LEGO The Crafting Table 21265

LEGO.com 5/5

The perfect Minecraft LEGO set

I'm one of these grown-ups who grew up with Lego and now have a room full of adult Legos. My daughter grew up with both Lego and Minecraft, so this was a must-buy for me. Even though this is marketed for adults, my daughter built this herself at age 9 (she let me build one or two bags to be nice, even though she didn't need to). It's a brilliant piece. While other Minecraft sets are more literal interpretations of the Minecraft world, this one is a little more abstract. What's brilliant about it is that even though the biomes are reductive, they're stylized in ways that you can immediately tell what they represent. The cherry grove biome with its pink trees, the ice spikes biome with its giant blocks of blue and white ice, the villages with their gable roofs, and even the adorable little representations of characters like Steve, Alex, and mobs, all reduced to three 1x1 thin square blocks. Each of the biomes is its own standalone piece, but they all come together to form the diorama. It's one of the most brilliant designs I've seen, and it all fits within a 5.5" x 5.5" x 5.5" cube. We buy a lot of licensed products, but Lego is one of the few that you can tell really share passion for the brand, perhaps thanks to their shared creative DNA. This set is full of little details and surprises, such as the slanted "quotes" you see on the splash screen of the game and the "proper" shade of green for oak, spruce, and birch trees. One of the most clever builds are the caves...you build part of a lush cave, a dripstone cavern, and an abandoned mineshaft, but they're all hidden in the corner so that only the builder knows they're there. This definitely falls under one of my top 10 builds, and bear in mind that I've build hundreds of sets over the years. Highly recommended.

LEGO.com 5/5

Great

As a minecraft fan turned out amazing and it was super easy to build, nothing went wrong!

LEGO.com 5/5

Crafting Table

Santa gifted the crafting table to my 7 year old son and he loves it. It was pretty easy for him to assemble with a few mishaps on patterns. He loves picking up the box and carrying it around the house, very sturdy. The village is his favorite section/module. Interior and overall dimensions could have been a bit bigger given the price of $90, we plan on installing lights later.

LEGO.com 5/5

Fantastic Set!

The LEGO Minecraft -The Crafting Table Set is a must-have for fans of both LEGO and Minecraft. Its detailed design, beautiful features, and high quality make it a standout set that offers hours of fun and creative play while building. Whether for a child or a collector, this set is a fantastic addition that captures the essence of Minecraft. Lego sets are expensive, but for the amount of excitement, entertainment and the way it looks on my daughter’s shelf, it’s definitely worth it . Lots of awesome details in it just like minecraft. This is the most fun we’ve had building a lego set in quite a while. I will mention that it can be tricky at first, the foundation can sometimes get tricky, but once you have the bottom built it’s fairly easy from that point on forward. Also it’s worth mentioning that when the top foundation is on, it does make the inside world look pretty dark so I would recommend leaving it off or displaying it on a high shelf to avoid shadows. Overall, I am extremely impressed with this set and would highly recommend it!

LEGO.com 4/5

Go with recommend age advised in box

Everyone loves Lego!.. right? This I thought looked like a fabulous set, which all of my family could enjoy building together. However due to it being a ton of small pieces we found it quite fiddly and my younger children gave up early. I feel that the age advised on the box is correct. This is a more difficult build. However, it will look brilliant once completed.

LEGO.com 5/5

Good quality and fun build.

This Minecraft crafting table pieces have been made of exceptional material quality just as you would expect from Lego. This has been made with step by step picture book instructions, and the pieces are all in numbered pages to help assist with assembly. Due to some very small parts, it has a safety feature to tell you that it's an 18+ rating, which is handy when planning what to get for presents. All in all, I'm am very keen to start to assemble this.

LEGO.com 5/5

Hours of fun

My daughter loved putting this together. It took her about 8 hours over two days to finish. I love that it challenged her and kept her mind occupied creatively for so long! Everything went together easily and it is very sturdy.

LEGO.com 5/5

How quick can you build this?

My siblings (brother and sister) and I took on the task of building LEGO Minecraft – The Crafting Table, and it was a lively experience. We managed to finish the entire build in around 1 hour and 45 minutes, racing through each stage. Along the way, we recorded a hyperlapse video of the build process, which later transitioned into a stop-motion rotational video of the completed model. The build itself features a wide variety of tiny pieces, making it somewhat fiddly at times, but the end result was absolutely worth it. Every biome and character detail we assembled was satisfying to see come together, piece by piece. One point of confusion we faced was with the instructions. My siblings were using the LEGO Builder app, while I followed the paper manual. Unfortunately, these two sources didn't always align, leading to occasional hiccups in our process. We had to stop and figure out where we were compared to each other, which slowed us down a bit. It would be great if LEGO ensured the digital and physical instructions followed the same sequence to avoid such confusion in future builds. On a positive note, I thoroughly enjoyed the overall experience. That said, LEGO could improve in one area—sustainability. The build came with many single-use plastic bags, which felt unnecessary. LEGO could explore more eco-friendly, reusable, or recyclable alternatives for packaging, helping reduce their environmental footprint. Overall, building The Crafting Table was an enjoyable experience, and I'd recommend it to any LEGO and Minecraft fans, but with some patience when using mixed instruction methods!

LEGO.com 5/5

Amazing for minecraft/lego fans!

I got this as a present for me and my partner to do together as we play Minecraft together and its been amazing for us to build together in our spare time. We have struggled on one or two bits but its not been too bad to build at all especially when there's two of you together, I haven't taken any photos yet to build as we've only done two of the smaller bits but im excited to see what its like when its fully completed!

LEGO.com 5/5

Pleasantly surprised. Enjoyed much more than I expected.

This was my first time building Lego since I was at school. I used to love bionicles as a kid but haven’t really been too interested since. When I started building this thought, I really enjoyed it. I found it a nice break from sitting by a screen all day as well as something I would just look forward to doing. The instructions were for the most part very clear, the only complaint would be that some colours were hard to differentiate between. The build itself was split into 10 sections which I found great as it made it easier for me to pick up, work on it for a bit and then stop at good points - like chapters in a book. I haven’t played Minecraft in at least 10 years but I still found the build enjoyable and it was good to see how it all came together.

LEGO.com 5/5

A Fun and Challenging Build for Minecraft Fans

I'm obsessed with the Lego Minecraft Set "The Crafting Table"! As a parent and Minecraft enthusiast, I dove into this 1,195-piece set with my 9 year old. The build process was addictive and rewarding, providing hours of quality time with my child. We teamed up, tackling the detailed instruction booklet and organized 10 bags. Standout features: - No missing pieces - Easy sorting with labeled bags - Detailed guide (initially daunting, but clear) - Adorable Minecraft characters - Very decorative piece for our Lego shelf This set perfectly balances fun and complexity, making it ideal for: - Adult Minecraft fans seeking a challenge - Families looking for collaborative builds - Anyone seeking unique Lego decor Highly recommended!

LEGO.com 5/5

A Must-Have for Minecraft Fans!

As a Minecraft fan and a LEGO beginner, I really enjoyed this set. It was easy to build, and I put it together with my friends who also love playing Minecraft. The set is very detailed—there’s even lava underground! I love every aspect of this set. It looks so cute on the outside, especially with the tool crafting table! Anyone who loves Minecraft will absolutely adore this. I’ve placed it on my computer desk, and it looks super cute. There were even extra blocks included, enough to make two more characters—one for me and one for my friend. I added them in as our characters. I never thought I could build something in real life with my Minecraft buddies! Give this set as a gift, and the recipient will love it. Highly recommend! (After building this, I think I’m in love with LEGO blocks—I’ll definitely be buying more to build!)

LEGO.com 5/5

Great Minecraft Lego set!!

We all love Minecraft in this house so we all worked together and built this, we also got a light set to go inside and it is so cute! This set has 1,195 pieces and was super fun to put together, I would recommend to anyone that loves Minecraft and the light set also doesn’t cost very much which makes it so beautiful! Thank you Influenster for the opportunity to try this product!

LEGO.com 5/5

Wonderful gift for Minecraft and Lego fan

I received this Lego from Influenster for free in exchange of my honest opinion. And I can say that this is amazing gift for any Minecraft player. My six years old daughter is so excited with it. She plays Minecraft everyday, and she knows a lot about this game. Also I want to say that like always quality of blocks are just amazing. Very clear instructions, so it was very easy to put together.

LEGO.com 5/5

Lego Minecraft “crafting table building set

This is such a cool Lego set. It’s Minecraft. It’s the crafting table. It has different worlds. It’s just awesome .There is so many options on how to set it up after you build it. You can display it so many different ways like in the pictures above show . The assembly is definitely on the harder disse and will take some time . I will be reposting pictures or video once fully done . It’s a great gift. I would definitely buy this for somebody if they’re in Minecraft fan. It says older age appropriate is 18+. .

LEGO.com 5/5

Perfection

I love this set. the detail is perfect and using some spare pieces and other lego i made armoured steve and alex a zombie and the biomes a packed with awesome techniques. bigger than expected and left not much to be desired

LEGO.com 5/5

This is the Minecraft set you want…

An extremely satisfying Minecraft build. There is so much detailed packed into all these small pieces. From building a cherry blossom tree, to a river flowing down from the mountain, to secrets hidden deep in the caverns… every single moment was a joy. The micro-figures are extremely well done for 3 stacked 1x1 tiles. My set had enough extra printed tiles to create multiple figures of Steve, Alex, Witch, Skeleton, and Villager. I would highly recommend picking up this set even if you’re not a huge fan of Minecraft because it’s just THAT good.

LEGO.com 5/5

Awesome decorative piece

I absolutely love Minecraft and Lego. Together this was a beautiful creation. I think that LEGO should make more builds like this. I like how it’s very decorative and you’re able to either do a crafting table or show the entire world. The amount of detail for such a small build is incredible. The one thing that I did not like while building was the dark brown pieces in the building instructions were almost impossible to see, otherwise I hope LEGO does more of these type of builds for the Minecraft theme. If they were to do another build like this, I’m thinking either the furnace or the enchantment table next would be awesome.

LEGO.com 4/5

Great set

I’m not a big fan of Minecraft sets but this one is pretty great. The detail is excellent. The build looks amazing and super clean and slick and build experience phenomenal. I’m a big fan for small intricate details on Lego sets and this one definitely has amazing detail overall great experience and amazing looking set.

LEGO.com 2/5

Nice Build...BUT

The build itself was fine. The condition of the box was shameful. It looks as if someone intentionally stepped on the box before putting it in a shipping package. Please retrain your pickers and shippers.