21+ best Lego gifts to shop this year

I worked retail at a large brick-and-mortar Lego store ages ago. Of the myriad customers walking through the doors, many of them were looking for Lego gifts to give their friends and family. No matter who came into the store, we could find a Lego set that was a good fit for them and their gift-giving needs. That’s because Lego has so many options to choose from: freeform brick sets, Disney Princess playboxes, iconic architecture replicas, and the list goes on.

While my time at the Lego store was years ago, I’ve since written many gift guides for NBC Select, and leveraged both experiences to find Lego gifts for all kinds of people across all ages.

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I organized each Lego set by its suggested age according to the brand.

Lego Duplo Classic Brick Box Building Set

Lego Duplo blocks are simpler and much larger than regular Lego, making them best for small children one and a half year olds and up. This box includes 65 colorful pieces, two figurines and no instructions — it’s a free-form building set they can use to make whatever they imagine. It comes in a plastic box that doubles as a storage bin when playtime is over.

Best for ages: 1.5+ | Pieces: 65

Lego Duplo Number Train

The centerpiece of this set is a colorful, movable train with three removable train cars. You can stack pieces like the numbered blocks on each car, encouraging children to play with numbers, colors and motion.

Best for ages: 1.5+ | Pieces: 23

Lego Classic Medium Creative Brick Box

This is one of the best Lego gifts if they are looking to start or bolster their Lego collection. It includes a colorful variety of small and large pieces like blocks, windows, eyes, tires and base plates they can use to build whatever they like. They will also be able to add on to existing Lego sets they already use. It comes in a plastic bin that doubles as a storage box.

Best for ages: 1+ | Pieces: 484

Lego City Blue Monster Truck

A Lego monster truck easily fits into any Lego collection — huge rubber tires and blue flame decals help this one stand out. It comes with a Lego Minifigure driver with a helmet, but they can easily place their favorite character in the driver’s seat for some four-wheel action.

Best for ages: 1+ | Pieces: 148

Lego Kitty Fairy’s Garden Party

From the Gabby’s Dollhouse TV show, this set includes Gabby, Pandy Paws and Kitty Fairy, along with a fantastical tree house that includes a slide, swing, merry-go-around and gardening accessories.

Best for ages: 1+ | Pieces: 130

Lego Ninjago Jay’s Lightning Jet

Lego Ninjago is all about action — this set includes a Jay minifigure and pieces to build his ninja plane. They can also add stud shooters and golden blades to the plane. This is an older set — they may already have this one if they have been playing with Lego for a few years.

Best for ages: 6+ | Pieces: 130

Lego Creator 3-in-1 Space Shuttle

This three-in-one set can be built into a space shuttle, spaceship or astronaut figure. The space shuttle has a hatch that opens, where they can place an extendable satellite, while the astronaut has movable arms and legs. If they get bored of one build, they can take it apart and build a different model.

Best for ages: 6+ | Pieces: 144

Lego Star Wars Luke Skywalker X-Wing Mech

Ready for action and adventure playtime, this set includes a Luke Skywalker Minifigure and a buildable X-Wing robot mech for him to pilot. The mech has adjustable jetpack pieces on the back and can hold a large Lightsaber and stud-shooting blaster in each hand. It stands about 5.1 inches tall.

Best for ages: 6+ | Pieces: 195

Lego Despicable Me 4 Minions and Banana Car

This set includes four Minions from Despicable Me: Mel, AVL Tim, Mega Minion Dave and Pit Crew Ron. It also includes a small banana car and other accessories to imagine fun scenarios to play out with the Minions.

Best for ages: 6+ | Pieces: 136

Lego Animal Crossing Isabelle’s House Visit

This Lego set is inspired by one of our favorite Nintendo Switch games: Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It includes two characters from the game: Isabelle and Fauna, as well as pieces to build Fauna’s house. The set includes a baseplate and accessories, making it easy to adjust or rearrange the scenery to your liking.

Best for ages: 6+ | Pieces: 389

Lego Adventures with Interactive Lego Mario

Mario is not just a video game character: he is in movies, theme parks and Lego sets. This one includes buildable Mario, Bowser Jr., Yoshi and Goomba toy figures, alongside iconic Mario pieces like a pipe and a question-mark block.

Best for ages: 6+ | Pieces: 218

Lego Hogwarts Express Train Set

The centerpiece of this magical set is the Hogwarts Express train: it has movable engine, coal and passenger cars, and it has room to fit and pose various Minifigures and accessories. Plus, it includes the Hogsmeade train station and eight Minifigures, including Harry, Ron, Hermione and Hagrid.

Best for ages: 8+ | Pieces: 1074

Lego Inside Out 2 Mood Cubes

Play with changing moods using this Lego set featuring Joy and Anxiety from the movie Inside Out 2. The set has two buildable cubes and nine mood plates that can easily be arranged and rearranged on the cubes however they like. It also has a buildable display stand with a small control board, just like in the movie.

Best for ages: 9+ | Pieces: 394

Lego Creator 3-in-1 Main Street Set

Create a bustling main street to play out scenarios with all their Minifigures and vehicles. Each building is open in the back for more opportunities to pose and play with figures. With the pieces of this three-in-one set, you can build either a main street with four buildings, an archway market street or a four floor skyscraper.

Best for ages: 9+ | Pieces: 1459

Lego Minifigure Puzzle

This 25-inch by 20-inch puzzle depicts 78 different Minifigures, and is a great way for puzzle-lovers and Lego-lovers to get together in play. It is a jigsaw-style puzzle full of fun and goofy characters.

Best for ages: 9+ | Pieces: 1000

Lego Up-Scale Lego Minifigure

This mega-sized Minifigure is 10.6-inches tall — it makes regular minifigures look like ants by comparison. It has a movable head, arms, legs and hands, but it also has an opening hat. Inside, there is a regular-sized minifigure that appears to be piloting the mega-sized one.

Best for ages: 10+ | Pieces: 654

Lego Tiny Plants Set

These little Lego succulents never need water and will never wilt on you, no matter your green thumb. The set includes nine tiny plants inside of terracotta-colored Lego plant pots. They make for good desk decor or accent pieces to a large Lego set.

Best for ages: 18+ | Pieces: 758

Lego Ideas Tuxedo Cat

The Lego Ideas series has some of the more interesting Lego sets for adults, in my experience. This large Lego cat has tuxedo coloring with two sets of eyes: yellow and blue. The head, ears, paws and tail can be rotated and posed into different playful positions. The Lego cat stands about 12.5-inches tall.

Best for ages: 18+ | Pieces: 1710

Lego Disney Castle Set

This massive Lego set is a great fit for Disney super-fans who love Lego, elaborate architecture and lavish details. It has tons of small details and callbacks to classic Disney movies, including Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White. The set is over 4,800 pieces and measures about 31.5-inches tall when complete.

Best for ages: 18+ | Pieces: 4837

Lego 4-Stud Blue Desk Drawer

Organize your Lego, or anything else, using this plastic drawer in the shape of a four-stud Lego block. It stacks with other four-stud Lego storage bricks, so you can build out drawers to your liking.

Best for ages: 5+

Lego Brick Pouch

This small soft pouch is best for carrying non-Lego items — think school supplies, chargers, makeup, anything you might put in a small zip bag. It has one large zippered compartment and two smaller, stud-shaped ones on the top.

Best for ages: 3+

Lego Storage Organizer Cubes (3-Pack)

These organizer cubes can store Lego bricks or anything else they need sorted and sealed. Each cube has a zipper closure and a see-through top so you can easily grab what is inside with a quick glance. The smaller red and blue cubes fit inside the larger yellow one, if all three are empty.

Best for ages: 6+

I’m a reporter who frequently covers technology and fitness, where I’ve written about the best fitness trackers, wireless earbuds, TV brands and more. For this article, I curated gifts using my experience with the Lego brand as well as top-rated items from the brand catalog.

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