HI-REEKE Flower House Building Blocks Set, Greenhouse Botanical Friends Garden House Building Kit Toy for Kids Girls Boy Age 6-12 -867PCS

The media could not be loaded.  Easy to understand instructions, however bag numbers do not correspond to the guide. I had a lovely time putting this together and it will make a great piece for my collection

it’s really cute and a good size can fit a lego mini figure just a bit small in proportions so don’t expect to much room but so cute

Parts are not organized at all. Have to dump all bags to do first step. Frustrating.

Friends Flower House Building Blocks Set: $39.99 at the time of reviewI've been a fan of Legos and Lego style sets for most of my life. Of course, the best ones are usually made by Legos themselves, but occasionally you'll find an off brand that makes a really good set. When I saw this greenhouse set from HI-REEKE it looked novel and different enough for anything I can get from Lego but I wanted to give it a try. I wanted to have a set that I could build together with my young niece (she's a bit younger than the suggested age range, but she has me to help).*TL;DR Review Haiku™*Garden Lego-ishSelf-lighting bricks are niftySpendy for non-Lego*What I liked*:Let's start with the packaging. It's a pretty decent box. It's all black with a color sticker on it that identifies the set. Are usually consider the packaging for something like this as it would be likely to be given as a gift. In this case it passes the test.The pieces inside the box are broken down into numbered bags that make it easy to organize them for construction. The instructions are clear, full color, and easy to read. In fact, the instructions are one of the highlights of the set (as silly as that may seem). They're actually bound into a book, making them likely to stand up to the test of time.The pieces themselves are good (but not quite as good as Lego). The fit and finish of a Lego brand piece is so precise, that I hear they discard many pieces for everyone that they sell. While that level of quality isn't apparent here, pieces are still high enough quality.Assembly will definitely take some time. There are a lot of little pieces and there's a lot of attention to detail that needs to happen.One of my favorite bits about this set are the light up bricks that come with it. Having built-in lighting is really neat.*What I didn't like*:I honestly don't have a lot to complain about here. The one thing that I do take issue with is the price. It's about on par with what you might pay for a similar Lego set (perhaps a tiny bit less) but the quality of plastic in the pieces just isn't quite there.As a little aside: the instruction book appears to be a completely different brand. I suspect this has been rebranded.*The Bottom Line:*This was an enjoyable set to build. As I mentioned, it took a fair bit of time, but we got it put together. I put it together with my six-year-old niece so I ended up having to do a fair bit. But it was totally worth it. The finished product looks great. I only take issue with the price because there are plenty of Lego sets around the size that can be had for that price (And they come with mini figs). So ultimately I decided on four stars out of five for the set. It's not a bad set and it offers a little bit of variety outside of a typical Lego set you might find. I'd probably still order it over again just because of the uniqueness of it.

I am a big fan of Lego. I expected non-Lego building sets to be inferior but I was actually impressed. The bricks seem of good quality and snap together nicely. It was fun seeing pieces in different colors than what Lego makes, like the off-white leaves. In fact the off-white color in this set is not a color that Lego makes, so that was neat. Although, at times, the similar shade of color made it hard to know which piece to use - white, off white, pale yellow, regular yellow - but it's usually with flowers, and it really doesn't matter if you put a yellow flower where you're supposed to put a pale yellow flower, so just don't stress about it.One thing that's not as good as with real Lego is that the bags aren't numbered - you have to open them ALL up at once. I recommend having dishes or trays and put one or two bags into each container. I use the plastic trays from Lean Cuisine meals (after fully washing them, of course). For instance, two bags have similar little pieces - I put them together in one tray. You MUST do some sort of sorting so that you don't get insanely frustrated when trying to assemble it, searching for parts. Some time spent sorting ahead of time will save you frustration later.Two things are BETTER than real Lego! First, the box is high quality and reusable for storing the pieces. It did get a little scuffed with shipping, but still a good box for storing the pieces. Second, the instruction booklet does something clever - the new pieces that you are adding in that step are in color, but the pieces that were already there from previous steps are black and white outlines. This makes it easier to see what's new, and make sure you added everything. Oh, and the cover on the instructions is thicker paper than real Lego so I guess that's 3 things.The light up bricks are very interesting. Lego light up bricks are only on for a moment - you press on something and it lights up, and when you let go, it goes off. These have a way of making them stay on. But I suspect that they would only last an hour or so if left on. But it is pretty neat that you can turn on the lights and admire it for a few minutes.

Hello Friends, I selected this botanical garden building block kit for me time. 🌾Some peacefully piece puzzles, some play advanced sodoku, and some build absolutely-adorable-and-so-worth-it building block kits! It has taken HOURS to work on this kit as tinkering with it only happens on the weekends. Unlike other name brand kits, EVERY SINGLE BAG had to be opened to get the parts needed. So far all of the parts have been accounted except for one red piece. It does not seem to be in the kit. Is it the end of the world?, no... yes. Sokay.🪴 The base was oddly made of a series of parts that should have been a single bottom but it is, what it is. The build has been easy but one has to pay attention. Unlike name brand kits fixing a mistake is a challenge even with the provided tool. The build is not finished but please know, it has been an absolute pleasure building it while listening to audio books. The the building block botanical garden is inspired by paintings from Monet. It is fun to see the inspiration manifested. This is a giftable gift for anyone who loves gardens. ❤️🪴