The LEGO Amelia Earhart Tribute (40450) promotion starts in a few days but we get to have a quick early look at the set. It has 203 pieces and you can get it from March 6-14 for free with purchases of $100 or more, while supplies last. Stuffed inside the box include five numbered bags, a couple of loose pieces, the instruction booklet, and a small sticker sheet.
Okay a lot of you guys have emailed me asking me to post about this piece of news that came out yesterday. In 2022, LEGOLAND Florida and Peppa Pig will be somewhat coinciding with each other. Merlin Entertainments, which is owned by The LEGO Group, is working with Hasbro to create a standalone Peppa Pig theme park inside of LEGOLAND Florida.
As we all know, LEGO and Hasbro are competitors, especially in the building block world with Hasbro producing their MEGA lines. We most likely won’t see any LEGO Peppa Pig sets any time soon or at all. Could this partnership open up to the companies sharing their licenses with each other?
For those who were able to sign up for the LEGO VIDIYO Welcome Pack last week, LEGO has informed people that it will be slightly delayed. It was supposed to be delivered some time between 5-10 business days but LEGO is experiencing delays with their shipment so it’ll take a little longer to get them delivered. LEGO VIDIYO will be available in a few days with a slew of products that kids can enjoy including a line of mystery characters called Bandmates.
The LEGO Ideas Medieval Blacksmith (21325) is now back in stock on the LEGO Shop. It has been temporarily out of stock since its release at the beginning of the month. I’m not sure how much they have in stock so if you missed it the first time around, now’s your chance to get it.
LEGO has launched a new series of short films featuring cultural creators to showcase the creativity of kids as part of their Rebuild the World campaign. The first film shows artist Alexa Meada building her latest masterpiece with feedback from siblings, D’Elijah and Kyrie. Check out the video below.
The LEGO Group partners with cultural creators to showcase children’s creativity and inspire them to ‘Rebuild the World’
• The first in a new series of four films sees award-winning perspective artist Alexa Meade debut her latest masterpiece
• Each film will explore the importance of creative play and debuts new work from world-renowned creators, inspired by the creativity of children
• The films follow the creators’ process as they investigate the breadth of creativity that can be unlocked through LEGO® play
Thursday 25th February, 16:00 CET: Award-winning US perspective artist Alexa Meade has today unveiled her latest work, a new surreal sculpture made from over 12,000 LEGO® bricks. In a [new film][1] released today by the LEGO Group as part of the Rebuild the World campaign, the artist best known for her optical illusion paintings, reveals how the new piece was inspired by two children she worked with during lockdown.
The film welcomes viewers into Alexa’s kaleidoscopic home in Los Angeles as she starts the creative ideation for her new masterpiece. Here, the artist who usually paints real people to look like 2D portraits meets with siblings, D’Elijah and Kyrie, who reintroduce her to the joyful medium of LEGO play. The result, an amazing rainbow alien
The Via Rail Canada – The Canadian by NickLafreniere1 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 2,312 build is based on the train that runs from Toronto to Vancouver and it consists of a Via Rail EMD F40PH-2D Locomotive, a baggage car, Chateau sleeper car, and Skyline dome car.
LEGO has announced some new products for the adidas collection which includes items for LEGO DOTS and Ninjago. They will be available starting on March 1 for the adidas Creative Club members and to everyone on March 4 through www.adidas.com/LEGO.
NEW DROP FROM ADIDAS AND THE LEGO GROUP CELEBRATES PLAYFUL VIBES FROM LEGO® DOTS® AND NINJAGO®
HERZOGENAURACH & BILLUND, February 24, 2021: The LEGO Group and adidas today announce the next drop from the continued partnership between this industry-leading sportswear brand and beloved toy company. Get ready for a cool new apparel collection featuring a variety of sleek colours and designs inspired by LEGO® DOTS® and LEGO® NINJAGO. The collection will be available to adidas Creative Club members from March 1st, and broad distribution from March 4th through www.adidas.com/LEGO.
The collaboration between the two brands is a multi-year partnership that aims to infuse more fun into the lives of kids and adults through playful products across apparel, hardware and bricks. It kicked off with the AZX800 sneaker in September 2020, and since then, fans have been able to celebrate their creativity and passion for the two iconic brands in completely new ways. Most recently we saw an endearing line-up of children’s clothes and shoes all wrapped in the original four LEGO colours (red, yellow, blue and green), and now we can add to the assortment two new collections inspired by DOTS and NINJAGO.
The adidas x LEGO DOTS collection is all about the endless creative potential of children. The collection enables them to express