Galt Toys, First Octons, Construction Toy, Ages 3 Years Plus

I bought these for my 4 year old son. If I'm honest I thought they maybe a bit babyish for him as hes really into lego (which I hate). However I thought for the small cost even if he didn't like them I could pass them off to some1 with a younger child. When my son opened them I showed him what to do. Within minutes he had taken all the orange and yellow ones and made a sunshine. Then green and pink to make a flower. I was so pleased that not only had he made something recognizable, he chose colours, you his motor skills and had fun! He then went onto make all sorts of things. Ok so his tractor didn't look exactly like a tractor but this was a fab find for my son. Would really recommend.

I saw these and thought they might be something my 6 year old would like but the 2.5 year old could join in with. They are really sturdy plastic pieces, don't bend and would take something tough to break these . I love the bright colours reminds me of the 90s when everything was florescent colours. The instructions on things to build were alittle confusing (maybe its me!) I loved the idea you can go rogue and just see what happens then call it out later. We winged it and made our own stuff. I made a very camp he-man sword because thats how I roll, my son made a mine craft sword so its really good for getting the imagination flowing.

Bought this Galt set (along with their cotton reels & threading buttons)for Christmas. We find them all great fun. My little girl loves to build little ducks (as she calls them) by putting 2 together & lining them up next to one another. I will probably purchase another set as her inagination grows a little & we can sit & build really big ducks. Unlike the cotton reels & buttons these are in illuminous colours, I would have preffered them to be in the usual red, yellow, green & blue to add colour recognition to this creative game. This is still a lovely game & has endless scope for creative fun. They seem durable & we are pleased with our purchase, I would recomend them.

As with a lot of things re-bought nowadays, the plastic seemed of a lesser quality than it used to be, hence 4 stars instead of 5. However, I still think it worth buying. Bought for a 10 month old because there is so little out there for this age group apart from shakers, stacking rings and all the usual things baby already has. but needed something a bit different yet with no small bits. Baby likes to try to hold a couple of the octons at once, and hand them to me to make something... Baby has started to touch an octon on to the structure where baby wants it put... I can see baby is learning from this toy... how smaller shapes can be put together to build something bigger for example. Good for colour naming too. They would also be good for posting into a slot because of the flat shape of the octons. These 'First Octons' are of a different and less brittle plastic from the transparent octons for older children, so make sure you get the right ones.

these are great for hand eye co ordination well worth the money

Difficult for young children to manipulate. Instructions not the easiest to follow. Your own designs are best to work with. Grandchildren all 3years and over prefer us to do the construction. I find the pieces difficult to slot together.

As the title suggests one pack is not enough as building with these is both addictive and competitive (amongst adults). Based on other reviews, I purchased these for my nearly 3 year old son and he is really enjoying learning to connect them together. he has to concentrate to slot them together and sometimes it doesn't work first time, but with practise he is getting there. They are bright and colourful, feel durable and long lasting. Overall a good product which encorages imagination and concentration - just what I bought it for. A second pack is on my sons birthday list.

I came across these octons while doing a search on amazon for some contstruction toys for my little boy...that is something he did not already have....at first he was like no way i don't want this toy, now he loves it! I took them to our church where my husband is the pastor and there was 8 of our church kids having a jolly good time building with these otons. Now I am buying several more sets as there were not enough for all to play. This is a really great construction toy. Would highly recommned to anyone looking for a creative toy for their kids.