Review: 21368 Peanuts – Snoopy's Doghouse from LEGO® Ideas

It was a dark and stormy night. A doorbell rang! Tim screamed. Could this be the long-lost sister of the boy in the tattered shawl who escaped the castle dungeon after his spaceship crashed? He threw the door open in earnest.

A saturated postman handed Tim a mysterious package from Denmark, and fled into the inky wetness. It was LEGO® Ideas set 21368 Peanuts: Snoopy's Doghouse, which could only mean one thing... Murder! And new elements.

 

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21368 Peanuts: Snoopy's Doghouse

• Release date: 1 June 2026, pre-order now
• Pieces: 964
• Ages: 18+
• Price: US$89.99/ £69.99/ 79,99€/ AU$129.99 – Other countries click here  

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In addition to receiving the set early for this review, I also had the opportunity to speak to the design team as part of a roundtable discussion. Product Designer Marina Stampoli, Design Lead Jordan David Scott and the fan designer of the original submission to LEGO Ideas, Robert Becker were on the call and their insights are included in this article.

New mould

Having tried every possible existing LEGO piece they could think of to represent Woodstock's hair, the design team opted to create a new element, and hit on the idea of also using it as the stylised tufts of grass.

 

• 2x Tuft of 3 Feathers/Hair/Grass in Yellow (6595790)
• 6x Tuft of 3 Feathers/Hair/Grass in Bright Green (6616704)

The sole connection point is an antistud on the base, and it will not fit a bar or an axle. 

The element is 1⅓ bricks tall, 1 module deep and about 1.7 modules wide. Placing two with a stud between them leaves plenty of space between the edges.

Obviously you can't place a regular brick on the stud next to the curved ends, but the concave side is designed to avoid collision with smaller parts, up to the size of a 1-module-radius curve such as the blue piece above. I wondered if the convex side was also designed to avoid collisions, but couldn't think of any piece that would sit nicely there.

Later, I happened to place the tuft inside the crown/eggshell (39262) and that fits nicely. This combination reminds me of the crown of a pineapple.

I have no doubt this piece can be used for all manner of things; substantial mohawks and cute wings being obvious ones. It could even have architectural functions – a white one would make a great microscale Sydney Opera House!

The LEGO Ideas design team enquired whether other lines might find uses for the piece, and indeed we can expect to see it in more models. Naturally, they couldn't tell us what those were! The LEGO® Botanicals line feels obvious, but I wonder if the deliberately cartoonish design of the element might make it less useful to them than you might expect?

Nevertheless my exploration did immediately lead me somewhere botanical.

You can fit 9 of them in a ring around a 3 x 3 ring bar (7610) but the set has 8. I wonder if you could create really rubbish gears out of these?

The 9 don't fit the full 360° – see the gap between the two yellow ones above – but a way to use this additional space to your advantage is to space them equally and curve them all upwards, to create a dish shape. 

Here is the same concept but using the octagonal bar (30033, 75937) instead. 

Recoloured pieces

There's an unusual range of existing parts coming in different colours.

• 2x Brick Special 1 x 1 Studs on 4 Sides in Yellow (6592940 | 4733)
• 1x +1 spare Equipment Cutlery - Fork in Yellow (6599600 | 79741)
• 1x Technic Driving Ring Extension, 8 Ridges in White (6592945 | 35186)
• 1x Helmet Round Sphere with Small Hole in Black (6601565 | 51283)

Given the "Travis/Dalek" brick (4733) is now over 40 years old, it's surprising it has never appeared in classic yellow; perhaps because by nature this piece is often covered up. Yellow ones have been available as Q-parts for a long time, for example an American seller on the secondary market currently has them in bulk listed at $7 each, while a European seller has gone for 11€. That's all about to change.

The LEGO fork (79741) has only been white or flat silver until now. I hope more hues follow – it's a great detailing piece, and perfectly employed here as Woodstock's tail.

I was surprised to learn the driving ring extension (35186) has appeared in 7 other colours since its 2018 introduction. It is used here to represent Snoopy's tapering neck.

This is the first opaque recolour of the "fishbowl" minifigure headpiece (51283), introduced for Mr. Freeze in 2019. Here it makes a perfect nose for Snoopy.

There are actually more recolours in this set, but as they come decorated, I've photographed them with the other printed parts.

Printed pieces

• 1x Windscreen 4 x 6 x 1 Round with Two Black Strokes/Eyes print in White (6593122 | 76796)
• 1x Helmet Dome, No Stud with Two Black Strokes/Eyes print in Yellow (6593123 | 5648)
• 1x Tile 2 x 4 with Groove with Typewritten Manuscript print in White (6605122 | 87079)
• 1x Tile 2 x 6 with Cursive Black 'SNOOPY' print in Red (6593124 | 69729)

The semicircular canopy (76796) and domed minifigure headpiece (5648) are recolours, and also have the distinction of being the first opaque colour to be cast of these moulds, as the original versions are both transparent. The latter is the newer, slimline Mr. Freeze helmet – meaning that both of the noses in this set are courtesy Mr. Freeze; an unintentional detail that the design team says they only learnt of when reading our article about the reveal of the LEGO Snoopy set!

The white tile features the famous opening line from many of Snoopy's attempts at authoring a novel. The line was notorious before Schulz used it, having been associated with overly romantic novels since the 19th Century. The date is a TLG addition – the set's Easter egg to mention the fan designer's birthday, much to his delight! I'm glad the license holder allowed this – Snoopy is typing a novel, not a diary, so they might have taken issue.

The "Snoopy" tile is for over the doghouse door, and uses Schulz's iconic cursive lettering.

Rare pieces

There aren't many parts that fit our standard rule for rarity – appearing in one or two other sets – so I have expanded the catchment to three other sets.

• 2x Slope Curved 3 x 2 Beveled with Stud Notch Left in White (6611996 | 6822) only in 11378 Douglas DC-3 PAN AM Airliner
• 2x Slope Curved 3 x 2 Beveled with Stud Notch Right in White (6612312 | 6823) only in 11378 Douglas DC-3 PAN AM Airliner
• 1x Panel 1 x 6 x 5 in Green (6543965, 4506695 | 59349) only in two other sets dating from 2025 and 2007
• 1x Panel 3 x 3 x 2 Quarter Round in White (6597836, 6472652, 6508091 | 3535) in 3 other sets
• 2x Brick Special 1 x 1 x 1 2/3 with 6 Studs on 3 Sides in Black (6602161 | 7729) in 3 other 2026 sets

The build

Much of the joy of reading Peanuts comics featuring Snoopy is finding out what crazy stuff is going on inside his head, and this LEGO set is no different...

The set commences with the Snoopy build, and it's the most complex section of the instructions. If this is your first LEGO set in years, or you just like to delay gratification, I recommend leaving Snoopy until the end. 

The construction process follows the now-common approach of a complex core of SNOT, covered with panels coated in the increasingly rich range of LEGO curved slopes available. Unfortunately the sections come off too easily if you're playing with Snoopy, or if you drop him as I did. Four times.

Snoopy went through quite drastic changes in his appearance over the decades. This is based on his final form, established in the 1980s. 

His poseability is surprisingly high and characterful, and his shaping from multiple angles is well executed; there is a video later in this article where you can see this.

Although they could not mimic the bold S-shape of Woodstock's crest and nose/beak, the rendition is nevertheless wonderful at this scale. Aside from the fun new feather pieces, the shapes are all existing moulds and they work brilliantly, especially the recoloured fork (79741) as the tail and the single 1x1 round plate with bar (26047) creating both his feet.

After all of that black, white and yellow, the next bag is almost wholly green. 

Here, construction moves on to the base and – rather than using a simple plate – we undertake a complex sideways build. At first I wondered if this was just a way to bump up the piece count of the set, but given the nature of the items that are connected to the base, this approach does make sense. It looks better too, and emulates the sparse landscapes Schulz placed the characters in.

The studs are carefully positioned, ready to hold the campfire, doghouse and grass tufts; the grey bars provide a very strong connection for the clips of the 'starry night' backdrop; and the upside-down brackets are for the inverted studs on Snoopy's bum to enable him to sit around the campfire.

The picture above also highlights the green colour variation in some bricks, panels and brackets. It doesn't look this bad from typical angles, but is of course unfortunate. The kennel covers most of it, most of the time.

From green to red: It takes several bags of almost entirely classic red pieces, including 36 2x6 tiles (69729), to construct the surprisingly large doghouse. The size of elements used means it comes together quickly.

I enjoyed it more than I expected – especially once you reach the apex and invert a section to provide a two-module-wide plateau of anti-studs to place Snoopy on. There's also something quite primal about building a giant red house out of LEGO bricks.

It's surprisingly strong, which is good because you have to remove it for one of the play functions, however only strong from certain angles. As you will see later, if you confidently grip it a certain way, it will collapse.

The model and display options

Once you have completed Snoopy, Woodstock and the kennel the instruction booklet presents you with three display options, each requiring some modifications and/or further building. I've added a video further down showing how to swap between the three. 

The first is the simplest: remove Snoopy's tail, shift his neck axle to a different hole, and place a new white curve over the vacated hole. It feels rather strange to shift his neck position like this, but as the designers point out, Schulz drastically altered Snoopy's body to suit his different poses in the comics. 

His floppy ears need no manual adjustment – they are simply attached by 2x2 turntables, which is really cute and just feels right. 

The second variant is my favourite: the World-Famous Author. His neck is returned to the original axle hole, and we build a new pair of legs for him with loose joints. It's simple to swap out the legs: you pop his tummy off and the legs attachment is just a clip.

Just two studs on Snoopy's rear are used to secure him to the upside-down plate atop the kennel. Given his top-heavy weight and awkward shape, this feels insufficient. I warn you: do not reposition the set while Snoopy is on top. Even in lying-down pose, he only has four studs connecting him.

An interesting difference to his "sitting legs" is that the curves on his feet face inwards rather than outwards, as they do on the standing legs. I didn't think to ask the designers about this but, like the neck, I assume it is based on a difference in the way Schulz drew the sitting Snoopy.

Snoopy's typewriter is a lovely build. Heaps of character has been crammed in with just a few elements, the techniques are satisfying, and Woodstock is given a place to perch. However, once again it isn't as sturdy as I would like – the two primary sections separate easily.

I tried creating some other doghouse poses of my own. 

Above left is the standing Snoopy with his feet unconnected to the doghouse, simply standing astride the upside-down plate. There's enough of a ledge on the angled sections to support him, but I wouldn't risk leaving him on display like this! 

The picture above right didn't work out as I hoped, but it is a great example of how strange his neck looks in the standing position hole and not the lying position, making him look far from relaxed. Also, he is missing the additional curve on his chin, giving the jaw an ugly vertical edge.

One of the times I was rebuilding the doghouse (the angled segments come off sometimes, often along with the clip attachments), in the final moments of squeezing the structure together to remove gaps, I must have squeezed it the wrong way because it imploded like this. Snoopy wasn't too happy, so I removed the turntables under his ears and used a single stud instead so that I could position his ears where I wanted for this shot. I also placed the neck in the incorrect hole, for lying down, to emphasise his shocked expression.

Back to the official variants, and the final one is quite different. 

Snoopy retains his legs with hip joints, but loses his doghouse. Secreted inside is a brick-built black background that folds out, and you construct a fireplace and marshmallows on sticks. This was actually the subject of Becker's original LEGO Ideas submission, and it's wonderful the designers found such a fun way to retain it while adding the more iconic doghouse to the final product.

The fireplace is a small build that seems overly symmetrical during construction, but looks fine once positioned at an angle from the viewpoint.

Video: switching between the variants

Here is a look at the different display options and how to switch between them, with some time lapse for brevity's sake.

The video includes another pose of mine not suggested in the instructions: Snoopy lying inside his doghouse, which he did in the earliest years of Peanuts before Schulz realised the comic potential of the roof.

Conclusion

This truly is a must-have model for Peanuts fans. The designers have focused on matching Snoopy's profile shape, since that it is his iconic and common appearance, but the curves look pretty terrific from all angles, which is quite the feat. (They began designing the model by establishing the best curves to use for his iconic nose, and worked outwards from there.) 

With so many curved pieces placed sideways, many stud notches are on show all over Snoopy's face, which is distracting, but inevitable, and the designers did their best to minimise them. I wonder if it will put off Peanuts fans who are not familiar with LEGO pieces? Probably not. It's Snoopy and Woodstock! They have marshmallows!

The interchanging of his poses is simple to manage, and an added bonus (not mentioned in the instructions booklet) is that all the spare bits including the typewriter fit easily within the doghouse, which is appropriate given that in the comics, his doghouse is bigger on the inside. I love that there are so many options provided, and I'm looking forward to making some more complicated modifications of my own – hopefully a WWI Flying Ace.

His floppy ears are utterly adorable, but they get knocked off often when they collide with the doghouse roof, and the curved quarters at the tips also detach easily. In fact, there are many aspects to this model that are unexpectedly unstable at times, or slowly work themselves apart as you play with it over time. The LEGO police offer in me wants to affix Snoopy to his doghouse with a good long axle. 

Stability has been sacrificed for accuracy, because this is a display model aimed at adults based upon an intellectual property. However, it is very much a play model too! Every time a visiting friend admires it, you will want to show them all the options, especially the surprise campfire, and they'll want to play with Snoopy. They will destroy him, and his shiny nose will roll somewhere you never find it.

Surely kids will want to play with Snoopy as well – please tell me they still love him? Well, I would not recommend this set for a younger child, they would become frustrated fairly easily I expect.

The price of US$89.99/ £69.99/ 79,99€/ AU$129.99 works out at US 9.3¢/ GB 7.3p/ EUR 8.3¢/ AU 13.5¢ per piece, which seems quite decent for a licensed set to me. The lack of stickers is another bonus.

I suspect this will sell extremely well, so if you want a copy you may want to jump in quick, in case it goes temporarily out of stock. Or, if you are reading this before midnight on 31 May, you can pre-order.

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