Post Covid, Lego sets started becoming more popular with adults, especially the flower bouquets that were popping up on everyone’s “for you” page. You can purchase these flower sets anywhere, including chain stores such as Target, Walmart, Best Buy and The Lego Store. However, one thing that isn’t a secret is that these Lego sets are expensive, often costing around 50-100 dollars. While these are so much fun to build and pretty to display, that price point is very steep. If you love Legos but don’t want to pay that much of a price, I’ve found a cheaper alternative at Five Below. Below, I’ve rated all the kits I have done and if they are worth your money.
- Block Tech: Block Bouquet Flowers
I first heard about these flowers through my mom, who gifted my sister a couple of them. I wanted to buy some for myself and test them to see if they were as good as they look. When I went to Five Below, I was shocked with how many options of flowers there were for your bouquet. The options included at least eight different types of popular flowers, such as marigolds, hibiscus and lilacs. Due to all of these options, you’re able to make your bouquet exactly how you want it. Not to mention, the price point on these are affordable. Each flower costs about three dollars and 25 cents, so making a bouquet of eight costs about 26 dollars. Now, while the price point is cheap, how easily do they construct? I’ve found that starting on kits with the least amount of pieces was easiest for me since I haven’t built legos in years. Despite being meant for ages six and up, the instructions are sometimes a bit difficult to follow along, but overall not too bad. I will say, some of the flowers have a difficult time holding on to pieces, such as the lily and lilac. However, for only being about three dollars and 25 cents, these flowers are very much worth it. I would give them an 8.5/10, since some of the flowers are a bit annoying to build.
- Block Tech: Succulents
The same brand that makes the bouquet flowers also makes succulents that you can build and display. Compared to the flowers, the succulents are much smaller and can fit in the palm of your hand. While these are much less popular than the flowers, they’re still fun to make. These did take me less time to make compared to the flowers, as they come with less pieces. I think if you’re looking for a more therapeutic experience with Lego building, then these kits are for you. I’ve only made one of these so far, but they’re more relaxing than the flowers and quicker to build. They’re the same price as the flowers, three dollars and 25 cents. I would give the succulents a 8/10. I just wish they were a bit bigger.
- Micro Brix Flower Trio 3-Pack
These come in a pack of three at Five Below and contain either succulents or flowers. I had bought the flower one to test out since this brand is different from the other two I’ve mentioned. I’ve only built one flower in the pack, but I felt that these ones were the most annoying to build. First, the pieces are so small that they keep getting lost or buried into my fingernails. One tip I have when building these is to empty the bag out in an area where all the pieces are visible and cannot get misplaced. Secondly, the instructions also weren’t very clear at times, which made it difficult to piece things together, but you’ll eventually get the hang of it. Building one flower took me about two hours to do since they’re very small. I would give this kit a 7/10 so far because while I felt it was difficult to build and the pieces kept getting misplaced, I thought the end product was very pretty.
