**I received a 3 month subscription to Pleygo as a US Family Guide blogger. No other compensation has been received**
UPDATE: as far as I could tell, this product no longer exists
Anyone that has a LEGO fan knows that LEGOs can be a great toy for mechanical reasoning, creativity, fine motor coordination, and problem solving (sorry it’s the COTA part of me coming out). But you probably also know those little bricks can come with a big price tag. I know my 9 yr old son had a few sets on his list last Christmas that he wanted and I don’t think any of them were under $50 and most were around $80. My son can get one of those sets and have it put together in a day or two, no kidding.
Pleygo is a LEGO rental system that works something like netflix. You pay a monthly subscription with 3 different options available. Set up an account and choose 10 sets that you want in your subscription category. Then they start sending the set out. My son got his first set within a few days of setting everything up.
The sets come with the building instructions, all the parts, a small bag of extra parts (just in case) and a postage paid label to send it back when you’re ready. The first kit he received to try was the “Comanche Camp” in the Fan subscription category.
My son had this put together in about 20 minutes. His little brother was interested in watching him. They were able to play with the little set afterward too.
When you get the set you can keep it as long as you like and return it when you’re ready. One worry I had before signing up, because I know eventually it would happen, is that if they lost a part we’d end up buying the whole set. Well that’s just not true. It says right on their homepage, “No charge for lost pieces”. I guess they kind of expect that. I mean I would. I find LEGOs in my house that there just shouldn’t be LEGOs.
Another nice thing is that if you get a set that your child really likes, you can actually buy it. Just go to your account and click “buy set”, pay for it and it’s yours, you don’t have to send it back, and they send the next available set in the list to continue with your subscription.
My son really likes this service. After we sent the first set back he was asking “When do you think my next set will be here?” He came home from school today and asked “Did my Pleygo set come in today?” and I was happy to tell him it did. They send you an email when they received the kit you sent back and when they ship out the next set. It only took about 4 days between sending the other set and receiving the next set.
Here he is happily putting together the Cole’s Earth Driller set. They recommend putting the pieces in a tray while you put it together to avoid losing pieces which is a great idea. He already said “Mom I think I’m going to keep this set a little longer than the last one” and he can. Kids love getting things in the mail too. The set comes to the house with his name on it. This would be a great idea for a holiday gift or birthday gift for the LEGO lover.
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This is awesome. I think my nephew would love this. He is 8.
I have twin nephews. They would totally go for this!
xo