Editorial Review

The age of chivalry has never quite gone out of style. Along with the perennially popular worlds of dinosaurs, pirates, and cowboys, the age of gallant knights in shining armors competing against dragons and other feudal foes has held a permanently fixed place in the imaginations of generations of kids. In this handy and clever set from LEGO, we meet Jayko, one of the younger members of the Knights Kingdom line, who is all done up in blues and silvers. Each member of the Knights Kingdom is assigned a totemic animal and Jaykos is the hawk, appearing as a sort of family crest on his blue and white shield. Jayko also holds a silver sword. This set features 46 pieces in all and although its easy to construct Jayko using the detailed illustrated instructions, since its LEGO the pieces can be used to build almost anything. Three game cards are also included. --Charlie Williams ... Read more

Reviews (2)

Daughter Loves It...
I bought this for my daughter who was turning one for her birthday. She loves music, and loves "playing" on the piano. So I though I would give this a try. It is very durable. She has carried it around the house and dropped it a few times. The plugs even made it through the dog's water dish a few times. I have ordered the two expansion packs. I agree that the plugs need a storage system. I have put ours in a basket.

Great idea but not as big a hit as I hoped
I bought this toy for my two and three year old. My two year old is nuts about music so I thought she would have a lot of fun changing the sounds and just playing around with it.

The Lego Music Builder plays 4 nice sounding melodies that can be adjusted by switching the instrument peices or using a dial to increase or decrease the tempo. Each port is labelled with harmony, rhythm, etc although you have to look closely to see these. The instrument sounds can be easily changed around by little hands. There is also an add on pack you can buy that has some fun animal noises. But devise some kind of storage system because otherwise you will be discovering the little instrument peices all over the house.

Truthfully, I had more fun and spent more time playing with it than either of my kids. I am hopeful that as they get a little older they will become more interested in playing with it and identifying the sounds different types of instruments make. It proved to be a bit expensive for the amount of time and level of enjoyment it provided in my opinion. ... Read more

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Heroe or Beast?
The Toa Hordika have arrived! Nokama has many storyline values! She is featured in much of the BIONICLE storys. This will encourage kids to make stories about her adventures or make up their own! The tools are bendeble. Another fun feature is the Rhotuka spinner. Though the box says it flys fifty feet,but it only flys about twenty. Still a great feature. a big thing for girl BIONICLE fans is that Nokama has the feircest, coolest, mask! A great gift for BIONICLE fans!

sweet!
this toy rocks! the sea barbs are realy cool,
and are kinda rubbery wich is good they are
just like rubber spatulas, but don't flip eggs with them. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Build your own custom racer using genuine LEGO parts in this amusing board game that can be adapted to various age and skill levels. After the cars assemble at the starting line, spin the spinner to land on various squares that move you forward or set you back. Older kids may wish to try the multi-race circuit option where points are accumulated to determine a champion while younger players might prefer to just do simple single races around the board. LEGO and auto racing would not seem to be a logical fit. After all, the former is traditionally thought of as being sets of square interlocking bricks while the latter depends pretty heavily on wheels. One doesn''t normally think of the LEGO construction toy as being linked to board games either but the simplicity of this game, combined with the familiarity of LEGO makes it a success. Six track layouts are offered but, with seven feet of track included, players are free to design their own unique course. --Charlie Williams ... Read more

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My boy loves this game (So do I!)
Lego Racers and the Create It game have been daily events at my house for a couple of months. My eldest turned 3 in March and he's a lego lover just like his dad. The game comes with 6 track layouts (and a 1-6 spinner, which makes decisions easy!). Sometimes he likes to make his own tracks, too! The race with no 'power ups' was a great way to start. I've slowly added things as weeks have passed. His attention span is great for 3 laps using the 'turbos' and the 'sheilds.' The nitros and oil slicks are a little too much and not much good with only two players anyway.

The puzzle-like track pieces are holding up well. If it wears out before my other son gets there, you can bet I'll get another copy!

Great game!
Fantastic game. Bought last year, my son was four/will soon be five and has a great time playing with this. We enyoy it also. Simple directions, build your own cars. Friends love it too. At age five, my son can now follow the six different track layouts, so he sets it up and we play when it is ready.

Worth the money :)
My 4 and 1/2 year old is very big into lego racers, both the computer game, and in general, building his own from lego pieces. When he saw this in a board game, he got extremely excited to say the least. I am glad I picked it up. This game is easy to learn and easy to play. (And much more entertaining then candyland). No reading is really required (there are a few things to read, such as lose a turn or go back a few spaces, but having me read it aloud didn't hamper his pleasure of the game any.)
I like the fact that you can change the track layouts. They can be a little difficult connecting on a carpeted floor, but if you play on a table top or linolium floor it's fine.
All in all, worth the money and enjoyed by the family.

The Rage At My Son's Preschool!
My son liked this game so much, he asked the director at his preschool if he could take this game home to play with over the weekend! It's quite the Rage in the Big Four class. The cardboard pieces are well made and as with all the set, quite durable. There are the "small" Lego pieces so you may have to use care around little kids and around grownups who walk around bare footed (me). A good indoor game to occupy kids for hours! My son and his friends have been in love with it for months.

Not as good as Lego Creator, but very fun
We'd been playing the Lego Creator game for a couple months before we bought Lego Racers.

After playing the game a couple times, we think it's fun, but not quite as fun as Creator.

The track tiles are really nice. They're durable, colorful, and the rules come with 6 different layouts. Two of the tiles have hazards that move your car backwards.

You build the cars before the race starts, and constructing the vehicle isn't really part of the game. In fact, once the cars were built, we just put them in the box after the game.

There are Lego power-ups placed around the track that offer various advantages. When you land on one, you can bolt it onto your car wherever you see fit, and use it when you need to.

For us, the funnest part of the game was modifying the vehicles in humorous ways. At one point we had a car's driver standing on the hood (on one foot) as his car careened around corners on two wheels!

There is only one rather minor complaint with this game - it seems that the cars are too big for the track. You're tempted to try to drive the cars around the track as you move, but the curves are too sharp, so you find it's just easier to pick up your car and count out the spaces.

Overall, very fun. In future games we're going to add in Life on Mars and Star Wars vehicles. ... Read more

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legos are fun
my 5 year old has the dexterity to handle the small pieces and spends hours making her own toys with them. she would rather play with this than anything else. she has lost a few pieces, but still has plenty for building fun.

A great Lego set!
My son loves Legos, and I love that they let him use his imagination! This is a nice assortment of 200 Legos. The idea booklet that is included is great. This would make a great gift for any Lego fan-- affordable and FUN! ... Read more

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Nice car - get a couple to your son and he will have fun
It is a nice car - better than a already made car - your son will have fun assemble it will even do some changes and when he finish he can continue playing as if it were a standard car. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Rascus is known as the jokester among the gallant knights who comprise the Knights Kingdom line of figures from LEGO. And while we gladly give him credit for his sense of humor in the face of both feudalism and large menacing dragons, we suspect that the competition for the title of "funny knight" was not exactly fierce. All of the Knights Kingdom figures have taken on a totemic animal to represent them and Rascus, not surprisingly, has opted for the monkey (couldnt very well choose a lion, could he?). The monkey is emblazoned on the green and red shield Rascus carries along with his gold sword. There are 47 pieces in this set along with step-by-step instructions, but since its LEGO, the pieces can be used to build anything. --Charlie Williams ... Read more

Editorial Review

Clikits are small plastic parts that snap together to make trendy accessories, stationery, jewelry, frames, and ornaments. This 71-piece set includes a translucent pink pencil case, pencil, ruler, eraser, notepad, bookmark, paper clips, elastic bauble string, and lots of tiny plastic rhinestones and hearts to attach to the aforementioned. There's even a handy Clikit remover so when you change your mind, you can change your design! An easy, wordless instruction manual shows how to "clikit" and provides cool decorating ideas. All the Clikit parts are interchangeable; feel free to borrow from your friend's Clikit Starry Decoration Set or Let's Party kit. --Emilie Coulter ... Read more

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Robo Platoon
This is a great set.I first started building when i was 3.The robo platoon models are pretty flexible but they stay together easily altough sometimes the legs fall off but thats not so bad because they can be put on so easily.You can build around 6 models with this set.I bought this set almost thefirst day it came out on december 10th. ... Read more

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awe some
finally something thats all about the bad guys in world city. ... Read more