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Original linkOriginal author: LEGO

Today’s guest article comes from Lia Chan, a LEGO builder and space nerd who is taking a look at the new LEGO Chinese Festivals sets for the Lunar New Year, which begins today. A New Year Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, is one of the most beloved and joy-filled holidays in Chinese culture. It’s akin to the American Thanksgiving or Christmas in the sense that it’s a time for families to come together, reflect on the past year, and look forward to the future with hope and good fortune. A significant part of the holiday revolves around food, with family meetings centered around a reunion dinner, which is a symbol of unity and love. This year, however, I found a different way to bond with my mother and celebrate our heritage—by building the LEGO Chinese New Year set 80117 Good Fortune together. This article shares the experience...

Congratulations, fellow LEGO fans—it’s International LEGO Day! (…in Australia! Yes, we are a little early for the rest of the world for a few hours, but we’re emphasizing the international part of the day this year.) On January 28, 1958, LEGO submitted the patent application for the bricks we know today. We’ve already seen all the places in the world where BrickNerd contributors have obtained LEGO, so join us as we celebrate LEGO Day with some of our best stories of shopping for these coveted plastic toys! Just before the “store unboxing” of the flagship store at Leicester Square, London in November 2016 I’ll start us off by telling a couple of stories of my own (I would, wouldn’t I? I like telling stories). I live in Norway where we, for some reason, still don’t have and never have had a LEGO Brand Store. The silver lining, if you could call...

To bring people more together, the LEGO Botanicals theme will be doing a global Valentine’s Tour featuring the Le Florist Flower Truck. Select cities around the world will be able to experience floral window displays and take part in free workshops to make their own LEGO Botanicals stems. Head over to LEGO.com/botanicals-truck-tour to see if there’s an event near your. The ones in the US are listed below. If you can’t attend, there will be a free workshop online as well. • New York, US | Madison Square Park – January 31 – February 2, 2025• Atlanta, US | Piedmont Park – January 31 – February 2, 2025• Nashville, US | Broadway – January 31 – February 2, 2025 Time to Reconnect: This Valentine’s Day, LEGO® Botanicals Sets off on Global Valentine’s Tour to Rebuild Wilted Connections, as Data Shows People Interacting More Online than in Person • The LEGO Botanicals...