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When I was 3 years old, my mother would often say, “To invent an airplane is nothing. To build one is something. But to fly is everything.” Then, she and I would spend an afternoon building airplanes, houses, towns, and ships, and fly off to wherever my imagination took me. Some things never change. Today, construction sets continue to provide the perfect outlet for imaginative play.

Mega Bloks Farmhouse Friends, from Fisher-Price, is a perfect example of imagination fuel. The set sends kids on a barnyard adventure to build a home for the cow and chicken, while the farmer gets to work. But kids aren’t limited to a traditional barn, they can use the blocks to build anything, even a 2-foot tower featuring a perch for the chicken.

This construction set comes with 43 Mega Bloks, which are chunky and simple so little hands can grasp them easily. They stack together and come apart with ease, perfect for kids ages 1 to 5. The set also includes special parts like movable doors and windows, flip-and-reveal panels to hook onto, and larger panels for building taller and faster.

In addition to the cow and chicken, the set also comes complete with a rolling tractor and a farmer Block Buddy. All of the figures fit inside the tractor, so even the chicken and cow can drive the tractor (after all, we are playing pretend here!).

DPJ57-mega-bloks-farmhouse-friends-d-3This set doesn’t skimp on detail. In addition to the bright and bold bricks, the peekaboo-style panels feature even more barnyard besties. A hatchling hatching to life, a calf looking into the frame as if it were taking a selfie, and a piglet’s shining face add to the farmhouse fun.

For older kids who want to build the set just like it looks on the box, visual instructions allow them to follow simple steps without any reading skills required. Of course kids are bound to make mistakes and go astray, but that’s the point of building blocks—to unbuild and reimagine as you go. That’s how kids can learn to go back a step or two and get back on track, or simply take off on a different tangent, letting their imagination soar high. After all, to fly is everything!

 

About the author

Varuni Sinha

Varuni Sinha

Varuni Sinha is an assistant editor at the Adventure Publishing Group. With an avid interest in visual arts, she enjoys writing and editing for The Licensing Book and The Toy Book, leading trade magazines about toys–the first art forms we encounter as children. With expertise in literature, Varuni launched into writing through her thesis on Indian comic superheroes. Fairytales are another major attraction for her roving mind. Recently at Spoleto USA, Varuni mapped the history of all the variations of the Sleeping Beauty tale ever narrated through time. When she is not writing, Varuni loves to paint with her finger and nails. She has held solo and group exhibitions of her work in New Delhi, Chandigarh and Auroville in India. She has also illustrated a children’s book of Japanese Folktales. Follow her on twitter @varunisinha to keep up with her new adventures as she explores the magical world of toys.

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