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(More customer reviews)My son, who is about to turn 5, received this set from his grandparents for Christmas and it is really neat. The set includes parts for building a small lawn tractor , a larger backhoe-type tractor that pulls a loading bin, a stable and grain hopper, and a barn-type shelter with a winch for loading the big tractor. Also included are 2 cows, a dog, 2 cats, various tools, 3 Lego people, and some other small accessories. My favorite thing about the set is the unique way that the items are interactive - the grain hopper has a removable lid and slide-out valve so that the pretend grains can be loaded and dumped, the big tractor pulls a dumper loading cart with fold-down sides and an open & close gate, the tractor's bucket is fully adjustable, and the aforementioned winch is completely usable for loading and unloading items.
The suggested age range for this set is 5-12 years, but my son definitely cannot build the items on his own. His attention span is not there yet for such construction (it took me a couple of hours to build everything for him and I have much experience with Legos) and the fine motor skills needed for handling and connecting/disconnecting the numerous small pieces are also beyond his current abilities. Parents of kids on the low end of the suggested age range should expect to provide significant help, which is of course part of the fun! The instructions are very, very well done, offering clear illustrations and making only small incremental changes with each illustrated step - they really could not be any clearer. The Legos also come packaged in several different bags which are numbered and correspond to the items desired for construction - a nice touch which makes initial building even easier.
I am a big Lego fan & this set is wonderful - very interactive, plenty of pieces for creating one's own designs, and large enough to build a big fun play set. I am enjoying playing with it with my son for now and look forward to the set growing with him as his abilities increase in the years to come.
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