We’ve rounded up the best LEGO Harry Potter sets for kids and where you can buy each of them. Here’s what you can expect.
LEGO’s Harry Potter collection is extremely popular among LEGO builders and Harry Potter fans of all ages. There are myriad spectacular sets, especially those that are considered the best LEGO Harry Potter Collectors’ Edition kits. However, the latter sets were designed for adults aged 18 and up. So, what about the kids?
Well, young Potterheads needn’t worry. There’s a host of cool Harry Potter-inspired sets designed for young witches and wizards.
We have rounded up the best LEGO Harry Potter kits for kids. Here’s what you can expect and where you can buy each of them.
1. LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle — 71043
Sixteen-years old? Well, you’ll undoubtedly not consider yourself a kid anymore. However, seeing that your still too young for the LEGO Harry Potter sets designed for adults aged 18 and up, you’ll have to look somewhere else.
Well, look no further. Although designed for teens aged 16 and up, this LEGO Harry Potter kit is just as sought-after among adults. Comprising a whopping 6020 pieces, it’s one of the currently-available LEGO sets with the most bricks.
As such, the brick-built Hogwarts Castle will undoubtedly provide you with a rewarding and immersive building experience. What’s more, when the build is complete, it will leave you in awe of all its intricate detailing.
The set features the Great Hall, Professors Dumbledore and Dolores Umbridge’s offices, the Gryffindor common room, Chamber of Secrets, Room of Requirement, Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom, and many more.
In addition, you can recreate iconic scenes from the Hogwarts school ground with the minifigures included with this set. There are a whopping 27, including Lord Voldemort. But that’s not all. The kit also contains figures of Aragog the spider and a Basilik, and buildable Hungarian Horntail dragon.
The set measures 22 inches tall, 27 inches wide, and 16 inches deep.
2. LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Express Train Set with Hogsmeade Station — 76423
Treat the young Potterhead in your life with a train trip to Hogsmeade. All aboard the Hogwarts Express.
Designed for Harry Potter fans aged eight and up, this 1074-piece set features a LEGO-reimagined version of the Hogwarts Express, and the Hogsmeade train station. But what about the village? Well, if you don’t have the LEGO Harry Potter Hogsmeade Village Visit kit, you will have to use your imagination. But, for good measure, we have added where you can buy the latter set.
Measuring three inches tall, two inches wide, and 23 inches long, the LEGO replica of the iconic steam train features an engine, a coal car, and a duo of passenger carriages.
There is also an array of authentic elements. Eight minifigures, including Harry, Ron, Hermione, Hagrid, and Draco Malfoy are included.
3. LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets —76389
Comprising the most bricks of all the sets featured here, the LEGO-reimagined Chamber of Secrets is sure to provide young Harry Potter fans aged nine and up with a thrilling building experience.
However, the thrills don’t stop there. When completed, you can recreate scenes from the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Measuring 15.5 inches tall, 15.5 inches wide, and four inches deep, this modular kit features several feature-filled rooms. Up top, you have Hogwarts. Then, down below, you have the eerie chamber to which you can slither in via a slide. In addition, you can open a secret corridor to reveal the Basilisk snake’s hidden entrance. A figure of the latter is included.
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The kit features 11 minifigures, including a special, glow-in-the-dark Nearly Headless Nick and exclusive golden Voldemort. Now that’s neat.
4. LEGO Harry Potter Hagrid’s Hut: An Unexpected Visit – 76428
One of the recently-released LEGO Harry Potter sets, this kit is a must-have for Potterheads aged eight and up. Not only does it comprise the most bricks of any of the new LEGO Harry Potter sets, it’s brimming with neat features. As such, it’s sure to provide kids with an immersive building and playing experience.
However, if you’re an adult, don’t let the age on the box keep you from grabbing it. Once the build of Hagrid’s Hut is complete, it will look great next to your collection of buildings from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The brick-built hut measures seven inches tall, seven-and-a-half inches wide, and six inches deep.
You can access the interior by opening the hut or by removing the roof. Peek inside and you’ll notice an array of authentic elements, such as Hagrid’s chair and umbrella stand. There’s also a dragon egg.
Allowing to you create your own magical moments, several characters are included. There are Hagrid (it is his hut, after all), Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Draco. The set also ships with figures of Fang, Hagrid’s hound, and Norbert the dragon.
5. LEGO Harry Potter The Battle of Hogwarts — 76415
An iconic battle between good and evil portrayed in LEGO format, this kit is a must-have for Harry Potter fans aged nine and up.
Comprising of 730 pieces, the LEGO Harry Potter The Battle of Hogwarts will provide hours of thrills. The building experience is immersive. However, young Potterheads will be even more thrilled when the kit is completed.
With this set, you can pick up your want and recreate an iconic scene from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. But on whose side are you?
The set includes six minifigures, including Harry and Voldemort, each with a want and spell-casting element. A figure of Nagini is also present. A Sword of Gryffindor accessory is also included.
The modular castle stands 11 inches tall, 17.5 inches wide, and four-and-a-half inches deep.
6. LEGO Harry Potter Expecto Patronum — 76414
Stag or wolf, which patronus will you cast? Yup, with this LEGO Harry Potter set, kids aged 14 and up can cast either Harry or Professor Lupin’s patronus (by building it, of course).
Comprising 754 bricks, each of which clicks together to create one of the two options, this kit is sure to provide young Potterheads with an immersive and enjoyable building experience. Although it’s not really made for play, but rather display, you can always grab a wand and use your imagination.
Besides, featuring a host of cool details, it will make for a spectacular display piece next to your collection of Harry Potter memoribilia. The stag patronus build stands 11.5 inches tall, four inches wide, and eight-and-a-half inches nose to tail.
Each of these LEGO Harry Potter sets will undoubtedly bring a smile to the faces of young Potterheads. Each kit offers an immersive building and thrilling playing experience. In addition, you can join in the fun. Just remember, it is their set. So don’t go and build it all by yourself. LEGO is best when shared.
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