Best Toys for 12-Year-Old Boys

Gifts for 12-Year-Old Boys

With growing minds and creative imaginations, there is no limit to the number of fictional worlds and adventures that young boys can get excited about.

That’s why LEGO® caters to all the hobbies and interests they can imagine. Whether your 12-year-old boy enjoys reliving scenes from their favorite movies, exploring palaces and castles, or having creative fun, you’ll be sure to find a LEGO® set that was meant for them.

LEGO® Jurassic World™ Visitor Center: T. rex & Raptor Attack

There’s chaos in the classic Jurassic Park Visitor Center!

This toy for 12-year-old boys allows them to recreate scenes from the blockbuster trilogy. The set features the lab where it all started, complete with a buildable microscope and dinosaur incubator. From the kitchen area to the display skeleton in the entrance hall, the visitor center set features plenty of spaces to unravel all the dinosaur action.

Dr. Ellie Sattler and Dr. Alan Grant are just 2 of the 6 minifigure characters that will help to recreate the thrilling Jurassic Park sequences. They’ll be joined by the T. rex and Velociraptor toy figures, ready to chase the characters or fight over their fresh meals.

LEGO® Friends Botanical Garden

Build and display a world of natural beauty with a botanical garden like no other.

The set features breathtaking elements, including a variety of indoor plants, a lily pond and even a blossoming sakura tree. This is the perfect toy for 12-year-old boys who love all things horticulture.

The greenhouse will allow them to gaze at the variety of leaves and petals, as they use the turning function to spin the butterflies under the transparent dome. The set captures real-life elements, from exotic plants to the essential accessories that keep a botanical garden flourishing.

LEGO® Monkie Kid™ Dragon of the East Palace

Dive into the underwater Dragon of the East Palace and help the Monkey King find his legendary golden staff.

This toy for 12-year-old boys lets them build and display a majestic palace, packed with detailed rooms and 8 minifigures for endless roleplay. They can have all the fun-filled action with the iconic characters from the animated television series, including Monkie Kid, Money King and the Dragon of the East.

The set features a rotating dragon statue, the Monkey Kid’s Golden staff and more details from the Monkey King legend. The stone in front of the palace splits open, offering more rooms to carry out their Monkie Kid™ adventures.

Check out our other amazing Monkie Kid™ sets for more action!

LEGO® Friends Beach Amusement Park

Enjoy the summer vibes all year long with a beach-inspired playset!

Boys aged 12 and over can enjoy all the fun of the seafront with the LEGO® Friends Beach Amusement Park. While the LEGO Technic™ elements make this a challenging build, they’ll be rewarded with the set’s many realistic movements and features.

Skilled builders will have no trouble diving into a world of fun with the dual-rotation carousel, shooting gallery, and wave machine elements. They’ll also have the help of the 4 LEGO Friends characters to fuel their creative roleplay.

LEGO® Technic™ John Deere 948L-II Skidder

Forestry and engineering come together with one of John Deere’s biggest machines.

The realistic and detailed features of the set make this John Deere skidder a fascinating toy for 12-year-old boys. The LEGO® Technic™ set is designed to challenge kids as they explore the vehicle’s different mechanisms.

With the skidder’s pneumatic features, they will learn how the claw works and operate it themselves with 3 different actions. They’ll be all set for their very own logging operations thanks to the model’s working engine and steering capabilities.

LEGO® BrickHeadz™ Aragorn™ & Arwen™

Relive the momentous moment from The Lord of the Rings trilogy!

As seen in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Aragorn™ adorns his royal garments and crown, with Arwen™ wearing her wedding green dress and tiara. This toy for 12-year-old boys will let them display the two BrickHeadz™ figures side by side and treasure the cinematic scene forever.

This set is a wonderful treat for fans who just can’t get enough of the adventures in Middle-earth™.

LEGO® Avatar Toruk Makto & Tree of Souls

Relive the breathtaking moments from James Cameron’s unforgettable Avatar film.

This toy for 12-year-old boys will immerse them into the mesmerizing scenery of Pandora. They can build the Tree of Souls with glow-in-the-dark elements, making it beautiful to display day or night. The set comes packed with 4 minifigures to help reimagine the film’s key scenes, including Neytiri and Mo’at.

Boys can connect Tsu’Tey Na’vi to the Direhorse or take to the skies with Jake Sully on Toruk’s back. The legend of Toruk Makto will be theirs to recreate. Fans can also capture the action of the film scene and display the Toruk figure hovering over the Tree of Souls.

LEGO® Architecture New York City

Part of the LEGO® Architecture Skyline Collection, this model features the iconic buildings that make New York the recognizable cityscape that it is today. Accurate representations of the Flatiron Building, Chrysler Building™, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, and the One World Trade Center all feature in this detailed model of the Big Apple’s skyline.

Travel and architecture lovers will appreciate the true-to-life color depiction, along with the work undertaken to scale the buildings to comparative sizes. With a decorative “New York City” nameplate, this display will look truly incredible in any room.

LEGO® Creative Brick Box Sets

It’s time to roll up your sleeves and start building with these LEGO® Creative Brick Box Sets.

These 2 sets are fantastic for 12-year-old boys who love all things LEGO® brick-built. With 33 different colors and a variety of pieces, they will have everything they need to let their imagination run wild and craft unique designs.

The LEGO Medium Creative Brick Box comes packed with 484 LEGO pieces. If that’s not enough to meet their creative needs, why not try the LEGO large Brick Box, with 790 pieces? The sets will give them bricks, baseplates, windows, wheels and more to inspire endless creative fun. Plus, each brick box doubles as a fun storage container for your child’s brick collection.

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