Ninjago Fire Temple Review - Named Best Activity Toy of the Year

If you didn't get the Fire Temple last year, it's definitely still worth buying it before it becomes hard to get hold of. If you have it already, then try the Ninjago Destiny's Bounty - the very cool ship in the Ninjago snakes theme.

Hero Minifigures: Sensei Wu, Kai, Zane and Nya

It's Kai DX you get here with his dragon costume. It's a very nice printing and has detail and his name on the back of the minifigure. The dragon version of Kai makes sense here because the Fire Temple set includes the Fire Dragon. The Fire Dragon allows Kai to ride him after some initial disagreement over the golden weapons!

Skeleton Army Minifigures: Lord Garmadon, Samukai, and Kruncha figures

Lord Garmadon is my boys' favorite bad guy. I think the Samukai minifigure is amazing, especially from the back. See the shrine below for pictures. 

The two shrines included with the NInjago temple are nice additions to the set. If you're buying the set for younger kids then they will be able to build the shrines (if you sort the pieces for them) while you build the temple and dragon. 

I really like the pink cherry blossom on the trees - a very nice Japanese touch. And the shrines are different. One has a drum while the other has a set of daggers. 

Picture: One of the shrines with the 3 evil minifigures included in the set. 

We love this toy. It looks amazing, I love all the Japanese details. There's a lot of play value in this toy because the temple opens up and because the back of the temple is open (dollhouse style) and you get lots of minifigures. And the dragon is another toy in its own right and works really well with the temple. I can't resist setting up the dragon and triggering the opening mechanism!

My five year old can easily operate the opening mechanism - it's very well designed. You need to push both sides back at the same to close it, he can do this easily. 

The Fire Temple stands up reasonably well to my five year old playing with it. But as with all Lego models, younger kids do need some supervision so they don't turn it into a pile of bricks ... 

Older kids will be fine with the Fire Temple. The black roof pieces and their fire torches can get knocked off but are easy to put back on. The rest of the set stays together pretty well and can definitely be played with by the recommended age group 8-14. 

Summary: This is an expensive Lego set, but there is a lot here. It's a great model to build and there's lots to play with. 

If you want a similar toy for younger kids (perhaps to keep a younger child away from their big brother's Fire Temple) then try the Imaginext Samurai Castle. 

The Fire Temple has a lot of stuff in one set and there's plenty of play value here. The set is packed with interesting bricks too so kids will have fun making other things from them in future. 

The Lego Store often have free gifts, exclusive Lego sets and offers on Lego sets, so it's worth checking out the current price of the Fire Temple at the Lego Store.

Check Price: Fire Temple