Recreate Your Favorite Childhood LEGO® Set – With a Modern Twist!

The Grand Prize Winner for the Fan Vote will see their build turned into a LEGO Gift with Purchase set. They'll also receive:

• 10 complimentary copies of their LEGO Ideas set
• Credit and a bio as the LEGO Ideas Fan Designer in the set materials

The Grand Prize Winner for the Fan Vote will also receive:

• 21347 - Red London Telephone Box
• 31147 - Retro Camera
• 10334 - Retro Radio
• 21343 - Viking Village
• 10305 - Lion Knights' Castle
• 21342 - The Insect Collection
• 10355 - Blacktron Renegade
• 40649 - Up-Scaled LEGO® Minifigure

The Runner-Up for the Fan Vote will receive the following sets:

• 21347 - Red London Telephone Box
• 31147 - Retro Camera
• 10334 - Retro Radio
• 21343 - Viking Village

Feeling nostalgic? This is your chance to make your childhood LEGO dreams come true. Who knows – your design could be the next LEGO masterpiece… Our mission is to pick one epic build to become a LEGO Gift With Purchase.

Your build must:

• Be between 200 and 250 pieces.
• Be inspired by a LEGO set.
• Only reference LEGO themes such as Ninjago, Bionicle, Castle, Space, etc. Do not reference any third party IPs, like Star Wars, NASA, Harry Potter, etc.
• Use only available LEGO elements. If you want to recreate a childhood dream set that uses elements that are no longer available (like Bionicle or Fabuland), please try using different elements or different building technics

The challenge has the following phases: 

Building Phase 

• Submit your build by April 30th 2025 at 6:00 AM EST. We recommend submitting 2 days early to allow for potential changes if required. If your build needs edits, you’ll have until May 1st 2025 at 6:00 AM EST to resubmit. 

Expert Phase

Experts will review and select up to 15 builds to move to the Fan Vote on May 12th 2025. 

Evaluation criteria

Builds are evaluated on:

• Overall coolness and originality: 25%
• Inspired details: 25%
• Relevance to theme: 25%
• Best use of LEGO elements: 25%

Voting Phase 

• LEGO Ideas members can vote 1 time for their favorite build between May 12th 2025 and May 21st 2025.
• The votes will decide the Grand Prize Winner and the two Runners-Up of the challenge.

Winners Announcement 

• The winners will receive the prizes as listed in the Prizes section.
• Results will be posted on LEGO Ideas no later than May 28th 2025.
• The winners are contacted via the email linked to their LEGO ID.
• Creators of the selected builds must return their legal signed documents within five days to avoid disqualification.

• Build your creation using physical bricks or a digital tool like Bricklink’s Studio or other third-party LEGO CAD software.
• Take a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 10 photos showing all angles and features.
• You may edit images with tools like Photoshop. Edited photos should be clear, well-lit, with a neutral background, and free from clutter. Avoid including people, animals, or text overlays.
• AI-generated art or copywriting is not allowed.
• 3rd party platforms (like YouTube) are not allowed. You can upload your video directly to our platform when submitting your build.
• Use high-resolution images (at least 1080 x 720 pixels) for clear detail.
• Add a title, short description (use proper capitalization and spelling), and submit via the Submit your build! button.

• Your build must be between 200 and 250 pieces.
• Your build must be inspired by a LEGO set.
• You must be the original creator and hold exclusive rights to your build. Do not submit work by others.
• Your build must be either entirely new creations or expired Product Ideas. Product Ideas that are or were active during the intake of this Challenge will not be accepted.
• Any available LEGO elements (LEGO System, LEGO DUPLO, LEGO TECHNIC/Construction) are allowed in your build. No modifications are accepted. 
• Avoid references to existing brands, IP, or third-party creations.
• Use only generic Minifigures, or from LEGO themes such as Ninjago, Bionicle, Castle, Space, etc. Do not use minifigures from any third party IPs, like Star Wars, NASA, Harry Potter, etc.
• Builds and comments must follow LEGO Ideas House Rules. 

• Entrants must be 16+ years old. 
• You may submit multiple builds, but you can only win 1 time. 
• Each Selected Entrant (or their parent/legal guardian if the Selected Entrant is a minor in their country of residence) will be required to sign and return a Declaration of Compliance [or insert the name(s) of the documents you are sending the selected entrant(s)], which must be received by us within five days of notification, otherwise the Selected Entrant will be disqualified.  If a Selected Entrant cannot be contacted, or fails to execute and return the signed documents within the required time period, the Selected Entrant forfeits the prize
• This challenge is offered, organized and run solely by the LEGO Group. Participants should direct all queries and matters relating to the challenge to LEGO Ideas.  
• Active participation by way of submissions of any kind to this challenge is not open to residents of Iran, North Korea, Myanmar/Burma, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Syria, Russia or any other country which is subjected to sanctions and were prohibited or restricted by law, for as long as such sanctions remain in place. Prizes for winners from Ukraine or Belarus may be delayed due to shipping restrictions. 
• By entering, you agree to follow this Challenge Brief and LEGO Ideas Terms of Service. 
• We reserve the right to substitute a package, partially or as a whole, for one of equal or greater value.
• Each Selected Entrant is responsible for any applicable taxes and fees, if any, associated with package receipt and/or use.
• We assume no responsibility or liability for damages loss or injury resulting from acceptance or use of the package.
• In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Challenge is impaired in any way for any reason (including fraud, virus or other technical problem), we may either: (a) suspend the Challenge to correct the problem and then resume the Challenge; or (b) cancel the Challenge, if the problem cannot be corrected.
• We reserve the right to disqualify any Entrant we find to be tampering with the submission or voting process or the operation of the Challenge, or who is acting in violation of the Challenge Brief or the LEGO Ideas Terms of Service.