Quick Look: 11201 Playground Fun with Bluey and Chloe
Posted by benbacardi,
Continuing our look at the new Bluey sets due for release at the beginning of June, we've built the smallest of the 4+ sets, 11201 Playground Fun with Bluey and Chloe.
At just over 100 pieces, it didn't take long for my daughter to put together, although she is quite a bit older than the target age range.
As spoken about in reviews of other Bluey sets, I wasn't sure about the minifigure design initially and they drew mixed opinions, but this set offers something different to the rest!
Summary
11201 Playground Fun with Bluey and Chloe, 104 pieces.
£17.99 / $19.99 / €19.99 | 17.3p / 19.2c / 19.2c per piece.
Buy at LEGO.com »
Good little play set fitting the target age range well, and great to get a different character from the show.
The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.
Minifigures
As you'd expect, Bluey makes an appearance in every one of the five Bluey sets released so far—but this is the only one to also include a character not from the Heeler family. As the title gives away, Bluey's joined by her friend Chloe, a dalmation. Like the Heelers, Chloe uses standard minifigure legs and torso, with a custom moulded head. In this case, I think the head works better than Bluey's—perhaps something to do with the ears and the more visible smile?
Chloe's distinctive dalmatian spots are printed all over, including both arms, ears, and the side and top of her head. Her tail's also printed on in the same way Bluey's is.
The Playground
The main build of the set is the playground. A small climbing frame is built, with a ladder up to the top section and a curved slide back to the ground. A printed clear panel shows a naughts-and-crosses game typically found in such parks (although I don't recall one specifically in Bluey), along with a ladybird (also included as a printed tile on the top of the climbing frame). There's a telescope and, for some reason, a frog!
The other section of the park consists of a sit-and-ride duck (that spins), some stepping stones, and a see-saw (or "teeter-totter" for the Americans around). Finally, a small checkered picnic blanket is spread on a patch of grass providing refreshments for the two girls.
The two halves of the playground can be connected together in a handful of combinations, or played with independently.
Verdict
It's fantastic to see a non-Heeler member of the Bluey ensemble make an appearance in one of the few launch sets for the theme, and the playground is a very cute little set. Its build complexity seems suited perfectly to the 4+ age range, and there's plenty of play opportunities provided (as you'd expect, from a playground set).
This is the smallest, and therefore most affordable, System set of the range, and will likely be a great buy for parents with children of Bluey age. However I'm sure many will be clamouring for one of the other sets in order to get more of the Heeler family!
What other Bluey characters would like to see next? Personally I'm hoping for Muffin, Snickers or Winton!
11201 Playground Fun with Bluey and Chloe will be available at LEGO.com from June 1st for £17.99 / $19.99 / €19.99.
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Great set to get main characters and a great playset for a small price. I wish the playground would be less generic and offered some replay from episodes like Bike or The Pirates, but it's a great launch set.
We are going to go very small, and take a look.
"and, for some reason, a frog!"
This summarizes Lego design for the past five years.
What are those grey heads in the bottom of the climbing frame?
If we don’t get Lego Snickers then there really is no point to any of this.
@GirlWoman said:
"What are those grey heads in the bottom of the climbing frame?"
Just some random zombie heads, obviously. Duh!
Did you find the long dog for this one @benbacardi ?
"...a see-saw (or "teeter-totter" for the Americans around)." I've lived in America all my life, and I've only rarely heard them called "teeter-totters." "See-saw" has always been the more common term, at least in the areas I've lived in, which, granted, have all been in North Carolina since I was four, so I don't know what the usual term was in Illinois, where I was born.
@StyleCounselor said:
""and, for some reason, a frog!"
This summarizes Lego design for the past five years. "
Especially if Nick Vas is designing them.
@NHBrickworks said:
" Did you find the long dog for this one @benbacardi ?"
I did! This one was pretty obvious :D
The tic-tac-toe should be brick-built.
The color game goes hard on this one!
Was surprised when saw the price. Frankly, at first I thought this wasa a bigger set and thus overy overpriced as almost all 4+ sets are.
@kyrodes said:
"The tic-tac-toe should be brick-built."
Well, I think I speak for everyone when I say that you ask for too much pal :D
There is no "o" in "Dalmatian".