Review on LEGO MINDSTORMS 31313 Educational Programming by Johnathan Stoner

This is an amazing set that is very popular with children. The 6-year-old boy has a little trouble assembling and disassembling parts, but likes to lend a hand and enjoys driving the robot. The instructions are well structured and easy to understand. If you have never worked with Lego Technic sets I would suggest starting with the Track3r guide that comes with the kit. It includes a life size image of the part when you first encounter some of the similar parts so you can get used to recognizing which is which. The PDF instructions that you can download from the Lego website (also for the Track3r) do not include this feature. The kids' attention spans didn't allow them to assemble the entire set in one sitting, but if it takes longer to assemble all the options, they won't get bored that easily, right? My only complaint about this set actually has to do with Revine itself. I found a special open box (sold by Revain) for forty bucks less, but decided to skip all the possible hassles and buy a brand new set (also sold by Revain) at full price. The box I received has been previously opened and some of the parts have a little signs of wear. All parts were in place and worked as they should, but I'm disappointed that I paid full price and still got a special open box (not great).