The festive lego lowdown

Build Beautiful Memories this Festive Season with LEGO® Sets

This holiday season, The LEGO® Group has something for everyone on your list. Whether it’s diving into a Frozen fairytale wonderland or taking a trip down memory lane with your favorite characters from Friends, the LEGO® Festive Wish List is sure to help you build cherished new memories with family and friends. From Duplo sets, Disney train stations and gingerbread houses for the whole family to enjoy, here are 10 handpicked sets to gift your loved ones this season.

Introduce your toddler to the Animal Kingdom with the LEGO® Duplo World Animals This festive season, open your toddler’s eyes to the world of animals with the LEGO Duplo® World Animals playset. This adventure toy features five buildable environments that represent four unique and distinctive worlds – they’ll learn animals names, shapes and descriptions as they take a safari across the African savannah, canoe along a woodland river, build sandcastles on a tropical beach, and go whale watching in Antarctica. Perfect for little ones ages 2 and above, World Animals features 15 Duplo animals including a giraffe, lion, panda, deer, whale, penguin, fish, rabbit and squirrel.

Bring magical moments to life this holiday season with Elsa’s Magical Ice Palace from the LEGO® Disney Princesses collection Every young princess and prince deserves their very own palace, so treat your little ones to Elsa’s Magical Ice Palace. This LEGO set, perfect for kids aged 6 and above, features a 2-story palace with a special sliding bridge, revolving staircase, an outdoor playground with a snow fort, a tree and a working seesaw, plus a 3-carriage sleigh. Help your young Disney Frozen fan replay scenes with Elsa and Anna mini-dolls and special appearances from Olaf, Marshmallow and four Snowgie minifigures. For every car enthusiast, the Land Rover Defender from the LEGO® Technic collection is the way to go For all car lovers and engineers in the making, the Land Rover Defender set from LEGO makes for the perfect gift for loved ones that enjoy assembling intricate designs from scratch. The Land Rover Defender set features authentically designed bodywork with Land Rover emblems, original-design rims with ground-gripping tires, a removable roof rack with a storage box, pannier, ladder and more. This impressive display piece features incredible engine detailing, an elaborately detailed cabin and looks just like the real thing! Jam-packed full of amazing features and functions, this set is sure to land with anyone aged 11 and up.

For anyone looking to bring home a bit of holiday spirit, opt for the Gingerbread House from the LEGO® Creator collection Bring the festive spirit to life with the LEGO® Creator Expert Gingerbread House, a set every family member is sure to enjoy. This holiday centerpiece is filled with vibrant features like colorful candy buttons, a glowing fireplace, delicious candy-cane columns and glittery windows. This charming gift is perfect for anyone aged 12 and up and comes with such a cozy interior it should have its own warning sign – Caution: try not to eat it while building.

For those who can’t stop watching reruns of Friends, pick up the Central Perk set from the LEGO® Ideas collection For nostalgic 90’s kids and throw-back lovers, the LEGO® Ideas Central Perk set goes perfectly on your coffee table as you binge watch Friends on a Friday night. Featuring the iconic main seating area, this unique set comes with minifigures of your six favorite TV Characters – including Central Perk’s beloved manager, Gunther! Gift it to Friends fans, new and old, ages 16 and up. The Disney Train and Station from the LEGO® Disney Specials collection is sure to put a smile on kids’ faces this festive season For all the little Disney-loving boys and girls, join Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Chip, Dale and Goofy for a rewarding build and play experience with this incredible colorful train set from The LEGO Group. Featuring a motorized steam-style design modeled after the iconic Disney train, the LEGO® Disney Train and Station can be controlled through a smart phone or tablet to move the locomotive forward, put it in reverse, and activate realistic sound effects. Kids ages 12 and above will love pretending they’re in a bustling train station or serving minifigures while they wait for the train.

Die-hard Star Wars fans will love The Imperial Star Destroyer from the LEGO® Star Wars collection One of LEGO’s most iconic sets, the Imperial Star Destroyer has over 4,700 LEGO pieces that capture every authentic detail of the Galactic Empire’s Devastator. Every Star Wars fan’s dream come true, this set is designed exactly as it appeared in the opening scene of Star Wars, featuring swiveling guns, a tilting radar dish, massive engine exhausts and intricate surface detailing. Housing its very own Imperial Officer and Imperial Crewmember minifigures, this set proves to be a challenging and memorable build for those aged 12 and above.

LEGO Festive Wish List product assortment: LEGO City – 60197 Passenger Train: RRP: AED 619, Age 6-12, 677 pieces LEGO Friends – 41381 Rescue Mission Boat V29: RRP: AED 399, Age 7+, 908 pieces LEGO Duplo – 10907 World Animals: RRP: AED 474, Age 2+, 121 pieces LEGO Super Heroes – 76125 Iron Man Hall of Armor V29: RRP: 299, Age 7+, 525 pieces LEGO Disney Princesses – 43172 Elsa’s Magical Ice Palace: RRP: AED 558, Age 6+, 701 pieces

LEGO Technic – 42110 Land Rover Defender: RRP: AED 899, Age 11+, 2573 pieces LEGO Creator – 10267 Gingerbread House: RRP: AED 399, Age: 12+, 1477 pieces LEGO Ideas – 21319 Central Perk: RRP: AED 379, Age 16+, 1070 pieces LEGO Disney Specials – 71044 Disney Train Station: RRP: AED 2037, Age: 12+, 2925 pieces LEGO Star Wars – 75252 Imperial Star Destroyer: RRP: AED 2999, Age 16+, 4784 pieces

All the above products and more are available at LEGO® Certified Stores across the region. For more information visit www.LEGO.com.