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During Black Friday or as LEGO calls it, Brick Friday, there will be a promotion for the limited edition LEGO Seasonal Nutcracker (40254). It consists of 230 pieces and you can get it for free November 24-27 with a purchase of $99 or more or if you’re a LEGO VIP member, you can get it a week earlier from November 18-19.
The December 2017 LEGO Store Calendar is now available and we can now see the promotions and events for the month.
December 1-7: Free The LEGO Ninjago Movie Master Wu Keychain (5004915) with purchases of $35 or more, while supplies last.
December 8-10: Double VIP Points on everything.
December 8-17: Free LEGO Creator Mini London Bus (40220) with purchases of $75 or more, while supplies last.
December 15: LEGO VIP Monthly Mini Model Build is a Christmas Train
December 15-January 14, 2018: Free LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader Pod with purchases of $60 or more, while supplies last.
LEGO has teamed up with Airbnb to give you a chance to win a night at the LEGO House. The only thing is that you must be able to be in Denmark on November 24. Your host will be LEGO deigner Jamie Berard who will take you around the LEGO House. There’s also a surprise for the next day before the LEGO House opens to the public in which you will leave a lasting impression on.
To enter, just go to the link above and answer this question: If you and your family had an infinite supply of LEGO bricks, what would you build? The deadline is November 16.
If you’ve been waiting for it, the new LEGO Ideas Women of NASA (21312) set is also now available on Amazon. It’s at the retail price of $24.99 and has free shipping for Prime members. Like on Shop@Home, there is a limit of two per person. I’ve already done a review of the set and it is a highly recommended set.
Explore the professions of some of the groundbreaking women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with the LEGO® Ideas Women of NASA set. It features minifigures of 4 pioneering women of NASA— astronomer and educator Nancy Grace Roman, computer scientist and entrepreneur Margaret Hamilton, astronaut, physicist and entrepreneur Sally Ride and astronaut, physician and engineer Mae Jemison—and 3 builds illustrating their areas of expertise. Role-play space exploration from planning to moon landing, beginning with the iconic scene from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1969 of Hamilton with software that she and her team programmed. Build the posable Hubble Space Telescope and launch a LEGO version of the Space Shuttle Challenger with 3 removable rocket stages. The set also includes a booklet about the 4 featured women of NASA, and the fan creator and LEGO designers of this fun and educational set.
Winter is upon us and LEGO Rebrick has a seasonal building contest to win some great prizes. Since you’re probably starting to set up your winter layouts, why not enter this contest along the way. All you have to do is build a scene or vignette that captures the winter season using physical bricks or digital software. You can even enter using LEGO Worlds if you desire. The entries will be judges with following criteria:
– Overall coolness and originality: 25%
– Most inspired details: 25%
– Relevance to Winter Wonderland theme: 25%
– Best use of LEGO elements: 25%
There will be one (1) Grand Prize winner who will get the following:
– Sony PlayStation PS4
– LEGO® Worlds for the PS4 and Classic Space and Monsters packs
– 70612 Green Ninja Mech Dragon and 70615 Fire Mech, which include an unlock code for LEGO Worlds in the building instructions
– The possibility to have your entry integrated into the LEGO Worlds game
There are also be 11 runner up winners who will get:
– LEGO® Worlds for the PS4 and Classic Space and Monsters Packs
– 70612 Green Ninja Mech Dragon and 70615 Fire Mech, which include an unlock code for LEGO Worlds in the building instructions
The deadline to submit your entry is November 27th 2017 at 10:00AM EST.
Back in September 2016, The LEGO Company started their legal battle against companies that produced knockoff sets. In what appears to be a landmark victory and a first step to take on counterfeiters, The LEGO Group has announced that the LEGO logo and name is now a “well-known” trademark in China meaning that it can now take action against companies that infringe on the trademark.
… ContinueThe Beijing Higher Court passed a ruling earlier this year [July 22, 2017] that recognises the LEGO® logo and the LEGO name in Chinese as ’well-known’ trademarks in China. The well-known trademark recognition is an important milestone in getting broader protection for LEGO trademarks in China. This means that the LEGO Group is now in a better position to act against infringement of LEGO trademarks, also outside the toy category.
Peter Thorslund Kjær, Vice President, Legal Affairs in the LEGO Group, said: “The ruling by the Beijing Higher Court is very important for the LEGO Group. It reflects the significant effort and investment put into marketing the LEGO brand and products towards the Chinese consumers, and it further reduces the risk that consumers in China are misled when they see the LEGO logo or the LEGO name in future. We are now in a better legal position acting against infringement of LEGO trademarks and defending our trademark portfolio.
“We see this as a recognition of our status in China as a known and loved brand by parents and children, and we appreciate the support from the Chinese government and authorities to
The LEGO Ideas Women of NASA (21312) is now available for purchase on Shop@Home. The set retails for $24.99 and has 231 pieces with minifigures featuring some notable women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. I’ve already done an early review of the set and you can check that out here.
Explore the professions of some of the groundbreaking women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with the LEGO® Ideas Women of NASA set. It features minifigures of 4 pioneering women of NASA— astronomer and educator Nancy Grace Roman, computer scientist and entrepreneur Margaret Hamilton, astronaut, physicist and entrepreneur Sally Ride and astronaut, physician and engineer Mae Jemison—and 3 builds illustrating their areas of expertise. Role-play space exploration from planning to moon landing, beginning with the iconic scene from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1969 of Hamilton with software that she and her team programmed. Build the posable Hubble Space Telescope and launch a LEGO version of the Space Shuttle Challenger with 3 removable rocket stages. The set also includes a booklet about the 4 featured women of NASA, and the fan creator and LEGO designers of this fun and educational set.
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