How many pieces does the Love Gift Box have?

Set 40679 contains 159 pieces across 63 unique part types, mostly in pink, magenta, nougat and white.

Does the set include any minifigures?

No. This is a display-only build with no minifigures, focused entirely on the finished object.

Is this set suitable for beginners?

Yes, with under 200 pieces and a limited colour palette, it's a manageable build for newer or younger builders.

Valentine

Love Gift Box

Set 40679, the Love Gift Box, is a small LEGO® build released for Valentine's season 2024. With 159 pieces and no minifigures, it's built purely as a display piece rather than a play set. This page lists every part and colour used.

Set number: 40679
Year: 2024
Pieces: 159
Minifigures: 0
Theme: Valentine
Different parts: 63

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 63

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Spare parts (11)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Description

A display build, not a play set

The Love Gift Box skips minifigures entirely and focuses on the finished object: a box-shaped model built from 159 pieces across 63 distinct part types. That puts it firmly in the small-build category, the kind of set you can finish in a single sitting rather than spread across several evenings. It suits builders who enjoy the process of assembling something decorative rather than acting out a scene, and it works just as well as a one-off project as it does a gift for someone else.

A tight pink and nougat palette

Colour does most of the work here. Bright Pink and Magenta carry the model, set against Medium Nougat and White for contrast. Rather than spreading the build across a wide range of shades, LEGO® keeps the palette deliberately narrow across all 63 part types, which gives the finished box a coherent look on a shelf. Checking the parts list on this page shows exactly how those four colours are distributed across the set, piece by piece.

Piece count and building time

At 159 pieces, this is a genuinely small set, closer to a quick weekend project than a multi-hour build. That makes it approachable for less experienced builders, including anyone building alongside a child, without demanding the patience a larger licensed set would need. The 63 unique parts also mean fewer repeated steps, so the build moves along steadily from start to finish rather than settling into long stretches of identical placement and repetition.

Not limited to a single occasion

Although the name points to Valentine's Day, the finished box works just as well for an anniversary, Mother's Day, or simply as a small unprompted gesture. The pink, magenta, white and nougat combination reads as celebratory rather than tied to one specific date, and the compact size makes it easy to wrap or hand over as it is. Once built, leftover pieces from the set also pair naturally with other small sets in similar tones, making it possible to build up a little shelf collection of pink and nougat display pieces over time. That gives the set a life beyond the season it was originally designed for.

FAQ

How many pieces does the Love Gift Box have?: Set 40679 contains 159 pieces across 63 unique part types, mostly in pink, magenta, nougat and white.
Does the set include any minifigures?: No. This is a display-only build with no minifigures, focused entirely on the finished object.
Is this set suitable for beginners?: Yes, with under 200 pieces and a limited colour palette, it's a manageable build for newer or younger builders.