Kim
The festive season is just around the corner. And, without fail, LEGO embraces the Christmas spirit year after year. Every winter season, the company rolls out Christmas-themed sets, and this year there’s more than ever. Thanks to several new sets available, along with some older sets tat are still in print, there’s a huge range of festive LEGO builds to choose from.
We’ve rounded up eight of the best Christmas LEGO sets right here, all of which are still available to purchase from stores. We’ve included sets that cover all budgets too – Christmas sets don’t have to be big and expensive. Ho ho ho!
LEGO 10293 Santa’s Visit
- RRP £79.99
- Age 18+
- 1,445 pieces
- 4 minifigures
LEGO 10293 Santa’s Visit is the latest set in LEGO’s long-running Winter Village range. This charming snow-topped cottage depicts a scene on Christmas Eve where Santa visits a family, travels down their chimney and leaves gifts under the tree. Truly a heart-warming Christmas spectacle.
LEGO 40426 Christmas Wreath 2-in-1
- RRP £30.99
- Age 9+
- 510 pieces
Last year’s Christmas build was this Christmas Wreath, which sold out super-fast. But it’s back this year, and we love it. And since this is a 2-in-1 set, it can be built in two different ways; a door-hanging wreath with a decorative red bow, and a table-top wreath laden with candles.
LEGO 40498 Christmas Penguin
- RRP £13.49
- Age 8+
- 244 pieces
One of the cheaper LEGO festive builds is this adorable Christmas Penguin. The penguin stands on a small white plinth adorned with some small presents and a teeny-tiny Christmas tree. The perfect pocket money build that brings plenty of festive cheer.
LEGO 40494 Polar Bear & Gift Pack
- RRP £8.99
- Age 7+
- 142 pieces
Another budget LEGO Christmas build is this Polar Bear & Gift Pack. These are tree decorations! Once they’re built, you can hang them from a branch, where they’ll take pride of place on your tree. Be warned though: they’re quite heavy, so make sure your branch is strong enough to hold them.
LEGO 10275 Elf Club House
- RRP £84.99
- Age 18+
- 1,197 pieces
- 4 minifigures
The Elf Club House is last year’s Winter Village set, but it’s still readily available from LEGO stores and online at LEGO.com. We love this one; it packs in a lot of detail, thanks in part to the wonderful Christmas lights around the outside of the building. It’s colourful too, and the four elf minifigures bring so much character to it.
LEGO Ideas 21330 Home Alone
- RRP £229.99
- Age 18+
- 3,955 pieces
- 5 minifigures
LEGO Ideas Home Alone isn’t out just yet, but by Monday 1st November it will be. The most recent LEGO Ideas set to be approved and created, this is a model of the McAllisters’ house from everyone’s favourite Christmas movie, Home Alone. Honestly, what’s more festive than Home Alone? The set is packed with tonnes of details from the film, including Kevin’s ingenious traps – some of which actually work. You can read more about it by clicking here.
LEGO 40499 Santa’s Sleigh
- RRP £34.99
- Age 9+
- 343 pieces
- 1 minifigure
It seems Santa’s Sleigh has proved to be popular, as it’s currently out of stock on LEGO.com. Plenty of LEGO retail branches still have it in stock, though. It’s a gorgeous recreation of Santa’s Sleigh, complete with four reindeer, a sleigh filled with toys, and of course, Santa himself. Santa even has a ‘naughty or nice’ list… wonder if you’re on it?
LEGO 10267 Gingerbread House
- RRP £84.99
- Age 12+
- 1,477 pieces
- 2 minifigures
Okay, we’re cheating a little bit with the LEGO Creator Gingerbread House. This is 2019’s Winter Village set, and its ‘sold out’ status on LEGO.com indicates that it’s likely been retired. However, some shops still have this in stock, including John Lewis. And it’s well worth seeking out; it truly is a delightful Christmas LEGO set. It really does look like it’s made of gingerbread and candy, and the two Gingerbread people minifigures are simply adorable.
