LEGO Creator Expert Winter Toy Shop 10249

This is another charming Lego kit for adults or kids mature enough to move beyond the immature boy stuff the company churns out. Several of the buildings in the Christmas series are too fanciful for my taste. I like buildings that could plausibly exist in real life, and it's easy for me to imagine this one in a European village. My wife and I have put it out every Christmas since it was released and thoroughly enjoy it every year.I don't have enough experience with Lego kits to say if this is a good deal or not, but I find the overall effect delightful, and I marvel at how creative the designers are at putting together various pieces to make convincing details.My only quibble is that I wish the base were a bit bigger. I tried to find a big white plate for the figures and tree to go on, but I couldn't find one at a price I was willing to pay, and to my surprise the few times I've looked on eBay for one I haven't found any.

Lego sets are fun. Our family has tried to get one each of the last few years and make it a tradition to put them together on Thanksgiving and leave them out as decoration during the holidays. The interesting thing to note about the Christmas sets is due to their rarity, they seem to increase in value over time. Even if you decide not to keep it long term - it would seem as though you could at least get your money back if you just take care of the set.We enjoy Legos in this household. Christmas + Legos = Always a good time

This is the most adorable set I have ever purchased. Great start to a lego christmas village I will display during the holidays. Was a lot of fun to build, and it looks great! Fun tip: set up the completed set on a sheet of fake snow, and get yourself a small string of some battery operated Christmas lights. Put some lights under the snow, and put a light or two inside the back of the toy shop to light the inside up! Looks so cozy.

Really nice Christmas Lego set. I used to buy the Lego advent calendar sets but now buy these larger Christmas sets instead and divide the pieces up into 24 almost equal parts. The advent sets build something very small each day but my kids really enjoy building these bigger, more engaging sets over the 24 days. Plus, our Lego Christmas scene gets bigger each year as the new set gets added.

This was great fun to build, and took maybe 5 hours (I really don't remember exactly, as there were other things to be done in the meantime). The detail of the Workshop and the Christmas tree is really amazing - there is a battery and light, so that the toymaker's private workshop (upstairs) can be lit up; there are strings of lights for the tree; the toys in the shop windows can be swapped out with other little toys built with this set. I look forward to building this each year to include in our Christmas decorations.

I gave this to my wife for Christmas and she loved it. It's LEGO and it's quality. It's a beautiful set that sits on our mantle all December.

This was hours of fun for my 11 year old expert builder and his assistant (me!) The directions were easy to follow and the end result was magical! Loved all the moving parts on the toys, the large Christmas tree, and, of course, the special light in the toy maker's office. We hope to make this an annual project adding new pieces to the village every year.

My son asked for this for Christmas this year. I know a lot of people were upset because this set was a re-boot of a previous set, but it was new to us and my son loved it! It has a lot of really nice details inside the toy shop and the tree was great. It also came with many extras. He has decided to keep it put away so we can use it to decorate for Christmas every year.

Der Karton sieht aus als wäre er aus dem Laster gefallen und die Anleitung ist zerknittert. Die Tüten sind immerhin ungeöffnet, wobei ein paar Steine gefehlt haben. Im großen und ganzen hat es zwar geklappt, aber bestellen würde ich da nie wieder. Für den Preis hätte ich auch etwas Neues bekommen.

This product is great and very advanced in some steps. I'm a teacher and got my students to build it for the classroom, they loved taking turns. At times they had to ask for assistance for colours and how to build certain parts. It's an impressive set and worth the purchase.

Fantastic set. Hope to collect all the Christmas themed sets. What can you say..it's Lego...it's amazing.

Item as is described, good price and fast shipping

Great product