The Best Gifts for LEGO Fans That Aren’t Just More Sets

In 1997, the cargo ship Tokio Express was hit by a rogue wave off the coast of Cornwall, England, knocking 62 containers of LEGO into the sea. This book details how the accident happened, what pieces are missing—from the 350,000+ pairs of plastic minifigure scuba flippers to the relatively rare 500 green dragons—along with stories of how beachcombers are still finding pieces washing up on the shore today.

LEGO is cute, but not really the easiest to snuggle up with at night. Manhattan Toy changes all that with plush LEGO minifigures. They come in lots of Star Wars characters, including R2-D2, Darth Vader, The Mandalorian, and Grogu, but also sillier characters like a man in a banana suit, a girl with butterfly wings, or a guy in a chicken costume., among others.

The bento-box lunch concept gets a whimsical twist when the containers all look like LEGO bricks. The set comes with two small containers that fit into a medium-sized one (though they're probably all better sized for a kid's lunch than an adult's), and LEGO cutlery is sold separately.

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Give notes, reminders, and shopping lists a splash of color by writing them on LEGO-inspired note paper. (The paper isn't textured, it only looks like it is!) The box comes with 200 sheets of paper, and it looks great sitting on a desk.

Ah, the classic LEGO one-by-one round bricks—they're the first to get lost out of a LEGO set, but they look really cool as wall hangers! The set comes with three different pegs in three different sizes that can be mixed-and-matched along the wall, though you can also get a set with three of the same size hung straight across. You can also get it in black, white, and gray.

OG LEGO fans have a particular fondness for the LEGO Spaceman minifigure, with the planet-and-rocket design on his space suit. This version can dangle from a bag or backpack like a keychain, and also has an LED flashlight in the feet—very handy! Though if they don't remember the Spaceman, there are tons of minifigure keychain lights to choose from.

They can wear their love for LEGO on their sleeves, but are they brave enough to show their love on their feet? This Crocs clog comes with a LEGO brick motif along the sole, and you can also get LEGO-themed Jibbitz. It comes in black and in white in the adult sizes, and it comes in black, in white, and in pink in the kids' sizes.

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It's still snapping pieces together, but of a different sort: This jigsaw puzzle features a varitey of smiling LEGO builds that look like pets, so it's great for puzzle fanatics, animal lovers, and LEGO builders. When they've finished, they can move on to the LEGO minifigure rainbow puzzle or the LEGO Mona Lisa puzzle.

Time for a school supply refresh—or a bring-lunch-to-work switch-up? Herschel has a whole LEGO collection with pencil cases, lunch boxes, and backpacks in different sizes. There are a couple of patterns too, including—my favorite—a LEGO floral.

If they love collecting sets and minifigures, don't confine their treasures to a bin! These clear cases let them show off their prized finds. They come in two sizes (four stud or eight stud) and a few different colors, and (of course) they can stack on top of each other.

To give kids something to do with their LEGO pieces once the sets are built, give them this book, which teaches them about concepts like forced perspective in order to take fun photos with their minifigures. It also comes with pieces, like props and a clear posing rod, to help them get the shot. If they're not shutterbugs, Klutz also has books about making LEGO race cars, LEGO gadgets, LEGO gear bots, and LEGO gravity experiments—the last one being a Good Housekeeping Kids' Book Award winner.

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This is actually a gift for the adults in the house who don't want be constantly picking up or stepping on LEGOs. Builders can dump their pieces on to this mat, and then when they're done it just cinches up into a storage bag, easy peasy. It comes in several sizes and color combos.

This small storage drawer, shaped like a LEGO brick, can work for LEGO storage, sure. But it's even cuter sitting on a desk as a catch-all for paper clips and rubber bands. (It's not really big enough to hold all those LEGO bricks anyway.) There's also an eight-stud version, and the two can be stacked on top of each other.

They've got big plans, and these peel-and-stick baseplates can help them come to fruition. Stick them on walls, the sides of desk drawers, the top of small tables, and anywhere else where a little LEGO building would lighten up a space.

A bed made of LEGO? Super uncomfortable. A bed covered in LEGO print? Now you're talking! The Pottery Barn Kids LEGO collection dresses up their rooms in fun, primary colors and keeps them dreaming of their favorite pastime.