Once your kids reach the pre-teen years, they’ve probably outgrown most of the toys they played with when they were younger.
But have they outgrown their LEGOs? Probably not!
LEGOs are timeless and no matter how old we get, all of us can appreciate playing with them.
Getting older simply means your child is ready for more advanced LEGO activities for kids.
Your LEGO fan is probably an accomplished builder, which means they need some advanced sets to challenge their mind.
Check out these amazing LEGOs for 12 year olds to inspire creativity in your pre-teen.
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LEGOs for 12 Year Old Girls
Finding LEGO sets for your 12-year-old girl isn’t always easy.
She’s probably moved on from the smaller sets she enjoyed building as a younger kid.
That means you’ll have to find some cool sets that will challenge her to create larger works of art with her LEGOs.
She’s going to love these amazing LEGO sets perfect for girls that are age 12 and up.
LEGO Friends Main Street
It’s up to your tween’s imagination when it comes to building this cool playset.
Since it’s constructed with totally flexible modular buildings, she can endlessly arrange and rearrange the street however she wants.
After the buildings are put together, use the included eight mini dolls and four animal figures to setup fun scenes in the town.
Complete the set with a moving truck so she can role-play welcoming a new family to her town.
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Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets
Any Harry Potter fan will love adding this large, modular LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets playset to their collection.
In addition to a buildable model of Hogwarts, this magical set comes with a whopping 10 minifigures: Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley, Tom Riddle, Colin Creevey, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Luna Lovegood, Gilderoy Lockhart, Albus Dumbledore, Professor Sinistra and Nearly Headless Nick.
She’ll love the multiple, feature-packed rooms straight out of her favorite movie scenes.
And since the set is a modular system, your kids can continue adding rooms to create an entire Hogwarts Castle.
LEGO 3-in-1 Medieval Castle
Head back in time with this amazing set, which features three builds in one.
The LEGO Creator Medieval Castle set allows you to build three different structures — a Medieval Castle, castle tower and medieval marketplace.
And it includes three minifigures – a blacksmith and two medieval guards with cool weapons.
Since the Castle has two floors and hinges so it can fold open at the back, she’ll have a variety of different play or display options to choose from making this one of the best sets of LEGOs for 12 year olds.
LEGO Creator Ferris Wheel
With the LEGO Creator 3in1 Ferris Wheel, your tween can create their own amusement park at home.
With three models in one – a Ferris Wheel, bumper car ride and swing boat ride — there are tons of cool building opportunities in this awesome set for 12 year olds.
In addition to the amusement park models, this LEGO set includes five minifigures – mom, dad, kid, and two fairground workers.
But the best part is that the rotating Ferris Wheel features eight seats for the minifigures to ride inside, along with a ticket booth, a balloon cart with balloon animals and a brick-built dog.
LEGO Architecture Paris Skyline
Bring the beauty of the Paris skyline to your home with the help of this advanced building set.
This LEGO Paris toy model showcases a number of iconic French attractions making it the perfect architecture building kit for your 12 year old girl.
After she builds the LEGO Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, Grand Palais, and Champs-Elysées, she can display it in her room to show off her LEGO building skills.
LEGOs for 12 Year Old Boys
Keep your tween’s love of LEGOs alive with the help of some age-appropriate building sets.
No matter what he’s into now, there’s a LEGO set to satisfy his preferences.
With these amazing building sets, he can put together moving vehicles, recreate characters and scenes from his favorite movies, and bring levels of his favorite video games to life at home.
Each of these awesome building block sets are prefect for kids age 12 and up.
The Child Building Kit
Does your 12 year old love Star Wars?
Bring the Mandalorian to life with this cute building set.
This brick-built toy model of The Child from Star Wars: The Mandalorian comes with a posable head, movable ears and an adjustable mouth for different expressions.
On top of the cute LEGO design, the set also includes a gearshift knob element – the Child’s favorite toy – which can be placed in its hand, along with an information sign and the Child LEGO minifigure to complete the Star Wars display.
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LEGO Spider-Man Attack on the Spider Lair
Give your pre-teen Spider-Man fan a cool toy to build with this awesome superhero set.
The LEGO Marvel Spider-Man Attack on the Spider Lair features the first LEGO version of the superhero’s high-tech headquarters.
Including Spider-Man, Green Goblin and Venom minifigures, along with a PC, PlayStation, basketball game, skateboard with ramp, drinks area, camera, training kit, motorbike, weapons and a jail, your kid will have everything he needs to go on some epic LEGO adventures.
LEGO Technic Batmobile
Recreate the iconic car from The Batman movie with this awesome LEGO set.
Since the LEGO Technic THE BATMAN – BATMOBILE is a true-to-life Technic replica version of the car seen in the 2022 movie, it’s the perfect way for any Batman fan to get creative home.
This cool vehicle includes two light bricks to light up the car, including a red light to add a glow to the transparent engine and a yellow brick to light up the front grille.
Other interactive features on this set include front steering, differential on rear wheels, moving pistons, spinning flame, and opening doors and hood.
Monkie Kid’s Team Secret HQ
Featuring characters and designs from the Amazon series LEGO Monkie Kid, this Secret HQ set gives your 12 year old a chance to roll play epic battles as their favorite characters, with Monkie Kid, Pigsy, Mei, General Ironclad, Snort, Grunt and Roar minifigures, a Sandy figure and Mo the cat figure, plus cool weapons like The Golden Staff.
And since the set opens out and can be divided into three pieces, the play options are endless.
But the best part about this unique build is that your kids can enjoy a digitally enhanced building experience with Instructions PLUS, available in the free LEGO Life app.
Technic Material Handler Crane
Learn how a material handler works with LEGOS!
It’s never too early to learn a trade and what better way to do it than with one of the best LEGO sets for 12 year olds that teaches kids how material handing works.
Designed for kids aged 10 and up, the LEGO Technic Material Handler set has tons of cool features.
Your kid will love the movable arm with a reach of approximately 13 inches, as well as the classic ‘orange peel’ style grapple that opens and closes.
And since the set features manual functions, he can watch the upper arm rotate 360 degrees, the elevating operating cab, and the mobile undercarriage system with steering and four outriggers.
LEGO Minecraft The Mushroom House
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Bring your tween’s favorite video game to life with one of the coolest LEGOs for 12 year olds.
The LEGO Minecraft The Mushroom House set comes with iconic Minecraft characters Alex, Mooshroom and a Spider Jockey, along with cool features and fun accessories from the best-selling game.
Once he’s finished building the set, he can lift off the roof and walls to check out the house interior.
More LEGO Fun for Kids
Once you’ve selected a few of the best LEGOs for 12 year olds added to your list, check out these other fun LEGO building ideas for more fun:
