Winter Village Bakery

This is my second Winter Village set. I previously bought the Toy Shop. In my opinion, the Holiday Bakery isn't as good as the Toy Shop but the Toy Shop is now discontinued. LEGO does a great job creating a fun winter, holiday environment with this set. There's a lot of detail in the set that bring that vibe like the snow, holiday lights and the skate rink. LEGO tries to add humor by depicting one of the minifigures as stuck head-first in the snow. This set is intended more for adults and older children. Younger children who are pretty passionate and patient with building will also appreciate this set. The building process isn't as simple as with other sets like LEGO City or Ninjago. A lot more detail is pushed into the design which sometimes mean a little more difficult or tedium. Well worth the MSRP and a great addition if you collect the Winter Village sets. Makes a nice display for the holiday season. more less

In the context of Toy Shop vs. Bakery (which isn't an even fight to begin with): I feel the Toy Shop is a more attractive building, with the bonus of a large tree that's ripe for decorating. The Bakery has the more interesting additional models, minifigures and parts. Everything in me says that the Toy Shop is the superior set, mainly because of the building - but the Bakery has an edge in being more cohesive and enjoyable to build, which makes sense as it came out a year later. more less