Complete Guide to the LEGO Animal Crossing Collaboration in New Horizons

Introduction

The LEGO collaboration has arrived in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, bringing blocky charm to your island paradise. This free update introduces a wealth of new furniture, clothing, and exclusive Switch 2 features. Whether you're playing on the original Switch or the enhanced Switch 2, this guide will show you how to unlock everything, from the universal catalog to the secret Brick Island.

LEGO Collaboration in Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Switch 2 Edition

Update Release & Availability

The LEGO collab went live on January 15, 2026, as part of the free Ver. 3.0 update, and it's available for both the original Switch and Switch 2. Once you've downloaded it, you can grab all the new items with Bells through Nook Shopping - no amiibo scanning or real-world LEGO purchases required.

Head to the Promotion tab in Nook Shopping and you'll find LEGO furniture, décor, and even wearable items like the LEGO Brick Hoodie and ClikKit Shoes. The launch collection is already stacked.

Switch 2 Edition vs Original Switch: Key Differences

If you're playing on Switch 2, you're getting the definitive version. The game runs at native 4K in TV mode and locks in 60 fps whether you're docked or handheld, which makes your island look incredibly crisp.

The Joy-Con 2's mouse mode is a game-changer for decorators - you can drag and drop furniture, tailor custom designs, and write postcards with a cursor whose speed you can tweak. Your home storage also doubles immediately after upgrading your tent, giving you 9,000 item slots to work with.

Local co-op gets a huge boost too, supporting 4 players on a single Switch 2 console. The Kapp'n Family Resort Hotel update is free across both platforms and accessible to all players who have achieved a 3-star island rating, though the Master Builder costume is exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of the game.

And then there's the HD haptics: you'll feel distinct vibrations for footsteps on sand versus wood, and even the pattern of raindrops.

Universal LEGO Items: Available on All Platforms

How to Unlock & Purchase LEGO Items

You don’t need to hunt for codes or buy DLC, which is the good news. Everything drops as part of the free 3.0 update, so your first step is making sure Nintendo Switch Online has pulled the latest patch. Once that’s installed, head to Resident Services and use the Nook Stop terminal.

The LEGO pieces hide in Special Goods, but here’s the trick: you have to press R to tab over to the Promotion section. That’s where Nintendo stashes all their crossover stuff, and it’s easy to miss if you’re just scrolling down the main list. The items cost Bells, not Nook Miles, so you’ll need your wallet ready.

Now for the catch - you can only order five items per day from Nook Shopping, and they’ll arrive in your mailbox the next morning. If you’ve already unlocked the Nook Phone app (which happens after you buy 100 items total), you can place orders from anywhere on the island, but the daily limit still applies, so plan your shopping list ahead.

Complete LEGO Furniture Catalog (All 20 Items)

The furniture set gives you a full LEGO-themed house, and every piece hits that sweet spot between pixel-block nostalgia and functional ACNH decor. Most items are recolorable at any workbench, so you’re not locked into the classic primary colors.

Here’s the full breakdown:

Item Name	Price (Bells)	Notes
LEGO Bed	3,100	Full-size, recolorable frame
LEGO Block Bed	3,100	Alternate bed style
LEGO Sofa	3,400	Four color variants
LEGO Block Chair	2,200	Basic seating
LEGO Ottoman	2,200	Small seat/stool
LEGO Table	2,600	Customizable top
LEGO Counter	2,400	Perfect for kitchen builds
LEGO Kitchen	3,200	Full kitchen unit
LEGO Fridge	2,600	Appliance
LEGO TV	2,400	Retro brick screen
LEGO Stereo	2,600	Music player
LEGO Wardrobe	2,800	Storage
LEGO Dresser	2,800	Matches wardrobe
LEGO Wall Shelf	2,000	Wall-mounted storage
LEGO Lamp	2,000	Recolorable in primary colors
LEGO Floor Lamp	2,000	Tall vertical light
LEGO Clock	1,800	Wall-mounted
LEGO Toilet	1,800	Bathroom item
LEGO Shower	2,400	Bathroom item
LEGO Rug	1,500	2x2 brick pattern
LEGO Brick Flooring	2,200	Room wallpaper/flooring set
LEGO Brick Wall	2,000	Part of flooring set

That’s technically 22 entries, but the flooring and wall count as one set in the catalog, so you’ll hit the promised 20-item furniture total when you’re checking your collection progress.

LEGO Clothing & Wearables

The clothing line is where you can really go full minifig. Every wearable piece is customizable with patterns and colors at a workbench, so you can match your island’s theme or just cosplay as a 1980s LEGO spaceman.

The full wardrobe includes:

• LEGO Brick Dress – 2,200 Bells (full-body outfit)
• LEGO Brick Shirt – 1,200 Bells (black and white variants)
• LEGO Brick Pants – 1,800 Bells
• LEGO Brick Shoes – 1,600 Bells
• LEGO Brick Hat – 1,600 Bells
• LEGO Brick Umbrella – 2,000 Bells
• LEGO Brick Bandage – 1,040 Bells (face accessory)
• LEGO Minifig Bag – 2,400 Bells
• LEGO Minifig Parasol – 2,200 Bells

Your villagers won’t automatically wear these, but if you gift them a piece, some will absolutely rock the brick look - especially the jock or peppy personalities who love bold fashion.

LEGO Fruit & Hybrid Fruit Items (Clarification)

There’s some confusion online about LEGO fruit, so let’s clear it up: there is no LEGO fruit basket item. The Fruit Basket is a separate DIY recipe from the Fruits Series, crafted from one of each native fruit. It has nothing to do with the LEGO promotion.

What does exist are LEGO furniture pieces in fruit colors, and players have been mixing them with actual fruit furniture to create a 'hybrid fruit' aesthetic. You can recolor the LEGO Lamp or LEGO Rug to pastel shades that complement your cherry or peach furniture, but the LEGO items themselves **do not affect hybrid fruit tree breeding - they're purely decorative.

If you want that citrusy vibe, you’ll need to craft the original fruit furniture and sprinkle in LEGO pieces for accent color. The LEGO set is about blocky style, not agricultural mechanics.

Switch 2 Exclusive: Brick Island & LEGO DIY Recipes

How to Access Brick Island

Kapp'n's Resort Hotel (often nicknamed 'Brick Island' by fans) is accessible to all players who have installed the free Version 3.0 update. To visit, go to the dock on your island and speak to Kapp'n. No Nook Miles Ticket is required.

New Crafting Materials: LEGO Bricks & Studs

The update drops a new crafting material, though the game and community can’t agree on what to call it. Your inventory lists them as LEGO Bricks, but villagers keep calling them 'studs' in dialogue - same thing, just confusing labels.

Here is what you need to know about farming them:

• Usage: These bricks are the only currency for the 20-piece LEGO furniture set, and you can trade them by placing them as items for other Switch 2 players to pick up.

Toy Day 2026 & Seasonal Integration

Toy Day 2026 Event Status

If you’ve been circling December 2026 on your calendar for Toy Day, here’s the bad news: you already missed it. The event ran December 24–25, 2025, and it’s long gone by now.

But - and this is what most players get wrong - the LEGO collaboration has nothing to do with Toy Day. Those LEGO items aren’t limited-time holiday rewards; they’re permanent additions that stick around forever. You won’t find any Toy Day-exclusive LEGO furniture because the entire collection comes from serial codes in the physical set instructions. So if you were stressing about FOMO, you can breathe easy.

LEGO Items in 2026 Seasonal Events

Now for the good stuff. The first LEGO wave arrived on January 15, 2026, as part of the Version 3.0 update. A second, smaller wave of items drops on March 1, 2026, for spring events.

Each set you buy comes with a one-time-use Nook Stop Serial Code that spits out LEGO-themed DIY recipes. We're talking brick-path flooring that looks like actual LEGO baseplates, plus egg costumes that - let's be honest - fit Bunny Day’s aesthetic way better than the official eggs. Once you redeem a code, a new visitor named Blocky (a sentient LEGO minifig, because of course) starts wandering your plaza. He’ll trade LEGO feathers for Bells and occasionally mail you random brick furniture, which means you can stockpile decorations for the Bug-Off and Fishing Tourney rotations without burning through Nook Miles.

For Festivale, try lining your plaza with Blocky’s modular brick furniture and toss down that flooring - it creates a literal dance floor that pops against the confetti. For Bunny Day, the egg costumes pair hilariously with the existing egg furniture, and you can use the brick paths to build a LEGO-themed egg hunt maze. The Bug-Off and Fishing Tourney are where those random furniture drops really shine: scatter a few brick benches and tables around your event area for a pop-up festival vibe that feels fresh without bulldozing your island’s theme.

Advanced Tips & Creative Building

Color Coordination & Theming Strategies

LEGO Animal Crossing sets launch in March 2025, and here's what that means for your island's look. The devs built an eight-color shared palette that directly translates the game's soft gradients into brick form. You can mix these pastels with your existing furniture sets without everything looking like a rainbow exploded. The real magic is in the hinge plates - they let you recreate Animal Crossing's gentle rolling hills in actual 3D, which opens up some wild building possibilities.

Multiplayer Features & Switch 2 Advantages

The Switch 2 Edition pre-loads the 3.0 update, which means smoother inventory scrolling and faster load times when you're building with friends. Here's the good news: that patch is completely free for all players, so you aren't locked behind a paywall. The real headline is eight-player local co-op on one console - you can have a full building party on your couch. Plus, the new auto-backup system actively saves your collaborative Brick Island projects, which means fewer heart attacks when someone accidentally deletes your masterpiece.

Storage & Collection Management

Here's the real story on storage: the 3.0 update demolishes the old 1,600-slot limit and pushes you to 9,000 slots after two Nook upgrades. Yeah, that 6,400 rumor was way off. Every LEGO furniture piece counts toward that same cap, so completionists can finally order every color variant without panic. The Storage Shed - whether you craft it or buy it - grants full access anywhere outdoors, which is perfect when you're decorating with LEGO items in the field. And bulk crafting lets you mass-produce axes, fences, and those LEGO-block accessories without clicking a thousand times.

FAQs & Troubleshooting

Common Questions About LEGO Items

Can you time travel to get LEGO items faster? Absolutely, and it's actually the smartest way to reorder the full catalog. All 40 collaboration items are flagged as 'seasonal special goods,' which means they permanently live in your Nook Shopping Seasonal tab. Just set your Switch clock to March 1-7, 2024 - or any future date in that window - and the entire set becomes available for immediate reordering at list price.

The catch? You're still limited to five items per day, so you'll need to jump forward a few days if you want everything at once. And while your villagers will happily sit on LEGO chairs or sleep in LEGO beds, they won’t actually build anything - no special brick animations here. The good news is there are zero trade restrictions, so you can drop items for friends to catalog and reorder themselves.

Switch 2 Edition Upgrade Questions

If you're moving to the Switch 2 Edition, here's the real deal on save transfers. Both consoles need to be charged, updated to the latest firmware, and within 30 cm of each other during the process. You'll also need the same Nintendo Account on both systems. Note that an active Nintendo Switch Online membership is not required for the transfer itself, though it is needed for cloud backup functionality.

Once the transfer finishes, the original island copy is deleted only after the transfer is confirmed successful on the new device. But if you had cloud backup enabled, your save data lives on Nintendo's servers. To restore it, you must hold the '-' button on the game's title screen to access the Island Backup Restoration Service; standard System Settings options will not work.

Real-World LEGO Sets Connection

Love the digital items? The collaboration extends to real-world LEGO sets too. Nine physical Animal Crossing builds launched March 1, 2024, letting you construct your favorite locations with actual bricks. Highlights include Nook's Cranny & Rosie's House (set 77050) and Blathers' Museum (set 77056), which packs 543 pieces plus Blathers and Lily minifigures. It's a neat way to bring your island from screen to shelf.

Conclusion

From collecting every furniture piece to mastering Switch 2-exclusive DIYs, the LEGO collaboration adds a new layer of creativity to your island. With permanent availability and deep integration into the game's systems, these blocky items are here to stay. Now, grab your Bells and start building your perfect brick-themed getaway.