These blocks are, indeed, fantastic.

At six months she's a bit younger than the recommended age, but our daughter loves these blocks. We started with Haba's 'first blocks' set with her, which she also enjoyed. When we added these Fantasy Blocks, which are similar to the starters but with patterns and different shapes, it blew her mind. (Especially the way the conical one moves differently than the square ones do.) She loves them.

I would agree with some of the other reviewers that some of these blocks are small enough to fit inside your infant's mouth, but I think they're far too large for them to actually choke on the block. I'm not worried about them. Then again, she plays with them at the dinner table with us, so she's really never played with them out of my sight, nor have I seen her shove the entire block in her mouth. Perhaps that will come when she's a few months older. Regardless, it would be simple enough to reserve those 3 blocks from the set until your infant is old enough to know better.

A side benefit is that this set does match the starter set, so they all will work well together color-wise when she gets old enough to actually start building things. Highly recommended.

[Wednesday, September 10, 2008]

Love the blocks but beware of smaller pieces

My son loves the blocks. The look like no other blocks and he gets a kick out of the block with the bell inside and the clear plastic blocks that look like ice cubes. To my horror, he can put a few of the smaller ones entirely into his mouth so I took them away so he can play with when he's older. Watch out for this if you buy these wonderful blocks.

[Thursday, July 03, 2008]

Best blocks EVER!!

My son got these off his wishlist for his 1st birthday and has loved them ever since! Bold colors, fantastic shapes and quirky/cool special touches. The block with a bell inside is a hit! Haba makes wonderful toys and this is no exception.

[Friday, June 06, 2008]

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