Toys Super Saver: Fisher-Price TRIO Airplane

Great Deal Fisher-Price TRIO Airplane

Well done, Fisher Price! The Trio building sets are a terrific addition to the building block toy category. We started with the "aircraft" toy set shown on this page (though purchased at a different, brick & mortar store, at an introductory price). Everything about this was attractive -- the sturdy, reusable box, simple instructions, colorful pieces, and even the display (where you and your child can see how satisfyingly the pieces click together and pull apart).

My youngest son is three and a half, and I purchased it for him because he totally groks on Legos and such, but we have mostly the teeny, big-kid size. We have a small selection of the Megablocks, but our son tends to get frustrated because there aren't many of them and they seem to bore him. He loved that this set came with instructions that were easy to follow but looked a lot like his big brothers' Lego sets. With the help of my husband or one of my older sons (ages 7 and 9), Benjy was able to build each of the aircrafts shown in the pictures, and he was so proud and excited!

Before I knew it, Benjy was coming up with his own little constructions -- a train, a sword, a table and chairs -- or using the pieces to pretend he was cooking or mixing cement. There are a nice variety of colors and sizes in this little set, so it lends itself well to learning colors, numbers, sizing and sorting. And of course, this is great fine motor practice.

As I stated earlier, even the box this comes in is practical, because it's made to be reused (and opens and closes like a pizza box, so there's no separate lid to rip). My son can easily pull apart the pieces and put them all back in the box, which is something you can't do well with many Lego sets. (Ask me how many Ziploc bags and plastic boxes we have labeled with the ripped-off picture from a Lego box... and how long that organizational system lasts.)

I highly recommend these sturdy, colorful building sets, and can't wait to see my son's face when we get a larger tub of Trio pieces for the holidays. I'm sure he will continue to love them as much as he loves this little set!

Great for kids who like to build - J. Miller - Buffalo, NY
My 4 year old son is always building things, so I got him this set for Christmas to try out, he loves it! While he can't build the plane/helicopter on the cover without help, he's alway making up other things like bugs and robots. I think this is good for kids who don't like the huge lego blocks, but are still a little young for the tiny ones. They seem to stay together very well so when he builds something he can actually play with it. I haven't had any trouble with him putting parts together either.

Great toy, but hard for young kids - Mommy to Caden - Orlando, Fl USA
My son received this set as a gift for his 5th birthday. He LOVES airplanes, so he was excited to put the plane together. By looking at the picture, he was able to figure out most of it, but had a hard time getting some of the pegs into the blocks by himself. I sat down to help him and they are HARD to push in! He would push so hard that the entire thing would break apart. He enjoyed the finished product and "flew" it around the house for a while. It did fall apart a few times during some of the "hard landings," but other than that it was good. I think the blocks themselves will be great for a 3 year old, but the little pegs and extras that go with it are good for an older, perhaps 4 or 5 year old.