Remember Stickle Bricks?
Did you have them as a child?
There are lots of toys that I had as a child which bring back very fond memories of growing up in the 80’s. Many of them I wish that I had kept, stashed away safely in the loft so that I could have pulled them out when my own children were born. As with many things, some toys never seem to age, and whether its 1983 or 2020, that timeless classic is something that can be played with and enjoyed by children’s of all generations.
As well as Polly Pockets (which have recently relaunched for my children’s generation!!), Stickle Bricks is another one of these favourites. I was a HUGE fan of Stickle Bricks as a child, and my Mum had a huge nappy box which was filled with lots of different shapes, wheels and pieces of all different sizes and lengths. I would often drag the box out of the wardrobe with my sister and we would sit and play with it for what felt like hours, creating a wide range of characters, scenes and vehicles before acting out our own mini adventures.
A proper retro throwback, Stickle Bricks first launched in 1969 and have been a toybox favourite for decades, being an ideal first construction toy for toddlers!
With Neve recently turning two, we were invited to try out a few of the latest Stickle Bricks ranges and see what she thought, and I was keen to have a play too and have a reminisce of the good old days from my childhood! Would she appreciate them as much as I had?
About Stickle Bricks
We were sent a selection of products from the Stickle Bricks range including:
Stickle Bricks Little Builder
The Stickle Bricks Little Builder set retails at £9.99 and is the ideal start to a toddler’s collection. This handy cardboard storage box comes with a a variety of different coloured and shaped bricks which children can stick, stack and construct including square pieces, circles and long thin pieces. Neve particuarly liked the boy and girl faces included in this set, and I was able to help her create little people by stacking the pieces on top of one another.
Stickle Bricks Farm Set
The Stickle Bricks Farm Set retails at £16.99 and features special farm-themed pieces including animal pieces (pig, sheep and chicken), a farmer and a tractor with real moving wheels! The lid of this box can be used to create a little field for the animals, and Neve enjoyed pushing along the tractor and making animal noises as she shuffled them around and stacked them on top of each other.
Stickle Bricks Fun Tub
The largest of the three sets, the Stickle Bricks Fun Tub retails at £19.99 and is full of assorted colourful bricks and is ideal for those who fancy building bigger towers and creations, as there are lots of pieces to go around. The plastic tub doubles up as a handy storage container, meaning that you can encourage little ones to tidy up after themselves and stash the pieces securely away.
Our Experience of Stickle Bricks
It’s been really lovely to watch Neve interact with Stickle Bricks, particularly watching her rummage around in the big red tub to pull out another piece to add to her creations. With large chunky and tactile pieces that are perfect for smaller hands, even Neve who has only just turned two was able to independently piece them together and create her own designs.
She was particularly fond of the animals and tractor from the farm set, but combined these pieces with a variety of other different shaped bricks from the larger Fun Tub set. Whist each set on it’s own is enough to get them started, I personally think the Fun Tub is the ideal starting point, as it contains a real mix of shapes and sizes.
We were able to get the majority of the pieces from all three sets to fit tidily away into the large red tub meaning if you just buy the one you have some space left to add additional pieces to your collection.
So were they as fun as I remember? I’d have to say yes. The creations you can make with Stickle Bricks are pretty much endless, and with plenty of pieces to go around, both my daughters were able to play together, encouraging Neve to learn about sharing too. Great for imagination and creativity, I think Stickle Bricks will be pulled out for lots of playtime in the months and years to come.
Stickle Bricks are available to purchase at Argos and Amazon.
*Disclosure – We were sent a range of products from Stickle Bricks free of charge for the purpose of this review however all thoughts and opinions are my own*
