DC Super Friends Trio Batcave

This is my son's second "Trio" toy! He just turned 5, he was 4 when he got the first one. We love it! My boys love legos also but these building blocks are much easier for my younger children to learn before getting into the complex lego building sets. But more complex than duplos, so its a nice stepping stone. My son got the construction set and now the Batcave and we plan on more to come. He can mix and match - being imaginative .. or just stick to building the set the way it comes. I love how each set has multi options. You get step by step directions for the first option and then just a photo of the second/third option. So my son has to pay attention to the picture and figure out for himself where and what he needs to build. So it does have some problem solving educational value.

This is our first Trio Building Block toy and I would recommend this with a few caveats. I will first say that this is NOT a building set that you can give to your 4-6 year old and expect them to build what they see on the box/picture...You will have to provide guidance and a little effort. As several reviewers mentioned, the box shows 3 or 4 different "batcaves" but the instructions only shows how to construct 1. The blocks themselves are made of fairly strong hard plastic which were pretty easy to connect vertically. However, some of the parts that needed to be connected horizontally will need a little adult muscle. With my help, we were able to get the batcave up and running in about 15 minutes - The final product was solid/firm and did not fall apart at the slightest touch. The set comes with a small Batman figure and Batmobile which is a really nice way to get their imagination going. Overall, my kids are happy and have already incorporated it into their pretend world - just be sure to be there to help him/her initially set it up.

I purchased this for my 3 year old nephew. I had previously purchased a Trio starter set that he loved and he's a huge Batman fan so I figured this was win-win. It is by far his favorite toy. He loves building and destroying it as well as trying to make the alternative builds - so it's fun and educational. It's durable and big enough that I don't have to worry about him choking on it. If I had to say one bad thing about it that would be only that it doesn't come with a container - we had to get a rubbermaid container to contain the pieces and book. I would highly recommend this product. I've already got a bunch of the companion sets in a wish list for my Christmas shopping.

Trio arrived in sealed box. There were key parts missing. The 8 two piece blocks were missing. You cannot build the set without them. Called Fisher Price's 800 number. They were totally worthless, zero help. The components are poorly engineered and there's no 4 or 5 year old on the planet that could assemble this and enjoy. Do not waste your money on this product. And don't expect Fisher Price to help. They could care less

The Easter Bunny got this for our 6 1/2 year old after he saw it on TV and his friend has it. The 50 steps it takes to build the batcave was too difficult for him to complete by himself. Just as other reviewers mentioned, it is advertised that 3 caves can be constructed with the same set, only one set of instructions are given. You are only supplied a photograph of the other two options. Once he played with it for about an hour, he wanted one of the other caves built. After 2 hours and much frustation, I finally completed it. I told my son he weren't going to change the cave any time soon...it's just too involved when you are going solely by a photograph. It specifies Ages 4+, but the difficulty level is beyond age 4. They should specify a parent's frustation level on the box as well...because this one was up there. The blocks themselves are neat, and maybe a 4-year-old can build their own creations with them, but this cave is just more difficult than expected. The Legos are easier to build with.

This is a great toy for those boys who love to build. My boy however, doesn't really like to build, and never really built it, he had me build it. My son was 4 when he got it, so maybe it's best for a kid that's a little bit older.

I gave this to my grandson (5 yrs old) and it was way too difficult for hm to do alone, but he had fun helping put it together. Once set up it's a really neat bat cave, but for imaginative play, you need to purchase other characters and vehicles of the trio set. It's very sturdy, and fun for Batman fans.

I bought this for my son 3 years ago and he STILL plays with it. We have added different Trio packages to the original and he not only builds the trio set but his imagination has him building trains, airplanes, and transformers from his Trios. This year we used it to build a Nativity scene using the Trios as the basic foundation for the manger, stall, and corral and then adding his other toys to be the people and animals. It was a lot of fun. He started using this to learn basic motor skills and has gone on to build anything his mind can think of. A great investment! Plus the blocks design is such that it holds together as you need it but break apart easily. Not like Legos that are hard to pry apart.