LEGO Make & Create Sets: Complete List by Number and Year

Subthemes

Bricks & More 59

The LEGO Make & Create theme has 86 sets released from 2003 to 2014, with an average of 543 pieces per set against 389 for the whole catalogue. It includes boxes, buckets, suitcases and chests of bricks, from 10656 My First LEGO Princess (88 pieces) to 5491 XXL 2000 (2,000 pieces).

Boxes of free-building bricks, from 2003 to 2014

The LEGO Make & Create theme brings together 86 sets, released between 2003 and 2014. It mostly offers boxes of bricks to build freely: buckets, suitcases, chests and storage towers, such as 10662 Creative Bucket, 10659 Blue Suitcase, 10663 Creative Chest or 10664 Creative Tower.

The Bricks & More subtheme groups 59 of these sets. A few themed models round out the range: 6053 My First LEGO Town, 10661 My First LEGO Fire Station or 10655 Monster Trucks. Other sets aim at specific builds, such as 5582 Ultimate Town Building Set for building a town.

Production picks up in 2006, then ebbs

The start is modest: a single set in 2003, 4013 Create and Imagine, a single one in 2004, 4496 Fun with Building Tub, and a single one in 2005, 3600 Build Your Own House Tub. Production picks up in 2006 with 14 sets, then 10 in 2007, 14 in 2008 and 13 in 2009.

It then drops back to 8 sets in 2010, 7 in 2011, 7 in 2012 and 8 in 2013. The year 2014, the last one, has 2 sets: 10681 Creative Building Cube and 10682 Creative Suitcase.

From 88 to 2,000 pieces, in bold colours

A set in the theme has an average of 543 pieces, against 389 for the whole catalogue. The biggest formats reach 1,600 pieces and more, such as 5491 XXL 2000 or 5512 XXL Box, while 10656 My First LEGO Princess has 88 and 10661 My First LEGO Fire Station 90.

As for colours, Red (18%), White (17%), Yellow (15%) and Blue (15%) dominate, ahead of Black (10%) and Green (7%).

Make & Create in figures

Number of sets	86
Release years	2003-2014
Total pieces	46,664
Average pieces per set	543
Catalog-wide average	389
Largest set	5491 XXL 2000 (2,000 pieces)
Smallest set	10656 My First LEGO Princess (88 pieces)
Newest set	10681 Creative Building Cube (2014)

Make & Create sets year by year

Year	Sets	Average pieces
2003	1	1,000
2004	1	1,000
2005	1	1,201
2006	14	721
2007	10	591
2008	14	402
2009	13	505
2010	8	560
2011	7	402
2012	7	410
2013	8	436
2014	2	808

Dominant colors

Color breakdown of the pieces across all Make & Create sets, minifigures included.

Color	Pieces	Share
Red	8,357	18%
White	7,788	17%
Yellow	7,124	15%
Blue	6,885	15%
Black	4,765	10%
Green	3,407	7.3%
Orange	1,609	3.4%
Lime	1,481	3.2%

2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

2014 2 sets

2013 8 sets

2012 7 sets

2011 7 sets

2010 8 sets

2009 13 sets

2008 14 sets

2007 10 sets

2006 14 sets

2005 1 set

3600 Build Your Own House Tub2005 · 1,201 pieces

2004 1 set

4496 Fun with Building Tub2004 · 1,000 pieces

2003 1 set

4013 Create and Imagine2003 · 1,000 pieces

Frequently asked questions

What types of models are in the Make & Create theme?

Mostly boxes of free-building bricks, presented as buckets, suitcases, chests or towers, such as 10662 Creative Bucket, 10659 Blue Suitcase or 10664 Creative Tower. A few sets have a specific theme, for example 10655 Monster Trucks, 10661 My First LEGO Fire Station or 5582 Ultimate Town Building Set.

How has the theme evolved over time?

It starts with a single set per year from 2003 to 2005, then jumps to 14 sets in 2006. The pace then swings between 14 sets in 2008 and 7 sets in 2011 and 2012, before ending in 2014 with 2 sets, 10681 Creative Building Cube and 10682 Creative Suitcase.

What subthemes exist within Make & Create?

The theme has one subtheme, Bricks & More, which groups 59 of the 86 sets. The other sets, such as 10664 Creative Tower or 10681 Creative Building Cube, belong directly to Make & Create.

What sets the Make & Create theme apart from other LEGO themes?

It focuses on free building with large quantities of bricks: a set has an average of 543 pieces, against 389 for the whole catalogue. The sets come as storage boxes, and their size ranges from 88 pieces for 10656 My First LEGO Princess to 2,000 pieces for 5491 XXL 2000.

What is the largest LEGO Make & Create set?

It is 5491 XXL 2000 (2006): 2,000 pieces.

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