LEGO Creator 7346 Seaside House
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Lego's mid-2012 Creator House
I am the nut-job parent that you'll see in some of the other Lego reviews. I grew up with Lego and returned to it when I had kids. Obviously I am terribly partial to Lego, but I'll give you the best review I can so that you can make the decision that is right for your kids. I do not receive free sets or compensation for my Lego reviews.
This set arrived in June of 2012 and is part of Lego's wonderful Creator line (more on that below). The last time Lego did a beach-themed house was 2008 with set #4996. This year's set is a vast improvement, and though there has been significant price appreciation, the design is much better and it includes a far more interesting selection of hard-to-find bricks, especially the many light-blue bricks. The main build for this set is a modest two-story house with a red roof, stairway, upstairs deck, and plenty of doors and windows. What sets this design apart are the many small details. The beach has a sand castle and breaking waves. The side...
LEGO Creator 7346 Seaside House
- Features 2-story interior with opening roof, removable top floor, double doors, veranda and shower
- Includes surfer minifigure, seagull, crab and fish
- Packed with accessories including life ring, surfboard, grill, sand castle and even a wave in the sea
- House with beach hut features a stream with bridge, palm tree and drink machine in the hut
- Vacation apartment features sea jetty, terrace and patio furniture
Great Set, Great Value
This set is a pretty neat addition to the creator series. It has a lot of parts you don't normally get with other sets like a surfboard, like preserver, crab, fish, and grill. The set itself is very neat. you can open up the top to place stuff inside, or place stuff on the top floor as the back of the roof hinges open. It has a lot of doors and windows. It also has a lot of detail compared to other creator sets. On the side of the house there is a shower area with towel rack. It is creative how Lego designed it. You also get a seagull, but the design of that is different than the one you get in the Lighthouse Lego set. This one is a little smaller and not as detailed in the other creator set. You also get a figure exclusive to the set so its a great starter set for a child just starting out with Legos.
Incredible play value
My 12 year old daughter received the Seaside house for Christmas this year (her younger sisters also received Legos of various sorts). I knew she was interested in having some Legos (we had had a great time visiting the Lego exhibit in DC last summer) but wasn't sure if this kit was going to be a-build it-once-and-admire-it type activity. Once she (and her sisters) opened the sets, I didn't hear from them for hours. I had to drag them away for Christmas dinner. The 12 year old builds, rebuilds and then builds again. These have not gotten old at all. She absolutely loves the set. This is really a clever set with lots of fun details (lego waves, houselights, palm tree, etc!) She's a quiet, introverted person so the Legos are a perfect activity for her and helps get her away from the iPod/iPad screens. All three daughters (12, 10 and 6) build their houses together and then create stories with their Lego people. Then they tear them down and build them differently. I just can't...
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