The Intermediate Kit is a great kit for children
over the age of five. It includes a full range of shapes including
eight of the 22 inch rectangles. There are enough pieces for making a
couple of large buildings, roads, roofs, smokestacks, garages and
towers. It is big enough for two children to play without a lot of
squabbling over the coveted blocks. At this age, children like to
translate a picture of something into a block replica and will also
enjoy making towers that stretch to the ceiling. They will also begin
to make cantilevered structures and tall towers with small buildings
balanced on top. Their vivid fantasy life at this stage may involve
quite complicated stories complete with people, cars, and other toys, as
well as construction projects with windows, doors, walkways, wheelchair
ramps, etc. Many of the smaller pieces become more fully integrated
as decoration in battlements, fenestration, fancy entries, steps, and
statuary. Children vary in their interest in these things, but many of
them become blockaholics, and will spend hours and days completing
incredibly creative and complicated projects. Additionally, this is a
good set for cooperative play between five year old children and their
younger siblings.