Magnetic Build-a-Boat High Seas Toy Play Set, 10 Pieces

It was a present for my grandson's 6th birthday. He loves ships; he has several pirate ships, an inflatable Titanic. This is the only merchant vessel. He was thrilled! He took it home. He was having so much fun with it that I purchased another one, to play together! That was 8 months ago. He's still interested and enjoys it.Over the summer we used it in the inflatable swimming pool. It floats well; doesn't take in any water, is easy to dry. It is also quite resilient; after many a tumble, and falls: no cracks, no chips, nothing broken. Tough toy!The versatility is a wonderful plus: the 9 magnetic pieces allow for many varied combinations on the deck (10th piece). Various types of ships can be created. Unused pieces may figure half sunken parts of derelics or wrecks that have to be retrieved. The deck is large enough to allow plastic soldiers, pirates, animals, wooden or lego blocks to be transported, even while floating --at their peril, though. And the 3 colors are happy enjoyable ones.Without adult or siblings involvement, without a minimum of guidance and imagination, any toy can quickly become boring, stale. This one never was. Interest in it hasn't waned. I wish similar such ships would be marketed. Great toy!

Fun, sturdy, put-together boat that floats and does not take on water. A big hit with our 4-yr-old! He can assemble different magnetic parts on the boat while it is floating.

My son likes playing with this. You can change it anyway you want and it’s a great bathtub toy. The magnets stay on pretty well. Worth it.

Nice toy but not difficult enough for my 5 yr old grandson. But fun in the tub. Overall good toy.

The other reviews have this puppy covered: It's a great toy both in and out of the water (the little wheels at the bottom let it roll on a flat surface). I especially like that all the pieces float, and that it comes with more pieces than can actually fit on the boat at once (so you always have a spare in case one piece gets lost).A big 'thank you' to the reviewer "toskye," whose pictures helped me make the decision to buy this toy for my toddler daughter.Nautical engineers, take note: my boat floats, and is sealed to not let water in, and is irresistibly cute and all, but it actually CAN and does capsize, particularly when the tallest piece (the two-story cabin) is on it and has another piece on top. Even when it doesn't capsize, it can list noticeably to one side or the other when similarly loaded. Gotta lower that center of gravity, cap'n!Oh, go ahead and roll your eyes: it's a TOY, for crying out loud! I know, I know. I'm just sayin'.Bottom line: It's fun.

My grandsons, aged 7 & 4, enjoyed making different types of boats with the easy-to-assemble magnetic pieces. Those pieces are sturdy, and hold up to fairly rough play!

I don't often write reviews, but I had to for this nifty boat. My daughter, who will be 4 this comming month, adores it. I figured it would be fun for occasional bath adventures but she has requested it for every bath sense it arrived. She plays with it in the livingroom and in her room (it has little wheels on the bottom for easy pushing) and even sleeps with it at night. She adores taking it into her pool, the streams in the woods behind our house, in puddles, and on our trips to hotels with pools.Its deck area is perfect for small toys to ride on (like squinkies and polly pockets) for pretend sea adventures. She also gets a kick out of transforming the boat with all of it magnectic parts. She makes it all up as she goes, its wonderful for the imagination. Her 6 and 9 year old cousins have really enjoyed it too. All in all I highly recommend it.

My son loves this little boat! It works in and out of the water