She likes them because, first of all...Ally just likes toys more than most kids I know. She plays with everything in the store and always knows the best stuff. Puzzibits were picked for their flezibility of imaginitive play, their soft foam pieces that all fit together perfectly and their price (we're trying to keep our prices below $30 for toys we try out...recession and all).
Jack (10) Nathan (9) Rebecaa (8) and Ryan (6) played with the Puzzibits for hours. We got the shark set, where it shows you how to build crocodles, sharks and other vicious beasts. But they ended up making at least twenty different things. Rebecca made belts and bracelets and a butterfly. Jack made a crocodile, Nathan made things I didn't recognize and he couldn't explain to me because apparently I 'just needed to see what was inside his own head'. And Ryan made a Puzzibit loincloth. We didn't ask why.
The greatest thing about Puzzibits was that unlike Lego or traditional puzzles, you can put all the pieces together. Which means if you lose a piece or twelve, you're not screwed. They were bendable and pliable and colourful. And best of all, my friend Laura and I got hours of uniterrupted gossip while the kids played. WITHOUT FIGHTING. Awesome.
