Christmas for adults: titanic gifts!

There is no age to play! The adult target is increasingly targeted by major brands and toy distribution chains with dedicated offers to appeal to older children. So much so that the Joué Club brand even recently announced the upcoming publication of a catalog intended for adults. And it is no longer a niche: games and toys for over 18s represent more than 20% of the total market. We have therefore made a small selection of gifts to please the “kidults” and others.

The Titanic in Lego: all in excess for adults.

110 years after its launch in Belfast, LEGO pays homage to the infamous Titanic, with a set that matches its disproportion to the one who was once a giant of the seas. On the menu for these few days of assembly: 9,090 parts to assemble, 135 cm from bow to stern and 44 cm in height.

So at France Blue, we took up the challenge of building what is currently the largest set sold by the Danish manufacturer. Let’s get rid of the question of the assembly time now: 3 Sundays from around 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a more or less long break for lunch. The construction is divided into three stages, corresponding to the 3 boxes that make up the huge 14kg box of the toy.

Each box contains approximately 3000 pieces distributed in sachets, and a notice in the form of a booklet, embellished with period photos, historical elements and technical data of the Titanic. It’s a pleasure to take your time and watch the boat come to life under our fingers, especially as the Lego designers have not hesitated to push the interior details, such as engine rooms, ballrooms, the smoking rooms, the indoor swimming pool, etc … The construction is not difficult, you just have to be attentive to the different stages, and the construction techniques are interesting. The boat is therefore made up of 3 large parts, assembled in a precise manner and stiffened by a “key” system which will facilitate locking and transport. It is also by separating these 3 parts that we discover the details of the decks, cabins, ballrooms, restaurants, meticulously reproduced.

In conclusion, it is a superb expositional model (it does not float), intended for an audience adult, which will have the place to exhibit it, and the means to afford it: € 629.99.

VW Camper: the nostalgic adventure starts here!

It’s a legend to reproduce in bricks. If you’ve ever gone on vacation with a van T2, it will necessarily remind you of memories! Lego had already offered the Combi T1 in the past, and more recently, a very “West Coast” interpretation of the beetle. But this time, the van is even more successful: the door is sliding thanks to an ingenious push button system, the wheels are steered, the roof can be lifted for sleeping, and all the interior furniture is functional: cupboards, kitchen, sink, surfboard and two folding logues chairs. Of course, we find the legendary engine at the rear. The set measures 35 cm, consists of 2,200 pieces and costs € 159.99.

MegaBoom speaker: at home or in the evening, it will never leave you.

We always need a connected speaker. Practical, transportable, mobile, and endowed with a good autonomy, Ultimate Ears (Logitech), the manufacturer, offers with the MegaBoom 3 a very nice product: the exterior is entirely covered with a colorful weave, pleasant to the touch. Its use is ultra simplified : 3 buttons only, including a “+” and a “-” for the sound volume. Once paired with your smartphone or tablet, you can choose to use the manufacturer’s application, or not. The sound quality is excellent, 360 degrees around the speaker, indoors, or outdoors. And good plan: it is really waterproof. It will be able to fall into the water for a good minute, without being damaged. Count on average 169 €.

Selphy Square Printer

It’s the gift that will do fury at home ! The Canon Selphy Square is a small printer that uses the principle of thermal sublimation, to print anywhere, wirelessly, and in square format photos from your smartphone, like the famous “Polaroids” in the past. Canon offers here a nomadic printer, which will slip into the bag or the work bag. Very simply, to use the printer, you have to go through the application Canon Selphy Layout available for all smartphones. Pairing and communication is done via Bluetooth. It’s simple, and once you’ve chosen the photo, and framed for printing, it only takes a minute to get a good quality photo thanks to the thermal sublimation technique.

The risk is in fact that teens will be addicted to these little photos ready in seconds!

Adidas bricks basketball: Lego makes a splash for adults.

For fans of “sneakers”, Lego offers a set to make a white Superstar made up of 754 parts. All the stylistic details of the legendary shoe are present: the rounded toe, the tongue, the large sole. There are even real laces there to give the construction a realistic appearance. You can choose to make the right shoe, or the left. But only one shoe per box. The box besides which is none other than a real shoe box of the brand with the three bands. Price generally observed: 99 €.

Nemo Vilac dog: the return of the wooden toy

The flagship of French wooden toys, Vilac proves its difference each year by cultivating a love for beauty and a job well done. No wonder then that the brand’s products are now found prominently in the Boutique de l’Elysée.

Do you know Nemo, this little black dog adopted at the SPA? It very quickly became the mascot of the presidential couple. Vilac offers a very cute vision for children, to take for a walk, or to display in the older ones. For € 49.99, the little ones will enjoy walking this new companion with its little tail on springs, and its felt ears. Nemo is made of lacquered solid beech wood.