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LEGO Partners with Aardman Animations for Boop Animated Short

LEGO has partnered up with Aardman Animations to create a new animated short called Boop. Aardman are the creators of Wallace & Gromit and there is a 1 minute short to encourage creative storytelling using stop motion. There are also 5 mini stop motion challenge films including Build Your Own Boop to be released monthly on the LEGO Play App.

THE LEGO GROUP AND AARDMAN PARTNER TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY IN YOUNG BUILDERS THROUGH STOP MOTION

Today, the LEGO Group and multi-award-winning Aardman Animations, stop motion masters and creators of the Wallace & Gromit franchise, have announced a new partnership, to help inspire young builders and encourage creative storytelling using stop motion inspired by the LEGO® brick.

Both brands are committed to inspiring kids through creativity and play and are teaming up to set young builders a creative challenge using the LEGO Play app, where kids can use the animation tool within the app to share their own animated stories with a chance to see their ideas featured in an amazing Aardman story.

An animated short to announce the challenge sees Aardman bringing their unique style of storytelling to inspire kids to use stop motion, as an alien called ‘Boop’ (made from Aardman’s iconic clay) finds themself transported to a world of LEGO bricks.

In that world, Boop meets LEGO minifigures who they befriend, but where their story goes is something the LEGO Group and Aardman are inviting young creatives to decide by asking them to help finish the story.

The animated short can be seen here:

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LEGO Ideas August 12 Update – Previous Themes Return

A couple more projects yesterday has reached the 10,000 supporter goal on LEGO Ideas. One of the projects we have seen a few times previously while the other has been done before for the movie but in a different way. This drives the count of projects that have reached the 10k goal for the LEGO Ideas Second 2025 Review Stage up to 123 with a little more than half a month left in the qualifying period.


Interstellar – KoalaBrick


Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Norders

LEGO Harry Potter Back to Hogwarts Details Revealed – September 1-7

There are now official product details of some LEGO Harry Potter gift with purchase items during the upcoming Back to Hogwarts event. First is the Hogsmeade Sign (5009867) when you you purchase the recently revealed Hogsmeade Village – Collectors’ Edition (76457).

Add a touch of magic to a LEGO® Harry Potter™ fan’s home decor with this Hogsmeade™ Sign. A super gift idea for Harry Potter fans ages 4 and up, this small metal ornament features a LEGO style Hogsmeade skyline, plus Honeydukes™, The Three Broomsticks™ and The Hog’s Head™ signs, all hanging from a gold-colored arch. The arch is etched with LEGO brick details and mounted on a base engraved with the LEGO Harry Potter logo.

Next is the Quidditch Lesson (30706) polybag which you can get from September 1-7 with Harry Potter purchases of $40 or more.

Lastly is the Hogwarts Castle: Room of Requirement (40770) which you can get from September 1-7 with purchases of $130 or more. We can’t see the terms and conditions yet on the three items but I assume you can get all three when you purchase Hogsmeade.

Recreate the Room of Requirement as Neville Longbottom’s safe space in Hogwarts™ Castle with this LEGO® Harry Potter™ building toy (40770). A magical Harry Potter gift with purchase for kids and fans aged 8 and up, this 202-piece building set is packed with authentic details, including hammocks and a portrait of Harry and friends. It can be folded to fit within a series of modular Hogwarts sets (sold separately) that, together,

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LEGO Ideas August 11 Update – Over 120 Projects Surpassed

Our next LEGO Ideas update is here and there were four more projects that have reached the LEGO Ideas Second 2025 Review Stage. With this update, we have also surpassed 120 projects that have hit the 10,000 supporter goal with the current count at 121. We should have a couple more projects that will also reach possibly later today.


Islands in the Sky – Willcox_Design


Grey Wolf – Forest Hunter – Statue – bart_afol


Supernatural – M.A


LONDON: Early 20th Century – Bricky_Brick

LEGO Harry Potter Hogsmeade Village – Collectors’ Edition (76457) Officially Announced

LEGO has officially revealed the newest LEGO Harry Potter set coming soon with Hogsmeade Village – Collectors’ Edition (76457). Releasing on September 1, the set has 3,228 pieces and will retail for $399.99. The set features a street scene with various shops including Honeydukes, the Owl Post, The Three Broomsticks, Dervish and Banges, Scrivenshaft’s Quill Shop, Zonko’s Joke Shop, and Hog’s Head. The set also has 12 minifigures including Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Aberforth Dumbledore, Katie Bell, Draco Malfoy, Professor McGonagall, Horace Slughorn, Cornelius Fudge, Madam Rosmerta, Mrs. Flume, and a Shop employee. LEGO also states the set is in scale with the Gringotts Wizarding Bank – Collectors’ Edition (76417) and can be connected with Diagon Alley (75978).

Inspire memories of magical winter scenes at Hogsmeade™ Village with this spectacular LEGO® Harry Potter™ Collectors’ Edition model kit (76457). The ultimate Harry Potter gift for adult fans, the set features 7 authentically detailed buildings to create a street scene. Visit iconic establishments like Honeydukes™ sweet shop, the Owl Post™, The Three Broomsticks™ pub, Dervish and Banges™ and Scrivenshaft’s Quill Shop™, plus the first-ever LEGO builds of Zonko’s Joke Shop™ and the Hog’s Head™ pub. Explore the rooms of each building and discover many delightful authentic details and accessories. Bring your brick-built creation to life with 12 LEGO Harry Potter minifigures, including Harry Potter, Ron Weasley™, Hermione Granger™, Horace Slughorn, Madam Rosmerta, Mrs. Flume and Aberforth Dumbledore, plus a horse and carriage. The builds in this set are the same scale as 76417 Gringotts™

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LEGO Up-scaled Baby Astronaut (40767) GWP Returns – August 2025

LEGO has brought back the promotion for the LEGO Up-scaled Baby Astronaut (40767) gift with purchase for a limited time. From now until August 21, while supplies last, you can get the set with purchases of $150. The promotion was originally available mid-May and it looks like if you’ve made a purchase before with it as a GWP, you can’t get it again. This is a nice feature to allow more people to get it and to deter scalpers.

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LEGO Ideas Build Your Favorite Hobby GWP Fan Vote Live

The fan vote for the LEGO Ideas Build Your Favorite Hobby building contest to choose the next gift with purchase set. There are 15 finalists and the fan vote is open until August 20.


80s Movable Joystick by BrickG.irl


Rock Climbing by Wonderforge3000


Enjoy the Bubble Time! by P.D.G


Gone Fishing by TangTaizong


Adventures in VR by Oky


LEGO Collector’s Room by GothamBricks77


Eyes Bigger Than One’s Stomach by MrFanservice33761


My Game Room by Sumichi


Plants ‘N’ Vinyl by The_Dude


Paint Me! by Brickswhynot


Yard Sale by Suoppu7


The Beekeeper’s Garden by PrettiestWildBanana


The Revenge of the Brick Separator (Cinema) by Jagamax


Build, Paint and Play! by Doomslizer


Show Tunes by Remmy

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