Gears! Gears! Gears!® Beginner's Building Set | 
| Brand: Learning Resources
List Price: $29.95
Buy New: $18.00
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Seller: SONYA CONWAY
Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 2212
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 3 - 7 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 4 x 10.3 x 12
Legal Disclaimer: no_warning_applicable
MPN: LER9162
Model: LER9162
UPC: 765023007046
EAN: 0765023007046
ASIN: B00000DMCE
Release Date: June 12, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | GEARS! GEARS! GEARS! ® provides many opportunities for young children to experiment with simple mechanics and science | | • | Bright colors and easy-to-assemble pieces encourage children to create moving masterpieces | | • | There are so many ways to build, children discover something new every time they play! | | • | There are many different ways to arrange the bases; rows, pyramids, zigzags and more! | | • | Includes pillars, connectors and cranks - Allows kids to explore the fascinating action that can be created with gears! |
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Product Description
The perfect beginning set! Heavy-duty plastic gears spin and twirl together in a colorful display that kids will find fascinating. This 95-piece set includes gears, pillars, crank, connectors and interlocking bases for endless building possibilities. For added fun, combine this set with the Gears Too! Add-On Set (sold separately).
Amazon.com
"Mom! I made a crawling caterpillar! ... A rolling racecar! ... A ... thing!" With a whopping 95 pieces, Gears! Gears! Gears! Basic Building Set is a fantastic first construction toy for young builders. Bright, sturdy, uniformly sized plastic gears slip smoothly onto pegs on the square bases, which are easily linked together in any number of ways. Pillars and extenders expand the dimensional possibilities sideways, up, and out. Your 3-year-old will be an instant success at inventing any number of masterpieces with moving, working parts. Gears! Gears! Gears! holds plenty of intrigue for older siblings as well. An activity guide with instructions in English, Spanish, French, and German is included. And, as your little inventor grows, the basic set is perfectly compatible with other Gears! Gears! Gears! sets, including Wacky Factory and the Pulleys Plus accessory set. --Julie Ubben
Editorial Review
For the young Rube Goldbergs of the world, this may be a gateway toy. With eight building platforms, 48 brightly colored, 2.25-inch plastic gears, a handle, and 39 connecting pieces, a child can progress from simple cause-and-effect play to constructing a racing car, caterpillar, or zigzag stairs. (Directions for assembly are illustrated, but preschoolers will need adult help). The activity guide (in English, French, German, and Spanish) provides two pages of instructions and suggestions for mini-experiments. This durable, easy-to-use toy is good for kids who like knowing how things work. --Louise Carter
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 30
 Hours of fun November 1, 2009
R. Taylor (Lafayette, Louisiana)
I gave this to my 3-year old grandson for his birthday. He played with it for over an hour and has since, according to his mom, continued to be fascinated with it. I recommend that future customers read reviews and follow the advice that the Beginner's Set is the best for children under 5 years. My grandson is not yet able to grasp the building capabilities of this toy, but enjoys stacking the gears like Legos, and spinning them by hand on their base. His mom is thrilled that other sets can be bought to add as he grows (I'm already thinking about the spinning monkeys for Christmas!)
Super toy! Wish it came with more than one handle to spin the gears.
Gears for years. October 26, 2009
Sandy Walker (Nebraska)
My daughter received this as a gift over two years ago when she was four. She loves it and has played with it at least once a week if not more. She builds many different things with this set, it is easy to change around so she never gets bored with it.
 i dont understand where the 3 yr old comes into play? March 19, 2009
daysgoby18
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this specifically for my home daycare, thinking it would be a big hit with my 4 and 5 yr olds, especially.. but it definetly wasnt,they cannot play with this toy by themselves at all.. which is fine, i will sit and play with them with it, and I do, but at 5, you should be able to play with this, and alot of the pieces you have to shove onto the other gears. i think its definetly for older kids, maybe 6-9?
 green base is impossible to snap together March 16, 2009
S. Williams (Olympia, WA USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I do not like this toy. I have 2 boys ages 2 and 5. Neither one of them enjoys this toy. Many of the pieces are really hard to snap together. The green base is almost impossible to snap together and took all of my adult strength to do. How on earth could you expect a kid to do this? I know this toy has good reviews but I must disagree. For a better gear toy I prefer gearation by Tomy.
 Great for teaching kids mechanics concepts, and unique play January 21, 2009
JC (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this for my 4 year old son and he doesn't really like it. He used the attaching pieces to make things like he would with blocks; the gears just lay on the floor. I personally think it is a great toy to teach kids mechanical concepts. I did myself have trouble figuring out how to place attaching pieces in multiple formats, so it is a good idea to guide your child with this toy so that they can see how creative they can get with this. Maybe my son will get into it later, I think it's worth hanging on to.
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