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Friends · SET 42709

Pet Care & Play Center

A pet centre to rearrange, with beds, a slide and a grooming area. The build is divided into small spaces: a manageable project with plenty of play possibilities after the last piece.

Coming soon · Announced release: 1 January 2027

Pieces: 366
Release year: 2027
Theme: Friends
Set number: 42709
LEGO recommended age: 7+
LEGO retail price · Italy: 49.99 €

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TIME TO BUILD

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Beginner

≈ 2 hSuggested range1 h 15 min – 3 h

Intermediate

≈ 1 h 15 minSuggested range55 min – 2 h

Experienced

≈ 50 minSuggested range35 min – 1 h 15 min

Based on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.

How we estimate times · sources and method

Independent spaces, small accessories and simple play features; estimated before release.

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BEYOND THE BRICKS

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The model, the history, the ideas

Inside the set

Four different guests

A Pomeranian dog, a cat, a rabbit and an axolotl are cared for by Leo, Nova and Amara.

LEGO source

A space to rearrange

Removable reception and beds change the centre’s layout. A scratching tree, seesaw and slide add activities to the spaces.

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Beyond the set

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Juvenile features in adulthood

Neoteny.

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An axolotl is a salamander retaining juvenile features into adulthood, including prominent feathery external gills. It remains aquatic while developing functioning lungs. This neoteny explains recognisable features of the model’s subject even when their shapes are simplified into bricks.

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

Rebuilding a limb

Biology and conservation.

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Axolotls regenerate limbs and other tissues, rebuilding bone, muscle, cartilage and skin. San Diego Zoo describes this as a research interest. The real animal’s remarkable capacity sits alongside ecological vulnerability, with pollution and habitat loss threatening its wild populations.

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Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026

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BEYOND THE BRICKS

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Films, series, games, books and music connected to this model or its universe.

TV series

LEGO Friends: The Next Chapter

2023

Another adventure in the same universe, for before or after your build.

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· Selected for the subject and atmosphere

Kiki’s music connects everyday city life with the pleasure of flight. It accompanies small inhabited settings and imagined movement as an editorial pairing across different worlds.

OUR PICK

Kiki's Delivery Service (Original Sountrack)

Joe Hisaishi

Narrative and cinematic

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