If you’re looking for the perfect presents for your little ones for birthdays or special events, simply have a look at the latest gift sets from LEGO®.
LEGO has been a staple of our childhoods for generations, and now’s the time to start your children off with their own LEGO journey. One of the most magical moments on their birthday is when your toddler or preschooler picks up a present, shakes it, and hears the unmistakable rattle of LEGO bricks.
LEGO sets make ideal children’s gifts because of their never-ending opportunities. Play never stops when there’s LEGO in the house – whether you’re building a set together, learning how to follow instructions and build a creation, or taking the sets apart and using their imagination to create something brand new.
Scroll down to see our favourite new sets from LEGO, and read on to find out some of the amazing benefits playing with LEGO can have for your children.
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Here at M&B we know so many little ones who are obsessed with Disney’s Frozen – even now, more than 10 years after its release. This LEGO set is perfect for Elsa fans, and will be the setting for Frozen playtime for months to come. It has more than 600 icy pieces, plus Minifigures of Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf, and a baby reindeer.
The chandelier falls down, just like in the movie, and you can move the floor to open the magical palace doors. The question is, who will love it more – you or your little one?
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Disney Tim Burton's ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ is a cult classic film, and this beautiful set might be one more for the parents than the children – you could build it together, then enjoy it high up on a shelf once completed.
It includes more than 2,000 pieces, and eight Minifigures, including Jack, Zero the dog, and the Mayor.
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If your little one loves Ninjago, then this massive LEGO set will make their birthday so special.
With more than 3,400 pieces, it’s a real investment set that will take plenty of time to build. A project for you and your child together, the finished set will give you hours of playtime – and it features 13 Minifigures too.
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For Fortnite fans, this is the perfect gift. With more than 900 pieces, and nine Minifigures, the Battle Bus will help bring Fortnite stories to life with LEGO characteristics.
Fly around the house with the balloon, which can be detached when you finish flying. Our favourite has to be Peely, the banana-man Minifigure.
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Create Christmas playtime with a little elf Minifigure who’s delivering parcels and post in Santa’s delivery truck, featuring a mini Christmas tree that can sit atop the truck.
This is a fun little LEGO kit that you can build together in the run-up to Christmas, then use as festive decoration that you can get out and build each year.
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The perfect LEGO set for Christmas – this Santa’s Post Office will be a favourite with children and adults alike. Here at M&B we love the idea of having special Christmas LEGO sets that you bring out every year to build in the festive period.
This fabulous set includes more than 1,400 pieces, with five Minifigures including the Big Man himself plus his elves. There are two sets of instructions to help children build alongside the adults.
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A lovely set of four Christmas tree decorations that you can build together and then hang on the tree every year. This makes an ideal stocking filler, or, gift on Christmas Eve to make before Santa arrives. If you have a LEGO fan in the house, then their tree won’t be complete without LEGO decorations.
The benefits of playing with LEGO®
Playing and creating with LEGO bricks has a huge variety of benefits for your children, including:
Teamwork
Building LEGO together – with parents, siblings, or friends – helps children to understand the importance of teamwork and social skills. In the team, each person might have a different skill – builder, director, supplier – and this encourages focus, and group creativity.
Communication
Building a LEGO set together means good communication is key; talking through the instructions, deciding which part goes where, and how to fit them together will all encourage your child’s communication abilities.
Problem solving
Creating a LEGO set can be challenging, and often goes wrong – the joy is that you can start again and rebuild. Building with bricks is a great way to help your child learn problem-solving skills.
Maths and patterns
LEGO can help your child get to grips with counting, both in terms of how many bricks you need, but also how big each brick is (“I need a sixer!”). It’s also a great way to play with and understand patterns.
Creativity
Making with LEGO is the ultimate way to encourage creativity and imagination; you can also use the bricks and creations for storytelling. Use LEGO alongside a favourite book to create parts of the story and characters.
Fine motor skills
The dexterity needed to play with LEGO means it’s the perfect toy for developing physical skills such as fine motor skills, building strength in fingers and hands – and this is a great starter for mark making and eventually writing with pencils.
Managing emotions
When your LEGO creation breaks, falls over, or tumbles down, your child might experience frustration; but playing with LEGO repeatedly means your little one will learn how to manage those emotions.
Confidence building
Creating with LEGO will boost your child’s confidence, whether working together with you or others, or by themselves. They’ll feel an amazing sense of pride and accomplishment when their creation is complete.
Stress relieving
Playing with LEGO is a sure way to reduce stress and has a calming effect on many children – and adults.
Patience
Building a LEGO set can take a long time, so requires your little one to learn patience; they can start to understand that not everything happens immediately, and there can be joy in taking your time and working hard to achieve something.
Concentration
Following instructions and putting bricks together requires focus and concentration; it can be a brilliant toy for children who struggle with concentration levels. You can build up gradually – start with a small kit and slowly make bigger creations, stretching the time you play for a little bit longer each time.