Quercetti Saxoflute, 16 Pieces (QRC4170)

This is my 2nd time buying one of these sets, and first time from Amazon as we lost both mouth pieces and other pieces are slowly disappearing but we love it. Somehow, a 3-year old had us become happy, trumpeting elephants and these toys made our trunks. The bigger set has 2 mouth pieces and is like having 2 sets so kids can share or adults can join in. We'd love accessory packs of the mouthpieces, or multiples of any part depending on our project because they can make fun, closed, odd shapes or wild musical instruments. If you're worried that it will be another loud toy it really isn't. We thought it would only be used to make music but kids make all kinds of fun things with the parts. We love this toy and definitely recommend it.

We bought one for each of our kids (4 & 7) and they both love them. They can combine them to make a giant instrument or just make a tiny one. Great fun and not too loud.

I kept this product in mind for my child after gifting an earlier version of this to a niece 8 years ago (or so). My niece loved it then, as does my toddler now.The earlier version lives at grandma's house now (where my clever sibling retires loud toys), so I was able to compare the newer model with the older.Basically, the new model is lighter and the pieces don't fit together tightly (or as well) as the older model.This can lead to some frustration from the little ones, but if they are really into the concept (and really into music), they will make it work.Leading the way (literally) can help. We play marching band, and my little one switches out pieces as needed, to mimic different instruments. Even one or two pieces will do for her. At 2 and half, she is slowly learning which pieces to put together to make a particular sound, and has even figured out which pieces hold together the best.It's true that this is not a perfectly manufactured toy with pieces fitting together with Lego precision, but for the concept and open play possibilities, this toy is a great value for the $, and we would happily purchase this again for our own or as a gift for others.PS Teach your child how to make sounds by singing or making sounds through the tubes, so if the mouthpiece were to mysteriously disappear for a day or two (parents need a break sometimes), it wont be a big deal. :)

Great for little kids who want to play a horn or flute but can't handle a bunch of holes/notes

I purchased this for my twin toddlers to use as a multi-functional educational toy. Odd, but we really like this toy for everything but making a saxophone out of. I was originally going to purchase an auditory feedback phone for one of my twins who was regressing with their speech and word use. The plastic phones are used to hear your own voice and practice pronunciation, but they cost around $8 for one. I saw this toy and realized I could make multiple colorful versions of something similar and have a building toy/instrument for them to play with for only a few more dollars. I was able to make 3 individual "phones" for them out of this set and they work as I intended. They love hearing their own voice through the tubes and make longer tubes to talk lightly into each others ears or sing into. It's especially effective for them to learn to say hard sounds better. This has helped motivate her to start practicing words again and helps build vocal muscles through the use of the whistle and making noises through the tubes. They build fun little sculptures out of them and I tried getting them to play with it like a saxophone, however as other reviews have stated, it flops around and falls apart because some of the pieces fit too loosely together. Because we love playing with these and are happy that the plastic is durable and made in Italy, I give it 4 stars, but took one away for the loose fitting parts.

We have two teen trumpet players in the family and this toy was the hit of Christmas morning. They quibbled like toddlers over whose turn it was and everyone had great fun laughing at them trying to make music on the Seuss-like assembly of the toy.

Found this while looking for "Tuba kids" when my toddler son was obsessed with tubas (can you believe there are no tubas for kids around?).We got it and he loves it. It's easily one of his favorite toys. Since you can assemble and reassemble, it's very versatile. It's a tuba, a trumpet, a saxophone, a trombone - and much more.I'm actually getting a second one now since the first one has been abused and is likely host to a whole generation of toddler's mouth flora. Recommended.

I recently bought two of these for gifts for children in my life. Before that, I bought one in the late 1990s for myself when I was in college. I loved silly instruments, and as a music major at the time I sometimes did musical activities with kids and liked to have fun goodies on hand. I also did a bit of improv and wrote an entire song with/about this bad boy. So, I definitely had a good time with it at age 20. Fast forward to now when I have a two-year old and baby. The two-year old loves putting it together, blowing on it, posing with it, you name it. Of course we're a musical household and it helps when the adults are modeling having a good time with it, and making a big deal about it. But this review isn't about a parenting lesson! It's a cool toy.