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LEGO Retiring Soon List – September 2026 Update

September 14, 2026 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has updated the Retiring Soon list on the LEGO Shop and there are now 140 product items that are going away soon. This list is for the US so there might be other items for other countries that aren’t on this one.

LEGO Ideas Yu-Gi-Oh! Building Contest Winner Announced

September 14, 2026 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has announced the winner of the LEGO Ideas Yu-Gi-Oh! building contest with the winning build becoming an official LEGO set. From the five finalists, the winner is The Heart of the Cards – Exodia – Step_on_a_Brick. The build will now go into production and will be released at a near distant future.

LEGO Batman Bust Building Event – September 19

September 13, 2026 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Brand Stores are celebrating Batman Day this week weekend as they have a Make & Take event for the LEGO Batman Bust. The building event is free for Insiders only and will be held on Saturday, September 19 from 12pm-2pm*. Like with all other Make & Takes, it’ll be held on a first come, first served basis.

*This event will not be hosted at The LEGO Store at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim, CA. Instead join us for an alternate build at the same time!

*This event will not be hosted at The LEGO Store at Promenade Temecula in Temecula, CA. Instead join us for our grand opening celebrations that weekend!

LEGO Advent Calendar 2026 Amazon Deals – September 2026

September 12, 2026 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

If you’re still shopping for the LEGO 2026 Advent Calendars, Amazon currently has the $10 off deals for a majority of them. The only one that doesn’t have a discount on Amazon is the Disney one. This is the same deal as the Walmart Bricktember one that started earlier this month.

• City Advent Calendar 2026 (43298) – $25.00
• Friends Advent Calendar 2026 (42698) – $25.00
• Marvel Advent Calendar 2026 (76340) – $35.00
• Star Wars Advent Calendar 2026 (75456) – $35.00

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LEGO Ideas September 12 Update – Third Review Stage Begins

September 12, 2026 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The LEGO Ideas Third 2026 Review Stage literally just started and we’re off to at fast start on the first update having with 8 projects already hitting the goal.

Moby Dick – Iyan ha

Parks and Recreation – JJTheOfficeGuy

The Legend of the Sea Serpent – NicestFairWolf

Earthrise – BuildingDreams

Sebilj (Historic Fountain) Sarajevo, BiH – BiH

Stack of Cats – DMWM

The Wizard of Oz – extraevancontent

The Bollaert-Delelis Stadium – Mirajane62

LEGO Pokemon Munchlax (72150) Review

September 11, 2026 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

For our first review of the LEGO Pokemon display sets, we check out Munchlax (72150). It has 757 pieces and retails for $69.99.

LEGO Botanicals Cozy Plants (10371) Revealed

September 11, 2026 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has revealed a new LEGO Botanicals set coming this November with Cozy Plants (10371). The set has 248 pieces and will retail for $22.99. It features the continuation of the cute potted plants for the Botanicals line and it shows them reading a book and sipping some tea.

Add cozy decor to your home with the LEGO® Botanicals Cozy Plants (10371) building set for kids ages 9 and up. These decorative plants are cute, customizable, and make the perfect plant gift for any nature lover. Young nature fans will have lots of fun building their own peppermint plant and chamomile plant, each in a cozy plant pot. The brown plant pot is reading a book, while the purple plant pot is holding a cup of tea. Both plant pots have smiley faces that bring cheer to any room, and they’re interchangeable, so you can choose which plant to display in which pot. They’re also compatible with other cheery plant building kits (sold separately) in the LEGO Botanicals collection. They make a great gift for girls and boys, as well as grown-up book lovers and tea drinkers. And, with the LEGO builder app, kids can zoom and rotate their plants and track their progress. Set contains 248 pieces.