You took your kids to see The LEGO Movie , and now you can't make it out of the store without a trip to the toy section to browse the latest and greatest LEGO sets. We all know that blocks are every kid's best friend, but nothing beats the options available from LEGO. Here are some of the best LEGO sets of 2014 if you're looking to indulge them in a set to start their collection, or perhaps just add some some new bricks for them to build a new empire in your living room!
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Best LEGO Sets 2014
Cloud Cuckoo Palace
Cloud Cuckoo Palace ($19.99 - Ages: 7--14)
Soar into the sky and recreate one of the craziest lands from The LEGO Movie with this Cloud Cuckoo Palace set. It even includes the two stars of the film: Emmett & Wyldstyle!
LEGO® Juniors Construction
LEGO® Juniors Construction ($14.99 - Ages: 4--7)
The best part of creating a construction site out of blocks is having a wrecking ball that helps destroy the creations at the end of the day!
Merida's Highland Games
Merida's Highland Games ($19.99 - Ages: 5--12)
Help Merida master all of her native Scotland's games, and enjoy a bit of mischief with her bear cub brothers as well! This is great for those princess lovers in your family who also love an adventure with more than just a castle and a prince!
DUPLO Big Farm
DUPLO Big Farm ($59.99 - Ages: 2--5)
Have the littlest builders in the family head out to the farm to take care of the animals. Kids can build their shelters and maintain all apects of the farm with this big block set.
LEGO Mixels Series 1
LEGO Mixels Series 1 ($4.99 each - Ages: 6+)
They're a new cartoon series on Cartoon Network as well as a series of interchangeable and crazy block sets! Each set of Mixels has parts that are exchangeable to create unique creatures, so the more sets you buy, the more fun you can have!
Hulk Lab Smash
Hulk Lab Smash ($49.99 - Ages: 6--12)
The superhero lovers in your house can now play out all their comic book scenarios with Marvel sets like this one. Help HULK and Thor save the day in the AIM lab with a little help from Falcon! It ties in great with the LEGO: Marvel Superheroes video game as well!
Forest Animals
Forest Animals ($19.99 - Ages: 7--12)
This monkey and toucan duo is much more than just a simple jungle playset. They can also be transformed into a teddy bear or a squirrel on your whim!
Race Car Rally
Race Car Rally ($29.99 - Ages: 4--7)
This is the perfect set to take out when there's an afternoon playdate over! Spend time to build the race cars, then set everything up to run a road race, complete with a finish line and trophy stand!
LEGO Friends Buildable Jewelry Box
LEGO Friends Buildable Jewelry Box ($14.99 - Ages: 6+)
Fun to build and perfect to use! This is a great gift for any girl who loves to build with LEGOs, as it's also a treasure keeper in their room each and every day!
Lord Business' Evil Lair
Lord Business' Evil Lair ($69.99 - Ages: 8--14)
Another playset from The LEGO Movie, but this one is for the more diabolical crowd. It features all the figures and madcap action of the final scenes of the movie for endless reinterpretation from your kids!
DUPLO My First Shop
DUPLO My First Shop ($24.99 - Ages: 2--5)
This set provides an easy way for your youngest kids to play shop, all with big block pieces to simulate money & store goods!
Millennium Falcon
Millennium Falcon ($9.99 - Ages: 6--12)
Maybe you saw the epic Millennium Falcon kit in the store, but your family just isn't ready for that quite yet. Then go mini-size and get this small set with Hans Solo and a pint-size version of his ship to ride along in!
The Simpsons House
The Simpsons House ($199.99 - Ages: 12+)
If you're feeling a bit nostalgic and want a set where everyone can help out and play, try this massive Simpsons brick set! With over 2500 bricks, you can assemble the iconic cartoon family's house (complete with detachable roof) and car, and then pretend that building it really was for the kids.
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House ($319.99 - Ages: 16+)
These iconic recreations from the LEGO Creator series are perfect for the teenager who has everything...but still wants to be a kid. Here you can create the Sydney Opera House, complete with many special bricks created just for use in these unique projects!
LEGO Creative Bucket
LEGO Creative Bucket ($29.99 - Ages: 4--99)
When you can't decide what set is next for your family, just buy them a bucket of blocks and make everyone happy! This is for every master builder in training, and comes with zero direction sheets and absolutely no frustration at all! Go ahead and have everyone in the family build something brand new!