новинки лего для девочек 2012

LEGO Group Declares New Year’s Resolution for 2012: Deliver Meaningful Play Experiences to Girls Worldwide with LEGO® Friends

The buildings in the sets are built from standard bricks, rather than large, single-purpose elements:

I’ve heard that the hair pieces are compatible with standard minifigs.

The main difference is in the scale and shape of the figures, called “mini-dolls”. Here’s a comparison:

That’s right — Olivia has invented herself a robot in her laboratory through the use of math and science.

For those of you out there who’ve made statements about gender stereotyping, take a look at this photo of set 3933 OliviaвІЂЂЂs InventorвІЂЂЂs Workshop:

Since the news is making the rounds on the web at this point, most of you are probably already aware of the upcoming LEGO Friends theme in 2012. The response has been, shall we say, mixed. Since I’m sure there’ll be quite a discussion here and elsewhere, I won’t shy away from sharing my own opinion. Bottom line for me: I’m not a huge fan of the new figures, but they bring much-needed diversity to LEGO people, and the sets themselves appear to be entirely brick-built, with some interesting new colors.

2012 LEGO Friends sets bring brick-based construction play to girls [News] | The Brothers Brick | LEGO Blog