Friends

Aliya's Baby Sister's Playroom

A tiny nursery scene with a surprising amount of heart for 125 pieces

Brick Rated Score

3.7/5

Set 42645 · 2025

Pieces125

Minifigsn/a

Year2025

Set number42645

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The verdict

I love that LEGO Friends keeps making room for the quiet, everyday moments, and a baby sister's playroom is about as quiet and everyday as it gets.

This is a small build, so do not expect a sprawling house or a wall of accessories, what you get is a cozy little room packed with the small furniture pieces that make these sets feel lived in rather than staged. It is a set that rewards you for caring about the details, a crib, a play mat, tiny toys scattered around, more than it rewards you for wanting a big centerpiece build. If you want a quick, sweet build for a younger LEGO fan or you are filling out an Aliya themed shelf, this earns its spot, but if you need volume for your money, this is not the set that gives it to you.

Best for: Younger Friends fans and collectors filling out the Aliya sub-theme who want a quick, sweet build

The full review

What it is

This is one of those small LEGO Friends sets that does not try to be more than it is, a compact nursery style playroom built around a handful of little furniture pieces rather than one big showpiece. At 125 pieces you finish it quickly, and that is honestly part of the appeal if you are handing it to a younger builder who wants a full LEGO experience without a long afternoon commitment.

The catch

I will be upfront about the trade off here, a set this size is never going to compete on value with the bigger Friends houses, and there just is not room for a dramatic centerpiece the way there is in the larger sets in the theme. If you are buying purely on price per piece or you want a big wow moment when you finish, this is not that set, it is closer to a detailed accessory pack for a nursery scene.

Who it's for

Where it earns its keep is as a companion piece, something you add to a bigger Friends collection or hand to a younger sibling who wants their own small build to call theirs. If you already have a bigger Aliya set or a Friends house on your shelf, this slots in nicely and adds a sweet, domestic little scene to the display. If you are looking for your one big LEGO purchase of the month, look elsewhere in the range first.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building this one is quick and low pressure, the kind of set you can finish in a single sitting without ever feeling like you are fighting the instructions. The steps lean on small furniture assemblies, so you are working with a lot of little sub builds rather than one long continuous structure, which keeps things moving and keeps a younger builder engaged from start to finish.

At 125 pieces the value is really in the small scale accessories and furniture rather than any single showpiece part, this is the kind of set where the charm comes from the accumulation of little details in one small room rather than a rare mold or a big printed piece. It is a good source of small scale furniture and accessory elements if you like to mix pieces across your Friends builds.

Fun facts

01LEGO Friends launched in 2012 and has grown into one of LEGO's most consistently expanded themes for minifigure scale storytelling built around everyday life rather than fantasy or licensed worlds.
02Smaller Friends sets like this one are often designed as companion pieces to larger builds in the same character line, meant to be displayed alongside a bigger house or building rather than stand entirely on their own.
03The Friends theme has increasingly used nursery and baby sibling storylines to reflect real family life, giving younger builders scenes that mirror what is actually happening in their own homes.