LEGO® Elf North Pole Workshop, May Be the Happiest Place on Earth

Every Christmas has its traditions: hot cocoa, questionable sweaters, and reruns of Elf. Now, thanks to fan designer Johnathan1986, it might soon include building Buddy’s world from scratch. His LEGO® Elf the Movie, North Pole set archived 10,000 supporters, and it's now under review. If approved, it could join the seasonal sets like LEGO® Holiday Express Train (10361) or Santa’s Post Office (10339). Except this time, there’s syrup.

The Workshop Where Christmas Never Sleeps

The centerpiece is Santa’s Workshop, fully loaded with tools, toys, and a candy-fueled work ethic. It’s as detailed as the film itself: patterned windows, toy-testing tables, crates of baseball bats, wrapping paper, and even a hockey stick nodding to a deleted scene.

Buddy’s at the toy-testing bench, surrounded by snowflake-detailed chairs, desperately trying to keep up. Up in the rafters, an alarm references the moment only Buddy can save the day. 

Home Is Where the Snowglobe Is

Then there’s the living room, a cozy log cabin interior with a roaring fireplace and a gramophone quietly spinning. Cabinets display Buddy’s parents’ photo, the iconic New York snowglobe, and other Easter eggs sharp-eyed fans will spot immediately. There’s even a cot for baby Buddy.

Outside, a layer of snow crowns the roof, while Leon the Snowman, the Narwhal, and the Arctic Puffin wait by the door. Spin the Narwhal’s base, and he waves goodbye to Buddy again and again, because Christmas never really ends.

From North Pole to New York

The set bridges two worlds: the glittering North Pole and the fluorescent chaos of Walter Hobbs’ office. Inside the mini-scene, the gift-giving chaos of Buddy’s singing telegram can finally be reenacted. Desk, lamp, window blinds, all accounted for. Even Walter’s exhaustion made it in brick form.

It’s a smart narrative contrast. The movie balanced warmth and cynicism, and now the build does too. In one corner, syrup and snow. In the other, deadlines and typewriters. LEGO® storytelling at its sweetest.

The 10K Journey and a Second Chance

This isn’t the designer’s first trip up the LEGO® chimney. His original Elf set reached 10,000 supporters in 2023 but fell short in review. The feedback was loud, though, fans wanted more detail, more Buddy, more North Pole. So he rebuilt it entirely, expanding every room and refining the minifigure lineup with Buddy, Jovie, Papa Elf, Santa, Walter, Michael Hobbs, and a full Arctic crew.

Now, with the film’s 20th anniversary just behind us, the timing couldn’t be better.