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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
High Hopes (updated: Hopes Dashed)
By E. Thompson
UPDATE 2/5/11
- The plastic shell cracked and wouldn't stay together. This toy ended up being a bust for us. Trying the Wild Republic Science 3D Human Organs instead, it has solid plastic parts instead of squishy ones and seems much more suited to the job.
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This was a Christmas present for my daughter who is almost 8 and somewhat precocious. It was the last gift to be opened, and certainly the most 'educational' (read: least "fun") of the bunch. If you are nearly 8 years old and a voracious reader, it's hard to beat books.. or fingernail polish.. or a Faux Bow that you can fire across the room in the general direction of your little brother ;)
Nevertheless, a couple days later we got into it and let me say: please make Space and Time available to play this, you will need it. We dove in a little before bedtime and it was far too involved to disassemble and reassemble in the 45 minutes we had available. It is not a hard concept and it does not take 'forever', but what we contended with was the following:
--- Like many toys, this one has ties that go from the front to behind the cardboard, necessitating a certain amount of wrestling with the toy to undo them so it can be played with
--- The transparent plastic shell of a body presumably is supposed to snap tight (front and back). I found that it sort of did, but it was difficult to align and even when aligned there was one snap that didn't really snap closed tightly. Possibly a manufacturing defect.
--- Once you remove the ribcage, all of the sticky viscera are too appealing to just let lie, and they will be extracted immediately, even if you haven't found the cleverly named "Organ-izer" card yet. Remember to pull this card out first.
--- If you are tired and not paying close attention, and haven't examined the order in which your own viscera are organ-ized lately, putting everything back together is going to take a while. We didn't have a while, so we kinda sorta guessed where things went, got the ribcage back on, and called it a night.
I still have high hopes that we'll be able to dig into this more and really have fun learning about the insides of the body. My daughter has a book that is teaching some anatomy and she's interested in the topic, so we'll give it another try and I'll post an update.
In the meantime, just a heads up that this toy may be best delivered to patient, meticulous children who have enough time to enjoy it, and it will probably only rank as a "Wow!" gift for Future Doctors of America. ;)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Nerdy Fun for Everyone
By K. Carter
Got this for my daughter for Christmas and she positively squealed with delight over it. The cards are very informative. The body comes apart and the insides are all squishy like you'd expect. A wonderful learning toy. The skull is a bit fragile and the jaw likes to pop off.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.My 5yr old loved this!
By Munchkin
She had some help from her older sister but my 5yr old loves knowing what is in the human body. She loved this! I think it was her favorite gift on her birthday!
Product Description
5511630 Features: -Science fair-ready activities.-Value-pack format.-Eight years and up. Includes: -Skeletal hand includes snap-together hand, and adhesive fingertip pads.-Skull model includes three-part skull with stand, rubber bands, upper and lower teeth, two-part snap-together brain, and two glow-in-the-dark eyeballs.-Human body model includes human body model, stand, nine removable squishy vital organs, 12 bones and muscles, forceps, tweezers, organizer poster, 12 activity cards, and instruction sheets. Dimensions: -Human body model height: 12''.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #157215 in Toys & Games
- Brand: Smart Lab
- Model: 09351
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 13.00" h x4.00" w x6.00" l,
Features
- Winner of the 2010 Creative Child Kids Product of the Year Award
- Reveal all the mysteries of the human body
- This kit's activity cards answer these questions while getting children ready for the science fair
- Instruction sheets and 12 activity cards
- More than just a toy and book, SmartLab products satisfy and engage a child's curiosity
