Designer Velcro Bunchems from Spin Master
For the modern parent there is no problem with the choice of toys for a child of any age. Every year there are new types of toys, manufacturers come up with more and more activities that you can carry the kid. Today we will talk about the sticky designer called Bunchems.
What it is?
Multi-colored balls Buncham recently appeared on sale. In appearance they resemble a creative burdock, they are made of plastic, there are countless small hooks over the entire area. This is a velcro designer, from which you can collect all sorts of figures for which there is only enough imagination. Balls with a diameter of 1.5 centimeters are attached to each other with a light touch, hold tight, but if desired, are easily detached in order to assemble a new figure.
Designer Banchems, of course, has a positive effect on the child, he develops fine motor skills, pleasant-to-touch balls make a mini-massage for children's palms, and the kid will be able to embody all his fantasies in creative handicrafts.
Soft sticky balls are safe for the child, they do not cause pain if they are stepped on accidentally. Bright, but pleasing to the eye colors will attract a child's eye. Unlike clay, they do not collect dirt on themselves and do not deform when pressed.
The materials from which all parts are made are environmentally friendly. Designer Banchems will distract the child from gadgets and develop his thinking and imagination.
How old can you play?
The manufacturer of the designer indicates the age category 4+, that is, children under four years old are not recommended to buy such toys. However, under the supervision of adults, Banchems can be trusted with two-year-old children, because the balls are very pleasant to the touch and useful for children's palms. For children under four years old, it is better to exclude all additional accessories from games in order to avoid injuries and leave only colored balls.
The more and more diverse the set of elements in the set, the more calculated it is for a more adult age. In general, the optimum age for games with sticky balls is from 3 to 12 years, but the designer Banchems is so fascinating that it will interest even an adult person and the more so a child of any age.
Sets and equipment
Soft designer Banchems sold in several trim levels, which differ in the number of parts, range and, accordingly, the price. The smallest set includes 50 parts, in the largest trim levels - more than a thousand items. Some of the sets are themed, designed to collect specific figures - Pets, underwater world, sweets and more.
Watch the video review of the Bunchems game set.
Other kits include details for creating figures on completely different topics. The sets that will allow the child to think and realize his fantasies most widely consist of 400, 600, 800, 900, 1000 and 1200 parts. The greater the number of elements in the constructor, the more various figures can be made.
In each set of designer Banchems there are balls of eight different colors. In addition to sticky balls, there will be additional accessories in the boxes, such as eyes, mouths, wings, legs and more. All balls have a special hole in order to insert these accessories anywhere in the crafts.
Each set includes special brochures-instructions that will help the child to make certain objects, but the imagination can go far beyond the proposed schemes.
There are also a Banchems travel kit, consisting of 150 parts. It is a bag with a sticky coating so that even the smallest elements will not fall anywhere and get lost. This set is designed to take children on the road, for example, in the train or by plane, with him the time will fly by.
In order to find out whether the child will like this kind of game, you can first buy a set of a small amount of parts, and if the baby gets a taste, then next time please him with a large set.
Glowing in the dark
The designer Bunchems, whose figures glow in the dark, will truly surprise the child. These are the same balls of burdock made from high-quality environmentally friendly plastic, only they are able to absorb light during the day and give it away at night. Velcro impregnated with a special paint that accumulates light, so this type of designer Banchems is slightly different in color from other sets, the glowing balls look fainter than usual. Included, as in the other sets, there are additional accessories to create more believable figures.
Original crafts made of colored balls will magically glow in the dark if held for a little while in bright light. The more intense the light and the longer the duration of its influence on the balls, the longer and brighter they will glow in the dark. This process will be an unforgettable experience and experiment for any kid!
Overview-video from the young user of the luminous Banchems.
How is it packed?
The packaging of the soft designer Banchems looks almost the same in different sets. It is a cardboard box with bright pictures on a white background. The box shows variants of handicrafts that can be made from the available parts, sometimes there are pictures of children playing there. The number of velcro balls and the number of additional accessories are required.
Also, a special place is occupied by the list of all elements included in the set by color and number of pieces. Below is the recommended age - 4+. From above - the bright multi-colored handle with the image of balls.
Inside the package are two more cardboard boxes. In one of them there are balls sorted by color, in the other there are several balls of different colors in a transparent container, which are placed in a specially cut out window on the packaging box, so that the customer can clearly see the size and colors of the parts. All additional plastic accessories are in sealed transparent bags.
Two paper booklets are enclosed in a packing box. One of them is an orange memo with contacts of the manufacturer, in which in several languages (including Russian) it is warned about the danger of tangling the balls in the hair. Also in the memo must be specified contact details of the manufacturer: phone number and website.
The second paper attachment - instructions for assembling crafts. In it, the child is invited to collect several types of figures, images of ready-made toys and the number of balls of each color necessary for them and additional accessories are drawn. Of course, options for crafts that can be assembled from one set are not limited to what is presented in the instructions, and the number of possible figures is infinite.
Assembly instructions
The instructions for assembling crafts in each set of soft designer Bunchs offers several possible options for creative figurines. However, a phased specification for each toy in it is not found. Near each proposed figure indicates the required number of balls of each color.
The instruction is a single long page folded by an accordion, so choosing a craft that you are interested in is easy to bend the page so that the rest does not interfere with the assembly. The instructions usually draw about ten toys, but parts, as a rule, are only enough for one. In order to create a new figure, you have to disassemble the previous one. However, any child will collect more and more new toys, going beyond the instructions.
What crafts can be done?
The balls from the designer Banchems are fairly easily and tightly interconnected, but the strength of the figure is higher than it is thicker. This designer is designed to create three-dimensional crafts, if you combine one ball in a row, then the design will quickly fall apart under the force of gravity. The rest of the fantasy about what toys to create, is absolutely unlimited, except for the number of available parts.
Most often sticky-ball crafts are any animals: fish, tiger, bear cub, rooster, spider, owl, or any other beast. Architectural structures, such as houses or towers, are also very beautiful. It looks funny Eiffel Tower, assembled from multi-colored balls Banchems, if you also attach eyes with a mustache to it.
See the next video for details.
You can make a bright typewriter or a funny robot, a funny dragon, or an unprecedented creature that only a kid invents.
Additional accessories like hats, legs, eyes, whiskers, glasses and more will only help to develop the imagination and make crafts even more fun.
How to distinguish the original from a fake?
The most popular and purchased set is a Banchems set of 400 parts, which is why it is most often forged. Undoubtedly, the original kits are sold in the American Target store and in the Russian ToysRus store, but not everyone has the opportunity to get into these stores, and therefore you can visually distinguish the original kit from a fake one in any other store.
On the box should be drawn the name of Banchems, which looks exactly the same as on the official website of the manufacturer (it is better to visit the site and get acquainted with the type of packaging). Below must be drawn logo (Spin Master) and all information about the manufacturer. There is a special window in the original box, in which you can see several balls of different colors in a transparent container, most likely there will be no window in the fake.
Opening the box, you need to pay attention to some of the nuances. There should be no smell in the box, the balls should be sorted by color, additional accessories must be in tight sealed bags with a lot of inscriptions. Inside you need to find instructions and a memo from the manufacturer of orange.
Original Banchems velcro balls always have a size of about 1.5-2 centimeters. Each ray consists of two oppositely directed hooks, in copies often one beam consists of three differently directed hooks. Rows with hooks on the balls are unevenly distributed, you can very clearly select and define the central row. Also from the front side the hooks have a convex shape, and from the wrong side they are flat. In each subsequent row, the hooks are turned in the opposite direction from the previous row.
On one side of each sticky ball there is a recess in order to insert additional accessories there. On the other hand, the English letter “B” is engraved in a peculiar inscription.
The paint on all parts and accessories should be uniform, smooth, without the slightest smudges and flows. The plastic from which the original Banchems balls are made is springy and therefore, after compressing, returns its original shape, the hooks should not break off and change their appearance. Additional accessories in the original set are fastened tightly, do not fall out, but at the same time you will not need to apply special force to connect them.
How much is?
The original soft designer Banchems is quite an expensive pleasure. Even for the price alone, the original set can be distinguished from a fake.
For example, on the official website of the manufacturer, the Spin Master designer is a set of 300 balls, worth $ 16, or about 1,000 rubles. However, you can buy a high-quality copy for the same price, but with more details. For example, on the site of the Amazon store a set of 400 parts costs 10 dollars, that is, 600 Russian rubles. In general, the price of a set depends on the number of parts in it and on the originality or quality of the copy.
Any fake is like a cat in a bag, you never know if a quality kit will fall or it can be dangerous for a child. On the one hand, it is better to please the baby with a set that has enough money than nothing, and on the other hand, you must be extremely careful and, if possible, do not save on toys, because they directly affect the health of the child. In any case, it is not recommended to buy too cheap sets of a large number of parts, it is better to spend the same money on a small set and be confident in the safety of the young collector of figures.
Reviews
In the best way, the popularity and quality of goods determines the number of purchases and the number of satisfied buyers. As a rule, feedback on soft constructor Banchems is mostly positive. Parents note the child’s rapid involvement in the process and the development of his creative abilities. thanks to this constructor. Children show a fantasy that goes far beyond the nested instruction set and is limited only by the number of elements.
The principle of connecting the balls and assembling the figures is very simple, even a four-year-old child will quickly figure it out. Designer Banchems develops fine motor skills and spatial thinking, from small parts a large and very beautiful toy can be born. After the game, the balls are easy to assemble, it is enough to blind them into one common pile and put them in a box.
All Banchems sets have similar balls of the same color, so they can easily complement each other. Additional accessories from any sets will fit all balls. The colors of the balls and details are bright and will attract the attention of any child.
The soft designer Banchems is safe for children, since it is made from environmentally friendly plastic, odorless and secretions, high-quality paint does not slazit with any details. Hands from the designer do not get dirty, as during the modeling, but the result is much faster.
The only concern for people who have bought this constructor, is the need to remove hair during the game.
Indeed, the balls can catch on the hair and even get tangled enough in them, but eventually the parents are convinced that the easily caught part can be gently removed from the hair, but in order for the ball to be firmly stuck in the hair, you need to throw it there purposefully or lie on it . What to do if Bunchems turned in hairread in another article.
Designer Banchems is bought both for small children (from two or three years old, if the child does not drag toys into his mouth), and to schoolchildren already 10-12 years old.
The process of assembling figures is so fascinating that it can tighten even a teenager and the parent himself. Also, this purchase is durable, because after compression the balls must return their original shape. Buying soft designer Banchems as a gift to a child will definitely be a useful purchase.
This constructor is discussed in detail in the following video.