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DS really wants LEGO Power Miners for Xmas, but he's 5.8 and the age range is given as 7+.

If you were me, would you get it?

yes

Yes, I would and have. Most age stuff above 3y is for guidance only and just a recommendation.

Below 3y is different int hat it covers H&S stuf - but again, I still used my own judgement.

Yes

DD always gets toys at a higher age than her.

Ds got some Star Wars Lego (age 6 plus) for his 4th birthday a few weeks ago. He loves it!

He also wants some Lego city bits now too.

Oh good.



I shall print this and wave it under DH's nose whilst saying "Ner-ner-ner"!

(I thought yes - he thought no.)

Thank you very much.

Yes - Age ranges are to help those people who have no clue as to what to buy someone. They don't really help anyone else I feel. Children develop at different rates, you know your child's abilities better than other people.
I recently brought a 5 yr old a birthday present which said 8+ on the box. He loved it, no idea why it said 8+ on the box, as even his nearly 2 year old brother will try to have a go pushing in the body parts (it's an anatomy model).

Yes, regularly.

Age ranges are only a recommendation and you know your child better than the toy manufacturer does

YES i never go by age ranges i go by what i think my child can do and will find interesting and most of all play with not just cos her best friend has it at school etc etc !

Yes. Age ranges are a guide.

I do consider the labelled ages -- for example, I wouldn't buy DS (nearly 5) 7+-badged Lego at the moment because he isn't always very patient with it and I suspect any 7+ stuff will be too fiddly to hold his interest right now. But I might buy it for other 5yo who I knew were more focused, and I expect I'll be buying it for DS before he gets to 7.

3+ tends to mean "we didn't want the extra hassle and expense of getting this H&S certified for under-3s" so I use my own judgement in deciding which 3+ things I am happy to give to younger children and which I'm not.

i have never looked at the age range guide, if my dc's would like it they have it

Am planning on getting my 7 month old DD a bicycle and a chess set for xmas - but then she is 'very advanced for her age!

Joking aside, why not? Parents know what their child will enjoy. Kids soon let you know if they're bored with something, or sit there looking perplexed if it's too advanced for them. 5.8 to 7 years isn't so great a leap. Hope your DS enjoys it.

Yes, dd2 (3) plays with lego, dd1(5) loves knex and is getting a set from her Grandad for age 7+.

Yep, unless it's a safety issue (like giving something with very small pieces to a child still prone to putting things in their mouth, for example).

DS is 4 yrs and most of his games and toys are 6 or 7+

It's only a guide, after all

If the age range is older than my DD I usually give it an extra little thought as to why, and what might be dangerous/difficult for her. (Like popping the little bits in her mouth, or being unable to split the lego apart).
And if I'm happy I'll get it for her.

Yes. Ds just had his 4th birthday and got one lego thing that was age 7+
He needed help with it but loved it and wants more for christmas!

Yes. DS1 can do Lego for children much older than him. Power Miners is no more fiddly than other Lego IME.

There are some things which are too old for him which he can't do, but Lego isn't one of them. I think you will know if your DC can do it, either alone or with your help.

This ss good to see, as I had ordered some lego power miners for DS (aged 6) its age range is 8+ and I was crossing my fingers, hoping ot would be ok for him. Word of warnng, though, some of the larger power miner sets are out of stock.