Learning Resources Coding Critters MagiCoders: Blazer the Dragon, Screen-Free Early Coding Toy For Kids, Interactive STEM Coding Pet, 22 Piece Set, Ages 4+

I bought this for my great-nephew for Christmas and he loves it. I did have to return the original and reorder it because the remote didn't work on the first one but the second one had no issues according to his mom. He absolutely loves it and it's a great learning toy for him. Who would have thought a 5-year-old would be learning to code? It's awesome!I can't speak to the sturdiness or durability since he hasn't had it long but at least it's still working after a few months!

This was a Christmas gift and my grandson seems to like it.

This is an updated version of the coding critter from two years ago. The wand and booklet make it very child friendly for my kindergartner.

I purchased this item for my nephew as a Christmas gift. We pulled it out today to try it for the first time. Immediately after putting batteries in the coding wand, it began to get hot. I double checked the orientation of the batteries and they were placed correctly, so we switched them out with another 2. The same thing happened. I have emailed learning resources to see if a new wand could be obtained. Ill update once I hear back and see how this gets resolved. Too expensive of a toy( even on sale) to not be able to even use it once.

My daughter has really enjoyed it. Screen free play time. It comes with a book with different “codes” to type into the wand.

This toy is made for preschoolers and early elementary aged children. My 4yo twins have really enjoyed playing with the Coding Critters (we have this dragon and the unicorn version) although they can't play with them independently.There are two modes: Spell mode and Coding mode. The Coding mode has the horn glowing white, and when you program a sequence (e.g. Forward, forward, left, back, back) and then hit the center flame button, it executes that sequence. This allows you to set courses for your kid (e.g. go through the castle door and bump the ball) and you can use the included cardboard chits to help plan out what the sequence should be. Switch to the spell mode by hitting the button below the D-pad. This mode takes 4-button sequences on the D-pad that will do something like "dance" or "guard" or "sing a song." The sequences for these are the spells in the included spellbook.It has a sensor in the nose that allows it to detect or track objects a few inches away, such as the included ball. I'm pretty sure both the wand and the nose sensor are IR; we noted degraded performance when the Vive Lighthouses were on, so if you have any sort of IR interference these may not work as well. Bright sunlight might also interfere. We do have both the dragon and the unicorn version of this toy, and thankfully they don't seem to interfere with each other.My 4 year olds need constant supervision with these; they can't read yet so they need help finding the right spell in the spellbook, and if they accidentally switch between Coding and Spell mode they sometimes need help switching back.Batteries: Takes 5 AAA batteries, not included. If the batteries are low, first it will start failing to play songs but still move around, and then it will stop moving at beep at you. So if it's not playing music and dancing appropriately, try some fresh batteries first. We found that it doesn't work well with rechargeables, either.Included extras: The spellbook is integral to play (unless your child memorizes all of the spells) but it's flimsy paper held together with staples. The included catapult is fun but also functional; the fireballs may not be with us for much longer. Some of the other items included feature in the spellbook to give your child and their dragon scenarios to act out and for imaginative play. They're all either plastic or laminated cardboard.

We got this coding critter toy for our almost 4 yr old to use, play with and learn from too. She loves it and is having fun with it. It's a great first coding critter toy with screen-free coding for younger kids, but it is something that we have to help with her at least a little bit. We've gotten and used these coding critter toys and the like before with our other older kids and they loved them and had a relatively easy time without too much help, but our almost 4 yr old has to have a little bit more help to get it started and use it sometimes. Sometimes she's able to do fine with it without help so the more she plays and uses it, the more she'll be able to do it on her own. It has a lot of educational value and helps with teaching them about coding, math, and developing their imaginations as well.

I was really looking forward to this for my son. The up button on the remote didn't work out of the box, meaning the dragon could not move forward and many of the spells could not be executed. Learning Resources said they would send me a replacement remote IF they found one, but after weeks have not sent one and have responded to my request for a new box (which I guess means no, with the hope to I will forget about their product). There's a catapult accessory has been enjoyed a little, but not what I bought the product for.

Bought this for my grandson's fifth birthday. He loved it as soon as he unwrapped it and was able to use the controls quite easily with some help from his older brother who had used a programmable Beebot at school. He loved the spell book, particularly the program for making the dragon sing happy birthday. As a former teacher, I think this is great to teach children simple programming in a fun and imaginative way.

Parto de la base que cualquier juguete que consiga que nuestros niños 🧒 jueguen y no estén viendo la tv 📺 jugando a la consola 🎮 o cono los móviles ... ya valen mis cinco estrellas 🌟, de ahí mi valoración, pero tengo en cuenta que deben mejorar las instrucciones, TANTO EN CALIDAD COMO EN ESPECIFICACIONES, más cuando hablamos de una introducción a la programación. El juguete consiste en un dragón de plástico con ruedas acompañado de una «varita» de control remoto que proporciona instrucciones básicas. Las dos piezas principales van acompañadas de una serie de accesorios de temática medieval y tarjetas de instrucciones para configurar una ruta. El juego viene con un papel de instrucciones dirigido a adultos y un «libro de hechizos» apto para niños. El libro de hechizos no está encuadernado correctamente como un libro, en realidad es solo un folleto y es probable que se dañe con bastante facilidad. Puede valer la pena escanear/fotografiar esto para que las páginas puedan imprimirse y laminarse, o almacenarse en una tableta/teléfono. BLAZER tiene dos modos: 1️⃣ Un modo simple, donde los botones izquierdo, derecho, arriba y abajo de la varita mágica simplemente le indican a Blazer que se mueva una cantidad preestablecida en la dirección indicada 2️⃣ Un «modo de hechizo», donde combinaciones particulares de botones harán que Blazer realice una tarea determinada, como gruñir unas cuantas barras de «Feliz cumpleaños para tú». En el modo simple, ingresas una serie de instrucciones presionando repetidamente las flechas de dirección y luego presionas el botón central de la varita para ver a Blazer actuar las instrucciones que se le han dado. Todas las instrucciones de «codificación» del libro de hechizos son inexactas, AUNQUE es fácil de rectificar, pero los fabricantes se han olvidado de añadir el último paso a cada código: hay que pulsar el botón central de la varita para actuar el código. ORIGINAL, INTELIGENTE, DETALLISTA y con algunos errores a limar, pero es una compra muy muy interesante.

Wir haben dieses Spielzeug testen dürfen, zu aller erst ist die Handhabung wirklich sehr einfach, somit hatte unsere kleinste sofort den dreh raus und konnte damit in kurzer Zeit alleine umgehen. Da dies nicht das erste und letzte elektronische Spielzeug ist, hatten wir natürlich Batterien vorhanden. Diese sind (wie in den meisten Produkten) nun mal nicht enthalten, was jetzt aber keinerlei Problem ist. Auch ist es aufgrund seiner Beschaffenheit für Kinder geeignet (Robust) und sieht dennoch schön aus.Natürlich muss man hier erwähnen das es nach gewisser Zeit uninteressant geworden ist und sich dann an einem anderen Tag wieder damit beschäftigt wurde, aber das ist bei uns mit jedem Spielzeug so.Im großen und ganzen ist es ein sehr schönes Lernspielzeug welches außerhalb von Tabletts/Lerncomputer und Co. durchaus seinen Platz verdient.Das es nur auf englisch ist hat jetzt weder uns noch die Kinder wirklich gestört, da hier und da von uns übersetzt wurde und somit nebenbei noch ein bisschen englisch geübt wurde.Über den Preis lässt sich streiten, wer genau so etwas sucht und eben nicht nur das Kind ans Tablett hängen will, wird durchaus gewillt sein den Preis zu bezahlen. Ich finde den Preis zwar Stolz aber nicht unverschämt.Von daher wer neben Lerncomputer und Co. mal was anderes möchte, dem würde ich dieses Spielzeug wärmstens empfehlen.Von daher gibt es eine Kaufempfehlung :)

Il packaging è ben realizzato e le istruzioni (come trovo giusto che sia, visto che sono parte integrante del giocattolo) sono curate e "giocattolose".I materiali costruttivi e l'assemblaggio sono qualitativamente elevati.Il gioco in sé declina intelligentemente le logiche di programmazione attraverso sequenze di comandi semplici alla portata dei bambini, davvero ben fatto!Al momento in cui scrivo questo prodotto viene proposto a circa 63 euro, un prezzo che reputo essere adeguato alla qualità e, ancora più, alla stimolante esperienza d'uso offerte.Per quanto mi riguarda questo prodotto è promosso a pieni voti e si guadagna serenamente la quinta stella🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Me llamó mucho la atención este juguete y decidí probarlo con los más pequeños, y es que se trata de un juego de dragón Blazer de la colección Coding Critters MagiCoders, de Learning Resources. Perfecto para que los peques de la casa aprendan a codificar sin pantallas.✷🎋 𝐀 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐑 🎋✷🎋El atractivo principal de este juego es que se encuentra dentro de la categoría STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering y Mathematics). Me parece importantísimo que los niños se diviertan aprendiendo.🎋 Contiene una varita mágica con control remoto y un libro de conjuros que los niños deben codificar para que Blazer (el dragón) se accione y empiece a bailar, gruñir, etc.🎋 También trae una serie de accesorios de temática medieval que completan el escenario del juego.🎋 Este juego está pensado para niños de entre 4 y 8 años. No es recomendable dejarlo al alcance de niños más pequeños porque contiene piezas muy pequeñas.🎋 Todos los materiales son resistentes y muy atractivos. Además está genial porque no ocupa nada de espacio, se pueden guardar fácilmente en cualquier rincón.🎋 Contiene una hoja de instrucciones muy sencilla y en varios idiomas.✷🍂 𝐀 𝐌𝐄𝐉𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐑 🍂✷🍂 El dragón funcionaron 3 Pilas AAA y la varita con 2 pilas AAA (no vienen incluidas).𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐈Ó𝐍 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Una vez que lo probé con los niños, me parece que es un juguete muy actual, original y educativo además de ser estéticamente muy atractivo para los peques, bien sea por la temática de dragones o por el colorido. Creo que tiene un precio razonable teniendo en cuenta la cantidad de accesorios que trae y la calidad de los mismos.