LEGO® Creator Beach House (4996)

by Lego

Product Features

• Need to get away? Relax in your very own beach house!
• Second floor lifts off to see stairs and fireplace on the first floor with a balcony and a skylight that opens!
• Outside there is a patio with table, umbrella and chairs, and even a barbeque grill with chicken
• Beach House stands over 6½" (16.5cm)high and includes a 5" x 10" (13cm x 25cm) baseplate
• Includes instructions for rebuilding into a cozy café or towering apartment building
• Contains 522 pieces
• Realistic details include mailbox, doorbell, flowers, walkway, light fixtures, chimey, tree and lots of windows
• This colorful building is packed with fun and realistic details, from the big sunlit windows to the barbecue and umbrella

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 11.4 x 15.1 inches ; 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000WO0E4G
• Item model number: 4517443
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 - 12 years
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #135 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)

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• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Creator Beach House (4996) - Build a house on the beach! Need to get away? Relax in your very own beach house! This colorful building is packed with fun and realistic details, from the big sunlit windows to the barbecue and umbrella.

Product Description

Need to get away? Relax in your very own beach house! This colorful building is packed with fun and realistic details, from the big sunlit windows to the barbecue and umbrella. Includes instructions for rebuilding into a cozy cafe or towering apartment building. The second floor lifts off to see stairs and fireplace on the first floor. There's even a balcony and a skylight that opens. Outside sits a patio with table, umbrella and chairs, and even a barbecue grill with chicken. Realistic details include a mailbox, doorbell, flowers, walkway, light fixtures, chimney, tree and lots of windows. Beach House stands over 6" high and includes a 5" x 10" baseplate. 522 pieces.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 9 Year Old Put It Together, March 27, 2008

By	My Old KY Home (Texas) - See all my reviews

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: LEGO® Creator Beach House (4996) (Toy)

My son put this together over one day on his own. He has put together 6 or more Lego sets of this size in the past so he is experienced. I really like this house because it can be put together 3 different ways. The box contains 3 different build books inside.

Each one has its own cute stuff you build with the pieces. One has a kitchen inside another has an outdoor grill and the third has a home office with a computer. There is even a mailbox and satellite dish!! Really a good bang for your lego dollar.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value, High Quality, Makes a Great Gift, August 24, 2009

By	Scott Allen (New York) - See all my reviews

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LEGO® Creator Beach House (4996) (Toy)

This Lego set is one of the best values we've ever gotten with a lego set. The beach house is beautiful - it reminds me of real A-frame houses I used to live near in Hawaii. My 9-year-old daughter had no problem putting it together and she enjoyed the process. In addition, this Creator set contains 3 full sets of instructions to create different buildings so it is more interesting than typical sets that have only one design.

If you haven't bought legos since you were a kid, they are different now. Typically the set is a detailed model, with step-by-step instructions how to build it. This is great - the sets are more intricate and interesting than they were 20 years ago. However, usually once your kid builds the set design, it just sits there. It is a fun process for them to build it, but I've seen less "free building" from kids today using legos.

This set is different - it has three different designs so it has a lot of "playability." The pieces are also very versatile for free building, so it is the best of both worlds. The set is also much more affordable than other sets that cost upwards of $100 (and above). I would highly recommend this as a gift for any birthday party- fun for both girls and boys.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Happy Camper, December 16, 2008

By	Heather Green "gadgets and goodies" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LEGO® Creator Beach House (4996) (Toy)

I purchased this for a ten year-old family member. He was very happy with the Lego set and immediately began to build the beach house. The instructions were easy to read for him so he built it himself. Afterwards, he showed me all the little details, taking the roof off and exposing the stairs. The piece of chicken on the grill was cute. Now I know what it means to say "we didn't have all this cool stuff as a kid" Very happy and had no problems at all with the online service and shipping.