One of my birthday gifts was the LEGO Botanical Collections succulents kit. Plants I can’t kill? Futzy little bricks? Sign me up!
![lego botanical succulent kit](https://kimberussell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-09-14.15.55.jpg)
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![An assortment of lego pieces in various shades of green, with some yellow, brown, and black.](https://kimberussell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-09-14.33.00.jpg)
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![Lego pieces in lilac, various shades of green, coral, black, and brown.](https://kimberussell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-09-15.27.57.jpg)
![a lego brick removal tool pried beneath the pop tab of a diet dr. pepper can](https://kimberussell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-09-15.29.35.jpg)
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![piles of lego bricks in various shades of green, brick red, black, and some tiny gun pieces](https://kimberussell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-09-16.31.51.jpg)
![The gun pieces as the inner part of a flower. I'm wearing Lincoln Park after Dark nail polish.](https://kimberussell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-09-16.57.17.jpg)
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![Nine Lego Succulent plants connected together.](https://kimberussell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-09-17.18.35.jpg)
And all together! It took me about 2 and a half hours to complete, with breaks for laundry. I loved this set and I think it’s perfect if you can’t sit for a few hours to do it – you can build one plant at a time and it’s a good hit of instant gratification.
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