My nephew gets legos for Xmas, and Birthdays...but putting them together, he says is 'our thing'...so I'm off to 'help'...which is me encouraging him to do it on his own...and 'redirecting' him when he gets a little off course...given that he has always done kits for older kids...it hasn't always gone to plan. This time I hear it has ~ 1,200 pieces...we'll see how it goes...