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There will be three recolors and one new print in the 42698 LEGO Friends Advent Calendar 2026 set. The polar bear cub seems to be using the mold of the panda cubs from 42648, appearing in white with very light blue fur lines. The ferret appears in white for the first time, using the same mold from 42646 and 42663. The seal is very recently released with 42669 in January, also in white. The laughing expression is a nice touch in my opinion. The penguin's face print is new.

Additionally, Kittycorn from Gabby's Dollhouse has a recolored version coming with 11214 Fairy Roller Coaster and Tea Party.

Don’t put these two in the same place!

We'll be getting a new koala in Friends 42701 Koala Habitat & Care Center. One mold, two colors, three prints.

Looks like it's slightly larger than the baby koala from the CMF (and BaM), but not big enough to be an adult. Also, is it me or do Friends animals look less "girlie" lately? An improvement, in my opinion.

New koala images from Brickset, separate koala & Autumn by me.

Ready for more? Here are the animals that will be released with summer Harry Potter sets. The doe, Phoenix with wings spread and the dog are new molds. The basilisk isn't new, but its color and pose is. The version using this head mold was olive green, now it looks like it's sand green. Mrs. Norris' mold isn't new, but the color is. The stag's mold isn't new either, but like all the new Patronus animals, its color is satin trans-light blue instead of glitter trans-light blue.

• Doe, basilisk, Mrs. Norris and real Phoenix in 76473
• Patronus Phoenix in 76478
• Dog (Ron's Patronus) in 76471
• Stag in 76475

Including the ones released earlier this year, there are now 8 Patronus animals in satin trans-light blue.

Images from Brickset with slight editing.

Again, already posted, but here are some clearer images of the new LEGO Jurassic World dinosaurs.

• Baby T-rex in 77978
• Mosasaurus in 77983
• Baby Stegosaurus, Baby Pteranodon, young Velociraptor and baby Velociraptor in 77981

The baby T-rex and Mosasaurus are new molds, the others are recolors.

Images from Brickset

There's already a post mentioning the Keibu here, but I wanted to include it in the new list as well.

We have a new deer fawn with the City Advent Calendar, along with a hard-to-find pigeon (in light bluish gray) and a rocking horse which was only released with CMF 24 in tan (not really an animal, but worth mentioning).

Honorable mentions: Sebastian, Mushu, Gus and Pua in Disney Advent Calendar. Mushu has only been in a single set so far, while the other three have been around more. Pua seems to have the same face print from 2025, though it's hard to be sure.

There is also a new flying Phoenix mold, both in Patronus form and real-life form, along with a Patronus doe and Mrs. Norris using the new fluffy cat mold in Harry Potter sets. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find good pictures of them.

Images from Brickset