Seasonal

Halloween Pumpkin

A little seasonal build that lights up and knows exactly what it is.

Brick Rated Score

4.0 out of 54.0/5

Set 40697 · 2024

Pieces254
Minifigsn/a
Year2024
Set number40697

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The verdict

I did not expect to fall for a pumpkin, but the light brick tucked inside changes everything the moment it is dark enough to matter.

This is a quick, satisfying build, not a technical showpiece, and it knows it, giving you a companion ghost mini build and a proper display stand so the whole thing feels finished rather than thrown together. It is not sold on shelves, which is its biggest catch, but if you can get your hands on one I think it earns its spot on a windowsill every October. Get it for the seasonal display shelf, skip it if you want a big centerpiece build.

Best for: collectors who like small seasonal display builds and already shop LEGO.com in October

The full review

What it is

I like a set that is honest about its size, and this one is. It is a pumpkin, it knows it is a pumpkin, and it commits to being the best possible little pumpkin. The shaping across the ribbed shell is the part that got me, LEGO uses a run of curved slopes to fake that pumpkin roundness convincingly at this scale, and the jack o lantern face reads clearly even before you add the light. Once the light brick is in and the room goes dark, the carved face genuinely glows, and that is the moment this stops being just another seasonal trinket and starts being something I would actually want out on a shelf in October.

The catch

I will be straight with you about the catch. This was distributed as a gift with purchase at LEGO.com during October in both 2024 and 2025, tied to a qualifying spend, so you cannot walk into a store or just click add to cart on a normal listing. That puts it out of reach for anyone outside the promotion window, and it explains why secondary market prices sit a little above the original twenty dollar value. The build itself is also brief. At 254 pieces split across a pumpkin and a small brick built ghost, you are looking at a single sitting project, closer to an evening's fidget than a weekend build.

Who it's for

Get this one if you collect LEGO's seasonal display pieces or you just want something small and characterful to put in a window in autumn, the light brick alone makes it worth the hunt. Skip it if you are after a substantial build to sink an afternoon into, or if the gift with purchase requirement is a dealbreaker, because there is no guarantee LEGO brings it back on the same terms every year.

The parts story

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

Building this one is fast and pleasant rather than demanding. You start with the internal light brick assembly, which sits at the center of the model and dictates the whole build order, then work outward through the ribbed orange shell a section at a time. There is a satisfying moment partway through where the loose curved pieces suddenly click into a recognizable pumpkin silhouette, and the carved face slots in almost like a final reveal. The second build, a small brick built ghost, goes together in a few minutes and works nicely as a shelf companion once both are on the included display stand.

The standout piece for me is the light brick itself, since it does all the emotional work here, but the shaping pieces around the ribs deserve credit too for how convincingly they sell a rounded pumpkin at such a compact scale. There are no minifigures and no rare printed parts to chase, this is a set built entirely around form and that one lighting trick, and at roughly eight cents a piece it lands in reasonable territory for a seasonal display set even before you factor in that it originally cost nothing extra beyond the qualifying purchase.

Fun facts

  • 01The set was distributed exclusively as a gift with qualifying purchase at LEGO.com, not sold as a standalone retail item, during October windows in both 2024 and 2025.
  • 02It is built as a multibuild, meaning the same parts form both the main pumpkin model and a separate small brick built ghost.
  • 03It was named a Brickset Awards Finalist, a notable recognition for a promotional seasonal set rather than a mainline release.
  • 04At 254 pieces and a finished size of roughly 12 by 8 by 8 centimeters, it holds a 4.0 out of 5 average rating across reviewer scores.

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