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With more people shopping online this year, there’s also a higher chance that people get scammed by some fake websites who are set up just to steal your credit card/personal information. LEGO has kicked off a campaign to teach shoppers how to spot a fake LEGO webstore. For most of us who have been in the hobby for a while, we can easily spot them but this is for some newer fans who are looking for deals.

The most evident sign is that the site is selling expensive sets at really low prices. If you see the UCS Millennium Falcon that is normally priced at $799.99 selling for $200, that’s obviously not going to happen. There was a legit sale last year for it when it went down to $480 but that was on Amazon which is a legit seller of LEGO.

LEGO on the backend has been taking down some of these fake sites but as we know, you take one down, two more pops up. If you see them on social media, you can always report them but it depends on if there are enough reports to get them taken down. The post also suggests that you can contact LEGO Customer Service to report them.

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There will be an online Christmas celebration at the LEGO House on December 11 and everyone is invited to attend. It does cost 50 DKK (~$8) for 60 minutes of fun with LEGO House Senior Event & Tour Manager Astrid Mueller and AFOL Community Integration Manager Jan Beyer. There are also some prizes to be won from two competitions including some hard to get LEGO House exclusive sets.

The first competition is to build a Christmas model on an 8×8 plate. You’ll have to submit your entries through Jan Beyer’s email ([email protected]) no later than December 8.

The second competition is to describe your best LEGO Christmas childhood memory. There’s a 50 word minimum with a maximum of 200 words. Entries can be submitted to Jan’s email again.

The full list of prizes can be seen below and the full list of rules and event info are in the link above.

First prize: Three LEGO House Exclusive sets

• 40501 The Wooden Duck (599 DKK)
• 4000026 Tree of Creativity (599 DKK)
• 40366 LEGO House Dinosaurs (599 DKK)

Second prize: Two LEGO House Exclusive sets

• 4000026 Tree of Creativity (599 DKK)
• 40366 LEGO House Dinosaurs (599 DKK)

Third prize: One LEGO House Exclusive set

• 4000026 Tree of Creativity (599 DKK)

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With more kids being online this year, LEGO has announced a new initiative to teach kids how to handle cyberbullying. There is a new Build & Talk activity over at www.LEGO.com/cyberbullying that helps parents talk to kids about cyberbullying. In addition, there is a new LEGO Friends #BoostUp experience on the LEGO Life app to help address this subject.

Billund, November 16th, 2020: The LEGO Group has today expanded its range of family-focused digital child safety and wellbeing initiatives to help families have conversations and learn more about how to tackle cyberbullying in an engaging, memorable way.

A new ‘Build & Talk’ activity guide has been created to help parents and caregivers initiate conversations with their child about this challenging subject while completing some simple LEGO® builds together. At the same time a new playful LEGO Friends #BoostUp experience is being introduced in the LEGO Life app, developed with Peppy Pals, a leading creator of digital social and emotional learning experiences, to help children understand and celebrate the power of being kind online and giving them the skills they need to thrive online.

Social media and digital networks can provide friendship lifelines for many children globally, particularly at a time when many remain out of school due to the pandemic. While most children use social media as a force for kindness; by the time a child is in their teenage years, the majority say they have experienced cyberbullying[1]. The new initiatives from the LEGO Group have been developed to help children feel empowered to spot and

For those who are fans of LEGO Masters, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the show has been officially renewed for a second season on Fox. Casting for the new season has already started and you can still apply if you like. The production of the show is planned for spring 2021 and will be airing later in the year. Will Arnett will still be the host and executive producer while judges Jamie Berard and Amy Corbett are set to return as well. The winners of Season 1 were Tyler and Amy.

On a side note, I was asked by one of the casting associates to be on the show but I had to politely decline because I’m not in a position to take an extended period of time off.

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The number of new LEGO fans are growing every day and there’s something extra that kids can get for free that some of you may not know about called the LEGO Life Magazine. It’s a physical magazine that gets mailed to you four times a year and it is filled with activities, posters, comics, and more for kids ages 5-9. If you missed any previous issues, you can also download previous issues that date back to 2018. Again, signup is free and you’ll just need your LEGO.com account to fill out the subscription information.

With winter and Christmas shopping season well underway, LEGO.com has the widest range of options available online for everyone to choose the perfect toys and gifts for family & friends.

We wanted to dedicate this weeks newsletter to a special part of the LEGO world that you may not know about called LEGO Life!

LEGO Life is a FREE (and yes, even shipping is free!) magazine subscription that is delivered straight to your home 4 times a year. It is made for children ages 5 to 9 and comes filled with fun activities/inspirations that include some of our most loved LEGO creations made by kids, comics, posters and more. Each magazine contains many products that we have at LEGO.com so children and parents can browse for gifts, check out what’s new or add a product your wish lists! The LEGO Life magazine inspires children to create and interact with the LEGO environment as they wish and is a wonderful activity to