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As Valentine's Day approaches, you might be pondering the perfect gift for your special someone. While traditional choices like candy and flowers are always appreciated, why not opt for something uniquely memorable? Consider gifting the Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet from LEGO's Botanical Collection. This exquisite set offers a bouquet that never wilts, requiring only your time to assemble and a vase to display it in.

LEGO Botanicals Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet

Priced at $59.99, you can find this set at both Amazon and the LEGO Store. Part of the innovative Botanical Collection, launched in 2021 as part of LEGO's lifestyle rebranding, this set reflects the brand's shift towards integrating their creations into everyday home decor. With the growing popularity of LEGO among adults, these sets offer a stylish way to enhance your living space, whether hung on the wall or displayed on a window sill.

We Build The LEGO Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet

The Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet set comes in six bags, plus an additional seventh bag containing long rods for the stems. No stickers or printed tiles are needed, and a printed instruction booklet guides you through the assembly. LEGO also encourages builders to explore digital instructions online, offering a more interactive building experience, which is particularly helpful for those new to adult LEGO sets or those concerned about the complexity of the build.

Each bag contains pieces for different flowers, including daisies, cornflowers, eucalyptus, elderflowers, roses, ranunculus, cymbidium orchids, a waterlily dahlia, and a campanula. The instruction booklet provides short descriptions of each flower in English, French, and Spanish, enriching your building experience with a bit of botanical knowledge. For instance, the description for the Cymbidium orchid reads, "Cymbidium orchids are documented in records from Confucius' time, around 500 BCE, making them the oldest known cultivated orchid species." And for the waterlily dahlia, "Symbols of elegance and grace, the decorative waterlily dahlia blossoms unfold like a luxurious firework display."

Unlike traditional LEGO sets that rely on the familiar 'clutch power' of bricks, the flowers in this set are constructed using hinges. This technique allows petals to extend outward from the center, creating a realistic floral appearance. Building the roses, for example, involves folding petals upward in an overlapping pattern, which requires careful planning to ensure the petals don't occupy the same space when folded. The orientation and spacing of each petal are crucial, as a single mistake can lead to misalignment several steps later, necessitating a redo.

Traditional LEGO builds start with a foundation and support structures before adding details. In contrast, the Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet has no underlying structure; it's all about the aesthetic appeal. This makes the final product delicate and not suitable for play, but perfect for display. The beauty achieved through this method is well worth the fragility.