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Puzzibits Flexible 3D Puzzle Art sets are a building / puzzle toy brought to us by Manhattan Toy.  The individual pieces are hexagonal in shape and come in twelve different colors, red, orange, white, black, dark blue, light blue, dark green, light green, pink, purple, grey and yellow. The hexagonal pieces interlock through small circles and pins on alternating sides.  The small circles are slightly lower than the hexagonal face of the piece and the small pins are underneath the hexagonal face so that when they are interlocked you can only see the hexagonal face of the Puzzibits piece.

There are ten different sets which allow you to build different combinations of things. The Captain’s Crew set lets you build a two dimensional skull and crossbones, a two dimensional parrot or a three dimensional pirate saber.  The Lovely Princess set lets you build a 2D princess, a 2D castle or a 3D tiara.  The Prehistoric Predator set lets you build a 2D crocodile, a 3D dinosaur or a 3D shark. The Super Safari set lets you build a 2D monkey, a 2D tiger, a 3D lion or a 3D zebra.  The Ocean Depths set lets you build a 2D sail boat, a 2D seahorse, a 2D octopus or a 3D turtle.  The Pretty Pink Pets set lets you build a 2D kitten, a 2D ballerina bear, a 3D dog or a 3D flamingo. The Monster Madness set lets you build a 2D alien, a 2D crab like monster or a 3D dragon.  The Garden Delight set lets you build a 2D flower, a 2D butterfly, a 2D butterfly and flower or a 3D dragonfly. The Wacky Wear set lets you build a 3D mask, 3D hat or a 3D tie. The Mega Mix set has enough pieces to build all the creations above and is by far the best value.

With all the small pieces in the Puzzibits Flexible 3D Puzzle Art sets (one thousand two hundred and fifty pieces in the Mega Mix set) are not for small children.  These toy sets are rated for children six years old and older.  In our Puzzibits reviews we used two different age groups; six to eight years old and nine to twelve years old.  All of the children had a wonderful time assembling the different creatures and things from the detailed instructions that accompany each set.  Some of the instructions are a little hard for the younger ones to follow though so a having a parent nearby is not a bad idea.

The Puzzibits review with the older group of children revealed that not long after they got their hands on these entertaining little toys, they were more fond of coming up with their own creations than of building by the instructions.  Toy sets that children can get creative with and build whatever they want have always been a great success and Puzzibits, with its uniquely shaped pieces and bright colors is no exception.  We came to the conclusion that not only would we recommend this toy, but most of us were going right out to buy some for our own homes as well.