There’s never a bad time for some botanical building! That is clearly the ethos at LEGO® House in Denmark in 2025, because when they were closed over January, the LEGO florists moved in.
I visited recently to discover their new displays, and was met in LEGO Square at a new big flower wall by none other than the blooming LEGO House Master Builder himself, Stuart Harris who personally guided me around the areas where the the LEGO® Botanicals have taken root.
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It’s no surprise LEGO House have chosen this theme as a takeover; the LEGO Botanicals have proved immensely popular not only with element-obsessed fans like us, but also just about everyone it seems – LEGO fans or not! Given that they make the perfect gifts that are literally perennial, so can be enjoyed the whole year round, they're a perfect fit for LEGO House too. Even if you can’t make it all the way to Denmark this year, you can always enjoy the LEGO Botanicals at home; even as a family – as our tour revealed.
Our first stop was Café BRICKACCINO, which has been decorated with garlands overhead, and huge bouquets in glass cabinets built by the Model Shop in Kladno, Czech Republic.
The tables in the café even have terrariums; each one different.
Once you’re in the mood and have entered the ticketed area for the Experience Zones, you will spot multiple appearances of LEGO Botanicals throughout, including the creations by AFOLs in the Masterpiece Gallery and other display areas. We won’t spoil these little surprises, but will we show you the two zones where you can get hands-on and build beautiful blooms yourself.
The build area in the Yellow Zone has always had a flower building activity, but this has now been updated with a pastel-hued palette of bricks, to represent the imminent Danish springtime.
I asked Stuart what kind of criteria they use when selecting elements for a building experience such as this. He explained one important factor is choosing elements that can be pulled apart easily – not so much by the children building, but by something called the LEGO House Brick Separation Team! As there are thousands of models created every day in LEGO House, and the bricks need to be re-used, there is a dedicated area for pulling models apart. It is staffed by the youngest members of the LEGO House team, but also an elder generation: retired LEGO employees come to join the novices in this work. Those new recruits must hear some great stories!
On to the Creative Lab, which has been taken over by a plant-building challenge. Activities like this are not designed exclusively for AFOLs; LEGO House is a family experience and it may be that only one family member is passionate about building and truly understands the bricks. To accommodate everyone in the family, it is designed to have a fairly low bar for entry-level building to ensure everyone can participate. Of course, how far you take the size of your plant and the techniques you use means there’s no high bar for how challenging this can be!
With this in mind, the team designed the challenge around the scale of models seen in the set Tiny Plants. There was a short queue to be able to enter the Creative Lab, and I noticed a few times while I was inside that there was no queue.
At the first station you build a plant pot, as per the provided instructions. The pot is small: an 8x8 module base and just about as basic as you can imagine, but there is nothing to stop you designing your own larger one. The key thing for guests is to be able to get through this as quickly as possible to move on to the fun stuff!
At the other tables, a wide range of suitable elements used in the LEGO Botanicals range offer creative building however you desire. There are certainly no instructions here; rather it is simply the brief of being inspired by the elements to build a plant. The elements range from actual petals, leaves and flowers to other LEGO elements originally intended for wholly different purposes, such as wheel hubs, barbs and hats.
Stuart pointed out that it is a tricky balance between practicality and creativity to get the element assortment right. If the variety of elements is too wide you end up with too few of each, and participants can spend too long searching which can lower enjoyment and confidence. Choosing inspirational elements, and suitable connector pieces to ensure they can be built with, is a skill based partly on intuition but also experience
Of course I had to give it a go, and was instantly inspired by the shoulder shell pieces to create a cheeky man-eating plant. As with all experiences in LEGO House, you can interact with terminals to record your creations for future enjoyment online. A simple wave of your wristband is all that’s needed to activate a selfie with your plant!
Then there’s nothing more to do but to proudly position your little baby among the other creations of the day, and admire what others came up with. The LEGO Botanicals sure are a creative way to express individuality; I say hooray for specialised LEGO pieces!
Here's a video of my LEGO House experiences where you can see what I built.
Of course, you don't need Stuart and the team to create building experiences for you: all you need is one or ideally more LEGO Botanicals products at home. Stuart explains that the actual sets are designed to be a bit more complex and closely mimic real flowers, but this doesn't mean you can't also use them for free expression by exploring your imagination. He suggests that to begin, perhaps retain the stems and design your own flowers for them. Or, if you are an advanced builder (or are trying to engage a family member who is less thrilled by flowers), try a challenge that I once set our team: take LEGO Botanicals and build something out of the parts that is not flora!
So pull off those petals, drag out any other LEGO parts you may have, and try it for yourself.
If you want to start or add to your LEGO Botanicals collection, here is a run down for you including links to purchase, as well as links to our set reviews which always detail the interesting new pieces found in each.
10329 Tiny Plants – see our review of set 10329 by Thomas
- Australia $99.99 / New Zealand $109.99
- Other countries click here
10343 Mini Orchid – see our review of set 10343 by Eero
10344 Lucky Bamboo – see our review of set 10344 by Eero
- Australia $49.99 / New Zealand $54.99
- Other countries click here
10342 Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet – see our review of set 10342 by Eero
- Australia $99.99 / New Zealand $109.99
- Other countries click here
10370 Poinsettia – see our review of set 10370 by Tom
- Australia $99.99 / New Zealand $109.99
- Other countries click here
10340 Wreath – see our review of set 10340 by Tom
- Australia $169.99 / New Zealand $179.99
- Other countries click here
10369 Plum Blossom – see our review of set 10369 by Eero
- Australia $49.99 / New Zealand $54.99
- Other countries click here
10368 Chrysanthemum – see our review of set 10368 by Eero
- Australia $49.99 / New Zealand $54.99
- Other countries click here
10328 Bouquet of Roses – see our review of set 10328 by Eero
- Australia $99.99 / New Zealand $109.99
- Other countries click here
40524 Sunflowers – see our review of set 40524 by Caz
- Australia $22.99 / New Zealand $24.99
- Other countries click here
10281 Bonsai Tree – see our review of set 10281 by Thomas
- Australia $99.99 / New Zealand $99.99
- Other countries click here
10280 Flower Bouquet – see our review of set 10280 by Thomas
- Australia $99.99 / New Zealand $99.99
- Other countries click here
Of course there is loads more than LEGO Botanicals to enjoy at LEGO House – it is definitely a full day’s experience to get through it all. Find out more at the LEGO House official site. /
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