Best LEGO® Star Wars sets for kids
Kids can immerse themselves in a galaxy far, far away through various Star Wars sets. LEGO® has so much to offer in the Star Wars universe that kids can lose themselves in endless possibilities and create hours upon hours of fun. However, the Star Wars collection isn’t just loved by children but also adults, which means some sets are created for adults in mind.
It can be difficult to know what suits your kids and what they will enjoy the most. To help you, we have created a list of the best LEGO® Star Wars Sets for kids.
Exciting & imaginative sets
The majority of LEGO® Star Wars sets are very imaginative and exciting for kids to play with. However, some just top the excitement charts and children can’t wait to build and play with them. There are many options to choose from that kids will enjoy and unleash their imaginations with. So, we have sourced some options that are suitable for children and gets their creative juices flowing!
Betrayal at Cloud City playset
This playset is one of the most memorable sets in the Star Wars saga. It is where the most horrible scheming takes place and the playset has a lot going on for kids to get excited about it. It has 2812 pieces so is a huge challenge for children to build and comes with 18 minifigures!
Kids can create a circular representation of the city’s iconic spaces from the Slave 1 landing doc to the walkway where Darth Vader delivered his famous line about being Luke Skywalker’s father. Children can work together to build the set or build independently or with parents! They can see the iconic spaces come to life and once done, they can unleash their imaginations through play. They can scheme, fight and reenact the films or create their own new stories.
Clone Turbo Tank
Kids can build one of the most effective Clone transport vehicles there is. This tank rolls and rocks once built to give children a realistic experience through imaginative play. It also comes with a super realistic suspension system that kids can use indoors and outdoors. It makes this toy perfect to explore various terrains such as sand, grass and carpet.
Kids can use this vehicle however they like and get super creative. It could be used to carry Clone troopers to battle or it could be used in other scenarios. Kids can even play with this tank outside of the Star Wars world too!
Yoda’s Jedi Starfighter
Kids can explore a galaxy far, far away with 2 popular characters and this model of Yoda’s Jedi Starfighter. Create excitement with this awesome imaginative set that children can build independently or with others. It features an opening cockpit, 2 spring loaded shooters and adjustable wings for flight and landing!
Once built, kids can go wild with this set and create scenarios with Master Yoda and R2-D2 minifigures. They can really feel like they are flying with them and take this spaceship anywhere. They can play indoors and outdoors and can also combine this with other sets too, the possibilities are endless!
Sets that can be combined
With the LEGO® Star Wars sets, kids can create various fun, imaginative and crazy scenarios with lots of outcomes. They can all be combined in some way for play, but we have sourced some of the best sets that can be combined to bring extra enjoyment and entertainment for hours!
Luke Skywalker’s X-Wing Fighter
Kids can build the iconic X-Wing Fighter that Luke Skywalker uses. They can become a spaceship pilot and soar the universe with the various Star Wars minifigures.
This transport set is great to combine in play with other sets. Kids could use various spaceships and jets to battle each other or they could use a classic base set to land the X-Wing Fighter. Most Star Wars transport sets can be combined in some way, shape or form as they are small pieces that can easily connect with larger ones or similar ones.
Death Star Space station & Darth Vader’s Castle
Other examples of sets that can be combined are small base stations such as the Death Star Space Station and Darth Vader’s Castle. Darth Vader was defeated by his former master Obi Wan and took residence in his own castle filled with lava. This is the place he concocted plans and felt safe. However, Darth hated the Death Star Space Station in the series and viewed it as a place of disdain.
The space station is where many battles take place so kids could combine these two LEGO® sets and plan an epic battle of revenge and protection! They could create evil plans with Darth Vader to destroy the station and battle it out between the good guys and the bad guys at the space station. Plus, the Darth Vader’s Castle set comes with his own personal Tie Fighter to transport Darth Vader to various Star Wars sets so he can be combined with anything!
Collectable character figures
There are many LEGO® Star Wars minifigures and characters that kids can collect through playsets or through sets that allow them to build their own characters! There’s so many loveable and iconic characters that kids can get their hands on and play with. We have listed the most iconic and well-loved characters to start off and inspire your collection.
Anakin Skywalker
The fearless Jedi that turned to the dark side.
Han Solo
A scandalous smuggler who turns into a rebel hero.
Luke Skywalker
A humble farmer who rises to be the most iconic Jedi in the galaxy.
Chewbacca
Loyal friend to Han Solo whos’ a huge Wookie with an even bigger heart!
Princess Leia
One of the Rebel Alliance’s greatest leaders who is fearless and determined.
Yoda
The legendary Jedi Master who has trained Jedi students for over 800 years!
R2-D2
A loyal Droid who assists the Resistance on several missions.
C-3PO
The loveable Droid built by Anakin Skywalker who’s always polite.
BB-8
A cute Droid helping the Resistance evade capture with his smart thinking.
Kylo Ren
The son of Han Solo who’s turned to the dark side.
Darth Maul
A fearsome Sith Lord with a deadly double-bladed lightsaber!
The Mandalorian
A highly trained bounty hunter from the Mandalorian warrior tribe.
Fennec Shand
An elite soldier who knows how to survive in the galactic underworld.
Boba Fett
A well-loved bounty hunter who is talented in martial arts!
Darth Vader
The legendary Sith Lord with an unexpected past. A must-have collectable that can have mechs too!
Obi Wan Kanobi
A renowned Jedi Master who guides both Anakin and Luke Skywalker in the ways of the force.
The Child
The same species as Master Yoda, Baby Grogu is a key character that everyone adores.
Unique Lego Star Wars sets
There’s quite a few unique LEGO® Star Wars sets that kids will love to build and play with. However one is taking children (and even adults) by storm!
The LEGO® Star Wars Helmets are the perfect unique set that offer kids hours of entertainment with building. These are very intricately detailed and can certainly be a fun challenge for children to recreate iconic character helmets. However, once built, kids can show off their hard work and determination by displaying the helmet and gaining fun imaginative play ideas surrounding the character. Plus, during the build, children can explore and learn more about the character and build a backstory for them (whether it’s true or completely made up!). It is best for older kids and for a project to do together as bonding time.
Sets to inspire role play
All of the LEGO® Star Wars sets inspire kids to act out their own stories or the stories from the films and encourage role play. However, we have a few favourites that will definitely get your children in the mood for role play and using their imaginations.
Clone Trooper & Battle Droid Battle pack
This battle pack inspires kids to recreate thrilling Star Wars: The Clone Wars scenes. Children can easily build the little pieces and bring them to life in a creative battle. They can incorporate role play through creating battles as seen in the film and even gain inspiration to include themselves into the scenarios.
This set has everything kids need to create the perfect role play experience with others or independently. It has 4 minifigures and 5 LEGO® figures all with iconic weapons for action play. It also has a stud-shooting speeder bike, STAP speeder vehicle, a tri-droid with 3 flick shooters and a defensive post with a stud shooter. These add more creative play possibilities to the role play experience that kids can immerse themselves in.
Lego Star Wars video game
A great way for kids to gain role play inspiration is to involve themselves fully into the LEGO® Star Wars world. The video game does just this and is perfect to play in between building different sets.
This game includes missions and worlds from all nine films with the unique humour and fun that is usually in LEGO® games. Children can build their excitement to create and build more of their Star Wars world, as well as getting themselves immersed into the fantasy. As they play the game, they are role playing scenarios and using their imaginations to solve problems whilst making them eager to continue their LEGO® journey and act the challenges out.
R2-D2 Coding Robot
Kids can design various programmable robots that executes different commands. They can build and programme R2-D2 to bring him to life and inspire various role play scenarios once built. It also develops children’s computing skills and teaches them specific computer programming concepts through the LEGO® Boost app.
The kit gives kids 40 missions to complete and they can play with R2-D2 making him spring into action and carrying out the commands. Children can have hours of fun building, programming and playing with this coding robot. Once finished, they can incorporate this coding robot into other sets and role play as R2-D2s creator!
Use this guide on the best LEGO® Star Wars sets for kids to help you decide what sets will work best for your children and what they will enjoy the most. Begin or expand their Star Wars collection with loveable minifigures and iconic spaceships and stations. These sets can offer kids different types of play experiences and they all bring the Star Wars world to life!
