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The LEGO® Ideas theme is closing out 2025 with a bang and then opening 2026 with something a little softer, a little sweeter, and yes, a little pink. After the release of 21363 The Goonies this November, the very first set of the new year will be 21365 Love Birds, a Valentine’s-ready display model that perches squarely between sculpture and sentiment.
This €49.99 set isn’t just plastic. It’s plastic trying to be poetic. And for LEGO®, that’s part of the fun.
From Challenge to Shelf
The story of Love Birds began less than a year ago. Builder Modular Maniac won LEGO’s Build from the Heart Challenge with a design that was equal parts clever and charming. It used 411 pieces to form two pink birds leaning against each other like an album cover from a forgotten 80s ballad. Fast-forward to today, and that fan-made idea has become a retail reality, tweaked by the LEGO® design team but still loyal to its origins.
This turnaround is fast by LEGO® Ideas standards, which often take years from concept to box. Apparently, love waits for no one.
The Birds and the Bricks
The set itself is a showcase of curved elements. Instead of the blocky caricatures you might expect, the two brick-built birds have flowing shapes, detailed eyes, and posable wings. They sit close on a branch that feels like it could have come from the LEGO® Botanicals line, complete with blossoms that break up the brown trunk with small explosions of pink.
LEGO® has done animals before, from parrots to pandas, but this is the most stylized avian duo yet. It’s less zoo exhibit, more Hallmark card, though rendered in ABS plastic.
Price Check Across Borders
At $49.99 / €49.99 / £44.99 / A$76 / 373 dkk / 576 sek / ,220 zł / R$277 it hits the sweet spot for a gift that looks thoughtful without emptying your wallet. That means the set is positioned right alongside other medium-sized Ideas kits. Small enough for casual builders, big enough to look serious on a shelf.
Love in Plastic Form
When this set lands on January 1, you’ll have a choice. Pick it up early and secure a Valentine’s Day gift that actually feels personal, or let it slide and hope flowers will cut it.
Either way, it’s clear LEGO® isn’t done experimenting with what Ideas can mean. Today birds, tomorrow who knows. Maybe LEGO® Ideas will circle back to heartbreak.
Would you buy Love Birds for yourself, or is this the perfect two-for-one gift that saves you from scrambling on February 13?
