Ready, set, build: The coolest LEGO sets for your little builders
A brickload of fun awaits
LEGO sets are the ultimate childhood companion – the timeless toy that never fails to inspire imagination and creativity. From beloved film characters to medieval castles, there’s a LEGO set out there for every young adventurer to build and explore.
So, how do you choose the right one for your mini master builder? We recommend something that’ll have them building, creating and dreaming for hours on end. We’ve searched high and low, from the brick-filled corners of the Internet, to the depths of our own childhood memories, to bring you a definitive guide to the top LEGO sets out there.
Here are 10 recommendations…
The best LEGO sets for kids
LEGO DREAMZzz™ Izzie and Bunchu the Bunny, $34.99
Kids will love building a large version of Bunchu before recreating exciting scenes from the DREAMZzz™ TV show.
The new television series follows the adventures of school friends, Mateo, Izzie, Cooper, Logan and Zoey, who are transported to the extremely un-ordinary, magical dream world—a place where everything you’ve ever dreamed is real.
Kids can watch the LEGO® DREAMZzz™ series on Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube or on LEGO.com.
3in1 magical castle, $159.99
Delight young Disney fans with this three-in-one magical castle.
Built one of three different ways, it’s always filled with fun surprises, favourite stories and familiar faces families know and love.
Express passenger train set, $249.99
This powered-up train set features a bullet locomotive with dimmable headlights, a dining car, passenger car and platform.
The remote-controlled train is loaded with authentic features and functions and comes with 24 track pieces and six minifigures.
T. rex & atrociraptor dinosaur breakout, $159.99
With 466 pieces, this set has two posable dinosaur figures, a buildable big rig truck and a marketplace with a T. rex enclosure.
I am Groot, $89.99
Marvel fans can build their own Groot and arrange the cute character to recreate his favourite dance moves.
It’s easy to position the adorable Groot into cool dance poses, just like in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 movie.
Twirling Rapunzel, $17.99
This LEGO set contains a buildable twirling stand, and a detailed Rapunzel mini-doll figure with a ‘diamond’ dress.
Viking ship and the midgard serpent, $179.99
Viking fans can dream up stories based on three exciting builds: a ship and a serpent, a house and a dragon, or a wolf and a tree.
Harry, Hermione, Ron and Hagrid, $39.99
Recommended for Harry Potter lovers aged 10 and up, this set is great for fans of the beloved ‘Golden Trio’ and their trusty friend, Rubeus Hagrid.
Peter and Wendy’s storybook adventure, $32.99
Passionate young adventurers can explore stories from the Disney’s Peter Pan & Wendy film, or create their own.
They can zoom in and rotate sets in 3D and track their progress using the fun, intuitive LEGO Builder app.
Tractor, $32.99
Kids can enjoy open-ended farming adventures with this awesome playset, featuring an iconic red tractor with cool functions.
Spider-man webquarters hangout, $79.99
Little ones will learn how to build with LEGO bricks as they create this unique superhero.
It comes with a sturdy base for kids to build on, and each brick bag contains a figure and model, so that play can start right away.
