Everything else about this set is as LEGO-ey as any other LEGO set I’ve built, and I certainly don’t just build Paradisa and Fabuland. and contains 494 pieces, and isn’t really a set that appeals that much to me – it has some interesting parts, but nothing I’d get too excited over.

I decided to keep the roses and am thinking of painting the butterflies to look a bit more realistic, and adding black dots to the ladybugs with my sharpie. As the build is modular in nature, I’ll show the contents of each bag as we build each section of the house and garden. I doubt I'll get this set but I am definitely using these designs for the furniture in some of my sets and mocs. Not that I’d put it up on the wall or anything, but just like the Paradisa poster, it’s nice to just have it.Here’s a better view of the bedroom furniture, and you can see that although there’s a unifying colour scheme, that colour scheme isn’t solely pink. It’s odd to see LEGO figures with noses, almost as odd as not having legs that move independently of one another, but not nearly so weird as having orange eyes. Build 9/10 I had so much fun building this and I was excited at every turn to move onto the next part. It’s almost as if LEGO designed a really cool and detailed house, that looks amazing, and then someone in marketing said “well, yes, it’s nice, but it’s for girls so it needs more pink”. On embarking on this build thinking it was all brilliantly organised into separate bags, this did not bode well.

In addition to the wonderfully designed shower, there’s another sink, similar to the one in the kitchen, and a toilet (every bathroom really should have one) which manages to look convincingly like a toilet despite using very few parts, and when we look from the other angle. Design 9/10 The modular nature of the rooms and the open back of the house gives easy access to all the treats within. The only minor disappointment is that they are all red, but hopefully new colours will become more common too. Conveniently, they are all packaged together in a bag, so they aren’t rattling around the box getting damaged. The dark pink 2x3 slopes not-unexpectedly form a roof, complete with a little chimney and a butterfly on top.I'm not a big fan of that shade of pink (the darker pink is much more palatable, IMO), but the attention to detail is a huge plus in my book. The front of the bedroom has a lovely balustrade outside the window, and the dark pink 1x1 flower edged plates are put to good use to decorate this. I’d looked at the preliminary photographs, just like everyone else, but I decided to reserve judgement until I actually saw the sets in the flesh, so to speak.

As Christmas trees are a popular place for toys to be found, Ask Toy Tech offers a brief history and pictures of the Christmas ornament tradition.She has had no issues looking at the picture and just understanding how the pieces go together to build the day's item (some more complicated than others).