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LEGO Seasonal Creator Mini Gingerbread House (40337) Review

LEGO Seasonal Creator Mini Gingerbread House (40337)

From now until December 24 with purchases of $99 or more, you can get the new LEGO Seasonal Creator Mini Gingerbread House (40337). It consists of 499 pieces which is quite a bit for a gift with purchase set. Most people were waiting to get it along with the larger Gingerbread House (10267) but it is temporarily out of stock on Shop@Home. The contents of the smaller counterpart include five numbered bags from 1-3, two instruction booklets, and a small sticker sheet.

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Rumored LEGO Masters Bag Promotion in Mid-December

For those who aren’t keen on LEGO switching out plastic bags to paper bags next year, there’s a rumor that there will be a new promotion happening possibly mid-month that could sway your opinion. I’ve been told that there will be a LEGO Masters bag free with any purchase and it’s possible that it might be a reusable one. Obviously LEGO will definitely try to promote the show before the series airs in February. Take this as a rumor for now because LEGO has been doing promotions that aren’t listed on the store calendars.

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LEGO to Phase Out Plastic Retail Bags and Switching to Paper Bags

LEGO has been doing various initiatives to help the environment and to use sustainable materials by the end of the next decade. They have recently announced that the company will be phasing out plastic retail bags in 2020. The plastic bags used at LEGO Brand and Certified Stores will be replaced by sustainably sourced paper bags. Some stores may have already been doing this for months now but their plan is for all stores to switch over. Check out the full press release below.

Single use plastic retail bags to be phased out of LEGO® Stores in 2020

As part of the LEGO Group’s ambition to use 100% sustainable materials in its packaging, the company is replacing single-use plastic retail bags with ones made from sustainably sourced paper.


[Billund, November 2019] The LEGO Group announced today that it will phase out plastic retail bags in all LEGO® Stores globally in 2020. The move, which is part of the LEGO Group’s ambition to use 100% sustainable materials in its packaging by 2025, will see all plastic retail bags replaced with ones made from sustainably sourced paper across the fleet of more than 500 stores.

The new paper bags will be introduced in stores once they have used up existing stocks of plastic retail bags to ensure no unnecessary waste is generated. The paper bags are made from 100% Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) certified paper and are fully recyclable.

The LEGO Group’s sustainable packaging ambition focuses on finding sustainable packaging alternatives by 2025 that are:

– Renewable: 100%

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LEGO Masters Commercial Airs on Fox

If you’re watching Thanksgiving Day football on Fox, you may or may not have seen the commercial for LEGO Masters that came on. The 30 second commercial shows Will Arnett as the host along with builder that you may recognize in the LEGO community. LEGO Masters will premiere on Fox on February 5.

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The Brick-Changer LEGO Float Rides into Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Happy Thanksgiving Day everybody! Today at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, LEGO will be showcasing their new float called The Brick-Changer. It is essentially part turkey and part dragon and LEGO has been posting images on social media on it including a smaller version of it. K-Pop band NCT 127 will be performing on it as it goes down Central Park West to 7th Avenue. Check out some of the behind the scenes image of The Brick-Changer float below. Stay safe and eat some good food. The real fun begins tonight at midnight.

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The LEGO Group Announces BrickLink Acquisition

One of the biggest news in a long time which came out of left field was announced earlier today as it was reported that The LEGO Group has officially acquired BrickLink. If you’re not familiar with BrickLink, it is an online marketplace for LEGO prodcuts that was created by Dan Jezek in 2000 and later acquired by Nexon back in 2013. It is most known as a marketplace to purchase individual LEGO elements in bulk quantites. There’s lots of implications as a result of LEGO acquiring BrickLink but we will see what happens in a few months. The deal should be closed by the end of the year. Brickset and The Brothers Brick has done interviews with LEGO Global Marketing Officer Julia Goldin which you can check out.

The LEGO® Group acquires BrickLink, the world’s largest online LEGO® fan community and marketplace to strengthen ties with adult fans

BILLUND, Denmark, November 26, 2019: The LEGO® Group today announced it has acquired BrickLink Ltd (www.bricklink.com), the world’s largest online community of adult LEGO fans from NXMH to strengthen its connection with its important adult fan base.

The BrickLink platform has more than one million members and comprises an online marketplace of more than 10,000 stores from 70 countries; a digital building software where builders can design and showcase their creations; and a vibrant online community where fans share ideas and builds.

The platform was founded in 2000 by Dan Jezek as a way to connect like-minded adult LEGO fans from around the world. It was acquired in

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From AFOL to LEGO Designer Fan Event at LEGO House in March 2020

If you are going to the LEGO House next year, there’s a neat event that will be held in March that you may be interested in. On March 13, LEGO will be holding an event called From AFOL to LEGO Designer in which you’ll be able to meet three LEGO Designers, Mark John Stafford, Justin Ramsden, and Marcos Bessa. They’ll talk about how they were regular AFOLs and how their passion for the brick became their job.

There are limited seating and it will lst for 4 hours (16:00-20:00). You can sign up by going to the link above.

Every year the LEGO Group hires in skilled LEGO builders with a great passion for the brand and many of them have a history of longtime membership in the AFOL community. This evening you’ll meet 3 LEGO designers (Mark John Stafford, Justin Ramsden and Marcos Bessa) who will talk about their way into the LEGO Group. And how they have managed to turn their passion into their day job.

The evening will be hosted by the Norwegian journalist and AFOL Are Heiseldal, who has facilitated several Brick talks before.

The Fan evening will be held in LEGO House on March 13, 2020.

Capacity: 60 seats
Language: English
Duration: 4 hours (16.00-20.00)

Sign up for the fan evening in the link below and go to the “Event & Tour” calendar at the bottom of the site.

Please aware of that LEGO House Experience Zones and LEGO Square (including BRICKACCINO and MINI CHEF) are closed due to a conference

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