Is it sad that I have a backlog of sets to build? #80113-1: Family Reunion Cerebration was released 25 December 2023 and retired a year later. If you want to find it, you’ll have to look on the secondary market. It retailed for $129.99 and contained 1,823 pieces. This worked out to $0.071 per piece. LEGO Shop @ Home had it on sale towards the end of the year in 2024 and I grabbed one then. I believe it was 20% off. I initially was a fan of this one as it had a modular building type style to it and it looks like it could easily fit into a LEGO city.

The box is below with the front showing the front of the build and the back showing the back of the build. It has the Spring Festival labeling and is bright red.

The contents of this set include 12 numbered parts bags, two instruction books, a sticker sheet, and 2 pieces that I picture later.

The sticker sheet is larger than I would have hoped with some bigger stickers. Often these sets have a lot of printed pieces, but not so with this set.

Additionally, the set comes with two… um… what is the technical name for this piece? It’s the strands used to hang the lights. I didn’t find them at first until I dumped out the box again. Whoops!

Onto the build… The first bag starts to build the base of the building. LEGO has gotten away from baseplates in recent years. They build more of the bases by assembling plates these days. I’m not opposed to it, but I’m sure there are some who would rather have base plates. This bag comes with a female minifigure with a selfie stick, and it builds a food cart.

The second bag builds a small, tight kitchen area. It has all of the necessary items, but it’s pretty crammed in considering the size of the restaurant. It’s hard to believe that they can serve the whole restaurant with this size of a kitchen. The minifigure is a chef. Not pictured, but there is a logo on the back of his shirt as well which is pretty cool. All of the restaurant staff have this back of torso printing.

Bag three assembles some stairs to the second level of the restaurant and adds some walls. It also comes with a female minifigure.

Bag four finishes up the front wall of the restaurant with doors and an aquarium. On the inside is a welcome stand for you to check into the restaurant. The minifigure included is a female girl.

Bag five tops off the first level and adds in some of the roof angles using angled plates with 1x2 bar tiles. Also, the wall behind the check-in stand is removable so you can get to the minifigure easily. The minifigure included is an older female on the restaurant staff with a tea pot.

Bag six adds in some details on the outside to include some awnings and a few stands selling items. The minifigure is an older female with some flowers.

Bag seven starts the second floor with the base, the start of the walls, and the stands where the table and chairs will go. The minifigure is a younger boy.

Bag eight adds in a bathroom. It’s nice that they thought of this for the restaurant. The minifigure is a male holding a karaoke machine microphone. You assemble the karaoke machine in the one corner and it has an extra microphone and a screen.

Bag nine builds up the wall with golden leaves and golden frogs for decoration. The windows are made using a golden fence on its slide. The minifigure is an older male with a camera.

Bag ten assembles the table and chairs. The chairs spin and so does the table. The table had a lot of food details which is a cool design idea. The outer roof design is included too which matches the first floor. The minifigure is a male waiter and he has a cart to serve food.

Bag 11 adds in the top floor with a table for 2, some flowers, and a heater. There are two minifigures who came for dinner together. The male has a scarf and flowers. The female has a winter hat on and is holding a smart phone.

Bag 12 finishes the set with food on the table, some fire crackers on the roof, lanterns hung up on the roof and on the front of the building, and then the restaurant sign on the corner of the building. The stickers on the sign are pretty big which wasn’t fun to put on. The minifigure is a dragon costume person.

Here’s the full set. It was a great build with a bunch of minifigures and some great parts. I’m a big fan and hope LEGO makes more like these. I’m not as big of a fan of the various decorative pieces they’ve done in recent years. My complaints on this one were too many stickers and numerous parts that don’t attach with studs. You just set them in a bowl or part.

We’ll see where LEGO takes this theme in the future. The 2025 sets have no minifigures. Will this be the trend?

Happy building!