LEGO x Nike Air Max 95 Neon for Kids Arrives March 28

LEGO and Nike are set to land a kids-only reinterpretation of the Air Max 95 'Neon' on March 28, 2026, with style code IO4801-002 and an approximate price of $162, JustFreshKicks lists. Pairs are expected through Nike and select retailers, and e-commerce photography of Big Kids and Little Kids sizes has already circulated, signaling a retail-ready release.

The sneaker wears the classic Black, Metallic Silver, Dark Smoke Grey, Smoke Grey, Light Smoke Grey and Volt palette but gets Lego-ized visually: sources describe the upper not as layered suede and mesh but as a printed, cell-shaded skin that imitates the shoe’s original construction. JustFreshKicks notes the design is "simplifying the usual layered upper into a single piece of printed material, using dark shadows to create a 3D effect," while Sneakerjagers says "the ‘painted’ or cell-shaded aesthetic nods to the cartoony LEGO world and gives the sneaker a playful twist." WWD calls the look a "trompe l’oeil-like effect" that accounts for stitching, raised paneling and mesh without actually building them.

Underfoot, WWD reports the pair uses the Air Max 95’s OG Big Bubble build, a remastered variation intended to resemble the comfort and appearance of the 1995 original. The construction keeps more conventional elements intact: tongues, shoelaces and liners are presented with typical constructions, and Sneakerjagers points out embroidered Swooshes and visible Air units remain part of the midsole vocabulary, with Volt accents at the eyelets, Air units and branding to keep the Neon energy visible.

Sizing and rollout details vary across outlets. JustFreshKicks and Sneakerjagers frame the drop as currently seen in grade school, or GS, sizing; WWD expands that to grade school and preschool sizing; HouseofHeat says Big Kids and Little Kids pairs showed up in e-commerce photography. Availability is consistently pegged to Nike.com and select retailers, but the exact size breakdown for preschool, little kids, big kids and GS is worth confirming with product pages once Nike lists the SKU IO4801-002 live.

This release is part of a deliberate Lego x Nike push that began in 2025 and has mixed buildable sets and footwear. WWD documented the debut as a 1,180-piece LEGO Nike Dunk High set in July 2025, followed by the Air Max Dn in August and multiple Dunk Low drops through November. JustFreshKicks frames the partnership as kicking off in May 2025; regardless of the start month, these Air Max 95s represent one of the first classic Air Max silhouettes to undergo the brick-brand treatment.

Pricewise, the roughly $162 tag reported by JustFreshKicks sits against a product that replaces tactile layered materials with a printed trompe l’oeil upper while retaining a remastered OG Big Bubble Air unit and licensed LEGO branding. That combination makes the pair less about traditional material craft and more about novelty and collectible appeal for kids, parents and resellers who follow collaboration drops.

Official confirmation from Nike or LEGO would seal the March 28 date and the exact size breakdown, but with SKU IO4801-002, surfaced product shots and a clear Neon colorway treatment already in circulation, this looks like the next concrete checkpoint in the Lego x Nike playbook as the Air Max 95 closes its 30th-anniversary run.