Gabby's Dollhouse

Gabby's Kitty Care Ear

A tiny cat ear packed with more little rooms than you'd expect.

Brick Rated Score

3.7/5

Set 10796 · 2024

Pieces165

Minifigs6

Year2024

Set number10796

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The verdict

I love that this one commits so hard to being one giant pink cat ear, and then just keeps opening up into more rooms than a set this size has any right to hold.

It's built for a four year old's hands and attention span, not mine, and I mean that as a compliment. If you have a Gabby's Dollhouse fan in the house, this earns its shelf space fast, but if you're hunting for a serious build, keep walking.

Best for: young Gabby's Dollhouse fans just getting started with LEGO

The full review

What it is

The first thing that got me about this set is how much they crammed into one pink ear shaped shell. Open it up and you've got a bathroom, a bedroom, a spot for baked goods, and a little slide, all tucked into a footprint you could hold in one hand. For a licensed preschool set that's a genuinely clever use of space, and it means a kid gets four little scenes to play out instead of one.

The catch

I'll be straight with you though, this isn't a build in the way a teen or adult LEGO fan means it. At 165 pieces with big simple shapes, it's over in a sitting, and the price per piece sits noticeably higher than you'd pay in a mainline theme. That's normal for licensed preschool lines, but it's worth knowing going in so you're not expecting an engineering puzzle.

Who it's for

This one is for the household with a Gabby's Dollhouse superfan, especially a younger one who wants to actually build it themselves rather than just watch. If you're shopping for yourself as a builder, or you want maximum pieces for your dollar, this isn't your set. If your kid already knows every cat's name in the show, though, this is exactly the kind of thing that gets played with every single day.

The parts story

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

Building this one is quick and forgiving, which is the point. The pieces are large, the connections are simple, and a young builder can genuinely do most of it solo with an adult nearby for the fiddly bits. It opens and folds in a way that's satisfying for small hands, and each little room reveals itself as you go, which keeps the momentum going even for a short attention span.

The character pieces are really the heart of this one. Getting Gabby herself alongside Baby Cupcake, Pandy Paws, Baby Kittycorn, and Baby Meowl in a single set is a good haul for fans of the show, and the cat themed shell with its ear silhouette and pastel palette is distinct enough that it doesn't feel like a generic dollhouse reskin. It's not a set built for rare or clever LEGO parts, it's built around recognizable characters and a shape kids already love from the screen.

Fun facts

01The set is shaped like one of Gabby's cat ears from the dollhouse itself, echoing the show's signature architecture.
02It includes six figures in total, four of which are unique to this particular set.
03The finished model measures roughly 11 by 16 by 6 centimeters, small enough to sit on a shelf alongside other Gabby's Dollhouse sets.
04It carries a recommended age of 4 plus, placing it firmly in LEGO's preschool building line rather than its standard System range.