These Lego kits for kids and adults are up to 50% off for Black Friday

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Barbara Krasnoff

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One of the best activities for the holiday season — especially if the weather is keeping you indoors — is to build yourself a Lego vehicle, scene, or animal. There are several on sale for Black Friday, suitable for kids or adults — here are some that look especially interesting.

If you have a yearning for the video arcade games of your youth, try building this replica of the 1980s favorite PAC-MAN. It’s non-functional, but you can use a crank to simulate the chase. Comes with 2,651 pieces.

This fully functional roller coaster set is great for ages 8 and up, together with eight mini-figures and a detachable mech action figure. Comes with 986 pieces.

Kids age 12 and up can add to the holiday festivities by building this realistic Christmas candle. Comes with 433 pieces.

Space enthusiasts age 10 and over can recreate NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover, including a version of NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, which helped test powered flight on Mars. Comes with 1,132 pieces.

Star Wars fans can build their own Battle Droid from The Phantom Menace, complete with Single Trooper Aerial Platform (STAP). Comes with 1,088 pieces.

The rhino may be one of the most impressive animals you could face; now you can build your own, along with its troop of birds. Or use the same kit to build a hippo or a walrus — it’s three great animals in one. For ages nine and over; comes with 780 pieces.

This buildable Simba lion cub comes complete with a leaf and four tiny bugs. It has a rotating head and movable legs and tail, perfect for kids six years and over. Comes with 222 pieces.

Marvel superhero enthusiasts may want to decorate their room with this Avengers Helicarrier from “The Avengers” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron” films. Comes with 509 pieces.

The magical Mandrake plant from the Harry Potter series can be yours for the building — but without the screams. Suitable for kids 10 and older; includes 579 pieces.

This adorable cotton candy stand comes with a scooter, two playable figures, and a robotic mascot figure. Perfect for ages six and over; includes 110 pieces.

Lego’s kit lets you construct three brick-ified bonsai trees, including a black pine, a ginkgo with yellow leaves, and a wisteria with hanging lilac flowers. It includes three ornamental displays and comes with 709 pieces.