SCHEELS LEGO Build Events are one of the best free things to do with kids at a store. Kids sit down at a build table, put together a SCHEELS-exclusive LEGO kit, and take it home when they're done, all at no cost. This holiday season the kit is a gingerbread build, and events run in December at select SCHEELS stores in 16 states. You do need to register, and spots are limited, so here's how it works and how to grab one.
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📅 Last Updated: November 12, 2026
🎄 This Holiday Season: Free Gingerbread LEGO Build
SCHEELS is hosting its Holiday LEGO Build in December. Each child gets a free SCHEELS-exclusive Gingerbread LEGO kit to build at the event and take home, plus a build certificate to remember it by. It's free, but registration is required, and every store sets its own dates and times.
Here are a few dates SCHEELS has posted so far. Always check your own store's page, since times and sessions can change.
- Omaha, NE: Friday, Dec 4 (3:30–8 PM) and Saturday, Dec 5 (9 AM–5 PM)
- Lincoln, NE: Saturday, Dec 5 (10 AM–6:30 PM)
- Springfield, IL: Thursday, Dec 17 (4–7 PM) and Sunday, Dec 20 (12–5 PM)
- Colorado Springs, CO: Monday, Dec 21 and Tuesday, Dec 22 (12–3 PM)
- Sioux Falls, SD: Wednesday, Dec 23 (11 AM–4 PM)
📝 How to Sign Up
- Open SCHEELS' LEGO Build Event page (linked at the bottom of this post).
- Pick your store to see its dates and times.
- If tickets aren't open yet, sign up for ticket alerts on your store's page so you hear the moment they go live.
- Reserve a ticket for each child who's building. Parents and guardians don't need a ticket.
Tickets can open several weeks before an event. For the spring build, one store opened registration about five weeks early. Some stores also give SCHEELS Visa cardholders early access before the general public, with a limited number of spots.
👨👩👧 Good to Know Before You Go
- A parent has to stay. A parent or guardian must remain with their child for the whole build.
- Best for ages 6 and up. That's SCHEELS' recommended age for the holiday kit at the stores that list one.
- Show up during your time slot. Many stores run timed sessions, and you claim the kit when you arrive.
- Plan to build there. At past events, kits had to be built in the store and weren't handed out to go.
- Watch the ticket limits. Past events have capped tickets per family (one store allowed up to 4), with one kit per ticket.
📍 Stores on SCHEELS' Holiday LEGO Build List
These are the stores listed on SCHEELS' LEGO Build Event page this season. Click into your store on that page for its dates.
- Arizona: Chandler
- Colorado: Colorado Springs, Johnstown
- Idaho: Meridian
- Illinois: Springfield
- Iowa: Cedar Falls, Des Moines, Iowa City, Sioux City
- Kansas: Overland Park, Wichita
- Minnesota: Eden Prairie, Mankato, Moorhead, Rochester, St. Cloud
- Montana: Billings, Great Falls, Missoula
- Nebraska: Lincoln, Omaha
- Nevada: Reno
- North Dakota: Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot
- Oklahoma: Tulsa
- South Dakota: Rapid City, Sioux Falls
- Texas: Cedar Park, The Colony
- Utah: Sandy
- Wisconsin: Appleton, Eau Claire
🔁 SCHEELS Hosts These More Than Once a Year
The holiday build isn't a one-time thing. In April and May 2026, select SCHEELS stores ran a free LEGO Star Wars Grogu build, and some added light refreshments, a photo booth and a movie while kids built. Last holiday season, kids built a LEGO holiday train. If there's a SCHEELS near you, it's worth checking the events page every few months so you catch the next one early.
🧱 More Free Kids' Build Events
SCHEELS isn't the only store handing out free kits. Barnes & Noble hosts free LEGO make-and-take events at select stores, and our Barnes & Noble guide has the next dates.
Home Depot also runs a free kids workshop once a month for ages 5 to 12. Our Home Depot Kids Workshop guide shows how to sign up.
🎁 The Bottom Line
A free LEGO kit, a build certificate and an afternoon of holiday fun is hard to beat, especially in December when everything else costs money. Spots are limited and every store fills on its own schedule, so pick your store and register (or set a ticket alert) as soon as you can.
Find your store and reserve a spot on the free SCHEELS LEGO Build Event page.
We add new freebies every day, including more holiday events for kids.
See what's new on our Fresh Freebies & Deals page.
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