To be straight with you: LEGO is not an Easter brand. There is no Easter theme line, no annual bunny set, no seasonal calendar like the advent calendars. Now and then a single Easter polybag turns up as a giveaway, but you can’t build a basket around that.
That needn’t be a problem. Small LEGO sets work well alongside the chocolate eggs: literally, since a polybag or small Duplo box fits in the basket. And for a main gift, the regular catalogue has plenty of boxes with a spring feel. The rest of this guide is a selection by age and budget, plus the answer to when you should buy.
How the LEGO Easter year works
Easter shifts every year, somewhere between late March and mid-April, but the LEGO calendar doesn’t follow along. There is no Easter wave and no Easter discount week. What does happen: in the first quarter, from January to March, the new spring and Botanicals sets appear and the Creator and Friends lines get refreshed. Those are the boxes with pastel colours and garden or animal themes that fit Easter naturally, even though none of them say “Easter” anywhere.
In practice that means two things. If you want something for this spring’s basket, you just buy from the standing range; those sets are available all year and don’t sell out to an Easter spike. And if you spot a small seasonal box you won’t need until next spring, there’s no reason to wait: polybags and small sets barely move in price, so buying early costs you nothing and saves hassle later. Only if the set is for yourself can you comfortably wait until after the Easter weekend and shop outside the rush.
Small for the Easter basket: up to 15 euros
Alongside the chocolate eggs, these work best:
- a collectible minifigure from the current series (4-5 euros), small enough for any shoe or basket;
- a Star Wars, Marvel or Ninjago promo polybag (8-12 euros), compact and buildable straight away;
- a LEGO Creator animal mini-set (bird, rabbit or duck) around 10 euros;
- the 10479 Colorful Creative Box (Duplo, 80 pieces), open build material for the very youngest.
For toddlers, a Duplo box works better than loose polybags: the bricks are large enough to handle without help.
Mid-gift: 15 to 35 euros
| Set | Pieces | RRP | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10472Animal Building Game | 94 | € 49,99 | Duplo animals |
| 60506Classic Beach Streetcar | 693 | € 69,99 | City, spring palette |
| 21587Zombie Dungeon | 284 | € 29,99 | Minecraft compact |
| 76334Spider-Man vs. Sandman | 201 | € 24,99 | Marvel scene |
| 77079Tomatohead | 210 | € 14,99 | Fortnite figure |
60506 Classic Beach Streetcar (693 pieces) has the pastel palette and beach theme that fits most naturally with an Easter week feel. If you want something with a hint of spring colour but no explicit Easter set exists: this is your best mid-range choice.
10472 Animal Building Game (Duplo) is the direct pick for toddlers who know animals: rabbits and Easter-adjacent creatures feature in the animal configurations.
For preschoolers: Duplo as the Easter basket centrepiece
LEGO Duplo has a strong animal line year-round:
- 10472 Animal Building Game (94 pieces): variable animal configurations, good for ages 2-5;
- 10465 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (87 pieces): recognisable Disney Junior characters, no animals but equally strong for the age group;
- 10479 Colorful Creative Box (80 pieces): open build material for the very youngest.
Duplo is the better choice than regular LEGO here, because toddlers can handle the larger bricks themselves.
LEGO as an alternative to chocolate
Parents increasingly choose less chocolate and more building fun in the Easter basket. Three approaches that work:
- Instead of a big egg: one LEGO set at 15-25 euros, wrapped in a small nest of crêpe paper.
- A polybag egg hunt: five to eight bags (5-8 euros each) hidden around the garden or house, each numbered.
- The combination: a small Duplo box plus one chocolate egg instead of a large pile of loose eggs.
The polybag egg hunt works surprisingly well for ages 6-10. Check the budget page for sets under 10 euros and under 20 euros to see which polybags are currently available.
Quick pick
Toddler up to age 4: 10472 Duplo Animal Building Game or 10479 Colorful Creative Box. Child aged 5-8: a themed polybag or 60506 Beach Streetcar. Child aged 8-12: 77079 Tomatohead (Fortnite) or 21587 Zombie Dungeon (Minecraft). Adult who appreciates a spring display: browse the best LEGO Botanicals sets; they are not Easter-specific, but a build-your-own bouquet on the table suits spring just as well.
Already know which set you want but don’t need it in the basket for a few weeks? Put a free price alert on it and buy on the day the price is lowest.
Set data based on the active Dutch retailer catalogue and LEGO.com. Easter falls between late March and mid-April each year.
Spring sets for the Easter basket
Small City, Friends and Duplo sets as alternatives to chocolate eggs.
Best for each buyer type
Easter gift picks where size, instant recognition and easy hiding matter more than chasing the biggest box.
Colorful Creative Box fits Easter because it is small enough for the moment but still feels like a real build.
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with Minnie & Pluto is the safest basket gift here: recognisable, light, and easy to give without overdoing the budget.
Classic Beach Streetcar works when you want an Easter build that can stay out after the weekend.
Set an alert for Unicorn Dream Café before the Easter rush; small seasonal gifts sell through quickly when prices drop.
