LEGO Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets Hogwarts Whomping Willow 75953 Magic Toys Building Kit, Prisoner of Azkaban, Hedwig, Hermoine Granger and Severus Snape (753 Pieces)

My daughter loves them. But they seem over priced. Not the vendors fault.

Our 6 year old was very excited to receive this gift. It took several days to complete. He was very proud.

Love it

My granddaughter was thrilled with this Lego set. She put it together along with the larger Hogwarts set and spent hours in happy play.

My nephew loved it for his birthday!

My daughter absolutely loves this LEGO set.

This set is so fun, with great details. If I could give it 4.5 stars I would. My complaint is that there are some green stem pieces for the whomping willow that WILL NOT stay on. This is especially bothersome because of the spinning whomping function of the tree, that causes them all to immediately fall off. The new wands are very neat, however you have to break them out of the mold, and they dont always break off perfectly. Some things that I really loved about it are the functioning car trunk, the Daily Prophet, the sticker portraits, and that the whomping willow actually whomps. I also loved that the whomping willow even contains a hole at the bottom, for the secret passage to the Shreaking Shack.

This is a terrific set for intermediate builders. With 573 pieces it will take more than an hour to build. The set and mini-figures are great. Remember when Harry and Ron use an old car to get to Hogwarts and they are captured and abused by the Whomping Willow? This set has a great big beautiful tree that turns (!) complete with multiple branches, a secret entrance and a way to capture the car. (The branches do not move.) You get the car and part of Hogwarts, a section that includes a tower with an owlery, a dorm room and Snapes Potions classroom and lab. There are fun bits and bobs like luggage, a lantern, wands , a newspaper and candle, etc. You get six great mini-figures, which is always the appeal of the sets: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Snape, Seamus Finnigan and Argus Filch, the caretaker. You also get a Hedwig figure! The build has a number of big and special pieces, and is not particularly difficult but there are almost 600 pieces, so probably not fun for little kids. If you are buying a gift for a Harry Potter fan, they would love getting the Whomping Willow.

9yr old put it together in a couple hours. She loved this set!

All of the mini figures that come with this set are a sweet bonus, but putting the car and castle together would have been sufficient for my 6 year old anyway. Its a simple, fun set that is relatively easy for beginning to intermediate Legomaniacs.