LEGO building blocks are hugely popular with all age groups, but they’re pricey toys! We’ve picked out the best of the 2016 sets for kids from 6 to 60+ that are sure to keep your gift recipient happy! We’ve marked what makes each special, which are exclusives, which we think will sell out fast, and more.
LEGO Gift Guide – For Kids 6 to 6o+
LEGO STAR WARS AT-ST Walker 75153
LEGO STAR WARS AT-ST Walker 75153 - Features posable legs, wheel-activated turning top section, opening cockpit and top hatch, detailed minifigure interior
dual spring-loaded shooters and elevating front guns;Includes 3 minifigures: an AT-ST Driver
Baze Malbus with his heavy blaster and a Rebel Trooper;Weapons include a blaster pistol
blaster rifle and Baze’s heavy blaster
LEGO Minecraft 21120 the Snow Hideout Building Kit
Includes Steve's pickaxe and 327 assorted LEGO pieces; set your imagination free
Experience The Snow Hideout; look out for the exploding Creeper; build to survive
Activate the Snow Golem's shooting function; the perfect gift for fans of LEGO building and Minecraft - LEGO Minecraft 21120 the Snow Hideout Building Kit
LEGO Friends 41124 Heartlake Puppy Daycare Building Kit (286 Piece)
Features a Heart lake Puppy Daycare building with an opening door, bath, grooming station, dog beds, feeding area, office area and a doggy door out to the garden
Accessory elements include a computer, phone, grooming brush, dog shampoo, hair bows, feeding bowls, dog biscuits, bones, fire hydrant, shovel, bucket, ball, stick and a trophy
Includes Andrea and Mia mini-doll figures, plus a Husky and a Pug
The garden features an agility course with 2 obstacles and a turning roundabout, podium and a drinking fountain
Heart lake Puppy Daycare measures over 3" (9cm) high, 7" (19cm) wide and 4" (12cm) deep LEGO Friends 41124 Heartlake Puppy Daycare Building Kit (286 Piece)
LEGO Friends 41131 Advent Calendar Building Kit (218 Piece)
Features 24 gifts, each enclosed in its own compartment in a LEGO Friends holiday-themed calendar
Open a new compartment each day and count down to Christmas with buildable gifts
Collect 24 buildable surprises including musical instruments, microphone and DJ decks, a hamster, fireplace, snowman and ice skates
Includes Emma and Naomi mini-doll figures
Visit LEGO.com/Friends each Sunday before Christmas and on Christmas Eve to find new building instructions for a mini build with all the gifts you have opened that week LEGO Friends 41131 Advent Calendar Building Kit (218 Piece)
LEGO Minecraft 21119 the Dungeon Building Kit
Includes Steve's pickaxe; includes 219 assorted LEGO pieces; set your imagination free
Experience The Dungeon; launch a surprise zombie attack
Rotate the spawner; the perfect gift for fans of LEGO building and Minecraft
Rebuild for more Minecraft creations; measures 3" (9cm) high, 7" (19cm) wide and 6" (17cm) deep
Combine this biome with others in the series to create your own LEGO Minecraft world - LEGO Minecraft 21119 the Dungeon Building Kit
LEGO City Town 60133 Advent Calendar Building Kit (290 Piece)
Features 24 different items, including buildings, vehicles, items and
Open each 'door' to reveal the surprise for the day
Collect all the unique to add to your collections or sets
Includes 7 : 2 firefighters, a volcano worker, volcano adventurer, 2 ice hockey players and Santa, plus a dog
Celebrate the holiday spirit in LEGO City with this fun Advent calendar - LEGO City Town 60133 Advent Calendar Building Kit (290 Piece)
LEGO CITY Van & Caravan 60117
Features a van with opening doors and detachable caravan that opens to reveal a small kitchen and bed
Accessory elements include a grill, 2 sausages, bone, 2 mugs and a coffee machine
Includes a male camper and female camper, plus a dog
Van measures over 2" (6cm) high, 4" (12cm) long and 2" (6cm) wide, Caravan measures over 2" (6cm) high, 5" (13cm) long and 1" (5cm) wide
Load up the caravan, hook it onto the van and take off on a camping trip - LEGO CITY Van & Caravan 60117
LEGO Star Wars 75146 Advent Calendar Building Kit (282 Piece)
Open a door every day to reveal 24 different LEGO Star Wars themed gifts
Vehicles include Slave I, a TIE Interceptor, AAT, T-16 Skyhopper, Sleigh, Republic Cruiser, Droid Gunship, Jedi Interceptor, Skiff and an Imperial Landing Craft
Features 8 mini figures and a Battle Droid, including an exclusive holiday-themed mini figure
Weapons include Luke Skywalker's Light saber, 2 blaster pistols, 3 blasters and a snow caster
Collect all the gifts and play out your own Hoth, Tatooine, Naboo and space-based adventures - LEGO Star Wars 75146 Advent Calendar Building Kit (282 Piece)
LEGO Creator 31052 Vacation Getaways Building Kit (792 Piece)
Camper features a striped foldout awning, and a detailed interior including a toilet, fold up bed, kitchen, sofa, TV and luggage, plus roof storage for a foldaway barbecue and table, and 2 foldaway chairs
3-in-1 model: rebuilds into a summer home or a yacht
Camper with trailer measures over 3" (10cm) high, 14" (36cm) long and 3" (8cm) wide
Summer home measures over 6" (16cm) high, 6" (16cm) wide and 4" (11cm) deep
Yacht measures over 5" (15cm) high, 9" (24cm) long and 3" (10cm) wide - LEGO Creator 31052 Vacation Getaways Building Kit (792 Piece)
LEGO Friends 41125 Horse Vet Trailer Building Kit
This SUV-style car has space for 2 mini-figs and carries a horse vet trailer that's detachable. Fun times with the accessories like the horse stretcher, vet tools, medicine bottles, carrot, horse blanket, book, and more.
LEGO Minecraft The Cave 21113
Combine this set with others in the series to create your own LEGO Minecraft world. Includes 2 minifigures with assorted accessories including Steve and a zombie plus a spider, waterfall, lava fall, coal, iron, redstone, gold and obsidian elements, plus TNT, torch and a ladder
Includes 249 assorted LEGO pieces - One of the top LEGO Christmas 2016 Gift Sets
LEGO Disney Princess 41067 Belle's Enchanted Castle Building Kit (374 Pieces)
This new LEGO set from Disney is Belle's Enchanted Castle (for kids ages 6-12). The 2-story Enchanted Castle has a ballroom area with chandelier, glass window, and revolving dance floor. There's also a library, dining room with a table and a kitchen with a trolley for Mrs. Potts and Chip. There's also a bedroom and balcony room with fun accessories like a magic mirror, book, cakes, goblet, frying pan and a wig for the handsome prince. Include mini-doll figures - Belle and transforming Beast/Prince plus Lumiere, Cogs worth, Mrs. Potts, Chip, Babette, Wardrobe and Stove. Small enough to store and big enough for fun at over 9" (23cm) high, 6" (17cm) wide and 3" (9cm) deep One of the top LEGO Christmas 2016 Gift Sets
LEGO Friends Amusement Park Space Ride Building Kit - 41128
An add-on accessory to set #41130. Build out your amusement park with this space ride. It includes a spinning Space Ride with three rocket seats on three articulated arms, which lift higher as the ride turns faster.
Accessory elements include an ice cream stand with two ice creams and a popsicle, a photo booth with moveable camera and a display board showing pictures that were taken during the ride for sale.
Amusement Park Roller Coaster - LEGO Friends - 41130
Find out more about this 2016 hot holiday toy. Kids will love these fun amusement rides.
LEGO Friends Amusement Park Roller Coaster Building Kit (1124 Piece - #41130)
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com exclusively for Prime members. The LEGO Friends Amusement Park Roller Coaster Building Kit contains 1124 pieces The roller coaster has push along carriages with 4 mini-dolls: Emma, Andrea, Matthew and Naya in summer outfits. There's functioning light brick, entrance area with opening safety barrier, control panel with levers, camera and a long track with various obstacles along the ride
The set includes 2 tickets, coin, bill, 2 photographs, a map, boxes of popcorn, watermelon slices, apple, hot dog with bun, water bottle, soda bottle, sunglasses and a hair bow
Roller coaster track measures 27" long, coaster train with 4 carriages measures over 1" high, 6" long and 1"wide
Legos were always my favorite when I was a child. They have come a long way.
My kids love LEGO sets! The Junior line of sets helps my little ones play too!
Sounds like a good brand, I want them all
I’m so relieved my girls have asked for
Legos before I finished my shopping. I still have time to add them to my gifts tomboy list.
Legos are so fun to give as a gift. They have so many choices!
I want one of all of them. haha! I love this brand!
My son is obsessed with Lego. He will surely enjoy these! Can’t wait to see his reaction once he see all these!
My son loves to collect different kinds of lego. I will buy these star wars. Thanks for the tips.
My son loves legos. No matter how old he gets
My two boys who are 7 and 5 LOVE lego. They are really huge fans so I plan to get them some sets for Christmas. Cant wait to see how they enjoy them!
Two of my friends kids have already asked me to buy them Lego for Christmas. That mineCraft snow kit would be a hit.
I love how timeless LEGOs are! I always wanted to get the Advent calenders!
Oh kids are going to love these sets. I think my nieces and nephews would be pretty happy with a new Minecraft Lego set to work on.
We are huge Lego fans here. My son loves to build the kits, take it apart, and create his own inventions.
These are all great picks. My kids love to build with LEGOS, and I think they’ll get a kick out of almost all of these. Thank you so much for sharing these.
This guide is the best! My kids are huge LEGO fans, and they are all about Star Wars. I’ll definitely be looking into the Star Wars kits that are available.