In the LEGO Emma’s Art School Set, you’ll find three LEGO Friends mini-dolls. Play with characters you know and love from Heartlake City – like Emma, Professor Béatrice and Felix. Learn the art of ceramics, fashion and 3D printing with Emma. Yet, I'm a bit confused about the 'pink' issue. I, like others, have steered away from a lot of the Friends sets because the dominant color scheme of pink-teal just doesn't fit with most of the other Lego aesthetic that I collect. However, I have grabbed some in the excellent winter/ski resort wave and modded them to reduce their difference. This LEGO art set comes with digital instructions available free on the LEGO Building Instructions app. They allow kids to view their model in 3D, rotate it and zoom into it mid-build. It's construction for the digital age!

There's no discernible way of accessing the next floor, but the second level is where things really start happening. There's a sewing station, with some nice parts usage for the sewing machine, a measuring tape and rolls of fabric with which to create. The mannequin stands close by in a bay window, ready to be draped with the latest haute couture.Those who bemoan Friends sets for having too much pink will again be disappointed, there's not much pink here." Do you mean that trolls will be disappointed because they can't complain? The #41714 LEGO Friends Andrea’s Theater School with 1,154 pieces features a wonderfully detailed Victorian facade that also rivals the LEGO Modular Buildings. In fact, it mimics the look of a London West End theater, but it doesn’t stop there. The dining table is hinged so that it swings out of the canteen, allowing kids to easily play out friendship stories during lunch recess. This 605-piece school gift delivers a rewarding building experience for kids aged 6+, making it the perfect Christmas or birthday present for youngsters who love to play out real-life stories. Inspire kids to be creative with the Emma’s Art School (41711) set. This LEGO Friends set is a great gift for girls and boys 8+ years old! With these LEGO sets, young artists can pretend to paint, sew and use a 3D printer and pottery wheel.

Interactive digital building guide included - Kids can zoom, rotate and view models from all angles as they build with the LEGO Building Instructions app, available for smartphones and tablets The beautiful French-style building, with its large windows and creative sign comprised of a brush and a pen, is a work of art in itself! Kids can make it even more attractive by customising it however they choose with the included LEGO DOTS tiles.

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Measures over 6 in. (17 cm) high, 9 in. (25 cm) wide and 3 in. (9 cm) deep, and sits on a sturdy baseplate, making it an impressive stand-alone display. This LEGO Friends set includes a beautiful building. With its large windows and creative sign comprised of a brush and a pen, it’s a work of art in itself! Kids can make it even more attractive by customising it however they choose with the included LEGO DOTS tiles and even use it as a cool doll house.

Up we go to the top floor, with again no discernible way of getting there. This must be the high tech floor! On one side there's a 3-D printing station, which is fashioning a nanofig. It's unclear whether the flowers featured in the bay window are a product of the printing station. The really should have designed the paint splatters on the sign so that the one next to "ART" didn't look like an F. Neat sewing machine; it's always fun when they find new uses for the ice skate piece. I love the functional potter's wheel. The Friends mission of diversity carries on, and I think Professor Béatrice is terrific! While the Friends have travelled as a group before, I believe this is the first subtheme that has featured each Friend doing their own thing. It's a great way to incorporate all those diverse new characters and explore new venues, such as Emma visiting Paris in this set. Adding the detail of having each Friend talk to another in their sets - such as Emma talking to Stephanie here - is a really nice way to tie things together. The #41711 LEGO Friends Emma’s Art School comes with 844 pieces and features a three-story French-style building with a pleasing color-scheme and lovely details like the brush and pen over the entrance and the customizable panels with colorful LEGO DOTS tiles. The highest level is some lovely architectural detail in sand green that features several pieces that are new in this colour. The seventh and final bag of the build is entirely dedicated ot it; which is quite reminiscent of a modular building. I love the choice of colour which really sets off the rest of the building.Introduce youngsters to the world of Heartlake City toys. They’ll find cool vehicles, realistic buildings and everyday heroes – perfect for kids who love to role-play the real world. This LEGO Friends high school features a beautiful 3-floored French- style building full of creative art toys. There’s so much to explore – like a posable mannequin, camera, cotton spools, painting canvas, art brushes and cans of spray paint. With these LEGO sets, kids can imagine putting together their own masterpieces! Spin the theater around and there’s rigging for the lights and a dressing room where characters get made up, just like at a real theater.

Let kids recreate their perfect school day at the Heartlake City School (41682). Within the beautifully styled building, kids can recreate the school day, hang out with friends, attend their favourite lessons and play the teacher.Fair enough. But it doesn't mean we all should enjoy it. I think it is a bit unprofessional in an otherwise great review. Art gift for creative kids - Let kids express their creativity with the LEGO Friends Emma's Art School toy set, an extensive building toy with 4 art studios Inspire kids to be creative with the Emma's Art School set, a great gift for kids. Inside the beautiful building are 3 floors full of creative art toys, where boys and girls play with LEGO Friends Emma as she learns the art of ceramics, fashion and 3D printing. New LEGO® toys meet stringent industry standards to ensure they are consistent, compatible and connect and pull apart consistently every time – it’s been that way since 1958. This pretend-play school set comes with an assortment of cute details: the pottery wheel spins by turning the handle, the camera comes with 2 lenses and the posable mannequin spins on its stand.