100 days until Christmas
16 September 2026
Today is Wednesday, September 16, 2026. The Christmas tree is probably still in the attic, the lights are likely still neatly packed in their box, and no one needs to wear a Christmas sweater just yet. Still, the calendar doesn’t lie: Christmas is exactly 100 days away.
For LEGO® builders, that’s the perfect time to start making plans. After all, an elaborate LEGO Christmas village doesn’t build itself—especially not if you also want to add a Christmas market, an ice-skating rink, a train track, a gingerbread house, and Santa’s workshop.
At ToyPro, you’ll find various LEGO® Christmas sets, individual LEGO® Christmas minifigures, and thousands of individual LEGO® pieces. With these, you can build a complete winter village, expand existing Christmas sets, or create your own LEGO Christmas decorations.
100 days until Christmas
A hundred days sounds like plenty of time. Yet every builder knows how quickly that time flies once a big building project is on the table. First, you just look for some white bricks to represent snow. Then you decide the village needs a train station, too. Next, you add a Christmas market, and before you know it, you’re trying to hide an entire snow-covered mountain behind the living room couch.
By starting now, you can take your time building your LEGO Christmas world. You’ll have time to choose a theme, gather any missing pieces, and try out different building techniques. You can also rebuild older LEGO Christmas sets and check to see if all the pieces, minifigures, and accessories are still there.
Of course, you don’t have to put up all your Christmas decorations today. Think of September 16 mainly as the kickoff for your preparations. The Christmas carols can wait a little longer, but you can already start sorting the white, red, green, and gold bricks.
New LEGO® Christmas Sets for 2026
The 2026 LEGO Christmas collection features various models that are perfect for displaying, hanging, or building out further. From a large Santa Claus to snowmen and a gingerbread house: there are sets for both small Christmas corners and elaborate winter displays.
The LEGO® Large Santa Claus Minifigure (40820) consists of 761 pieces and stands approximately 27 centimeters tall. The model features the recognizable red outfit, white beard, and Santa hat. The arms are movable, and the large minifigure can be displayed either standing or sitting.
Thanks to its size, this Santa Claus makes for an eye-catching Christmas decoration on a cabinet, desk, or windowsill. Of course, you can also incorporate him into a larger scene. For example, build a large-scale workshop, place presents around his feet, or position a few minifigure elves in the scene. This makes it seem as though Santa has hired a particularly small staff.
The LEGO® Snowman Ornaments (40812) set includes two buildable snowmen. The adult snowman wears a top hat and is holding a gift. The smaller snowman has a beanie, glasses, and a lantern. Both models have a hanging loop, so you can hang them on the tree as LEGO Christmas decorations.
If you’d rather build a complete winter home, check out the LEGO® Winter Gingerbread House (40809). The model opens up and includes Santa’s desk, a fireplace, and a bedroom, among other features. The included Santa minifigure ensures that the house isn’t just decorative but can also be used for little Christmas stories.
A Gingerbread AT-AT and Other Playful Christmas Sets
Not every Christmas set has to consist of a traditional house, Christmas tree, or snowman. The LEGO® Star Wars™ Gingerbread AT-AT™ Walker (40806) proves that even the Empire makes time for cookies and Christmas decorations during the holidays.
The AT-AT is designed in a gingerbread style and includes a special Gingerbread Darth Vader minifigure. The legs are adjustable, the cockpit opens, and the sides provide access to the interior. Inside, you’ll find a fireplace, presents, Christmas stockings, a table, a cookie, and a candy cane, among other things.
The result is a combination of LEGO Star Wars and Christmas that probably no one had on their wish list a hundred days ago, but that works surprisingly well. The set can be displayed on its own or become part of an otherworldly Christmas scene featuring snowtroopers, white landscapes, and vehicles in Christmas colors.
For a smaller Christmas build, there’s LEGO® Cataclaws’ Snow Adventure (30718). This compact Mini-Build consists of 70 pieces and features Cataclaws on a sleigh full of Christmas presents. The model can be pushed down a buildable snowy hill.
The LEGO® Santa’s Delivery Truck (40746) is ideal when all those presents need to be delivered somewhere. The truck opens and contains various gifts. A small Christmas tree can be placed on the roof, and an elf minifigure sits behind the wheel.
Combine the truck with a post office, toy store, or workshop. Then add a few loose boxes, letters, and minifigures. This creates a complete delivery service that will likely be working slightly longer hours than usual in December.
Counting Down with the 2026 LEGO® Advent Calendars
Although there are still 100 days until Christmas today, the familiar countdown with Advent calendars doesn’t officially start until December 1, of course. Still, September is a good time to see which 2026 LEGO Advent calendar suits you best.
The LEGO® City 2026 Advent Calendar (60510) contains 24 surprises featuring winter-themed mini-models, accessories, and characters. The minifigures include Santa, Mrs. Claus, three elves, a snowman, and a baby reindeer. Once opened, the models can be combined to form a larger Santa’s workshop.
The LEGO® Friends Advent Calendar 2026 (42698) focuses on winter activities. The calendar includes mini-dolls of Nova, Liann, and Aliya, as well as various animals, including a seal, a pony, a weasel, a polar bear, a penguin, and a bunny. It also contains small gifts, Santa hats, cookies, and marshmallows.
The LEGO® Disney Princess Advent Calendar 2026 (43298) combines Christmas with various Disney stories. Behind the doors are micro-minifigures of Ariel, Cinderella, Moana, and Mulan, along with animal characters such as Mushu, Pua, and Sebastian.
Star Wars fans can also open a door every day with the LEGO® Star Wars™ 2026 Advent Calendar (75456). This calendar is based on *Star Wars: The Mandalorian* and includes the Mandalorian, Moff Gideon, Grogu, and various buildable vehicles and creatures.
The Mandalorian and Grogu are even wearing matching Christmas sweaters. Grogu’s sweater says “Mando,” and Mando’s sweater says “Grogu.” With that, they’re all set for a Christmas photo—one that probably no one participated in entirely of their own free will.
Start building your LEGO® Christmas village now
A LEGO Christmas village doesn’t have to be completed all at once. Start with a single building, a small square, or a stretch of snow-covered street. Then, each year, you can add a new house, vehicle, or winter scene.
For example, the Winter Gingerbread House can serve as the centerpiece of a sweet Christmas square. Place Santa’s Delivery Truck next to it and add a mailbox, a lantern, and a few Christmas trees. On the other side of the square, you can build an ice rink, a toy store, or a hot chocolate stand.
Even regular LEGO City buildings can be converted into Christmas houses. Replace a few roof tiles with white pieces, place Christmas wreaths on the doors, and add lights, presents, and winter-themed minifigures. A building doesn’t have to be officially released as a Christmas set to become part of your winter village.
Individual LEGO® Christmas minifigures bring the village to life
A Christmas village without residents quickly looks as if everyone has left to visit family at the same time. With individual LEGO® Christmas minifigures, you can fill streets, shops, workshops, and winter markets.
The individual LEGO® Santa Claus is, of course, the most famous character. Put him in a sleigh, place him next to a pile of presents, or have him drink a cup of hot chocolate after delivering all the gifts took a little longer than planned.
Mrs. Claus fits right in at Santa’s workshop, kitchen, or living room. She can keep an eye on the elves, hand out cookies, or try to explain that fitting a hundred presents into one small sleigh might not be the best logistical choice.
With the man in the Christmas sweater, you add an ordinary villager to the village. Place him at the Christmas market, by a stall, or in front of a house with way too many lights. It’s precisely these everyday characters that ensure the village isn’t just made up of Santa and his staff.
Winter minifigures for the ice rink and ski slope
In addition to traditional Christmas characters, winter-themed LEGO minifigures are also perfect for a Christmas village. A skater, snowboarder, or hiker instantly brings a snowy landscape to life.
The skater in a Christmas sweater fits perfectly on a small ice rink. Build a smooth surface with transparent light blue tiles and place a bench, a lantern, and a stand with hot drinks along the edge.
The man with snowshoes can be placed in a forest, mountain landscape, or hiking trail outside the village. Add snow-covered trees and a few animal figures to create a peaceful winter scene.
The snowboarder in a holiday sweater adds a bit more action to the scene. Build a slope out of white tiles, place a few flags along the route, and—most importantly—make sure there isn’t a Christmas stand right in the landing zone at the bottom of the slope.
Build Your Own LEGO® Santa
If you can’t find exactly the right Christmas minifigure, you can build your own character using individual parts. At ToyPro, you’ll find individual heads, hats, torsos, legs, beards, and accessories.
The LEGO® Santa hat instantly gives almost any minifigure a festive look. Pair the hat with a red torso for a traditional Santa, or combine it with a regular winter coat for a character who’s clearly excited about December.
The red torso with a Santa Claus jacket pattern provides the foundation for the iconic costume. Add a white minifigure beard, a matching head, and red legs, and Santa is ready to go.
The same parts can also be used for a store Santa, a Christmas play, or a scene in which two Santas suddenly run into each other at the same Christmas market. The latter will probably require a fairly complicated explanation for the children in attendance.
Build a LEGO® Christmas tree with individual pieces
A Christmas tree can be built on virtually any scale. For a small tree, a few cones and plant parts are sufficient. A larger tree can be constructed using layers of plates, wedges, clips, and dark green leaves.
A dark green 3 x 3 x 2 cone makes a handy base for a compact Christmas tree. Stack various round or cone-shaped pieces on top of each other and add small colored round plates as Christmas ornaments.
Using dark green plant parts with three leaves gives the tree a looser, more natural shape. Place the leaves at different heights and angles so the Christmas tree doesn’t look like it was just trimmed with a ruler.
Of course, a star belongs on top. The pearl-gold star with a stud holder can be placed directly onto a stud. This piece can also be used as wall decor, a table decoration, or a small ornament above a door.
No white Christmas? Just build the snow yourself
A white Christmas is never guaranteed in the Netherlands. A white LEGO Christmas is a lot easier to pull off. With white plates, bricks, tiles, and slopes, you can cover roofs, streets, and landscapes without having to check the weather forecast.
Use large white plates as the base for a snowfield and finish the edges with slopes and round pieces. By not making everything completely flat, you’ll create a more natural landscape. Small elevations can represent snowdrifts, hills, or walls partially buried in snow.
A simple 2 x 2 white brick can be used for solid surfaces and deeper layers of snow. The 2 x 2 white round tile is suitable for softer shapes, snowballs, or the base of a snowman.
With an 8 x 16 white slab, you can quickly cover a larger area of a winter landscape. Combine multiple slabs with smaller pieces so that seams and straight edges are less noticeable.
Letters and Gifts for Santa
A Christmas story often begins with a wish list. With printed LEGO tiles, you can place letters on tables, desks, and in mailboxes. Add a mail carrier, a sorting center, or a whole stack of unanswered mail when the mailroom at the North Pole is a little behind schedule.
The white tile with a mail envelope and stamp fits perfectly on Santa’s desk. The tile with an envelope, address, and stamp can be used as a letter that still needs to be delivered.
With a little creativity, a red 2 x 2 x 2 container box can be transformed into a gift, a mailbox, or a storage box for toys. Add a tile, ribbon, or small bow to give the piece a more festive look.
Use LEGO® food pieces to create a cozy Christmas market
A Christmas market isn’t just about lights and wooden stalls. Minifigures also expect cookies, pastries, cakes, and hot drinks. With individual LEGO® food pieces, you can give each stall its own assortment.
Build a bakery with cookies and croissants, set up a table with Christmas pastries, or place a small mug on every table. Brown tiles and round pieces can represent gingerbread, while white and red elements are perfect for icing and candy decorations.
You can also use food pieces in other ways. A white ice cream scoop can become a snowball, a croissant can serve as a decorative ornament, and a red sausage can, with a little imagination, turn into part of a candy cane. The last one works best when no one stares at the parts tray for too long.
A Christmas train around the winter village
A train adds movement to a LEGO Christmas village. Have a small locomotive circle the Christmas tree, or build a station where visitors arrive for the Christmas market.
With individual LEGO® train parts, you can adapt an existing train to the Christmas theme. Add red and green cars, place presents on a freight car, and decorate the locomotive with gold-colored details.
With individual LEGO® train tracks, you can expand the route around the village. Make sure to leave enough space for curves and buildings. A Christmas tree in the middle of an inside curve looks cozy—until a long car decides to take the lower branches with it.
Lighting completes a LEGO® Christmas village
A winter village becomes even more atmospheric when buildings, streets, and Christmas trees are lit up. At ToyPro, you’ll find various light sets and lighting components for LEGO models.
Place warm lights inside houses and shops, use small lights along the street, and add colored lights to the Christmas tree. By not lighting every building equally brightly, the overall scene remains calm, and every part of the scene gets enough attention.
Always check which LEGO set a complete lighting set is designed for. Individual lighting components offer more freedom when building your own MOC, but they also require careful planning. Hide cables as much as possible behind walls, under plates, or between buildings.
LEGO® Accessories as Christmas Gifts
Not everyone has room for yet another large LEGO set. At least, that’s what people without a good storage system often claim. For smaller Christmas gifts, you can also check out the LEGO® accessories at ToyPro.
A LEGO® keychain is a compact gift for a Christmas stocking or under the tree. There’s also a variety of LEGO® stationery for school, the office, or home.
For builders who mainly need a better overview, LEGO® storage products make a practical gift. They allow pieces to be sorted by color, shape, or category. We’ll gladly leave the debate over whether every shade of gray really needs its own container up to the recipient.
If you’re not sure exactly which set, minifigure, or part someone is looking for, a ToyPro gift card is a safe choice. It lets the recipient pick something out themselves, and you’ll avoid accidentally putting a set under the tree that’s already in their collection three times over.
Use the next 100 days to plan a complete build
With 100 days left until Christmas, you can break a large project down into smaller steps. Use the first few weeks to determine how much space you have and what theme you want to build. A traditional winter village calls for different colors and parts than a Star Wars Christmas world or a full-scale gingerbread village.
Then you can build the main structures and landscapes. Start with the base, the street layout, and any train tracks. If you build all the houses first and only then realize the train can’t make the turns, the building process becomes unnecessarily stressful.
Use the next phase for trees, lanterns, vehicles, stalls, and winter activities. Build an ice rink, a sledding hill, a Christmas market, or Santa’s workshop. You don’t have to make every section the same size. A few small scenes can together tell a complete story.
Save the final weeks for minifigures, accessories, lighting, and small details. Add footprints in the snow, place presents in a sleigh, and set mugs on the tables. It’s precisely these small details that make a LEGO Christmas MOC interesting to examine up close.
This way, your Christmas world will grow gradually along with the countdown. By the time the Advent calendar opens, the foundation will already be in place, and you can immediately add the new mini-models and figures to the village.
How to Find Individual LEGO® Christmas Pieces at ToyPro
If you know a part’s Design ID or Element ID, you can use that number to search specifically within ToyPro’s selection. The Design ID usually refers to the part’s shape. The Element ID corresponds to a specific combination of shape and color.
You can also browse through the categories featuring minifigure accessories, minifigure parts, plants, house parts, plates, and tiles.
If you have an older LEGO Christmas set with a missing part, search by the set number. On the product page, you can see which parts and minifigures belong to the set. That way, you don’t have to buy the entire set again if only that one white roof tile or Santa hat is missing.
It’s time to start preparing for Christmas
Wednesday, September 16, might seem early to be thinking about Christmas, but for a LEGO builder, 100 days go by surprisingly fast. Especially when there’s still a Christmas village, train set, snowy landscape, and Santa’s entire workshop to build.
Start small with a Christmas ornament, Mini-Build, or individual minifigure. Then expand the model with white snow pieces, Christmas trees, gifts, and lights. Step by step, you’ll create a LEGO Christmas world that can grow every year.
Check out all the LEGO® Christmas sets at ToyPro, discover the individual LEGO® Christmas minifigures, and collect the individual LEGO® pieces for your own winter creation. The Christmas tree can stay in the attic for a little while longer, but you can put the first few bricks on the table today.
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