LEGO Friends Set #41056 Heartlake News Van

When my daughter and I looked at the box, we thought it would be fairly easy to build this Lego set. However, once we got involved in building this, we quickly discovered this was not an easy task for us. It took cooperation, listening skills, patience and a lot of teamwork. The instruction booklets were very easy to follow for the most part. There were no reading skills necessary to complete construction of this Lego set. The pieces are better suited for a child's hands as opposed to an adult's hands, especially the smaller pieces. The bright colors were a nice surprise. It was somewhat girly, but not overly girly. I would recommend keeping a few zipper baggies on hand to hold the pieces when not in use. My daughter absolutely loved the way her finished product looked. A great project for a parent to work on with their child and provide some quality "mommy and me" time.

My daughter is 12 and loves the LEGO Friends Heartlake News Van. The box states that it is for ages 6-12 years old, but even I enjoyed the creativeness of this set. It comes with two adorable mini figures named Andrew and Emma. Andrew is the camera man (so cute with the little camera) and Emma is the news anchor. There is a total of 278 Lego pieces in the box and an instruction manual that is easy enough for 6 year olds to understand. It took my daughter about 30 minutes to completely assemble the set. The set once assembled has the news van, the news anchor desk with chair, Lego cake, a news wall which can also attach to the back of the van, and a studio spot light. Inside the Lego van is a place to put the mini lipstick, microphone, hairbrush, and there is a laptop computer desk. The top of the van has the satellite dish; the side of the van displays the logos Heartlake News, as well as the top of the van. The front of the van allows each Andrew and Emma to have a place to sit at either the drivers or passengers seat. The van once assembled stays together well. I would completely recommend this set for any girl who is into building with Legos. My daughter does not play with the sets anymore; she builds them and displays them on a shelf in her room. However, I can see where younger girls would have loads of fun playing with this set. I love the idea of “girl” Legos sets which were not around when I was growing up. The best thing about Legos is that they are toys that never go out of style; one can never have too many Lego creations.