The scale and types of creations and inspirations are very diverse. There are minifigure scale bridges and houses, microscale creations, mosiacs, space, castle, city, board games, etc. There is something for everyone. Without help on how to make what they're showing then this "Ideas Book" is just a glorified picture book letting these adult Lego Constructionists show off...

With more than 2 million copies sold worldwide, The LEGO Ideas Book is perfect for LEGO fans of all ages. Wired.com says, "If you're a LEGO fanatic (or know one), The LEGO Ideas Book is worth taking a look at." A hit among parents and in classrooms for inspiring imagination and creativity, The LEGO Ideas Book has won a Teachers' Choice Award, Parents' Choice Award, and is a Children's Choices Selection from the Children's Book Council and International Literacy Association.

Aaand the reason for only giving it 3 stars is because he didn't build anything out of the book. He couldn't. It doesn't provide ANY help for the kids who can't believe what they're seeing to actually make it or even give advice or help on how to maybe BEGIN to build something like the pictures in the book. To be fair, the description never claimed that instructions would be given or that it would show how to build anything...I shouldnt have assumed that it would give the kids help on how to start work on the amazing things Legos could build... My nephew lost interest after realizing he didn't have any way to make anything in the book (a lot of it is extremely elaborate and detailed --we tried to do some on our own and failed miserably.)