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Folks - I'm buying a toy for a 6 year old in a holiday toy drive. His first choice is 'Construction Toy'. Lego was not specified. Please advise -

Posted by Diva (aka Diva) Dec 1 '17, 06:04

what do you think of this?

it's listed for ages 3 - 12. (www.amazon.com)

Responses:

Go with one big dump truck or crane, etc. -- nm - con_carne Dec 1, 08:16
yeah, Tonka all the way. Those things are built to withstand a nuclear blast. -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 06:53
I would suggest a LEGO set of construction trucks. Cover the bases. -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 06:53 4
- since Lego was not specified (as it was on other kids' lists), I'm not getting Lego. -- nm - Diva Dec 1, 07:11
- I think they even have one of those 3 in 1 sets. So the bricks and be used to make 3 different construction trucks - sycor Dec 1, 07:09 1
  - This one. You can probably find it cheaper elsewhere unless it's a retired set. -- (link) - sycor Dec 1, 07:12
- This. Or worst case scenario, a similar Playmobile set. -- (link) - Mop Dec 1, 06:55
get him one of those Hess truck thingies -- nm - decline Dec 1, 06:20 9
- Do those still exist know that Hess exited retail? -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 06:31 8
  - Hell yeah they do! -- nm - Krusty Dec 1, 06:32
  - yup, they kept the toy because it's so popular -- (link) - decline Dec 1, 06:31 6
    - excellent! My brother got one every year as a kid for Christmas. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 06:47 4
      - are you going to get him one this year ? -- nm - decline Dec 1, 06:56
      - My parents would stop at one of their gas stations on the way home from Christmas Eve dinner and get me a truck. I was usually asleep in the car and - Krusty Dec 1, 06:56 2
        
        I have a vague recollection, after I got my driver's license but before we left NY, of my parents sending me to get one for my brother. - ty97 Dec 1, 07:22 1
        
        I get it though. -- nm - Krusty Dec 1, 08:08
    - That is so cool! -- nm - jnine Dec 1, 06:41
It's good, but I might go with a bigger Tonka toy. That's what I always wanted, but I always got dolls instead. I did finally get an orange dump - jnine Dec 1, 06:14 2
- I always liked Tonka trucks too. -- (link) - Diva Dec 1, 06:25 1
  - Nice! I want one now. -- nm - jnine Dec 1, 06:35
Not bad. I was going to suggest some kind of backhoe or dumptruck from Tonka. You know, the kind you'd actually be able to move sand with - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 06:08 4
- hmm...I saw some nice backhoes... -- nm - Diva Dec 1, 06:16 3
  - You could go with a local tie-in :) -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 06:35
  - and that was just on your commute this morning. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 06:31 1
    - ik, r? -- nm - Diva Dec 1, 06:44
They don't get very good reviews. Check this one out... -- (link) - Krusty Dec 1, 06:07
thumbs up -- nm - prayformojo Dec 1, 06:07

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