years (he's 8). I would buy it when the child is ready to take care of the little pieces, and the Mom is willing to help. Because there are so many tiny things and details, it's a real pain to keep track. Enjoy!