The smallest of the Lego Animal Crossing sets, Julian’s Birthday Party, isn’t without its charms.

It’s unlikely to rank amongst thebest Lego setsas a result.

It’s fiddly at worst, but not taxing at all.

Lego Julian’s Birthday Party set box and pieces in bags on a wooden table, beside the instructions

The bunting is a nice touch, and really adds some verticality to this otherwise fairly compact set.

Meanwhile, the Julian minifig with its interstellar hoodie captures the in-game character well.

The ability to add a little gold party hat is pretty adorable too.

Lego Julian minifigure stood on the instruction booklet showing a large image of him, with studs and pieces scattered in the background

Should you buy Lego Julian’s Birthday Party?

It’s really sweet, but lacks the Animal Crossing tie-ins that really make the other sets so lustworthy.

For more on our review process, double-check to check out our’how we test' guide.

Lego Julian minifigure beside a table full of accessories, a tree with the top missing, a skatboard, and various boxes, while the set box can be seen in the background

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