Minecraft has given rise to a ton of products, both official and unofficial, and unfortunately there are a lot of lesser quality toys out there. To make it easier for you, we've pulled together the best Minecraft toys for kids of all ages (including grown ups!).
Minecraft is the best-selling video game in the world, and there are hundreds of Minecraft toys for kids out there. In Minecraft, there’s something for everyone: farming, exploring, building, mining, and more. The game has a variety of versions, including a Java version for PC, mobile versions, and a platform version for console gamers. On top of an amazing soundtrack, gamers and Minecraft coders of all ages enjoy the game for its massive, open, cubic world, the depth of its gameplay, and its endless possibilities for creativity. The music is great as well!
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Discover The Best Minecraft Toys For Kids
There’s a great range of Minecraft toys to choose from, from Zombie plushies to swords and armor to board games, there’s a ton of great toys out there. The Minecraft website has an official merchandise store that has a lot of high quality toys, books, and accessories. Aside from that, only a few companies such as LEGO and Mattel have the right to make official Minecraft toys. There are some great unofficial toys out there too, but be careful of scams.
1. JINX Minecraft Crafter Creeper Plush Toy
Creepers are one of Minecraft’s most iconic hostile mobs. If you forget to light up your tunnels while mining, one might sneak up behind you in the dark! The bright green color and smooth polyester are great for cuddly bedtime. Aside from Creepers, there are plushies of Steve, the Minecraft hero, and friendly mobs like sheep, axolotl, and pigs, or enemies like enderman.
Best for ages: 5 - 12
2. LEGO Minecraft The Abandoned Mine
This LEGO set is what Minecraft is all about: Mining! Explore a cave and fight scary zombies and spiders while jumping over an underground river of lava in search for precious ores and diamonds. The set comes with some unique Minecraft LEGO figurines and has 248 pieces, so it’s challenging but not too difficult to put together for younger kids.
Best for ages: 7 and up
3. RAVENSBURGER Minecraft: Builders and Biome Board Game
In this awesome table-top board game, gamers can mine resources, fight dangerous mobs, and explore the Overworld using cards and a simple game board. Each turn, players choose 1 of 5 possible actions, such as Mine and Explore. The game board and pieces are made of sturdy cardboard and feature detailed drawings of all the iconic Minecraft characters. It’s fun for the whole family and a good gift for teenagers and adults who love Minecraft.
Best for ages: 10 and up
4. Minecraft Transforming Diamond Sword/Pickaxe
This exclusive Minecraft toy by Mattel is perfect for active kids who love physical play. They will really enjoy it. This toy features both the pickaxe used to mine resources and the strongest sword in the game. Flip between the two with a simple motion that transforms one to the other. Now you will be fully equipped to fight dangerous skeletons and creepers while mining deeper into unknown caves in search of untold riches!
Best for ages: 7 and up
5. Mattel Minecraft Comic Mode Zombie Action Figure
This action figure of the zombie character is a great Minecraft toy, and it has more to it than meets the eye. By collecting action figures from this line of toys, all kids can pair them with an app in which they can write their own Minecraft comics. Each figure comes with a single character, exchangeable heads for different expressions, as well as accessories such as tool. Each figure also comes with a resource block on which they can stand and which grants unique features in the app. It’s perfect for a kid who loves action figures, storytelling, and digital art.
Best for ages: 3 and up
6. Minecraft Torch Light
This is one of the coolest Minecraft toys available from the official store. In Minecraft, light helps you see as you explore the depths, and it protects you from mobs by preventing them from spawning behind you. This awesome nightlight is powered by USB, so has a battery life of about 3.5 hours when unplugged. It can also be used as a torch, taken outside, and works as more than just a nightlight. For a Minecrafter, it’s a symbol of security, so consider getting one for your kid, especially if they sleep with a light on. There’s other fun Minecraft lamps for kids on the official store from Creepers to Lava blocks.
Best for ages: 3 and up
7. Minecraft Smart Watch
This introductory smartwatch is the perfect blend of functionality and fun. With a big, user-friendly touchscreen display and a cool Minecraft design featuring their favorite characters, this is a smartwatch made specifically with kids in mind. To protect their digital security, this smartwatch does not connect to the internet, nor does it have wifi, bluetooth, or any wireless technology. It does come equipped with a bunch of great features, like a selfie camera, a photo viewer, a video player, and a voice recorder. There’s also a calculator, alarm clock, a step counter, several games, and switchable watch faces. It comes with a rechargeable battery and a one year warranty. It’s a fun way for kids to learn about time while gaining familiarity with technology.
Best for ages: 3 and up
8. Minecraft: Java and Bedrock Edition
So this isn’t actually a toy, but a video game. It’s Minecraft, but both versions. Two versions of Minecraft? Did you know that Minecraft had several different versions? Bedrock is the same version available on mobile devices and consoles like the Nintendo Switch, whereas the Java version is used on a PC or Apple computer, and it offers a deeper gaming experience, especially if you want to play with mods, or even code your own mods. The games are mostly the same experience, though the world design is built with different game engines. Both versions allow you to play Survival mode and Creative, so you can design amazing blocky worlds of your own. The Java version offers more opportunities for working with the code of the game itself, so it’s a perfect option to support a budding computer scientist in the family.
Best for ages: 7 and up
9. LEGO Minecraft: The Skeleton Dungeon
This is an action-packed LEGO Minecraft set, with caves to explore, skeletons to battle and endless hands-on creative play. Players can get really creative, journeying through stalagmites and stalactites, navigating bushes, vines, water and sand, and even operating the rotating spawner to reveal a new skeleton. Aside from the dungeon, the set comes with 3 skeleton figures (one of which has an enchanted helmet and bow), and the fourth figure is an exclusive miner skin. Watch out for falling blocks!
Best for ages: 8 and up
10. Craft Projects for Minecraft and Pixel Art Fans: 15 Fun, Easy-to-Make Projects
This book is perfect for crafty kids who want to build their own figures, masks, and other Minecraft accessories out of household craft materials. Build a creeper from yarn and learn how to crochet, or use cardboard to build your own pixel head mask. This book includes materials to make a Steve mask, a pixel plant, a pig, and so much more. It promises hours of fun, experiential learning, and development of fine motor skills. Kids love it!
Best for ages: 8 and up
11. Minecraft Magnetic Travel Puzzle Logic Game & STEM Toy
This is a perfect Minecraft game for car or plane rides for kids of all ages. It comes with a magnetic game board and pieces, a travel case, and an instruction manual. Featuring 40 beginner to expert challenges, kids will use crafting skills to progress through puzzles that help them develop critical thinking, logical reasoning, and deduction to solve problems and progress to higher levels. It will keep them busy for hours and rewards patience and discipline.
Best for ages: 6 and up
12. Catch the Creeper!
Our last toy on today’s list is actually a book, and it’s a super fun one: just like the classic books, Where’s Waldo, this ‘find it’ book will have kids scouring the page in search of Creepers, Skeletons, and the game’s iconic characters lost in a confusing and beautifully drawn map from the games. It’s a fun challenge that will keep your kids occupied for hours while fostering an association that books are super fun for younger kids. It’s another great game for kids on long car rides.
Best for ages: 5 and up
13. Minecraft Mosaic 1000 Piece Puzzle
Bring a stunning scene featuring explorers Alex and Steve searching for treasure beneath the ocean's surface to life! Puzzles are so fun because they offer a hands-on experience that strengthens focus, pattern recognition, and critical thinking—skills that are key to both game design and coding. As your child pieces together this iconic Minecraft mosaic, they’ll experience the joy of building something from scratch.
Best for ages: 8 and up
14. Minecraft Toy Panda Playhouse
This Minecraft Panda playset is a great Minecraft gift for girls, and opens to reveal a split-level playhouse for the Panda and Baby Panda Mob Head Minis figures, both included. Help the pandas ride down the 'water' slide from the house to the play yard below; plant and pick shoots of bamboo from the garden; check out the living quarters; and take a nap in the bed. It's a nice size and easy to pack up and take on the go.
Best for ages: 6 and up
15. Minecraft Bee Cottage LEGO Building Set
How can you not bee enamored by this adorable kit!? This buildable toy house features a Honey Bear player character, a baby zombie, 3 bees, and an angry bee figure. Kids can play outside the Minecraft house with honeycomb to harvest from the beehive, crops to grow at the farm, and mobs to defend against. And it's fun to put together.
Best for ages: 8 and up
What Is A Good Minecraft Gift?
A good Minecraft gift is good at what Minecraft does best: helping kids build, design, explore, and make friends! Remember to watch out for knock offs. The companies making Minecraft toys, aside from the Minecraft company’s official store, are now Mattel, Nerf/Hasbro, and LEGO (JINX used to as well). Whether it’s a plush toy, a suit of armor, or a building toy, the key to a good toy is getting something that will encourage kids to play. Find something that suits the age and interests of your kid and it should be easy.
What To Get A Girl Who Likes Minecraft
A lot of Minecraft toys are marketed to male-identifying children, though that shouldn’t stop any female-identifying kids from dreaming up adventures and playing with slime. If you’re looking for toys for a girl who likes Minecraft, consider the Minecraft Fusion Figures Craft-a-Figure Set. They can build their own 3-D figures such as the pigs or wolves from the game. They are super cute and fun for kids ages 5 and up. If you want something even cooler, consider signing up for Minecraft coding classes, where kids can learn how to build their own mods in Minecraft while developing their problem solving, creativity, and confidence in the process.
What Minecraft Toys Are Most Popular?
The most popular Minecraft toys are not surprising. Two of them are LEGO sets that are easy to build, but a great addition to any LEGO collection. LEGO Minecraft The End Battle is a set featuring the two biggest enemies of the game, the Enderman and the Ender Dragon. For players who beat Minecraft this is the final challenge. The next most popular Minecraft toy is another LEGO set, this one is the Zombie Cave set, which comes with an armored Steve figurine, an adult zombie, and a baby zombie that is super cute. Both of these sets will be a great gift for fans of LEGO and Minecraft, and both ring up for less than $50. Finally, the most popular Minecraft toy is one of the best-selling games of all time, UNO! In this version, the rules are the same, except that there is a special Zombie card, which if played forces all the other players to draw 3 cards. It’s a simple game to learn but promises hour of great play time, especially if your kids love Minecraft.
Enjoy The Best Minecraft Toys For Kids
We hope you found some great Minecraft toys for kids on this list, no matter whether you're celebrating a holiday, birthday, or the end of a great school year. If you need more inspiration, or you already got everything on this list, consider checking out the websites of Minecraft’s Official Store or the LEGO store, as there are a ton of other great toys to choose from.
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Written by Bryan Gordon, a Create & Learn instructor. After ten years of working as an English teacher, Bryan began studying Math and Computer Science over the past few years. Aside from writing and teaching, he likes cooking, gardening, playing guitar, and hanging out with his cats, Baguette and Wally.
