Friends

Pet Accessories Van

A tiny van packed with more pet personality than its price tag should allow.

Brick Rated Score

3.8/5

Set 42678 · 2026

Pieces237

Minifigs2

Year2026

Set number42678

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The verdict

I opened this one expecting a quick, forgettable little build, and instead I got a van stuffed with tiny drawers, a fold out grooming station, and a brick built cat and dog that actually made me smile once they were sitting up on the counter.

For twenty dollars and 237 pieces, LEGO packed in real play value here, not just a shell with wheels. It won't wow anyone chasing big centerpiece sets, but as a starter build or a shelf companion for a bigger Friends city, it earns its spot. If you or your young builder love animals more than architecture, this is the easy yes in the wave.

Best for: young builders and pet lovers who want a quick, satisfying build alongside their bigger Friends sets

The full review

What it is

The Pet Accessories Van is one of those small Friends sets that does a lot more than its box size suggests. It's built around a little delivery van that opens up to reveal storage for pet toys, grooming tools, and treats, plus two minifigures and a pair of brick built animals riding along for the trip. The color palette leans warm and playful, and the panels that fold out to reveal the interior gave me an honest little jolt of satisfaction when they clicked into place.

The catch

I'll be straight with you about the caveats. This is a budget set, 237 pieces for twenty dollars, and that means the build is short. If you're looking for something that eats up a rainy afternoon, this isn't the set. It also reads small next to the bigger Friends vehicles and buildings, more of a companion piece than a showpiece on its own. And because it just landed in 2026, I don't have a mountain of community chatter yet to tell you how it holds up over months of play, though nothing about the construction here suggests fragility.

Who it's for

Get this one if you're building out a young collector's shelf, if you love pets in minifigure form, or if you want an easy win of a build to pair with a bigger Friends set. Skip it if you're shopping strictly for scale and centerpiece presence, this van knows its lane and stays in it.

The parts story

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

Assembly here is quick and friendly, which is exactly the point. The van shell goes together in a handful of steps before you start layering in the interior fittings, the little drawers and shelves that hold the pet supplies. Nothing about it is technically demanding, but the sequence of reveal, opening the side to show off the fully dressed interior, is where the set earns its keep. It's built to be handled and played with, not just displayed shut.

The standout pieces are the brick built animals rather than any single rare element, LEGO's small scale cat and dog builds have gotten genuinely expressive over the last couple years and this set continues that trend with sculpted little companions instead of the flat printed pet tiles of older Friends waves. The color choices on the van panels and accessories are bright without clashing, and for a set at this price point the piece count still buys you two minifigures plus the animal builds, which is solid value against most 200 piece sets on the market.

Fun facts

01Pet Accessories Van is part of the Friends Pets subtheme for 2026, LEGO's ongoing push to give the Friends line more animal focused small sets alongside its bigger city and adventure builds.
02The set was designed by Tom Gerardin, part of the LEGO design team behind several recent Friends releases.
03At roughly 8 cents per piece in the US, it sits right in the sweet spot LEGO uses for entry level and gift sized sets meant to hook younger builders.
04The model measures about 15 cm long, small enough to fit easily on a shelf alongside the larger Friends vehicles it's designed to complement.