MattelMattel Minecraft Sword & Pickaxe Set, Kid-Sized Wearable Accessory for Role-Play & Costumes

My 7 year old grandson had told me he wanted a transforming sword, so I automatically looked on Amazon, there it was! An Amazon exclusive and what an exclusive it is. It is a good sized sword, made of a durable plastic and quite a good looking sword/pickaxe. The way that it transforms is quite unique and very easy to operate. I had fun playing with it myself before I gave it to him. There were other features that I did not notice, but my grandson did and it was so cute to have him explain it to me. He showed me what it did to transform, then he pointed out something important for parents to know. The sword and pickaxe have protective foam on the impact areas, so when you hit something, the foam touches the surface and dulls the impact. This is a great feature, if the foam was not on impact areas, damage would most likely occur or injury. Because this sword is plastic and not all foam like the cheaper version that does not transform, I had a talk with my grandson about these two things; 1) We do NOT hit baby brother with it, no matter what he might be doing. 2) We do NOT hit furniture or walls. I told him he should not even be swinging it around inside, that is how accidents happen. His mother is notorious for taking his toys away for the least little infraction and he does not get all of them back. She goes through them and donates or sells on marketplace, so I told him if he wanted to keep his sword he needs to really pay attention to what he is doing with it. I told him the outdoors was where you could swing and do more fun things than inside. He is so thrilled with his sword that the 26.99 I paid for it was worth just the look on his face. Such joy and excitement. He took it in the living room to show his Dad, my son, and his Dad said, 'Whoa, that's a nice transforming sword, lil buddy. It looks just like the one on your Minecraft game'. It does. This sword is worth every penny of the 26.99. I would recommend without being asked. Once again, Amazon had exactly what I was looking for. They always have came through for me, and this time was no exception. As a last note, it was quite cold last night and dark. My grandson asked his mom if he could go outside so he could swing his sword around. He listened to me! Amazing for a 7 yr. old boy. Hopefully he will continue to remember the talk I had with him. If your child wants a transforming sword, this is the one to buy.

Fun toy. Easy but sturdy function

I cannot overstate the value of this toy. It was a very near thing, getting this a year ago, because mechanical parts mean weak points, and my kid can destroy a KONG toy in a week.But dangit, it was just TOO cool not to get.Let me be clear, that was no exaggeration. My child, now 8, can literally destroy an indestructible large-dog toy in 7 days or less. Minecraft is their special interest, and they lost their mind when they unwrapped this present for Christmas last year. We didn't even get through the other presents; they were dressed and outside mining first the snow, then the ice, and then transforming it into a sword to murder snowmen. Er, snow golems. And - IT - HELD - UP.They lost it in the snow two weeks later and we found it a month after that. It held up. They sword fought with sticks and steel poles, pretended to mine dirt (read this as actually kinda trying to but being mostly gentle so we wouldn't know) and dug in the neighbor's sand. It held up. It's been thrown across the driveway, dropped into a bath, unquestionably chewed on, and it held up.This toy is beat to hell. It has dozens of scratches per square inch, and the foam is cracked *JUST CRACKED!* where they whack with it the most. It takes a little more effort to lock into place, but it continues to transform fantastically, and it's probably still their favorite toy. I think I bought this for about $30 last year, but knowing what I do now, I would recommend it at 50, because it'll outlast anything else you get and it'll bring a lot more enjoyment.You should know however, that while this foam will help prevent a tooth getting knocked out, it's a stiff foam, and it'll still hurt of someone tries to take of a limb with it. The sword would hold fine in a battle against itself, but I'd hate to be the fingers holding it or the face catching it. Recommended for everything except direct sibling fights unless they're pretty tough kids.This pickaxe/sword is more durable and more valuable to my kid than the diamonds it's fictitiously (unless??) made of.I have not been paid to tell you about this thing, it's simply my duty as a parent to see that other parents get this toy if their kid would want it, because it's fantastic.That said, if whatever company makes these wanted to, ahem, send my their thanks, I suspect this won't make it a second year under the incredible duress my child puts it through....Wink....I'm winking at you, company.I respect this sword. And pickaxe. Both. Both are good.

If your a minecraft fan you'll probably love this my son did

This was sturdier than I expected.In some ways it might be too well built, because it's a bit heavier than my son's other Minecraft weapons. This is the one he uses the most. He did comment about something being a bit off on the design, so something that should be brown might be blue . . . but I couldn't tell the difference, and he really doesn't care.This is hard plastic, where a couple of his other picks/swords are sturdy foam. He's broken one of the foam weapons (foam tearing near where the shaft sits under the foam).

I bought this for my son who loves Minecraft. It is solid plastic and I am sure it will hold up to some abuse, but I got it because it said it turns into a sword or pickaxe- ok, sure, it sort of does, but the way it's made to change from one to the other is really simple and well, boring. I thought maybe you rearranged the plastic pixels around or had to twist something- nope. You literally just slide the handle up or down. Lol. It was really disappointing. I'm sure my kid will still like it, but I thought that was a pretty lame cop-out. Minecraft is all about building; it would be nice if the toy represented that instead of being so simplistic.

we got these for my sons 5th birthday and everyone had so much fun and loved these!

A great minecraft transforming sword/axe. Perfect size for an 8 year old.