What do you do when a LEGO event is fast approaching and you’ve got no new MOCs to show? Well, you could always try to sprinkle some magic on some older stuff… by adding lights! When the index finger (also known as the pointer finger) comes out, you know they’ve discovered your new lights [Warning: Article contains several GIFs depicting flashing camera lights.] The City of Blinding Lights …is, obviously, New York. In my case, however, it would have to be Chicago—or rather the suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois, which since 2007 has played host to Brickworld, one of the world’s largest LEGO conventions. I went there in 2015 to experience my first LEGO event outside Europe. Back then, it wasn’t that common—at least not at the conventions I’d been to—for builders to install lights in their MOCs. Sure, there would be some blacklights used to get fluorescent elements to glow, or...

March has come and gone and we now have the LEGO April 2026 sets that are now available on the LEGO Shop. We have the launch of some anticipated sets like the LEGO Icons Douglas DC‑3 PAN AM Airliner (11378) and the LEGO Ideas Tintin Moon Rocket (21367) as well as the Luigi & Mach 8 (72050). As far as promotions go, we still have the same ones that are running until April 5. The LEGO Star Wars Kamino Training Facility (40765) with is available with LEGO Star Wars purchases of $160 or more, while supplies last. The other promo set is the LEGO Creator Cute Easter Bunny (30716) recruitment bag which you can get with general purchases of $40 or more. Another promotion is double Insiders points for the LEGO Icons Golden Retriever Puppy (11384) and the LEGO Botanicals Flower Wall (11503). The double points will also run until April...

Following the success of the LEGO Botanicals Happy Plants (10349), LEGO is back with another iteration of them with the Rocking Plants (11506). Releasing on May 1, the set has 253 pieces and will retail for $22.99. The set features two more pastel colored pots with the delosperma named Lumi and the echeveria named Ellie. The pots don’t sit flat as they have rounded bottoms to have them rock around. Build and display a fun, colourful piece of plant decor that totally rocks with this LEGO® Botanicals Rocking Plants (11506) set for girls, boys and nature fans aged 9 and over. Spread joy by creating 2 cheerful LEGO plant models in pastel-coloured pots – a delosperma (ice plant) named Lumi with purple buds, and an echeveria named Ellie with a long stem and coral-coloured buds. The pots have adorable smiley faces and rounded bases, so they rock when nudged – the...

LEGO has officially revealed the LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 29 (71052) that will be releasing on May 1. There are 12 brand new minifigures to collect including the return of a fan favorite theme that has been gone since 2016. Foootball Goalkeeper Marine Biologist Tuba Player Unicorn Elf Monster Hunter Robot T. rex Chocolatier Boba Cup Fan Bionicle Cosplayer Mysterious Ronin Cute Witch Trash Monster Excite a young builder and surprise them with 1 of 12 collectible characters from a LEGO® Minifigures Series 29 (71052) mystery box for boys and girls aged 6 and over. Each box contains 1 minifigure from a total of 12 small toys to collect: Foootball Goalkeeper, Marine Biologist, Tuba Player, Unicorn Elf, Monster Hunter, Robot T. rex, Chocolatier, Boba Cup Fan, Bionicle Cosplayer, Mysterious Ronin, Cute Witch and Trash Monster. Each of the 12 minifigures comes in a sealed mystery box and is accompanied by at...

LEGO has officially revealed three new LEGO Disney Toy Story sets that will be coming out in May. Toy Story Slinky Dog Bookends (43301) – 1,311 pieces/$149.99 Share a love for Disney and Pixar movies and fantasy characters with this LEGO® ǀ Disney and Pixar Toy Story Slinky Dog Bookends (43301) building set. This dachshund decoration, for adults and fans aged 18 and over, includes Slinky Dog with a turning head, fabric ears and movable paws, plus 2 books that attach to the dog or stand on their own. The books include a few Easter eggs: the small one has a spine function that reveals a Slinky Dog LEGO ǀ Disney and Pixar character. The big one has 2 functions: turn a knob to reveal a Woody minifigure or remove part of the cover to peek inside and find more surprises. This dachshund gift-giving idea for dog lovers is a cool...