Starting a Little People Collection: One Place, One Vehicle, a Few Friends

People often ask us what to buy first. Our answer is a small recipe: one place, one thing with wheels and a few extra friends. Because Little People figures, vehicles and playsets are made to mix, those three will play together from the first day.
1. Choose a place
A playset is the anchor. The farm and the two houses are the classic starting points; the airport and the service station are smaller and lower in price.
Caring for Animals Farm Playsetthe most-reviewed playset we make, $44.99
Surprise & Sounds Home Musical Playhouseopens for play on every side, $46.43
Everyday Adventures Airport Playseta compact first set, $24.99
2. Add something that rolls
A vehicle gives the figures somewhere to go. The school bus and fire truck have lights and songs; the ice cream truck and police car are simple push-alongs.
School Bustwo figures and a working door, $12.74
Fire Trucka ladder that lifts and turns, $12.74
Ice Cream Truckthe lowest-priced vehicle here, $5.97
3. Bring more friends
Two figures make a conversation. Ten make a town. A figure pack is the fastest way to turn a playset into a story.
Play for All Figure & Accessory Packsix friends with a tricycle, wagon and teeter-totter, $29.85
Classroom Figuresten classmates, $23.39
Forest Friends Carry Caseeight animals in a tree that stores them, $21.59
After that, follow your child. Some neighborhoods fill up with animals, others with buses. Both are right.

