I still have a previous anniversary set (40th?), so I was delighted to find this. I'm a little confused now.My previous set had large and small basic geometric shapes, in bold primary and secondary colors. This set has wavy lines and lots of two-tone pieces, in muted colors.So I guess you can make nice mandalas, but a "look mom, a wavy legged dog in mauve and muted plum" isn't quite the child creative play I remember so fondly.See full review