Pica ToysElectric Flying Butterfly Wood Working Toy - Science Wood Kits for Kids Ages 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | 3D Puzzle Craft Wooden Building STEM Projects for Kids Ages 8-12

This was a real fun toy to build. It allowed me to spent time with me 10y/o niece. The built took about 2.5 hours with the time to organize all the pieces. The instructions are easy to follow and illustrated, but in one step they weren’t clear but it took a couple of minutes to figure out. I’m glad they included some extra screws because I did drop one or two. Included is a small screwdriver, which is adequate, I opted to use a longer and better quality one.I would recommend the use of an exacto knife or small sharp scissors, the material being wood, it tends to have small splints at the attachment points but are easily removed.My niece being inquisitive, this built, gave us the ability to talk about many topics such as mechanics, circuits, biology of flight and of butterflies, and lasers among others. The second part of this built will be to talk about the different butterflies types and to paint it.

The kit is fun for my child to make and provided several hours of entertainment. He has done many of these kits in the past and has a great understanding of how to build things, but some parts of the project were still difficult and required adult assistance. For example, some of the wooden items are a very tight fit. We found that using a small knife to shave off tight areas was helpful during construction. My child also needed some assistance with interpreting the instructions. Overall, making this project was fun- my child gained confidence and some skills, and we got to bond.

My 12 year old nephew put this together over the holidays and it worked perfectly. It is not too complicated, but it is great that it flaps the wings up and down. He is very much an artist, so I am hoping that he will paint the wood and create a colorful butterfly.

My 11 year old daughter and I were very excited to put this together. Unfortunately we had quite a bit of trouble. The instructions were very confusing. My daughter got held up very early on, and once I was helping her, I was also struggling to make sense of what we were supposed to do. The pieces are a little flimsy and we broke one popping it out of the sheet that it came in. Also, some of the pieces were really tough to fit together-like they hadn't been cut quite right. Some other reviewers mentioned that they trimmed the pieces with a knife, but that is definitely not in our skillset.

I put this together with my grand daughter's help (5 years old) and she is SO proud of it and shows it to everyone. It has made a trip to her kindergarten for "show and tell" and a couple weeks after we assembled it - she is still quite interested in it.The instructions could be a little more clear, but that should not take away from the high build and cut quality, as well as the detail in the design.The vendor should consider plans for people like myself with laser cutters that include battery packs, hardware and other "custom" parts. Assembling it yourself was fun for us, helping to create it would be incredible for children and adults!

I am an experienced model builder, but I've never built one of these wooden kits. As far as these kits go, there is a pretty simple one, but anyone under 12, at least, will need some adult supervision and assistance. I didn't have any trouble breaking the parts, but others have. I did keep a sharp modeler's knife handy if any parts seemed to resist being removed. There are a couple of spare wooden parts in the kit, and I would guess those are parts that have given people trouble.There are 4 sizes of screws in the kit: 10mm, 7mm, 6mm, and 4mm. A phillips screwdriver is included in the kit. There are a few extra screws included; I imagine those get lost easily. The way to tell the 7mm from the 6mm screws is that the 7mm have a different head, flatter and more spread out.The on/off switch was defective. It will turn on, but it won't turn off, so you have to remove the battery to stop the butterfly from "flying."I painted the butterfly with glitter acrylics paints I bought at a dollar store.

This is a great gift for an older kid who likes to make things. It comes flat packed in a plastic bag with all the parts although it does not include paint which is an additional fun step the kids can take to really bring it to life. If you're using this as part of a homeschooling unit you can tie in butterfly life cycles as well as electricity and basic motors.

My daughter and I had a lot of fun putting this kit together. It is very well-made. The cutting is extremely precise. The pieces fit together really nicely every single part fit together very well. After was built we colored it. That’s part of the fun you need to put in your own batteries the motor and movement are very nice, the wings flaps slowly kind of like a real butterfly. That’s landed. Highly recommended!