About
The experience is brisk but smart. Each pot is a compact character build with poseable arms; the plants slide into the planters on a sloped cradle and even include tiny root assemblies, simple, satisfying touches that give the models personality. The pilea uses small bars and shield elements for those round leaves and is the fiddlier of the two; the dracaena is cleaner and reads well at this scale. There’s surprising room to mix-and-match plants or even repot tiny botanicals from other sets, and reviewers note an above-average number of new recolors for such a small box. One nit: some copies show bright-light-blue colour inconsistency across parts. Overall, cute, sturdy and more inventive than the price suggests.
Box design
It is a small, shelf friendly box with the two pots smiling on the front and a back panel that spotlights hand holding poses and swapping plants. Retail listings peg the package at roughly 26,2 × 14,2 × 4,8 cm, which matches the stocking stuffer vibe. The pastel art direction distances it from the black boxed adult Botanicals, signalling this is décor you can also play with
Instruction manual
Inside are two booklets, one per pot, so two people can build in parallel. Each manual opens with a short blurb about the real plant. Paper quality is a bit thinner than premium Icons manuals, but the steps are clear and the build flow never straddles awkward page turns. LEGO’s instructions hub also hosts two PDFs if you prefer digital.
So…
Happy Plants does exactly what it says on the box, quick builds that make you smile and slot neatly into a desk or shelf. It is an easy recommendation as a first Botanicals set or a small gift, advanced builders may find it light, but the charm, printed graphics and mod potential punch above the price. The only thing that make me don’t give 10/10 is the density of the plants could be bigger.
