My daughter would be appalled by this. (I'll ask her over to look at the screen right now to see what she thinks of the link.) My daughter (third grade age) says "What?!? Lego's gone girly. What did they do that for?" I asked her what she thought about that, and she said, "I don't like it."
My daughter plays just fine with the regular Lego products we've had in the house for years. Ever since my sister gave my oldest son (an occasional HN participant, now living on his own) a Duplo set for his second birthday, all the four children who live or have lived under my roof have been confirmed Lego maniacs. They can make Lego configurations of various shapes and sizes into action figures for fantasy play with dialog, and love to combine pieces from the dozens of Lego sets we've accumulated over the years. It's very hard to see what new interest there is in Lego Friends for anyone in our family.
As long as the company stays in business making the classic Lego stuff, I wish it well in any other business venture it pursues in a free-market economy. But I think for true Lego lovers, it has never been necessary for Lego products to have girl appeal, as they already have plenty of builder appeal, and every child can grow up to be a creative builder.
My daughter plays just fine with the regular Lego products we've had in the house for years. Ever since my sister gave my oldest son (an occasional HN participant, now living on his own) a Duplo set for his second birthday, all the four children who live or have lived under my roof have been confirmed Lego maniacs. They can make Lego configurations of various shapes and sizes into action figures for fantasy play with dialog, and love to combine pieces from the dozens of Lego sets we've accumulated over the years. It's very hard to see what new interest there is in Lego Friends for anyone in our family.
As long as the company stays in business making the classic Lego stuff, I wish it well in any other business venture it pursues in a free-market economy. But I think for true Lego lovers, it has never been necessary for Lego products to have girl appeal, as they already have plenty of builder appeal, and every child can grow up to be a creative builder.