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By Christy Matte
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Using construction vehicles is fun but not very creative.
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Sago Mini Trucks and Diggers
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
SAGO MINI TRUCKS AND DIGGERS joins Rosie the hamster as she dons her hard hat and sets out to build six unique houses. Kids can choose among a standard house, a teacup, a cupcake, a barn, a mushroom, and a castle. They then pick a construction vehicle -- such as a chipper, bulldozer, or backhoe -- and use it to scoop, push, or fling dirt into Rosie's dump truck. When Rosie hops in, they guide it over (or through) obstacles to a build site where Rosie dumps the dirt. This causes the house outline to start to fill up. Each house takes a few loads of dirt to fill, so kids will repeat this several times with different vehicles. When the house is built, kids can decorate with a variety of stickers that range from windows and doors to flowers and flags. They can take a picture of the finished creation and then start again. There are no particular rules, but it does feel more like a guided experience than a sandbox.
Is It Any Good?
The cute construction vehicles and the ability to decorate the houses will win over many little ones, but a lack of overall creativity and a lot of repetition may lose some. It's a playful experience that has a lot of appeal for young kids, who are often obsessed with cute animals and construction vehicles, and it certainly delivers in both areas. The challenge is that the experience feels a bit lopsided, as there's no creativity involved in building the houses, and the interactivity with the vehicles varies greatly. After a house is constructed, kids can decorate it, but even that's with premade stickers. It's too bad kids can't paint the construction vehicles or otherwise feel more empowered at the beginning of the experience, but they'll still enjoy the illusion of control and creation.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about construction vehicles. What do real construction trucks and diggers look like? Do you have examples in your books or toy bin to look at?
Talk about building a pretend house. What would it look like? How would you decorate it? Build something out of blocks or draw a picture.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Skills : Creativity : imagination
- Pricing structure : Paid
- Release date : February 3, 2016
- Genre : Education
- Topics : Transportation ( Cars & Trucks )
- Publisher : Sago Sago
- Version : 1.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 6.0 and later
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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