LEGO has announced the winner of the LEGO Ideas Seaside contest in which the winning build will become the next gift-with-purchase set and the title of Fan Designer. The winner with 969 votes is Ray the Castaway by DadiTwins (shown above) and it was a runaway choice from fans as it had over 400 votes over the next runner up build. There’s no word on when it will be released as a GWP but it’ll be probably at least a year if you compare it to previous GWP building contests.
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Chronicle Books has a pre-order up for a new 1000 piece puzzle called LEGO Space Stars. The puzzle costs $17 and it features eight minifigures in the foreground and the Galaxy Explorer (497) and Galaxy Commander (6980) in the background. The puzzle will be released on November 2.
Get ready LEGO® Space fans, your next jigsaw puzzle challenge is here! These 1,000 colorful pieces come together to reveal the ultimate interstellar exploration squad. Perfect for the whole family, but just as fun to take on solo, this puzzle features a team of iconic spacemen as well as vintage spaceship sets from the LEGO archives.
• BROAD APPEAL: This jigsaw puzzle is perfect for all types of LEGO fans—from longtime LEGO builders to casual fans to parents sharing their love of the brand with their children.
• CREATIVE AND CHALLENGING: This puzzle will test your skills as it showcases the creative spirit integral to the LEGO brand.
• LEGO SPACE THEME: This puzzle image features a colorful array of classic LEGO spacemen—some of the most beloved minifigures in history.
• AT-HOME ACTIVITY FOR GET-TOGETHERS: Family, friends, and LEGO fans 9 years and older will love putting this puzzle together during holidays and parties.INCLUDES: 1000 puzzle pieces, 25 x 20 inch puzzle when built, 11 x 9 x 2 inch box, and full color printout of puzzle image.

A few days ago, LEGO announced that the LEGO Foundation will form a partnership with UNICEF to provide playful parenting to children in need in China. It is a 3 year partnership that will see $2.5 million invested to providing resources to support children in disadvantaged regions. It is expected to 20,000 children aged 0 to 6 years old and around 40,000 caregivers will benefit directly through access to better quality community-based family support services, improved parenting practices and behaviors, and use of age-appropriate play materials.
… ContinueThe LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation join forces with UNICEF to provide playful parenting to children in need in China
Billund, May 27, 2021: The LEGO Group, the LEGO Foundation, and UNICEF today announced a partnership to bring learning-through-play to help early years development in children living in disadvantaged regions of China.
The three-year partnership will see approximately US$2.5 million invested in providing resources to community-based family support programmes to help caregivers understand the importance and life-long benefits of incorporating play into their everyday lives and enhance caregivers’ capacity to better support their young children.
Research has found that caregivers and young children in less developed areas interact less, and that disparity exists between urban and rural areas in many aspects of early childhood development, such as the opportunity to develop language.
“UNICEF is working with our partners so that every girl and boy’s rights to health, education and protection are achieved. Upholding these rights in the early years impacts a child’s long-term health, education and well-being. This partnership
A few days ago, LEGO announced the grand prize and runner up winners of the building contest that puts their creations in the LEGO House for an entire year. There are three grand prize winners for each category and 66 runner up winners who will have their creations on display. Below are just a few of the builds.
Grand Prize Winners
Architecture: Tradional Medicine Shop by Knowyourpieces
Minifigure: Backyard Blastoff by nasa105
Nature: Mount Fuji and Cranes by MoMoLam
Runner Up Winners
Architecture: Hexahedral Planetoid by Si-MOCs1
Minifigure: Exploring the Serenity Garden by ABagino
Nature: Avian Blossom by Woomy World
Minifigure: Yoyageur Waterfall by Ians Bricks
Nature: The Branching Elk by DVIDDY
Architecture: Roman Skyscraper by BenBuildsLego

LEGO has announced they have launched their first digital vlog series for LEGO Ninjago called Ninja Vlogs. The vlogs feature Jay and Nya who are played by actors using motion capture and real-time rendering and it combines CGI along with a live action performance. The first episode airs today over at https://www.lego.com/en-us/kids with subsequent episodes following every second Friday.
… ContinueNinja Vlogs Go! The LEGO Group Launches First Digital Vlog Series
LEGO® Ninjago Characters Jay and Nya to be played by actors using motion capture and real-time rendering
May 28th, 2021: Today, the LEGO Group steps into a new realm of adventure and discovery as it launches the first episode of Ninja Vlogs, a brand-new series of motion capture vlogs aimed at viewers ages 6-12 years. Hosted by Jay and Nya, two familiar faces from LEGO® Ninjago, the interactive vlogs offer a new way for young fans to connect with the beloved characters and even get involved in the story themselves!
For the first time ever, the LEGO Group is introducing content produced using motion capture and real-time rendering. Motion capture is a 3D production approach in which the performance of an actor is recorded using a suit with motion trackers and mapped onto a 3D character, thereby allowing the character to mirror the actor’s movements. Meanwhile, real-time rendering calculates 3D images at high speed so that scenes which consist of a multitude of images appear to be occurring in real time.
Merging the two techniques in relation to LEGO characters, models and settings combines the best

LEGO has released a mysterious trailer that shows something is coming soon on June 26. It shows a 2×2 brick with the stud highlighted in different colors and the whole image glitches. LEGO did do another teaser a few months back with the hashtag #NFT but that tweet was quickly deleted. I’m not sure if this new teaser related to that or not. It’s also possible that it could be the LEGO Light Mode lighting kits that were shown off last year but haven’t heard anything about them since. It’ll still be a few weeks before we see a reveal but hopefully there are more teasers by then.
Big announcement coming soon 👀 It’s ON! pic.twitter.com/n53RQKoEq1
— LEGO (@LEGO_Group) May 28, 2021

For those who are in Southern California or are planning to come, today is the grand opening of The LEGO Movie World at LEGOLAND California. After being closed for over a year due to the pandemic and opening back up just last month, part of LEGOLAND has been under constructions to create its largest park addition ever. There are six attractions included in The LEGO Movie World including the flagship ride, Emmet’s Flying Adventure. The LEGO Movie World opens at 1pm today and you can check out all the details here.
… ContinueREADY, SET, AWESOME! LEGOLAND® CALIFORNIA RESORT IS OPENING ITS LARGEST PARK ADDITION EVER: THE LEGO® MOVIE™ WORLD!
Now that LEGOLAND® California Resort is back open after being closed for 13 months, the family theme park in Carlsbad, CA is excited to open THE LEGO® MOVIE™ WORLD on May 27, 2021. For the first time, kids and families will step onto the streets of Bricksburg and experience the Park’s newest and biggest adventure which brings the blockbuster films THE LEGO® MOVIE™ and THE LEGO® MOVIE™ 2: The Second Part, to life.
Featuring six interactive attractions, the new land is the largest addition in the Park’s history. Emmet’s Flying Adventure, the flagship ride, allows guests to hop aboard Emmet’s triple decker flying couch for a thrill-seeking race against his friends. Kids and families will also enjoy the rush of falling from Unikitty’s Disco Drop and experiencing the many personalities of the fearless feline. The adventure doesn’t stop there as guests can explore Benny’s Play Ship, ride



