Vintage Playmobil #5921 Zoo of Baby Animals
99% Complete/Near Mint (A) (retired)
"We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo, How about you, you, you?..."
Remember that delightful refrain from a children's popular song? Well here is a wonderful vintage play set....Playmobil's #5921 Zoo of Baby Animals. This set is 99% complete and is accompanied by a Xeroxed copy of its original instructions.
Manufactured in Germany in 2009, it features a number of baby animals---a chimpanzee, several different kinds of monkeys, a giraffe, a rhinoceros, a hippo, a toucan, a peacock, and a couple of different colored parrots. The friendly zookeeper brings an assortment of food to the animals---hay, carrots, pineapples, bananas, cauliflower, cabbages etc. A mother and her son stroll around the Zoo of Baby Animals, munching on popcorn while the zookeeper pushes his wheelbarrow around with the different foods. Each of the "cages" afford a great line of sight for the visiting public and are replete with different kinds of vegetation, trees, or vines for the animals well-being or play time. This is a wonderful set that is sure to delight any youngster.
In my opinion, the base and all the accessories for this set are in NEAR MINT condition. The only thing that is amiss is that I've substituted a different Mom and boy for the ones that originally came with this set. In addition, the boy is missing his original hat. That's it. Everything else has been tallied and painstakingly accounted for by comparing it with the instructions.
FYI, Playmobil toys are renowned for their high quality, durability, attention to detail, and the extendibility of their underlying toy system. All figures are scaled to fit in a child's hand with add-on accessories (e.g. hats, skirts, aprons, collars, scarves, armor, headdresses, shoes, sandals, jewelry etc.) lending authenticity to the different characters involved. The jointed figures are able to clasp items in their hands and move about through "child power." A wide assortment of vehicles, animals, furniture, and buildings are realistically scaled according to their "real-life" equivalents and to reflect actual life scenarios. Several of the animals have mouths that open and close and the elephants' trunks can pick up buckets by their handles etc..
All of Playmobil's play sets revolve around established "themes" familiar to young children (e.g. Medieval Castles and Knights, Pirates, Western Forts, Native Americans, Trains, Stage Coaches, Gold Mines, Circuses, Zoos, Victorian Mansions, Fairy Tale Castles, Sherwood Forest, Construction, Doctors and Dentists' Offices, Hospitals, Airports, Modern Homes etc.). Due to the level of detail, children's imaginations are afforded endless open-ended play opportunities. Not only do these toys broaden a child's imagination, creativity, attention, and use of elaborate oral narratives, they also facilitate a child's cooperative and dramatic play skills and fine motor capabilities. These toys have won numerous national and international toy awards and conform to the highest production standards of quality and safety in accordance with European and American safety guidelines. The toys, while primarily manufactured in Germany, also are produced in Malta and Spain. They are distributed in more than 70 countries throughout the world.
I can vouch for the high quality and play value these toys afford. My own children played with a variety of these sets up until age 13! Talk about getting "your bang for the buck." Several of them were employed in school diorama projects. What a lifesaver! I also used them with my preschool and school- aged clients for speech-language therapy. They'd be great for families that are home-schooling their children.
Due to the small, intricate parts, Playmobil recommends that these toys be reserved for children 4 years of age and up. However, my daughter, who never mouthed her toys and was advanced for her age, received her first Playmobil toys at 2 1/2 years of age. Adult supervision is highly recommended for children under 3-4 years of age.
This set does NOT come with its original box. It weighs approximately 5 lbs. UNWRAPPED. The base will be shipped partially assembled with the other parts being secured in zip lock bags. My location is Lafayette, IN (47905). I will probably be sending this set via Fed Ex Home Delivery.
Remember that delightful refrain from a children's popular song? Well here is a wonderful vintage play set....Playmobil's #5921 Zoo of Baby Animals. This set is 99% complete and is accompanied by a Xeroxed copy of its original instructions.
Manufactured in Germany in 2009, it features a number of baby animals---a chimpanzee, several different kinds of monkeys, a giraffe, a rhinoceros, a hippo, a toucan, a peacock, and a couple of different colored parrots. The friendly zookeeper brings an assortment of food to the animals---hay, carrots, pineapples, bananas, cauliflower, cabbages etc. A mother and her son stroll around the Zoo of Baby Animals, munching on popcorn while the zookeeper pushes his wheelbarrow around with the different foods. Each of the "cages" afford a great line of sight for the visiting public and are replete with different kinds of vegetation, trees, or vines for the animals well-being or play time. This is a wonderful set that is sure to delight any youngster.
In my opinion, the base and all the accessories for this set are in NEAR MINT condition. The only thing that is amiss is that I've substituted a different Mom and boy for the ones that originally came with this set. In addition, the boy is missing his original hat. That's it. Everything else has been tallied and painstakingly accounted for by comparing it with the instructions.
FYI, Playmobil toys are renowned for their high quality, durability, attention to detail, and the extendibility of their underlying toy system. All figures are scaled to fit in a child's hand with add-on accessories (e.g. hats, skirts, aprons, collars, scarves, armor, headdresses, shoes, sandals, jewelry etc.) lending authenticity to the different characters involved. The jointed figures are able to clasp items in their hands and move about through "child power." A wide assortment of vehicles, animals, furniture, and buildings are realistically scaled according to their "real-life" equivalents and to reflect actual life scenarios. Several of the animals have mouths that open and close and the elephants' trunks can pick up buckets by their handles etc..
All of Playmobil's play sets revolve around established "themes" familiar to young children (e.g. Medieval Castles and Knights, Pirates, Western Forts, Native Americans, Trains, Stage Coaches, Gold Mines, Circuses, Zoos, Victorian Mansions, Fairy Tale Castles, Sherwood Forest, Construction, Doctors and Dentists' Offices, Hospitals, Airports, Modern Homes etc.). Due to the level of detail, children's imaginations are afforded endless open-ended play opportunities. Not only do these toys broaden a child's imagination, creativity, attention, and use of elaborate oral narratives, they also facilitate a child's cooperative and dramatic play skills and fine motor capabilities. These toys have won numerous national and international toy awards and conform to the highest production standards of quality and safety in accordance with European and American safety guidelines. The toys, while primarily manufactured in Germany, also are produced in Malta and Spain. They are distributed in more than 70 countries throughout the world.
I can vouch for the high quality and play value these toys afford. My own children played with a variety of these sets up until age 13! Talk about getting "your bang for the buck." Several of them were employed in school diorama projects. What a lifesaver! I also used them with my preschool and school- aged clients for speech-language therapy. They'd be great for families that are home-schooling their children.
Due to the small, intricate parts, Playmobil recommends that these toys be reserved for children 4 years of age and up. However, my daughter, who never mouthed her toys and was advanced for her age, received her first Playmobil toys at 2 1/2 years of age. Adult supervision is highly recommended for children under 3-4 years of age.
This set does NOT come with its original box. It weighs approximately 5 lbs. UNWRAPPED. The base will be shipped partially assembled with the other parts being secured in zip lock bags. My location is Lafayette, IN (47905). I will probably be sending this set via Fed Ex Home Delivery.
