I recently stumbled upon a lego rental service called Brickz On Wheels. It is the perfect option for parents who do not want to spend or buy the set at the full price, if the kids play with it only initially for the first few days or weeks and then forget all about it (Typical kids!).
How the rental works: you pay the one-time rental of subscribing to their 3-month silver/gold plans + pay a deposit. Then you select from the variety of sets available, and they will ship it to your address.
Watch this unboxing + building video we made for the Lego Super Mario Starter Course we rented:
- You/Your child gets to play with more lego sets and get variety rather than sticking to one at the same price. So overall, cost-effective.
- You don't have to worry about storing the sets, if you lack space, you play and you return it back.
- Since the child is aware that they have the set only for a couple of weeks, they will utilize those 2-3 weeks very well in playing with the set instead of spending time on a screen.
- If you are a serious lego collector, this is a good opportunity to try the set before you consider buying it.
- I think the only thing to take care of and remember is, if your child is between the age group of 6-8, they are not matured enough to keep all the pieces properly, and there is a chance of pieces going missing if you aren't there to monitor. If you do not return all the pieces, the set cannot be used by others, and money may be deducted from your deposit depending on how many pieces are missing.