My 8yo daughter loves building Legos (as do her two brothers) and loved the look of these sets when she saw them come out and bought this one with her own money. It's cute, it's girly, but it's not as "Lego" as a "traditional" set. Of the 222 pieces, SO MANY of them are "accessories." Utensils, foods, etc. Not very much for building and more for playing very teeny pretend play. But you're paying Lego prices for that. It competes well with things like littlest pet shop, ponies, etc, but not so well with other lego sets.
My daughter also has some other lego favorites she thinks are cool - the lighthouse with the light-up brick, the camping trailer with car to pull it (we own a camper), the 3-in-1 fishing cabin, etc. For actual building, you get more bang for your buck with the "traditional" sets. They are also more challenging and time-consuming which she likes. It hardly took any time at all to put this set together and now it just sits on her shelf.
I'm actually kinda... Read more