Builders, prepare your crafting tables! The LEGO Group just officially announced a massive new wave of Minecraft LEGO sets. Eight fantastic new models will launch on January 1, 2026. This wave offers something for every type of player. Small, affordable sets sit alongside large, collectible dioramas. New mobs and exciting biomes join the collection. Furthermore, we get a highly anticipated new Fox element. Therefore, look closely at all eight sets revealed for this epic new year of building.
The 2026 LEGO Minecraft collection continues to expand the creative universe where digital and physical play collide. Since its launch in 2012, LEGO Minecraft has become one of the brand’s most popular themes, blending imaginative building with the familiar world of pixels and mobs.
This year, 2025 LEGO Advent Calendars has added a new theme to it’s lineup. The Very first LEGO Advent Calendar was introduced in 1998 and was basic compared to what is being made today. For the first time Ever, LEGO is including a Minecraft Advent Calendar in addition to the others. Of course there are two big questions? Are you going to collect them all, and do you open them all at once or day by day?
Unleash epic desert battles with LEGO® Minecraft® The Illager Desert Patrol (21267). Designed for kids aged 7 and up, this small but mighty set brings the world of Minecraft into your hands, featuring 4 detailed figures, authentic accessories, and a treasure-filled outpost. Whether defending the outpost from illagers or launching flick missiles, this set offers big fun in a compact build.
LEGO® Minecraft® The Baby Pig House (21268) brings the charm and creativity of the Minecraft universe into the real world. Designed for kids aged 7 and up, this playful set combines iconic game elements with hands-on building and imaginative storytelling. Whether it’s riding an adult pig, fending off a zombified piglin, or tending crops, this 238-piece set guarantees hours of fun for fans of home-building, farming, and animals.
The Armadillo Mine Expedition (21269) LEGO Minecraft set brings the video game’s savanna biome to life in a hands-on building and play experience. Designed for kids aged 8 and up, this exciting set combines beloved Minecraft features with imaginative building and storytelling opportunities. With interactive elements like TNT blasts, cool characters, and creative rearrangements, this set is perfect for fans who love crafting, mining, and battling in the blocky Minecraft world.
Transform your Minecraft adventures into real-world play with the LEGO® Minecraft® Mooshroom House (21270). Designed for kids aged 8 and up, this versatile set lets young builders craft a home, tend animals, and fend off flying foes in the mushroom island biome. Remember this is a MOOSHroom House – not the Mushroom house – as I’ve been told Minecraft does things differently than in the real world.
Bring the exciting action of Minecraft to life with the LEGO® Minecraft® The Nether Lava Battle (21266) set. Designed for kids aged 6 and up, this compact set offers big adventure with iconic characters, thrilling features, and endless creative play.
Is it just me, or is Minecraft everywhere? LEGO has gone in a coupe of directions with their Minecraft sets, and this Steve with Parrot Big fig is a bit different than the traditional set.
The Minecraft Lego 21148 Steve with Parrot is a new 2019 set that was released in January of 2019. It has 159 pieces and is labeled for ages 7 and up.
LEGO 21148 Pieces
There are 159 pieces in this set. No minifigures, and the most unique piece is the large brown pick-axe. Other than that, the majority of this set can be built with parts and elements from a typical LEGO collection.
In this set there are 2 numbered bags, and one instruction book. There are no stickers, and several pieces are printed (which I love).
LEGO 21148 Review
LEGO Minecraft Pick-axe
If you are looking for an easy beginner set, one where your child can do it alone, or with minimal help from an adult, this is a GREAT starting place. It says it is for ages 7 and up, but aside from some of the smaller parts I don’t see how a younger person wouldn’t be able to build this set.
First the Steve Big Fig is built, torso, legs, arms then head. Then the rest of the pieces are used to build the brick built parrot.
Steve has moving arms and legs and head. There’s a little lever in the back which allows for him to raise and lower his arm, for a more realistic pick-axe motion.
The parrot has moving wings, base and head, plus a cute tail feather.
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LEGO 21148 Release Date
This set was released in January of 2019 on the New Year’s Day. I bought this set with at my local LEGO store, on the day it came out.
