That old saying, “work smarter, not harder,” isn’t in my vocabulary thanks to the influence of my hard-working parents. I tend to work hard, but I also like to think I work smart too. For example, this year, I started a LEGO Club at my elementary school. Now I know what you’re thinking, “How is that working smart?” I encourage you to come on a journey with me and I’ll tell you how. Life Is Like A Box Of LEGO I started considering hosting a LEGO Club at my school in the summer of 2021. I remember telling my school admin about my idea at the annual staff picnic. They lit up at the idea! But, you know, life… As an Education Assistant, my job is extremely demanding. It is emotionally draining a lot of the time, thus the high burnout rate in the profession. Instead of quitting, I took a...

The LEGO Insiders Double Points Event is now live on the LEGO Shop. From now until December 12, you can earn double points on all your purchases. This may be the last time this year that you are able to get double points. Keep in mind that pre-orders also work on getting extra points so The event will coincide with the current promotions going on including the Wintertime Carriage Ride (40603) with purchases of $150 and the Christmas Decor Set (40604) with purchases of $70. As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The post LEGO Insiders Double Points Event Live – December 2023 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Fornite is now live and you can experience the new content that the game has to offer. LEGO Fortnite is part of The LEGO Group’s long-term collaboration with Epic Games. Although there’s already a lot of content available today, there will be even more coming in 2024. Remember to link your LEGO Insiders account to your Epic Games account to get some free stuff in-game. The Adventure Is Building: LEGO® Fortnite is Live! LEGO® Fortnite is live now – an all new survival crafting game in Fortnite. This is the first play experience to come from the long term partnership between Epic Games and the LEGO Group to develop fun and safe digital spaces for children and families. Within LEGO Fortnite, players can explore vast, open worlds where the magic of LEGO building and Fortnite collide. You can: • Play as some of your favorite Fortnite characters, like Brite Bomber,...

Today’s article comes from guest contributor BrickinNick who attended the New York launch of LEGO Fortnite. LEGO Fortnite Hello BrickNerd readers! I’m BrickinNick, a content creator, LEGO Master and avid gamer. BrickNerd was kind enough to invite me to be a guest contributor for a special event held in New York City: an early look at LEGO Fortnite for press and fan media, featuring a hands-on game demo and roundtable Q&A. This was an extremely exciting invitation to receive, as my favorite types of custom builds to create are ones based on video games. I’ve even tackled a wide variety of Fortnite-based builds over the years, so I couldn’t wait to get a glimpse of what LEGO and Fortnite were building together! View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Going Digital… Again But before talk about what is new, let’s take a step back at what has come before. Going...

Tomorrow is the launch of LEGO Fortnite but before that, the cinematic trailer for it was dropped earlier today. LEGO Fortnite will be part of the main game and you’ll be able to use over 1,200 Outfits that will be in LEGO form. Connect your LEGO Insiders account to your Epic Games account to get the Explorer Emilie Outfit. The post LEGO Fortnite Cinematic Trailer appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has revealed a new 2024 mini Disney set with Ariel’s Castle (40708). Releasing on January 1, the set has 557 pieces and retails for $39.97. It joins the Mini Disney Castle (40478), Mini Disney Palace of Agrabah (40613), and the Mini Disney The Haunted House (40521) as the sets in the “Mini Disney” subtheme. The only main difference here is that the set contains a minidoll of Ariel and not a regular minifigure. Fans of Disney Princess buildable toys and The Little Mermaid movie aged 12 and up will enjoy endless imaginative role play with this mini model of Ariel’s enchanting palace. Mini Disney Ariel’s Castle (40708) is covered in golden details, incorporates various underwater features and includes an Ariel mini-doll figure. This portable buildable playset is part of the Mini Disney range of companion construction toys, sold separately. The post LEGO Mini Disney Ariel’s Castle (40708) Revealed appeared first...

LEGO has revealed some new 2024 LEGO Shop/Store exclusive sets which will be available starting in January. Joining the postcard lineup this year is Japan and will be the sixth one that LEGO has released. Another Japan related product is the Cherry Blossoms set which could be part of the Botanical Collection but isn’t labels as such. Spring Animal Playground (40709) – 172 pieces/$12.99 Hedgehog Picnic Date (40711) – 166 pieces/$12.99 Japan Postcard (40713) – 262 pieces/$14.99 Cherry Blossoms (40725) – 438 pieces/$14.99 The post LEGO Shop/Store 2024 Exclusives Revealed appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

There are some things that only happen once in a lifetime, so when they do, you go all out. Five siblings attending a LEGO convention together is one of those things, so when that happened to us at Brickworld Chicago earlier this year, we knew the achievement called for a big collaboration. But there was a hitch. You might know that my family lives in South America. You almost certainly are aware that air travel is not known for its friendliness to LEGO creations. Besides, with the size of collaboration we were going for, there’d hardly have been enough room in our luggage! Enter the amazingly generous LEGO community, which helped us raise money through a GoFundMe. Dozens of PAB cups and BrickLink orders later, we had the bricks we needed to build a show stopper. But bricks are only half the battle. Finding a strong concept for our collaboration was...

LEGO has confirmed that we will be getting a LEGO Insiders Double Points Event this weekend from December 8-12. This will probably be the last Double Points event of the year and a great time to get your last minute Christmas shopping done while getting some good promos. The event will coincide with the current promotions going on including the Wintertime Carriage Ride (40603) with purchases of $150 and the Christmas Decor Set (40604) with purchases of $70. The post LEGO Insiders Double Points Event – December 8-12 appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The Vintage Service Station by MOCturnal is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 2,949 piece build features an old-school service station along with a couple of 8 stud wide vehicles. The project joins Modular Heritage Museum, Great Temple of Abu Simbel – With Secret Treasure, Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 “Phantom of Love”, Moon Palace, NASA’s SLS Block 1 & 1B Rockets – Artemis Missions, LEGO Anatomy, WTC Twin Towers & Vista International Hotel 1979, Coraline: The Pink Palace, Good Ogel’s Garden, Happier Than Ever, City Burger, Phineas and Ferb!, JWST, Harry Styles Love on Tour 2023, LEGO Microscope, Sequoia Tree, Tesla Center, Working Canal Lock, Christmas Theater, Wreck-It Ralph 10th Anniversary, Stray Kids “Oddinary Maniac”, Rainforest Frogs, Steve Irwin & Majestic Crocodile, Kaamelott The Knights of the Round Table, Classic Tractor, and Forest Base as the ones to reach the Third 2023 Review Stage. The post LEGO...