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grandsonsJan 11, 2009
My grandson's ages 3-1/2 and 7 years of age, each recieved 2 sets of logs for Christmas. Their Mother said they love them. The sets are all different. And they love making whole farms and towns with them.
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ConnestogaJul 28, 2008
This was the third toy I bought for my son's 6th bithday there was a problem with! In this situation, the top of the wagon didn't come! So now I have to research how to get it. Disappointing. The rest of it, like his other Lincoln Logs set, is great: real wood, very fun. It is just disappointing when the toy is not complete. I spent a lot of time searching for the real wood Lincoln Logs set so it's a bit of a letdown when it's not complete.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Lincoln Log Conestoga HomesteadJan 10, 2007
I got this for my granddaughter, since she has several other sets of Lincoln Logs also......I got this to go along with her railroad set. She absolutely LOVES this Conestoga wagon play set. She built her homestead right away, and put the top on the wagon all by herself. She is only 6. But this playset sure captured her imagination and interest immediately, and kept her busy for a good while. I recommend this set to boys & girls of all ages.....it is very enlightening, and fun to do it their way.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Feed Your Imagination with Lincoln LogsAug 21, 2005
As a child, Lincoln Logs were one of my favorite toys. Some would argue that I have yet to grow up, but if playing with Lincoln Logs makes you a child, maybe that is a good thing. Lincoln Logs allow you to build houses, forts, roads, fences, and just about anything else you could imagine for a piece of wood. Lincoln Logs have changed over the years, but they remain a wonderful toy to stimulate imagination.
This particular set is very different from the days of yore, in that it includes all the pieces to build a Conestoga wagon. These wagons have become legendary as the mechanism that moved the pioneers across the prairies into the west. Someone interested in using Lincoln Logs as a diorama may want to buy several of these sets or the Conestoga Ranch Lincoln Logs set to create a wagon train, or show a wagon train getting ready to make the long trip across the prairie. Regardless of your intent, I always wanted more Lincoln Logs to build bigger forts, which was one of my favorite themes. However, western and frontier themes seem to be somewhat old-fashioned for many children who would rather be punching video game buttons for hours than imagining what it would be like to create houses by hand and then living in them.
This particular set includes pieces that are improvements over the original. Plastic windows, a door, two people, two horses, and other miscellaneous pieces increase the imagination factor rather than detract from it. I initially was disappointed that the wood-slat roof pieces are not included in this set, but quickly realized that the plastic roof remained in place as opposed to the wood slats that seemed to fall off with little encouragement. On the other hand, you could use the roof slats in other arrangements, such as bridges and roads. The plastic roof is better for younger children, though older children would benefit from the hand-eye coordination and the problem solving skills the wood roof pieces provided.
While I think it is interesting to build the models included in the original instructions, which includes a corral, a Conestoga Wagon, and a log cabin, Lincoln Logs are sufficiently versatile and easy to use that even very young children begin stacking them with ease in their own configurations. This capability is a real imagination builder. I prefer Lincoln Logs for their greater reliance on imagination than most other building blocks and toys, which tend to emphasize a specific configuration.
John Lloyd Wright, the son of Frank Lloyd Wright, first created Lincoln Logs in 1916. Strangely, he claimed that the construction of the foundation of Tokyo's Imperial Hotel was his inspiration for the toy rather than log cabins. The toys were an instant success because they developed good hand-eye coordination and for the other reasons noted above. The toys became an even bigger success after World War II and the baby boom era.
Lincoln Logs are one of the few toys that seemed to have survived for decades. There have been many challengers to Lincoln Logs, and they are probably much less popular with children today because of the many more sophisticated choices. However, Lincoln Logs remain a great toy, especially for younger children. Even older children, like those in their 40s and 50s, can find a lot of enjoyment in a toy that was much more popular in a previous era, and retains most of the characteristics that were the reasons for that popularity.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Learning to ImagineMar 14, 2005
We bought this for my 4 year old granddaughter not really sure if she would find pleasure in building with wood or not.
We decided tosit with her after she opened up her present and share the memories and joys we had with her dad when he received
his first log set. She became interested and began to build. It was great seeing her use her hands and imagination as she put together her first log house. Lincoln logs will always have a place in our hearts and our homes. A building toy in more ways than one and highly recommended for young and old. Enjoy!
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