Lego 5891 Apple Tree House Part 3 - Summer House

Hannah completed the 3rd and final house in the Lego 8591 house kit, this time it was the turn of the Summer House.  This was somewhat smaller than the previous two houses but was a little more challenging with the hinged roof feature that allows one to access the inside of the house.  The hinged arrangement was a little weak until the final roof bricks were in place and this caused a little bit of frustration to Hannah.

Inside, the house sports a little fireplace and open hearth, which is a fine little detail.  Outside, the garden contains a sun-bed a small drinks table and an outside heater for those Autumn nights.  Here are some photos of the assembled house:

Well, that's all three houses now assembled. My hope is that Hannah will get creating and make some new houses using her own designs.

Gonna build a house...

This week my order for the Lego 6119 roof tiles supplement box arrived from the Lego shop (as well as some other bricks for my Son's birthday) and I thought I should show the kids how to use these bricks.

Since this Lego set contains all sorts of interesting corner bricks as well as the standard 4x2 roof brick I worked on a house that looks like a modern English house found in many housing estates around the country.

The result was quite satisfying, however the house is a little too small for my linking, so perhaps I need to order another roof tile set as well as another 6117 doors and windows box set too.

Anyhow, the kids liked the house and hopefully I've inspired them how these bricks can be used to make realistic looking buildings!