Comments on: 3315 Olivia’s House [Review]

By: eilonwy77

eilonwy77 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:56:04 +0000

On an impulse I hit the LEGO aisle while I was shopping, and came home with five of these sets. Now I want to go back for more! I love the colors, the accessories, the themes. Wow, I must be such a girl. But my kids love them too, even my son (who is almost 3, so bear that in mind). They played and played with them once they were built… My 4-yr old daughter especially loved the dog show and the cafe. She loves to take figures and have them role-play, and she loves to help me build things, and with Friends she does both. I think I’ll be buying all of them, eventually. I think it’s the first time I’ve found a theme and just wanted it for being it, and not for any specific pieces that it had…

By: Kactus

Kactus — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:22:35 +0000

My only worry is that they will use this as an excuse not to put more women in the LEGO sets that I prefer.

By: jwouellette

jwouellette — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:36:41 +0000

As a long time fan of LEGO (over 30 years), I’ve tried to share my interest and pass my enthusiasm for LEGO down to my daughters (5.5 and 2.5). Several DUPLO, City, Kingdoms, and assorted other sets later, Friends arrived. My oldest has been excited about them since seeing them in the catalog, just before Christmas. This Christmas she got two 3367 City Space Shuttles. So we went to exchange one for a different set and she chose the Café. I watched her put it together all by herself and enjoy playing with it since. She loves the Friends line (so does her Mom). I see more positives from it than the nit-picky little quibbles some hardcore enthusiasts have. The LEGO universe and real world are big enough, and diverse enough, to support Friends (the best attempt so far, by far to appeal to girls and girls-at-heart), just like the other lines do. I, for one, am more impressed by Friends than Hero Factory/Bionicle. I say give it a chance and give it to your favorite girls….

By: metcalf4

metcalf4 — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:41:32 +0000

Being a mom of an 8 yo (male) fan of Lego, I’ve become quite interested in what Lego has to offer. On numerous occasions I have tried to orchestrate my 6 yo daughters interest in Lego and failed. Friday, her birthday, she received several sets of the new Friends line. I waited anxiously for her request to open the box. Within an hour the Butterfly Beauty Shop was assembled and she LOVED it. The colors are perfect as are the details. The build is not so intricate that she lost interest. I would definitely say Lego has a hit! I’m waiting patiently for her to ask to open the other sets, the Vet and the ATV. I’m looking forward for a reason, other than my own desire, to purchase Olivia’s House. Thank you for the review, Caylin.

By: brickfrenzy

brickfrenzy — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:32:38 +0000

I was at a Toys’R'Us a couple of days ago checking out some other stuff and a 9-ish looking girl and her mom saw the Friends end-cap and she started squealing like she was at a Justin Bieber concert – “oh these are so cute I want one can I have this one mom can I huh huh please!!!!!!!”

Judging by that anecdote of 1, Lego has a hit on its hands here. Good on them.

By: Toni

Toni — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:28:27 +0000

I am also an adult female fan of LEGO. I was 50/50 on these sets and was mostly interested in some of the parts and didn’t really want anything to do with it. After seeing this post and what the actual insides look like (and what I plan on doing with those pieces) it seems wonderful. I am now excited. Thank you for a wonderful post.