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The LEGO Group has partnered with Peanuts to launch the LEGO Ideas Peanuts: Snoopy's Doghouse set, a 964-piece build-and-display model available for pre-order from 14 February 2026 and on sale from 1 June 2026.
Based on popular scenes from the comic strip's 75-year history, the set allows fans to pose Snoopy and Woodstock in multiple ways. Builders can recreate a campfire scene under a starry sky, with marshmallows roasting over an open fire. Snoopy can also be displayed lying atop his iconic red doghouse, typing on a LEGO typewriter, sitting upright, or even standing, thanks to adjustable legs and neck.
The set was designed by Atlanta-based LEGO fan Robert Becker through the LEGO Ideas programme. After achieving 10,000 votes on the platform, it passed the LEGO Ideas Review Board's selection process and was approved for official production.
Monica Pedersen, Marketing Director at the LEGO Group, described the set as "clearly inspired by an iconic scene from the Peanuts comic strip", highlighting the addition of the red doghouse to enhance its timeless appeal. Scott Shillet, VP, Global Licensing Hardlines of Peanuts, called the collaboration a long-awaited union of two iconic brands.
The set is available via LEGO.com, LEGO branded stores, and select global retailers. Fans can also use the LEGO Builder app for 3D instructions, zooming, rotating, and progress tracking.
That morning, readers around the world turned to the comic section to discover that Peanuts had ended. The final strip featured a quiet farewell from creator Charles M. Schulz. His health was failing, and he could no longer continue the cartoon. No one else was taking over.
After nearly 50 years, there would be no new adventures for Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, and the rest of the gang.
And that wasn’t the only heartbreak. Schulz, who once said that drawing Peanuts was “his life,” had died just hours before the last strip appeared.
As Charlie Brown might have said, “Good grief!”
When Peanuts debuted on October 2, 1950, there was little to suggest that it would become one of the world’s most beloved—and influential—comic strips. The cartoon had started three years earlier as Li’l Folks in a Minnesota paper. For a nationwide distribution deal, Schulz begrudgingly changed the name to avoid confusion with Li’l Abner and Little Folks.
That’s where the similarities with other comic strips ended. Schulz took a minimalistic approach. His illustrations were so simple that people often assumed Charlie Brown was bald, though Schulz insisted that he just had really blond hair.