How do these compare to the Melissa and Doug building blocks?
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I'm not sure I Bought them for my granddaughter at Christmas, and I really don't know anything much about Melissa & Doug Sorry I couldn't be more help.
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I think they're pretty similar. I remember running across Melissa and Doug blocks online when I was looking for these.
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If you look closely at the photos, this set has more shapes than the Melissa & Doug blocks. It would be helpful to know what features you want to compare. They are both sets of wooden blocks, painted with non-toxic paints. How different can they be?
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The lego's are the small standard legos, not the mega blocks or the duplo. I hope this helps.
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We have the one with 3 shapes. I think the ones with specific designs are nice too, but my kids prefer to build in thier own with out having to build something specific.
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Yes. Same pieces. My 6 year old just builds. He loves the glow in the dark pieces and eyes that light up
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Yes. I've built the hardest ones for my six-year-old son but he can follow the instructions for the easier ones. The hard ones take a lot of time but are easy to follow.
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I wish I could answer you question, we have only used them with Lego and Duplo.
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Transmit building set has wheels and people where you make specific vehicles. The 100 piece essential set has extra pieces of general building items plus flexible "sticks". I would highly recommend getting both. You can never have too many tinker toy pieces, especially if your little ones want to build more things and not take apart what they just created.
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I would say they are similar in quality, though the Melissa and Doug foods are larger (especially things like the banana). I like this set because it has a few more unusual foods, and I like that it has certain foods in multiple colors (like the peppers and grapes). But we enjoy the Melissa and Doug set as well.
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We have cardboard blocks that I bought for my older children (probably 20 years ago), and now my younger two (ages 5 and 7) are playing with them - they ALL love these blocks! I'm looking to buy another set for my younger two, so they can make BIGGER castles :)
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Lego is a much better/sturdier brand than Mega. For the really little ones, the huge Mega Bloks are good, but when they're in the preschooler age, Duplos seem to be a lot better.
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They are standard size Lego bricks. I think it's easier for children 5+ to handle. There are quite a few of the smaller pieces (small circles) included, so those you should be mindful of. There are standard shapes (the white bricks especially) but also some special shapes (ex: the ones used to create the treehouse base structure, and the ones for the little fence and the roof pieces).
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Not sure what is the difference. You can look at the numbers of blocks, the quality, color, wood. Some are more expensive, some are cheaper. Read people comments on the products. It gives some ideas.
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We like Magformers way better than Magna Tiles. The magnets are much, much stronger, so you can build much bigger structures without having them fall apart. Also, all of the pieces have the same side length, so they all go together more easily. The other main difference is that MagnaTiles are solid but Magformers are open in the middle. This could be a positive for either one depending on what you're going for.
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They are not as bright as plastic blocks. You can slightly see the woodgrain through the paint on the blocks. I bought them to go with some Melissa & Doug pattern boards and the colors matched nicely.
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The blocks are similar to LEGOS. MEGA ia mis-leading. My 4 year old great granddaughter can put the project together with no trouble. She looks at the picture that shows which block goes where. The company should change the name of MEGA to something else. Hope this helps!!
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Grimm's Large Standard Building Set - Wooden Modular Blocks, 46 Pieces in 17-inch Storage Tray (Amazon) -- beautiful but expensive (shop around for slightly cheaper prices.) Melissa & Doug Standard Unit Blocks ("unit blocks" because they are built on the same basic standard of measurement. Each block is a fraction of the standard unit,such as a quarter unit or half unit,or a multiple of the standard unit,such as a double unit or quadruple unit). The M&D; blocks aren't as hard as those some of us remember from long ago, when Creative Playthings offered affordable maple blocks. Vermont Woodentoys (online) has some economy sets in maple. Haba has a starter set in beechwood. Happy shopping! Grimm's Large Standard Building Set - Wooden Modular Blocks, 46 Pieces in 17-inch Storage Tray (Amazon) -- beautiful but expensive (shop around for slightly cheaper prices.) Melissa & Doug Standard Unit Blocks ("unit blocks" because they are built on the same basic standard of measurement. Each block is a fraction of the standard unit,such as a quarter unit or half unit,or a multiple of the standard unit,such as a double unit or quadruple unit). The M&D; blocks aren't as hard as those some of us remember from long ago, when Creative Playthings offered affordable maple blocks.... » Read More Grimm's Large Standard Building Set - Wooden Modular Blocks, 46 Pieces in 17-inch Storage Tray (Amazon) -- beautiful but expensive (shop around for slightly cheaper prices.) Melissa & Doug Standard Unit Blocks ("unit blocks" because they are built on the same basic standard of measurement. Each block is a fraction of the standard unit,such as a quarter unit or half unit,or a multiple of the standard unit,such as a double unit or quadruple unit). The M&D; blocks aren't as hard as those some of us remember from long ago, when Creative Playthings offered affordable maple blocks. Vermont Woodentoys (online) has some economy sets in maple. Haba has a starter set in beechwood. Happy shopping! « Show Less
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In all of my research on the items, and I raised 3 children, the blocks should be safe also. My Son, his 2 year old and the 1 year old, who I got them for all love them. It seems that all of the kids where my son lives has them. He lives in Virginia. Another great toy is the gears set. It sounds like my Son has a lot of fun with those. I might have to get him his own set..