Learning Resources Coding Critters MagiCoders Blazer The Dragon Coding Robot Toy STEM Play Remote Control Toys Gifts for 4 5 6 7 Year Old Kids Boys & Girls

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.

This coding Critters set arrives in a lovely bright full colour box that is very appealing to children & measures around 25.5cm x 23cm x 13cm.It would be easy to wrap & make a fabulous gift for a young STEM fan.Inside you get Blazer the Dragon who is about 15cm long, 10cm high & approx 8cm wide.He has wheels on his base & also the access for putting in batteries - you need a screwdriver to access the battery compartment which is next to the on/off switch.The wand is approx 13cm long & the base is about 5cm diameter.It also has an on/off switch, plus easy to press coloured buttons & can be stood on it's end.The battery compartment is accessed through the base of the wand & needs a screwdriver too (same size screws, both need a small Phillips head screwdriver)Blazer needs 3 x AAA batteries & the coding wand needs 2 x AAA batteries so you need 5 in total.He works best on a tabletop or a laminate floor & struggles on carpet.The wand says it works from up to 3ft away & will accept a maximum of 40 steps in a coding sequence.The 'magic spell book' looks nice but is just a paper printed leaflet stapled together & not a book with a cover as it looks in the images.It contains spells (aka simple code sequences) you can input to make Blazer do more than just go left/right/forward/back.Examples include making his horn light up & rumble, make him chase his tail, sing a dragon song & take a nap.There are a few others.He comes with some props to perform some of the 'spells' such as to guide him to 'fire' the catapult or 'chase' his ball (aka push the ball)The spell book is in the form of a story/adventure with each spell a step to complete as you go through the adventure.Once the adventure is over, there is a still plenty of play value in this set either in working out your own series of steps for Blazer to take or just playing with your dragon.I do feel it's a little overpriced but everything is solidly made (with the exception of the 'spell book') & designed to suit small hands.It also doesn't require using a tablet, parents phone, computer etc... which makes a refreshing change, The manufacturer states this will reinforceBasic coding & spatial concepts.Critical thinking.Sequential logic.Collaboration & teamwork.I'd agree with the first three, but the final one is only going to work if you don't play with this alone which some kids may well do.Depending on reading abilities, they may require a little parental help with the 'spell book', but once grasped this would suit independent play very well.

The media could not be loaded. I’m not as impressed by this beginner’s coding toy as I expected to be from the product description. The idea is very nice, the reality not quite as good.The toy consists of a plastic, wheeled dragon accompanied by a remote control ‘wand’ that provides basic instructions. The two main pieces are accompanied by a series of Medieval-themed props and instruction cards for setting up a route. The set comes with an instruction paper aimed at adults and a child-friendly ‘spell book’. The spell book is not bound properly as a book, it’s really just a leaflet – and likely to become damaged quite easily. May be worth scanning/photographing this so that pages can be printed off and laminated, or stored on a tablet/phone.The set requires five AAA batteries to run: three to go in Blazer himself, and two to go into the ‘magic wand’. The battery doors on these were fairly horrid to get off – with deep set screws (particularly on the wand) that are fiddly and require a small-sized Philips head screwdriver.In use, Blazer has two modes. A simple mode, where the left, right, up, and down buttons on the magic wand simply instruct Blazer to move a pre-set amount in the direction indicated, and a ‘spell mode’, where particular combinations of buttons will result in Blazer performing a set task, such as growling out a few bars of ‘Happy Birthday to you’. In simple mode, you enter a series of instructions by repeatedly pressing the direction arrows, and then press the central button on the wand to see Blazer act out the directions he has been given.Every single ‘coding’ instruction in the spell book is inaccurate. It’s a minor detail and easy to rectify, but the manufacturers have forgotten to add the final step to each code: you have to press the central button on the wand to action the code. Not one set of spell instructions remembers this.The toy is clever in that it teaches children to follow instructions, then plan and sequence their own instructions for Blazer to achieve a specifically desired outcome. But the accompanying props are not particularly well made. I’m not convinced this justifies its RRP.

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!

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🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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