This post is brought to you by LEGO Juniors.
It’s no secret that we are big LEGO lovers in this house. I have posted here about our LEGO storage and LEGO sets are definitely high on my kids birthday or Christmas wish lists so I was absolutely thrilled to try out something from the new LEGO Juniors range.
I’ll be honest and tell you that when I first saw the LEGO Juniors sets in the stores I thought they were a different sized brick to the classic LEGO and LEGO DUPLO, but after taking a closer look at the range, I found that the pieces are infact the same as classic LEGO, but that the sets are designed for younger builders aged 4-7. Traditionally there has not been a product to help bridge the gap between Duplo and the older LEGO themes like City and Star Wars and this is where LEGO Juniors comes to play.
LEGO Juniors sets are easy to build, and the instructions are more straightforward for younger kiddos to follow. They’re designed to help your young builder achieve a feeling of satisfaction and feel confident in their ability to create with LEGO. The sets come with numbered pre-packed bags that can be built without help from Mum or Dad. Also, these bags are perfect for younger kids who might not want to sit and build the entire box set in one sitting! Open a bag, build what’s in it and you can instantly start to play with completed elements and save the other bags for later or even another day.
As I said, we’re LEGO lovers and so LEGO isn’t new to Chloe, but being a 4 year old she watches us build her sets and then plays with them afterwards. However when we sat down to put together this LEGO Juniors Princess Play Castle set, I told her that this would be easy for her to build herself, and I wish you could have seen her eyes light up. She was really excited to give it a go and so I explained how we need to find all the pieces shown in the corner of each page of the instruction booklet, and then to follow the numbered steps.
There’s something amazing about watching your child learn that they can do something all on their own and after each little accomplished element {the person first, then the little cat house etc} Chloe would say “I did it! I did it all by myself!” and she’d call in her dad or her big brother to show them her awesome work. It was really so lovely to watch, and she did really well all on her own! I was there of course, and she made me chief flower-putter-oner {I think those are still a teeny bit small for her little fingers} but that is a big big change from being chief-make-the-whole-thing-and-here’s-your-finished-LEGO!!
After the first bag was completed {and after a mini break, the cat needed some food!} we set out to build the castle itself.
Again, Chloe did the majority of this on her own which was so much fun for her!! The “quick build” elements like the castle walls being large pieces made for such a positive experience for her as they weren’t too fiddly or complicated.
She was really enjoying this new found building confidence and with each turn of the instruction booklet pages she built more and more of the castle without getting frustrated or upset.
And to reward her for her effort and hard work – ta da! The castle that Chloe built!
The instruction booklet also came with some extra building ideas for the pieces which helps to expand and extend the play of this set at a later date which I liked. Chloe wasn’t into doing any of them though as she was so excited and proud of what she had built there was no way she was entertaining the idea of changing it up just yet!
I am impressed with the LEGO Juniors range and their ability to bridge LEGO DUPLO and traditional LEGO bricks and that the range is specifically designed to cater for younger builders, helping them with their feeling of accomplishment and in turn building their confidence with LEGO. We had so much fun checking out the rest of the Juniors range, full of lots of ‘real life’ scenarios that kids love like pony farms, police and fire stations, construction sites as well as some favourite movie character sets like Batman and Spiderman!
AND! The fab people at LEGO Australia have given me a LEGO Juniors Princess Play Castle set to give away to a beautiful reader!
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Which LEGO Juniors set would you choose for your child and why?
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KYLIE D.
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We would like to enter a magical world of imagination and fun with the LEGO Juniors Princess Play Castle. Make friends with the beautiful cat and walk across the drawbridge to the fairytale castle built from lots of pink bricks. There’s even a slide for the princess to play on.
I’ve just popped a LEGO Junior set in our Christmas stash for Master 3 😉 I think they’re fantastic!! I’d choose the LEGO Junior Fire Station – it would go perfectly with our current sets at home 🙂
Race Car Rally would be perfect for my son who is obsessed with cars. I love LEGOS Junior range – they are easy to build and keep kids engaged for a decent amount of time.
I know my daughter would love to play with the Princess Play Castle, but I would choose the Construction set! Super cool, moving parts and gender neutral to balance out all the pink and pretty Lego we have.
My little man would love Race Car Rally under the Christmas tree!
My four year old would love this castle, she is easily frustrated with regular Lego, but wants desperately to join in her big brothers and sisters making Lego. This would be perfect!
A Princess set would be divine
My daughter would play with it all the time!
Princesses and Lego she adores
Together, what a score!
I would buy the pony farm for my 5year old daughter. She loves playing with her friends Lego but finds it difficult to put together herself which her 7 year old brother days for her. She loves horses.
The Batman Set, my daughter absolutely LOVES watching her Daddy play the Lego Batman game on the Playstation 3 so I think she would enjoy having her own Lego Batman to play with 🙂
Mr almost 4 loves the “Ingel Turtles” as he calls them so the turtle lair would be a perfect birthday present for him in January.
Anything to do with Castles or Princesses in my house. With two girls aged 2.5 and 4 they love lego building!
The princess play castle would go down a treat in my family!
My daughter would love the princess castle. It would be a wonderful introduction to Lego for her and it would probably morph into Elsa’s castle!
The Pony Farm, my daughter is pony and horse crazy, I won’t let her have one, but another of her favorite things is Lego, so wouldn’t I be the best Mum eve to give her a combination of the two!
My son is a big Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan so I would have to go with the Turtle Lair. Thanks for bringing Lego Juniors to my attention.
the pony farm as my daughters love ponies and the boys already have so much lego they wont be jealous over it
I Did not know lego Juniors came in the princess castle, Until I read this.. This would be a must for my princess
Knights’ Castle, lots of fun to be had with this set.
Pony Farm, they both love horses so hopefully it’d be all play without squabbles 🙂
LEGO Juniors Digger would suit my three little excavators. Miss 5 would be the supervisor in charge though!!!!!
The construction set as both my kids (girl and boy) love diggers and building things and vehicles.
Princess set would be fun,
A princess here asking mum.
in a letter to Santa, mailed today
list a mile long, this was first, yay!!
My Georgia would absolutely love the LEGO Juniors Princess Play Castle set – she’s rather a Princess herself!
My almost 5 year old niece is one of the last few gifts I need to buy I think she would love this castle. I’ve already stashed away batman juniors for my 3 year old.
Master nearly 4 has a Christmas wish list longer than he is tall.
He loves his Lego – he wants them all!
LEGO juniors Police – The Big Escape is number one
LEGO juniors Construction would also be fun!
Which ever set Santa brings on Christmas day.
There will be lots of hours of Lego to play!
not just the kids love lego – so do I! I love building lego villages with the kids and since lego friends its been even better! My two daughters would go bananas for the princess lego set – and so would mum xxx
If I was so lucky to win I’d choose the princess one for my daughter!
The Pony Farm for all things horsey,
For two sweet siblings who love to play farms…
Of coursey!
For my little junior boy nothing would make him happier than the Turtle’s Lair. Last visit to the toy shop he spent ages looking and playing with interactive displays. Lego is definately a fav in our house!
I’m in love with The Lego Princess Play Castle what a sweet little set for my princess I wish they had sets like these when I was little. I might need to HELP build it 😉
I would choose the Princess Play Castle. My little girl would love it! She likes to call herself a princess so it would go down well.
Love this princess castle, my niece would love this for Christmas
My little guy loves this, he’s too big for duplo and this is a great link to regular Lego!
My little man would love the Lego Junior batman set 🙂
We’re huge Lego fans as well! I know my three year old would love the Batman: Defend the Bat Cave set. It might even stop him from messing with his older brother’s Lego creations for a little while. 🙂
Love the idea that my 4 year old could build his own creations. Creating the Construction set would give him such a sense of achievement.
My little princess would love the LEGO Juniors! princess play castle. Lego is something she is just starting to show interest in and this would start out collection perfectly
This is perfect!! We have loads of duplo and for a 3.5 yr old this is the best next step! Going to look at it today! Thanks for the tip!
Argh to choose just one is so hard! For my daughter I woulds choose the princess play set. For my son…the fire station, firemen seem to be his current favorite lego. He constantly talks about superheroes so then maybe the bat cave…..see too hard to just choose one
I like the LEGO Jr Construction set 🙂 Very fun for parents and children!
My daughter number 3 would love the princess palace. She loves to play with her big sisters Lego but it’s still to difficult for her. This set looks perfect!
My 5 years old daughter spends hours creating things out of scraps she finds around the house. I think she will be extremely excited to be able to build the Lego Juniors Princess Play Castle set all by herself. Every little princess needs her castle. Even better if she can build it.
My 2 granddaughters Miss 3 and Miss 4 would love the Princess Play Castle that you are giving away as they love the Disney Princesses and love anything pretty and pink!!
Hubby’s a police officer, and the Police set would be great way for my girls to understand what he does… and why he’s always working!
Princesses are popular, it is true
But my son avoids things in that hue
He’d prefer some Knightly fun
The Knight’s Castle would be his favourite one
(A gasp of delight from Miss 5 when she saw this page open was enough for me, the LEGO Juniors Princess Play Castle is going straight onto Santa’s list 😉 )
Love these, and I think my children would love the Knights Castle. Anything that fits a prince or princess!
House Suitcase for my girls as they LOVE to build houses and use their imagination with the lego people!
My youngest loves Spider-man, so I would choose the Spider-car Pursuit.
The play castle would provide endless hours of fun for my gorgeous niece.
I’d choose the Lego Juniors Construction set for my son (who is almost four) but I’d love this princess set for my daughter who just turned 7. She gets intimidated by the Lego sets that have too many steps and this would be great to build her confidence with building.
My boys creative imaginings lately have been about ‘saving the day’ with their daddy, so the Knights castle. They love to protect and defend.
A lego set, as pretty as can be
would suit my pink princess to a T!
She’d love the castle or pink boxed set!
It would totally make it the best Christmas yet!!
I’d get the House Suitcase for little miss 5. I’d love to see her recreate our own house and see where her vivid imagination takes her!
I would love The Pony Farm. This is something both my son and daughter would love.
Lego brings my two together in a civilised manner. This means peace and quiet for me while their little brains go into creativity mode. No fighting, no head locks, no ‘I’m hungry’ just a quiet and relaxed atmosphere. Time for me to hang out washing, clean bathrooms and have a quick cuppa tea. Lego is my saviour.
We love LEGO here too!
And it all gets played with by the boys and girls alike.
I think we would choose the Princess Castle too!
I have my eyes on the Batman “Defend the Batcave” set for my little guy. My niece would love this gorgeous set though 😉
Any Lego is great Lego! We have a master builder and a junior builder wanting to be like her big brother. The Knights Castle would ignite their imaginations. How could it not, it includes a skeleton!
Would love the princess castle for my little lady. Big Lego fans in this house
How charming, how quaint,
little toddler Princess Charlotte and mummy here would love the Princess set.
Together we would play with each magical block,
all day around the clock.
Little toddler learning about the magic of creation,
not to mention fantastic hand-eye coordination.
My daughters love lego and princesses so the princess castle would certainly make their day.
The Pony Farm, because me and the kids are always horsing around with Lego.
The princess castle! My daughter is so jealous of her big brother’s lego – it would be great for her to have her own set (that he wouldn’t want to touch 😉
We would love the princess castle or the pony stable they are look like so much fun!
The House Suitcase I adore
Ideal for my daughter, Kayla, aged 4
Her imagination would run wild I bet
With this awesome Lego set!
princess play castle for sure
My Granddaughter would love the Princess Play castle after all what little girl doesn’t dream of being a princess to her poppy
We would love the Princess Castle, it would be a wonderful way to introduce my daughter to the delights of Lego!
We would love the pony farm set – horse mad here 🙂 I like the princess castle too! Will check these out for Christmas, thanks Bianca x
My girls would love all of the options, but the Pony Farm would be a huge hit as both girls are horse crazy!
I know my grand daughters would love the Princess Play Castle.It is so pretty & also looks like it would give them hours of fun
My son would choose the batman junior set and my daughter would adore the princess castle. They both adore their duple and are ready for more.
I love the idea of the Lego Juniors! I have a 3-year-old who watches her older sister put together all her Lego and I know she would love to be able to do it all herself too! I think she would love the Princess Castle as well!
thanks for the chance to win. I love the princess castle too.
I would choose the princess castle, or the knights castle. I have two boys and they both love making castles and kingdoms with their lego. I think princess castle would be extra great, just because it’s pink, doesn’t mean it cant make an awesome addition to a kingdom 🙂
The construction set, my boys have motor skill issues, and Lego junior would let them play without getting frustrated.
I would choose the “princess play castle” as my daughter is very girly and loves being called “princess”. This would be ideal.