Adapted by Arturo Moncada-Torres and tested by Natalie Charbonneau.
Nurture your youngster’s love for the Wizarding World of adventures with this buildable fantasy toy for kids, featuring a model of Harry Potter’s pet snowy owl Hedwig at 4 Privet Drive. The Hedwig owl figure has a posable head, wings and tail and can perch on the “Privet Drive” sign. This animal toy building set also includes a trunk containing assorted iconic Harry Potter items to enhance the display and inspire creative role-play.
The packaging feels like unopened wizard mail with deep tones of blue and green. The front of the box shows Hedwig perched happily on top of the classic “4 Privet Drive” sign, as well as the rest of the wizarding memorabilia laying to her right side: Harry’s trunk, his wand with its corresponding box, his copy of “A History of Magic”, and a picture of him as a baby and his parents. The background shows a stylized rendition of the Dursley’s home with a foggy effect that adds to the street’s mystery. The top edge is decorated with the iconic red LEGO® and the classic Harry Potter logos, as well as with a preview of the trunk with its tiny accessories. The left repeats a mosaic of Hedwig and the included accessories from slightly rotated angles, while the right side has the name of the set translated into 15 different languages. The back face depicts multiple shots that show Hedwig’s posable features at the head, wings, and tail in action, as well as the trunk popping open with the book, wand, and portrait. The bottom edge is a tidy strip that contains the barcode as well as a few technical bits: the LEGO and Harry Potter logos, the set number, the recycling instructions for the paper/cardboard elements of the set, the place of manufacture, copyright and trademark notices, and a warning in many different languages that state that the set contains small parts and it is therefore not recommended for children younger than 3 years old.
The build consists of 337 pieces in total and is recommended for ages 7+.