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The LEGO Foundation Announces Partnership with Play Included C.I.C.

March 31, 2021 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The LEGO Foundation has announced that they have partnered with Play Included C.I.C. to launch Brick Club which is a program to help neurodivergent children. Through a shared interest in LEGO play, children will work together in groups to build specific sets or build their own models. Read more about about Brick Club below.

THE LEGO FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, PLAY INCLUDED™ C.I.C., TO STRENGTHEN & SCALE LEGO® PLAY BASED LEARNING PROGRAMME FOR NEURODIVERGENT CHILDREN

Inspired by stories from autistic children and their parents, the LEGO Foundation joins Play Included™ to reimagine the ‘Brick-by-Brick™’ programme and help uplift children and young people who may benefit from social communication support to boost emotional wellbeing

Billund, Denmark, March 31, 2021: Ahead of World Autism Awareness Day on April 2nd, the LEGO Foundation announces their support of Play Included™ C.I.C., a UK-based social enterprise dedicated to training teachers and psychologists to use LEGO® play for therapeutic purposes as part of the successful Brick-by-Brick™ programme. The partnership is based on a shared belief that all children should have equal opportunities in life to develop the broad set of skills needed to thrive in the 21st century, such as social communication skills. The LEGO Foundation and Play Included recognise and value the unique talents of autistic children and want to help support them through the partnership. Together, they will strengthen and expand the Brick-by-Brick learning through play concept, reaching more children aged 5-18 years who can benefit from it.

The Brick-by-Brick programme brings children together through a shared interest in

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LEGO Minions: The Rise of Gru Finally Gets Release Date

March 30, 2021 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

It looks like we finally have the release dates for the three LEGO Minions: The Rise of Gru sets that we thought was going to release last year. LEGO has listed the release dates for these sets for April 26. We aren’t exactly sure why LEGO decided to release two sets last year and not the rest of them at the same time. The movie has recently been pushed back to July 1, 2022.

Minions in Gru’s Lab (75546) – 87 pieces – $19.99

Minion Pilot in Training (75547) – 119 pieces – $29.99

Minions Kung Fu Battle (75550) – 310 pieces – $39.99

LEGO April 2021 Store Calendar Promotions & Events

March 29, 2021 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The April 2021 LEGO Store Calendar is now available and we can now see some of the promotions & events that will be happening during the month.

April 1: LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery (10283) available for purchase.

April 1 LEGO Ideas Winnie the Pooh (21326) available for purchase to general public.

March 15 – April 5: Free LEGO Seasonal Easter Bunny’s Carrot House (40449) with purchases of $60 or more, while supplies last.

March 15 – April 5: Free LEGO Creator Easter Egg Chick (30579) polybag with purchases of $40 or more in-store only, while supplies last.

April 26 – May 9: Free LEGO DOTS Mini Frame (30556) with purchases of $35 or more, while supplies last.

New LEGO DC Batman Sets Found at Vietnamese Retailer

March 29, 2021 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Vietnamese retailer Mykingdom has posted product listings for two new LEGO DC Comics Batman sets. These sets include the Batman vs: The Joker: Batmobile Chase (76180) and Batman Classic TV Series Batmobile (76188). The first set is a 4+ set that includes minifigures of Batman, Batgirl, and The Joker and a couple of scaled down vehicles. It retails for 929,000 VNĐ.

The other set is one that fans could be more interested in which is the Classic Batmobile from 1966. It looks to be an updated version of the one from the Classic TV Series Batcave (76052) and it includes minifigures of The Joker and Batman in their classic outfits. This set is nice if you didn’t want to buy the Batcave or you got into LEGO in recent years. It is listed at 1,049.000 VNĐ.

LEGO Ideas Tutankhamun Achieves 10,000 Supporters

March 28, 2021 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Tutankhamun by Swan Dutchman is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build contains about 730 pieces and it features a bust of the Mask of Tutankhamun that is an iconic image in history books.

The project now joins The Shire, the Hobbithole of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, Among Us: The Skeld Detailed Map, The Office, Castle of Lord Afol and the Black Knights, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, The House of Chocolate, The Simpsons – The Krusty Burger, Asterix and Obelix, 4½-Litre 1927-31 Bentley ‘Blower’, Scania Next Generation S730, The Karate Kid “Wax On, Wax Off”, Hyrule Castle (The Legend of Zelda), Metroid: Samus Aran’s Gunship, NASA’s SLS & Artemis, Lego Bookends, Animal Crossing: New Horizons Paradise, Claus Toys, Baba Yaga, The Castle of Brickwood Forest, A Nice Day at the Farm, The Forth Bridge, The Sewing Workshop, The King’s Castle, The Nightmare Before Christmas – Halloween Town, Train Bookends, The Polar Express, The Trulli of Alberobello, Jazz Quartet, My LEGO Totoro (Feat. Cat Bus), A Map of Middle Earth, Marine Life, Via Rail Canada – The Canadian, Steampunk Airship, SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy (BFR), Ancient Greek Temple, Succulent Garden, The Office, The Village Post Office, Viking Longship, Violin, Working Bowling Alley, Retro Arcade, and Snow … Continue

LEGO Ideas Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Achieves 10,000 Supporters

March 27, 2021 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs project by Hanwasyellowfirst is the latest one to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build is an update to the original project that also hit 10k back in 2019 but didn’t pass the review stage. The house has been given a color update along with some structural changes. It also proposes minifigures of Snow White, Evil Witch, Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Dopey.

Comic Con Special Edition Announced for Thanksgiving Weekend 2021

March 27, 2021 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

San Diego Comic Con has announced the dates for the previously reported smaller November convention. Comic Con Special Edition will be held as a three day event over Thanksgiving weekend, November 26-28. If it is safe enough to happen, it’ll be the first convention that Comic Con has produced since 2019 due to COVID-19. Pricing and attendance capacity is still unknown at this time but that’ll be announced in due time. We’ll see if LEGO will be doing anything or has any releases/announcements planned for the event.