Lego Friends.

My children have been playing with Lego for years and when Lego Friends arrived, they have not looked back. Both the bedroom floors now have ‘No-go areas’ – this means mum or no-one else can walk in that direction as the entire section is a ‘town’! They have loads of the sets now and birthday money that would previously have been saved or spent on sweets is spent the following day on another set of Lego friends.

From a mum’s point of view – I love it. So many toys are computerised and children had almost moved away from ‘old fashioned playing’. Not with Lego – my children sprawl on their tummy’s, and their Lego Friends girls- ‘walk’ across the floor to visit each other’s houses and mingle.

We recently received Stephanie’s soccer practice. I thought this was great as it is a girls toy but a ‘boy activity’,  Lego Friends is undeniably aimed at girls, but they have sets, like the soccer set, which mixes up the gender roles – always a good thing.

Emma’s karate class is another example – perfect for exploring a more unusual activity and although for girls, the activity is unisex. I might even admit to enjoying helping setting up the sets myself – even though they need no help – they are so intricate and the detail is brilliant. Emma has her little karate outfit, helmet and accessories including a winning trophy, a small set with a lot of play opportunities.

Other smaller sets include the pet sets – Hedgehog’s hideaway, Poodles little Palace and Bunny’s Hutch. These have different homes and accessories for the animals and are simply the cutest sets ever.

Thank you Lego, you have provided hours of entertainment with the bonus of helping develop imagination, hand and eye co-ordination and finger dexterity.  This makes for one happy mum! Number one on my girl’s list this Christmas is definitely Lego friends.

Available from www.friends.lego.com and prices start from £2.99