Which years does Make & Create cover?

The sets listed in this theme were released between 2003 and 2010.

What is Bricks & More?

Bricks & More is the sub-theme that continued the brick box concept from 2008 to 2014. Its sets have their own page on Bricoria.

How can I tell which tub my bricks came from?

Compare the pieces and colours you have with the parts lists on Bricoria. If you still have the lid or box, the set number is the quickest way to find the right list.

Make & Create

Sets: 119
Since: 2003
Newest set: 2014

Make & Create gathered the open-ended brick collections released between 2003 and 2010. These were tubs and boxes meant for free building rather than one fixed model.

Sub-themes

Bricks & More 68

Sets per decade

All decades

Sets per year

82 sets from the 2000s

2000s

About Make & Create

What you got in the box

Most sets in this theme are generous assortments of basic bricks, plates, windows, doors and wheels in a spread of colours. Some came with idea booklets or a few suggested builds, yet the point was always to let children invent their own houses, vehicles and creatures. Minifigures and specialised pieces play only a small role here. Because the contents were so general, the same tub could serve a young child stacking walls and an older one working on a detailed model. Bricoria lists 119 sets in the theme, released over eight years.

The big ones

Two boxes clearly lead the field: XXL 2000 (5491-1) from 2006 with 2,000 pieces and XXL 1800 (5517-1) from 2007 with 1,800. Behind them come the Build Your Own House Tub (3600-1, 1,201 pieces), the Deluxe Starter Set (7795-1, 1,104 pieces) and World of Bricks (6112-1, 1,004 pieces). Several sets, among them Create and Imagine (4013-1) and the Fun with Building Tub (4496-1), land on exactly 1,000 pieces. In brick boxes like these, the piece count often appears in the set name itself, as the two XXL boxes show.

Checking a second-hand tub

Tubs like these are common finds at car boot sales and in family lofts, usually mixed with bricks from other sets. The parts lists on Bricoria help you work out what originally belonged in a particular box, so you can see what is missing before you buy replacements. Once your loose bricks are recorded, “What can I build?” suggests other sets you could assemble from them. For boxes released after 2008, have a look at the sub-theme Bricks & More, which carried the idea on until 2014.

FAQ

Which years does Make & Create cover?: The sets listed in this theme were released between 2003 and 2010.
What is Bricks & More?: Bricks & More is the sub-theme that continued the brick box concept from 2008 to 2014. Its sets have their own page on Bricoria.
How can I tell which tub my bricks came from?: Compare the pieces and colours you have with the parts lists on Bricoria. If you still have the lid or box, the set number is the quickest way to find the right list.