Classic

Windows of Creativity

The tub that turns windows and doors into a whole house of ideas.

Brick Rated Score

3.8/5

Set 11004 · 2019

Pieces450

Minifigsn/a

Year2019

Set number11004

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The verdict

That mix is what makes it different from a basic brick box. It nudges a kid toward an actual structure, a house, a car, a robot with a cupboard for a belly, without ever telling them exactly how to get there. I will be honest that on its own it is a small set for the money, so it earns its keep best as an add-on to a bigger bucket rather than a first LEGO purchase.

Best for: families who already own a bigger Classic brick box and want to add proper windows and doors to the mix

The full review

What it is

What sold me on this tub the moment I tipped it out was the sheer variety of openings, real little windows, arched doors, a garage-style door, all sitting in a pile of ordinary bricks, wheels, hinges and a handful of googly-eyed plates. That mix is what makes it different from a basic brick box. It nudges a kid toward an actual structure, a house, a car, a robot with a cupboard for a belly, without ever telling them exactly how to get there. The idea booklet inside sketches out three levels of building complexity, so a four year old and an eight year old can both find something to aim for with the same pile of parts.

The catch

I will be honest that on its own this is a small set for the money. Four hundred and fifty pieces for around thirty dollars puts it above the per piece value of LEGO's bigger Classic buckets, and Brickset's own community rating sits at a middling 3.5 out of 5, which tells you it is well liked but not adored. A few reviewers also mentioned the color selection favors certain shades rather than spreading evenly across the rainbow, which matters if your kid is building something specific like a red fire truck.

Who it's for

Get this one if you already have a bigger Classic bucket at home and want to add proper windows, doors and moving parts to the mix, it genuinely upgrades what a kid can build with bricks they already own. Skip it as a first or only LEGO purchase, since without a larger base set backing it up there simply are not enough plain bricks to build much of anything before you run out.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building with this set does not mean following steps, it means dumping the tub out and poking through it. My daughter spent the first ten minutes just sorting the window frames from the doors before she settled on a haunted house with a working door and two lit up windows made from the yellow transparent panes. The next afternoon the same pile became a push along robot with a hinged cupboard door for its belly, which is exactly the kind of reuse this format is built for.

The standout pieces here are the windows and doors themselves, real 1x2 and 1x4 window frames with opening panes, an arched doorway, and a garage style door you rarely see outside of town and city themed sets. Add in the wheels, hinges and a few googly eye plates for personality, and you get parts that punch well above what a plain brick bucket offers per piece, even if the overall piece count stays modest.

Fun facts

01Windows of Creativity was released in 2019 with an RRP of $29.99 / £24.99, aimed at builders aged 4 and up.
02The set has since been retired, and sealed copies now regularly turn up on eBay marked as retired collector stock.
03Brickset's inventory lists three suggested build ideas of increasing complexity right in the box, from a simple house shape to a boot shaped building.
04It carries a 3.5 out of 5 community rating on Brickset from builders who mostly praised the variety of windows and doors but wanted more plain bricks alongside them.