JUNKO Zoomer Toy Car Kit - Transform Boxes, Bottles, Juice cartons... into Toy Cars. Made from Recycled Plastic. Endlessly Reusable Art, Craft & Build Kit

I saw this and it really appealed. I had to buy one for the grandchildren at Christmas. I shall enjoy it with them. Teaching kids to be creative, rather than making exactly what's on the box, is something we need more of. That and getting them to think again about throwaway packaging is a much needed message. I don't know if this was designed to get children and grownups working together and sharing ideas, but I'm sure it will happen. And good for all, I reckon! I couldn't resist a peep inside before wrapping it up. It looks well made and a lot of ingenuity must have gone into putting it together. There's a comic in there which is icing on the cake. It's funny, well written and illustrated and gives out a timely eco-message in a child-friendly way. It also shows you how to get started. I'm impressed. Can't wait for Christmas...…..

Having a birthday near Christmas always means I struggle to get things on time as I am a last minute kind of guy. Thankfully it came 36 hours after ordering and wasn't even on Prime. The toy itself was even better. My nephew is 6, but he is a very smart 6, and him and I played with it for 3 hours straight when he opened it, and then carried on again when we got back from a day out. It is fair to say I was in the good books. The stuff was slightly tricky to work out how to assemble in the first place for a 6 year old, but I do think it is aimed at slightly older kids. We went on their website -the instructions are nice and clear and once you get the hang of it you are flying. He loves it, the rubber band drive is surprisingly good, in my head it did not work as well as this, the story in the comic is really good, and made it more fun. It would be good if they made more boxes so that you can build bigger and bigger things - but seriously, this was a hit. I hope they will do so, and if they do then this will be something they go back to again and again. This is as addictive as lego in my opinion, but with the added bonus of movement being powered and also I like the fact it is completely recycled. You do need to use everything in conjunction for the full effect - website and comic and the toy itself, but well worth the effort. Can't wait to go back and play with it again soon!

Well thought out kit, assembling the frame needed some adult help, but once together it works well. The planetjunko website has some very good model ideas on it. My twin grandsons also love the comic too. Really pleased with this eco friendly purchase.

It is hard to assemble, quite fiddly, and quite frustrating. I am adult and I felt frustrated so i can only imagine what children will feel. After it is fully built, you are left with a cardboard car. This means it is not long lasting and will essentially go in the bin in a short time which means it isn't worth 30 pounds.

8 yr old loved colouring and making this. He has already gone on to make a juice carton dragster too. You can just swap in fresh junk for the box car body as all the parts are re-usable. Love the there are no batteries and it’s made from recycled plastic. Fun for grown-ups as well as kids!

Really good (and eco-friendly) idea. The initial build is clever and fun - and challenging enough to keep everyone's interest (10 and 6-yr-old boys) - should we use a shoebox for the car chassis? Or something smaller? Or BIGGER? - but the really great thing about this kit is that with all the smart little clips and magnets and attachments that come with it you can customise and develop the initial zoomer in loads of different ways (including adding on bits from A Popular Danish Construction System which attached nicely). Boys both loved it and are still playing with it and inventing. As is Dad. Who has plans to build something REALLY big.

I was hoping this would be a bit more fun but it was a little bit annoying in places. Trying to work out the orientation of some of the smaller parts such as the wheel arches wasn't exactly fun. In the end you're left with a big square box on wheels that is pretty fragile and only goes forwards a few yards. For £30 I wouldn't recommend it.

My kids 7 & 9 loved this kit and had a lot of fun making some excellent vehicles and whizzing them around. They particularly loved coming down the next day and seeing how cool they looked glowing in the dark. I loved the fact it was really well made in the UK and helped make really good use of our junk collection. I thought there could have been more instructions, but think that might just be the adult mind, as the kids had no bother working out how to do it. Would recommend if you have kids that love constucting things and don't want to add to pile of throwaway toys they generally seem to accumulate.

I was so excited for this and paid the price for it even though I feel it's too expensive but I can't even use it the helmet won't come together and the connector pieces won't even hold it together. It absolutely frustrating. I haven't been able to make a single thing with it so it's essentially junk.