CNY 2025: Best LEGO sets for CNY decoration
LEGO your way to a prosperous Year of the Snake with these festive sets!
Note: This article was first published on 3rd January 2025.
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Since 2019, LEGO has been rolling out awesome Lunar New Year-themed sets that are not just fun builds but also serve as great CNY decoration. These huat-worthy sets aren’t just great builds, but are also perfect as modern, long-lasting decor that scream festive vibes.
For this year, the Year of the Snake, LEGO continues its tradition of celebrating the Lunar New Year with two stunning new sets: the LEGO Good Fortune (80117) and the LEGO Trotting Lantern (80116). These sets capture the festive spirit with intricate designs and even a light-up lantern for an extra wow factor.
If you’re looking for alternatives to traditional auspicious plants and flowers, the LEGO Botanical Collection has that covered, from the newly released Lucky Bamboo to a cute Money Tree with lucky coin decorations. What's even better is they offer an easy, maintenance-free way to bring festive 'greenery' into your home.
Whether you’re a die-hard LEGO fan or just looking for some unique CNY decoration ideas, this list is for you.
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LEGO Lunar New Year collection: Newly released sets for 2025
LEGO Good Fortune
- Model number: 80117
- Number of pieces: 1,021
Featuring a gorgeous fan decorated with two magpies for good luck and blessings, this customisable set also has golden ingots (huat ah!), persimmon and calligraphy scroll to form a unique part of your CNY decor.
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LEGO Trotting Lantern
- Model number: 80116
- Number of pieces: 1,295
Delight young and old with this stunning lantern that can actually light up with rotating silhouettes and comes with five mini-figures.
The top of the lantern can be folded out to reveal three scenes featuring a food stall, decorations and theatre. Cute and meaningful!
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LEGO Lucky Cat
$45.90
- Model number: 40813
- Number of pieces: 280
Invite luck into your home with this adorable lucky cat build that features a waving paw with pendulum action and tummy panel that you can choose to decorate with a gold coin or good fortune wish.
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LEGO Botanicals collection: ‘The Four Gentlemen’ Quartet
In traditional Chinese art, the ‘Four Gentlemen’ refer to these four plants: plum blossom, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum.
With the release of the Mini Orchid and Bamboo sets this year, this completes LEGO’s version of the ‘Four Gentlemen’ quartet.
LEGO Botanicals Mini Orchid
- Model number: 10343
- Number of pieces: 274
The Orchid set (10311) is one of LEGO’s best in their Botanical Collection range, and if that’s anything to go by, this mini orchid set, which signifies fresh beginnings, fertility and abundance, will be equally stunning.
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LEGO Botanicals Lucky Bamboo
- Model number: 10344
- Number of pieces: 325
Symbolising strength and growth, this Botanical set brings tranquil vibes and elegance to your space.
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LEGO Icons Chrysanthemum
- Model number: 10368
- Number of pieces: 278
Commonly seen in households during Lunar New Year, the chrysanthemum is said to symbolise longevity, with the yellow colour also representing wealth and prosperity.
This elegant build features the plant at various stages of flowering in its own pot and 'wood' stand, making it an especially good gift for family elders.
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LEGO Icons Plum Blossom
- Model number: 10369
- Number of pieces: 327
Symbolising endurance, hope and renewal, this set beautifully replicates the plum blossom, and is perfect for welcoming the New Year.
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More LEGO sets for CNY decoration
LEGO Lunar New Year Display
- Model number: 80110
- Number of pieces: 872
This set of two decorative blocks featuring traditional symbols such as koi, gold ingots and peony flowers was released in 2023. It was officially retired by LEGO in March 2024, so you’ll want to move fast to grab this before it sells out.
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LEGO Money Tree
- Model number: 40648
- Number of pieces: 336
For a fun take on the money tree, this is a simple enough build with tangerines, ang bao and coin decorations that even kids can enjoy building together.
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LEGO Spring Festival Auspicious Dragon
- Model number: 80112
- Number of pieces: 1,171
Released to celebrate the year of the Dragon last year, this is still a worthy collectible, due to its incredible detail. Read our review
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