LINCOLN LOGS Collector's Edition Village Set - 327 Real Wood Pieces, Ages 3+, Retro Building Toy for Boys/Girls, Creative Construction Game

My sister and I each had a basic Lincoln Log Cabin kit in the 60's when we were kids, and I always remember playing with them and enjoying it. Unfortunately my Mom gave away our original sets when we outgrew them so we don't have those anymore. For some reason this Christmas I was thinking about those old Lincoln Log sets. Being a care taker for my 82 year old Mom now, I was also looking for some good ideas for toys that will help her with organization and following directions etc., and it suddenly occurred to me that Lincoln Logs provide many of the skills she needs practice with, and they're fun too! So after doing a little research I decided to get this Collectors Edition Village set for her this Christmas. When the box arrived I had her open it and her eyes lit up with recognition and excitement. We opened the bags of pieces and parts together and carefully counted all of them to make sure we got all 327 parts, and sure enough we did, including 5 extra small pieces. On the first evening, working together with her, she built 2 buildings and was totally engaged in reading through the all illustrated instructions, gathering the necessary pieces to build the building, and actually assembling it. It really worked her organizational, mechanical, spacial recognition, order of operations skills and so much more. In three nights we had built the entire village! I'm not sure who enjoyed it more, me or her! Such a trip down memory lane for both of us! Every few days I'll tear down a few buildings and she rebuilds them again, and each time I can see improvement in the skills and organization required to complete a model. I think the quality of the pieces is great. I actually have one small log from my original set and I compared it to the pieces in this set. The old ones are lighter and stained darker and are probably made of pine. The pieces in the new set are solid maple, stained a lighter color and a slightly bigger than the old piece. Don't be discouraged by other reviews on here that complain the pieces fit together loosely or that there aren't enough long pieces to really build anything etc. If you follow the included diagrams you will have enough pieces to build the entire village simultaneously as shown in my picture. Yes the pieces fit loosely but they are meant to. Once you put the cross braces in the become much more stable and can easily be moved around by pushing on the base once completely built. And best of all Lincoln Logs are made in the good old U.S.A. I love this set and it will be used for years to come. In fact I just ordered a second set so we'll have more pieces to get creative with and design our own structures.

De niño me regalaron uno y lo disfrute por años, ahora me toca a mi regalarlo.

Kids love it so does Papa. Great activity to do together with the little ones.

Son lo máximo. Buena calidad y variedad. Vale la pena el costo.

Such an amazing leaning toy and super durable my 4 and 8 year olds absolutely love this and it brings back great childhood memories