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    Home » Goldie Blox Review and Competition

    Goldie Blox Review and Competition

    August 27, 2014 By Emma Vanstone 13 Comments

    My girls have grown up in a house full of LEGO, Brio, K’nex thanks to an older brother and a LEGO loving Mother, so I’ve never been in a situation where they haven’t wanted to play with construction toys. They pretty much build with anything they can get their hands on. However, I know lots of their friends who without the influence of an older brother have very little interest in what are generally considered boys’ toys, which I think is such a shame as the learning and enjoyment potential of construction toys is huge and it makes me very sad that so many little girls miss out on playing with them.

    Did you know only 14% of engineers are girls?

    Goldie Blox

    I was pretty sure we’d love Goldie Blox as anything that tries to get children interested in science and technology is always going to be a winner with us but I wasn’t expecting to like the kits as much as I did.

    My 5 year old tried out GoldieBlox and the Spinning Machine, aimed at children aged between 4 and 9 this set introduces the concept of a belt drive and come with 16 design ideas and endless possibilities. As I said before my little girl loves construction toys, but isn’t very good at following complex instructions yet. She loved the way the building of this set followed a story, it was simple enough for her to follow herself and a really lovely activity for us to do together. She has asked over and over again for us to read the Goldie Blox story. The fact that the animals all have names really appealed to her as well. It’s been a great introduction not just to enginnering, but problem solving, following instructions and also for improving spatial awareness.

    Goldie Blox

    The next set we tried was GoldieBlox and the Dunk Tank I knew this kids would love building the dunk tank and trying to drop Nacho in the water. Again the background story really appealed to everyone and gave them a reason to build the tank.

    Goldie Blox

    The idea is that you throw the ball at the target on the hinge which moves and tips Nacho the dog into the tank.

    My little boy has also loved playing with these sets, so they’re not just for girls.

    Goldie Blox

    We’re going to review all these sets in more detail very soon, but in the meantime, we’re very excited to offer you the chance to win THREE fantastic Goldie Blox sets.

    To enter just complete the Rafflecopter form below.

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    Terms and Conditions

    Prize is 3 Goldie Blox Sets – The Spinning Machine, The Dunk Tank, The Parade Float

    UK Delivery addresses only

    Competition closes midnight September 14th 2014

    No cash alternative available

    Winner must respond to the notification e-mail within 2 weeks or the prize will be withdrawn.

     

    Available to buy from John Lewis and Amazon UK

    Read more about Goldie Blox here.

    Last Updated on April 22, 2016 by Emma Vanstone

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Kim Neville

      August 27, 2014 at 9:00 pm

      The dunk tank

      Reply
    2. Kim Carberry

      August 28, 2014 at 10:13 am

      The GoldieBlox and the Spinning Machine looks like a lot of fun x

      Reply
    3. Abigail

      August 28, 2014 at 8:45 pm

      My 4yo daughter would love the spinning machine! 🙂

      Reply
    4. Galina V

      September 02, 2014 at 9:21 am

      I have never heard of Goldie Blox before. the Dunk Tank sounds great fun!

      Reply
    5. emma walters

      September 04, 2014 at 7:35 pm

      love the look of the dunk tank

      Reply
    6. Barbara Handley

      September 04, 2014 at 7:59 pm

      Never heard of them before but my grandson would like the Dunk Tank.

      Reply
    7. Domestic Goddesque

      September 04, 2014 at 7:59 pm

      OMG isn’t Dunk Tank the best thing ever?

      Reply
    8. ashleigh

      September 04, 2014 at 8:25 pm

      the dunk tank!

      Reply
    9. Lorraine Tinsley

      September 04, 2014 at 9:27 pm

      The Spinning Machine 🙂

      Reply
    10. Rebecca

      September 05, 2014 at 6:35 pm

      GoldieBlox Zipline Action Figure – as Molly loves zip wires

      Reply
    11. Kelly Hooper

      September 13, 2014 at 11:54 am

      GoldieBlox and the Spinning Machine

      Reply
    12. Joanna Sawka

      September 13, 2014 at 8:22 pm

      the Dunk Tank

      Reply
    13. Sarah Parker

      September 14, 2014 at 9:41 am

      dunk tank 🙂

      Reply

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