LEGO Tiny Plants Building Set
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Don't exactly have a green thumb? That's okay, you can still fill your home with these tiny plants that don't require any watering. A favorite among readers, with this 758-piece set, you'll be able to build nine different plants. Each one is nestled in a terracotta-style pot. Ages 18+
Lego Santa’s Sleigh Christmas Toy Building Set
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Santa's coming to town! Perfect for tweens, the 343-piece set comes with a Santa minifigure, four reindeer, a sleigh and a ton of toys —all of them buildable. Ages 9+
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LEGO Classic Creative Brick Box
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The best thing about LEGO is that they combine both guided builds, which let kids practice following instructions, and open-ended play. This set comes with 790 pieces for them to experiment with, plus some ideas to get them started. Ages 4+
LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 75308 Droid Building Set
This one isn't for the kids, it's a collectible that LEGO says is hard to find. So the fact that it's available and on sale, means you're going to want to grab it ASAP. It has over 2,000 pieces, and even comes with a stand and plaque. Ages 18+
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LEGO DUPLO Buildable People with Big Emotions
With this set, preschoolers can build their own characters, starting from a collection of five different faces that show different emotions. It's a good way to get a conversation going about feelings. "My child liked the different faces and variety of types of blocks included," said one parent of a 3-year-old tester. Ages 3+
LEGO DC Batman: The Batcave
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Preschoolers who want to play super heroes will thrill to this set, which includes both Batman and Batgirl, along with a Joker for them to battle. They can build a Batcave with a little catapult that shoots loot, a jail cell with a door that can explode off its hinges, a getaway car for the Joker and a disc launcher for Batman. Ages 4+
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LEGO Bonsai Tree Building Set
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Older fans love the calm that come with building the LEGO Botanicals sets, and this Bonsai Tree is no exception. First, fans can build the stand and the pot, then they can use either the green leaves or the blooming cherry blossom leaves for the tree. Other Botanicals sets are also on sale, including the Flower Bouquet, the Dried Flower Centerpiece and the Orchid. among others. Ages 18+
LEGO Speed Champions NASCAR Camaro ZL1
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Vroom vroom — LEGO fans that feel the need for speed will love putting together this brightly colored NASCAR vehicle. It even comes with its own driver minifigure. We love that the inside has realistic details like a roll cage, fire extinguisher and gear shift. Ages 9+
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LEGO Star Wars Jedi Bob’s Starfighter
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LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy — the zany, "What If"-style show that aired on Disney+ — has become inspiration for lots of good LEGO sets. The lore about Jedi Bob is that he was an unnamed minifigure included in a LEGO set that came out circa Attack of the Clones — he's not really from the movie, and only the LEGO visual dictionaries referred to him as Bob. He became something of an inside joke among fans. Now, Bob is a full-fledged character in Rebuild the Galaxy and a new, named minifigure in this set. Full circle! Ages 8+
LEGO Minecraft Turtle Beach House
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This set lets them build a turtle-shaped house (with a crafting table and a furnace, naturally), a raft and a beach with turtle eggs. It also comes with a big turtle, three mini turtles, a Turtle Skin Warrior and a Drowned. Ages 8+
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LEGO Vincent Van Gogh The Starry Night
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Another big draw for the Adult Fans of LEGO are the sets that re-create classic artworks. ("The Great Wave" is another one.) It takes more than 2,000 pieces to re-create Vincent Van Gogh's masterpiece, but the endeavor is worth it! Ages 18+
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LEGO Animal Crossing Fly with Dodo Airlines
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The cozy, cute Animal Crossing aesthetic has now made it into LEGO form, and kids will go wild building this adorable airport. They can build a control tower, a jetty and a plane — and even customize the flag that flies outside the airport. Ages 7+
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Great for Toddlers
LEGO DUPLO Peppa Pig Garden and Tree House
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The newest LEGO fans can enjoy this garden-themed set featuring one of their favorites: Peppa Pig. The can build up the sunflower and use the rake, watering can and Peppa and George figures for pretend play. Ages 2+
LEGO Wicked Welcome to Emerald City
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This one is only a handful of dollars off on Amazon — but for those who want to go big, this set has all the locations and characters they'll need to re-create their favorite Wicked moments. It comes in at just under 1,000 pieces, so it's a challenge for tweens, but then it can be used as a play set for the Glinda, Elphaba, Madame Morrible, Wizard and Fiyero figures. Ages 9+
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LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery
The brand says this a hard to find model, so even though it's only discounted $40, it's still worth grabbing. Plus, it's kind of like two in one because you also get the telescope to go along with the shuttle. Ages 18+

Marisa (she/her) has covered all things parenting, from the postpartum period through the empty nest, for Good Housekeeping since 2018; previously, she wrote about parents and families at Parents and Working Mother. She lives with her toy-collecting husband and daughter in Brooklyn, where she can be found helping out her team at bar trivia or posting about movies on Twitter and Bluesky.
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