LEGO daffodils, placed in a glass jar on top of a mantel, next to a painting of a tree.

I Built LEGO Daffodils, and I Didn’t Hate It

LEGO daffodils, placed in a glass jar on top of a mantel, next to a painting of a tree.

Slide a fainting couch under me. I’ve opened an instructions booklet, and it has diagrams, numbers, and very few words. I just might roll down the stairs until I’m stopped by a pantry full of wine bottles.

Or, I could take a deep breath and focus on the dapper LEGO daffodils on the box of the kit I just bought and imagine brighter days. Also, there are four small bags of pieces that total 216. That’s much less than the LEGO exhibit I once endured at the mall. It took up an entire section, and was amazing—sheer perfection—but how many hours? How much measuring and math was involved? If there are people who can do this—for the love of LEGO science, why isn’t our world foolproof, yet?

In any case, my foot hurts when I look at LEGO pieces. Alex was once obsessed with them as a small child, and sharp pieces have a way of finding you, when you’re barefoot, at night, sneaking down the stairs to steal the last slice of pumpkin pie—and then EVERYONE knows. Everyone. Read the room, LEGO piece!

At this moment, though, I’ve steeled myself. I’m determined to fill a glass with precisely built LEGO daffodils, and I will never dismantle them. So, when I slide the first stick piece into a socket and repeat and add the petals and repeat and build the stems and leaves, I marvel at how smoothly the sliding goes. I tell the fainting couch it’s off duty. I’m in my element now, building a plastic daffodil—and letting Alex take over the next three. (He interprets directions better than I do, meaning I somehow messed up my daffodil, but I’m not disappointed.)

Alex and I have filled the glass jar and placed it on the mantel. From a distance, and without my glasses, they don’t look like LEGO bits and pieces at all. They almost look real from a very, very far blurry distance. I can’t emphasize enough that you should never wear glasses when admiring home décor that you’ve built from a LEGO box.

Other Lessons Learned:

–If you want a LEGO fainting couch, it exists (in miniature).

–LEGO pieces aren’t just for barefoot, late-night snacking adventures, anymore.

–LEGO building may be a gateway drug to putting together puzzles for enjoyment, though I won’t push my luck.

–Scented LEGO flowers would be the chef’s kiss.

–Every once in a while, stop and build the flowers.

Your Turn: What’s a relaxing activity you’ve discovered lately?

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28 thoughts on “I Built LEGO Daffodils, and I Didn’t Hate It”

  2. Every once in a while, stop and build the flowers.–beautiful. I feel like I would head into this with the same attitude as you. And also probably need my husband to build the rest. You know, you could probably still look at the daffodils with glasses on if you carried up a few bottles from the wine cellar.

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  8. I hear you !!!!! I think I still have scars under my feet after walking on legos on my way to ….. everywhere in the house.😂thankfully we got over that phase but still have them all boxed and safe in the attic, may be I should go through that phase now, and why not ” accidentally ” spread spare pieces on my kids’ bedroom floor🤣

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  9. I have a bouquet of Lego flowers in a vase in my living room and they do look real until your grandson tells you the leaves are Pterodactyl wings. Nearly everyone in my family is Lego obsessed, you have to be adult to afford the big sets. You may well become addicted.

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  11. I’ve seen the Lego flowers but I haven’t built any myself. They look fun. I’m trying to find what works for me again. I have been thinking about decorating and finding ideas and things that I would like to do. That’s kind of been my go-to currently… Well and I guess maybe a brain game or two.

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