These guys cracked the kid code and made the box the toy.

While not perfect cubes If your kid watches you play minecraft I bet they would love this set.

They Made A Brief Appearance In A February Wootoff Barely lasted 2 hours.

Here is a video of a different set, but the assembly instructions are relevant and the green and yellow blocks are the same size.


Please note that the amazon link and youtube video were for reference only! you get 60 blocks in this woot! 12 Medium 48 small

My friends' had these, in plain red color and without a protective coating and they provided endless source of play for our kids. Walls, forts, beds, store counters . . . Only limited by imagination.

Basic, fun, imaginative toy.

ThunderThighs wrote:I remember getting my son blocks like these when he was little. He loved smashing then down with his cars and other toys. Good thing is that they don't scratch/dent walls and furniture when they go flying.

I remember Flintstone building blocks from my childhood. #feelsold

Thank you, TT, for NUMBER FIFTY!!!!!

How much could I get for my empty woot boxes? I don't really have the energy to paint them though.

If I wanted cardboard boxes, I'd order from Uline.

lstaff wrote:Thank you, TT, for NUMBER FIFTY!!!!!

Woohoo! congratulations! You're currently 350 away from that party!

I'd also like to add: MIND THE SPECS!
The only complaint from amazon was they didn't realize what they were getting.

Total Blocks Included: 60
Yellow Blocks: 36
Green Blocks: 12
Blue Blocks: 12
Yellow Block Dimensions: 6"L x 3"W x 3"D
Green Block Dimensions: 6"L x 6"W x 3"D
Blue Block Dimensions: 12"L x 6"W x 3"D

80% of this woot consists of the "small" boxes!

tubo9999 at youtube got creative, used these blocks to set up a real life angry birds game!

My cousins had blocks similar to these that we all played with growing up. Seeing this Woot brings back some very fond memories; very fun to play with!

These are super cheap, flimsy, and far overpriced. My 3-yr-old son got some for Christmas last year from his wealthier grandparents. They are not good in smaller homes, as they get tripped over and stepped on constantly. Within the first week, we'd destroyed almost 15 of these blocks. Within two months, only approx. 15 REMAINED. They only come in a couple colors, which is incredibly unimaginative. I had more fun with old shoe boxes and empty cardboard appliance crates as a child, and those were free. If you want to spend $30+ just buy a bunch of craft supplies and order free priority mail shipping supplies from USPS. They have boxes of all different sizes and shapes, and you can paint/decorate them any way you want. Plus they're sturdier than these and you'll have a wonderful time making the boxes together.

angelsm9 wrote:These are super cheap, flimsy, and far overpriced. My 3-yr-old son got some for Christmas last year from his wealthier grandparents. They are not good in smaller homes, as they get tripped over and stepped on constantly. Within the first week, we'd destroyed almost 15 of these blocks. Within two months, only approx. 15 REMAINED. They only come in a couple colors, which is incredibly unimaginative. I had more fun with old shoe boxes and empty cardboard appliance crates as a child, and those were free. If you want to spend $30+ just buy a bunch of craft supplies and order free priority mail shipping supplies from USPS. They have boxes of all different sizes and shapes, and you can paint/decorate them any way you want. Plus they're sturdier than these and you'll have a wonderful time making the boxes together.

Oh good, not just me who's thinking 50c for a flimsy cardboard box is too much. My daughter does the most amazing things with regular shipping boxes, but has the most fun with the bright red ones from sparkfun. USPS has cheaper boxes... and Fedex has them FREE -- or used to, anyway.

Wow! 60 pieces of cardboard for $30 what a deal...umm

This price is a little bit higher per-block than the smaller (42 block) set that Fleet Farm sells every year in their holiday toy-land for $20.

We have the M&D set in another color and they seem very sturdy to us. We've yet to break one even when stepped on. We don't play with them daily, but enjoy them occasionally.

Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes made of ticky tacky,
Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes all the same.
There's a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one,
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.

I don't know if we just got lucky, or this is always the price, but we got these at Sam's around Christmas time for $20.

thumperchick wrote:These guys cracked the kid code and made the box the toy.

Really, $30.00 for cardboard boxes? Seems like they cracked the mosquito code and got a bunch of parents to buy them!

At first glance these brought back some great memories and seemed like an 'ok' deal - but glad I read everyone's comments - it's a no-go! ...but will investigate other manufacturers for sturdier ones for our grandson - he'd love them! Thanks for the feedback, guys :-)

My kids were given a set from the Lillian Vernon catalog about 25 years ago. They lasted through years of being made into forts, homes for Barbie dolls and stuffed animals, and anything else their imaginations created. For the last 12 years they have been used and loved at a local preschool. The first one was destroyed last week after over 2 decades of use. Can the Melissa and Doug ones stand up to that?

angelsm9 wrote:These are super cheap, flimsy, and far overpriced. My 3-yr-old son got some for Christmas last year from his wealthier grandparents. They are not good in smaller homes, as they get tripped over and stepped on constantly. Within the first week, we'd destroyed almost 15 of these blocks. Within two months, only approx. 15 REMAINED. They only come in a couple colors, which is incredibly unimaginative. I had more fun with old shoe boxes and empty cardboard appliance crates as a child, and those were free. If you want to spend $30+ just buy a bunch of craft supplies and order free priority mail shipping supplies from USPS. They have boxes of all different sizes and shapes, and you can paint/decorate them any way you want. Plus they're sturdier than these and you'll have a wonderful time making the boxes together.

Yes, order "free" boxes from the USPS. Start the kids out right by teaching them to get everything they can from the government.

Question: Where are these manufactured?

The Lillian Vernon version is far superior to these. My nephew can destroy these in a couple days and the Lillian Vernon blocks have lasted over a year now.

fooknboomn wrote:Wow! 60 pieces of cardboard for $30 what a deal...umm

Fifty cents a piece and you have to assemble them.