I've been meaning to write this review for 6 months now. Oh well, at least I'm finally getting around to it. Back in February I posted about my son playing with transparent blocks on our light table. The first set I purchased was the 84 piece Alex Prism Bricks from Amazon. I was so excited when I ordered them because I thought they would be a great addition to our light table materials.
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They looked great on the light table. The set comes with
one clear base to use as well. As we started to play with the blocks, my oldest daughter became increasingly
frustrated because the blocks do not stay snapped together when
stacked. They merely sit on top of one another. They fall over easily so
you have to rebuild your structure over and over again. We were sooo
disappointed. I decided to order the Constructive Playthings Crystal Bricks
to see if they worked any better.
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When we received them we discovered they snapped together VERY WELL! They actually worked! Even my 2 year old can play with
them without being frustrated. I returned the Alex brand
crystal bricks. For just a few dollars more you get 50 more bricks with
the Constructive Playthings set. You do not receive a base to build on
though. The Constructive Playthings bricks do fit on the Alex base so I purchased a set of the the translucent Alex bases(I was able to buy these for quite a bit cheaper than $19) for us to use
with the Constructive Playthings bricks
That was back in February/March and we are STILL playing with our Constructive Playthings crystal bricks! These are a part of our daily light table play. They get used at least a couple times a week if not daily.
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