The LEGO Group has announced that they will be giving $1.3 million in grants to the Greater Richmond region to bring more opportunities for play for kids. Even though the factory isn’t operational yet, LEGO has already done a lot in the community. The $1.3 million grant will be split among eight local organizations and also extends support for six nonprofit organizations including the Children’s Hospital of Richmond. This brings the total invested into nonprofits across greater Richmond over $3.5 million since 2022. The LEGO Group announces $1.3 million in grants to bring more opportunities for play to kids across Greater Richmond region • $1.3 million in grants awarded to eight local organizations to provide children and families with playful learnings opportunities. This brings total grants to $3.5 million since 2022.• Grants extend support for six nonprofit organizations as well as Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU and Girls For A...

In less than a week, there’s been a lot of activity for the LEGO Ideas First 2026 Review Stage as eight more projects have reached the 10,000 goal. A majority of the projects are original ideas that haven’t been used before on LEGO Ideas so it’s nice to see some original variety. Chinese Folding Screen – Larry_land1 Lighted Little Library – Fr_An Tekeshi Townhouse – ModularManiac Pusheen With Pizza – WidmowySeniorChokun Make It Move Inventor Kit – TheBrickConsultant LNER A4 Class Mallard No. 4468 ‘Recordbreaker’ Steam Train – Stumbledonthebrick Four Seasons (Of Life) – bart_afol Architecture: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Chris74 The post LEGO Ideas February 28 Update – Busy Week appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

February kept the momentum rolling on BrickNerd as we explored how MOCs are better with smarter detail distribution and asked what really makes a new LEGO part useful. Character work took center stage as we examined the emotional range of Winnie the Pooh, weathered a full blizzard of Tauntauns, and followed W.A.L.T.’s latest adventure with an unexpected travel buddy. On the community side, we celebrated the winners of our Nerdvember 2025 contest and paused to honor one of the hobby’s most influential voices in our tribute to Joe Meno. We also put a few sets under the microscope, from Mordor’s cat helmet to launching a rocket to the Moon, and finally heading back to Kanto to catch the new LEGO Pokémon starter trio. In fact, we’ve published so many interesting articles in February that we’ve included an interactive calendar of them at the bottom of this post, so you can make...

If you got caught up in the LEGO Pokemon hype last night, there are some other promotions that are going on as well which all end on March 8. The main one is the LEGO Restaurants of the World: Japan (40906) which is available with general purchases of $180. The LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Orange Cat (30714) is available with $40 purchases of Animal Crossing, LEGO Creator 3-in-1, Friends, and/or LEGO Harry Potter. For the F1 fans, there’s the LEGO Speed Champions Mini F1 Academy Car (30734) with purchases of any of the LEGO Formula 1 sets. Last we have various sets that LEGO is offering 4x points on. • Blather’s Museum Collection (77056) – Earn 2,080 points• Battle at Arlong Park (75638) – Earn 2,080 points• Bowser’s Castle (72039) – Earn 2,600 points• Prince Florian & Castle Bowser (72042) – Earn 2,600 points As a Rakuten/Linkshare Affiliate, I earn from qualifying...

Today’s guest article comes from Zane Houston, a math teacher and builder from Colorado who has built some pretty impressive Pokémon MOCs. You can follow him on Flickr and Instagram. Gotta Buy ‘Em All! They’re finally here! Time to load up on Super Potions, kiss your mothers goodbye, and follow Professor Oak’s instructions as we embark on our very own Pokémon journeys! I don’t remember the exact moment I was introduced to Pokémon, but the craze hit me like a stampede of Tauros sometime in the third grade. I spent every dime I had on Pokémon cards, memorized every random stat I could, and never missed an episode of the animé (instead of learning how to function in society as an adult, I just have the Pokéraps rattling around in the back of my brain). I don’t think I ever understood this as a kid, but Game Boy games had a...

Sometime soon, four humans will be on their way to the moon! We wanted to post this article when the SLS rocket launched and to wrap up Engineers Week, however, Central Florida weather and pre-flight testing have caused delays. While Artemis II is not a mission that will land on the moon, it is set to make a lot of history. Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, will be the first humans in Lunar orbit since Apollo 17 left in 1972! Artemis II Crew and SLS Rocket during Roll Out to the LC39B Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Via KSC’s Flickr Some notable firsts of the mission will include: We are Go for Lift off! The lunar flyby is such that all 4 will have traveled the furthest from earth of any human exceeding that of Apollo 13. Glover becoming the first African...

LEGO has revealed a new LEGO BrickHeadz Fortnite set with Beef Boss & Skye (40910). Releasing on March 1, the set has 288 pieces and will be a LEGO Insiders reward item that will cost 2,500 points to redeem. The Beef Boss & Skye BrickHeadz will be the 299th and 300th BrickHeadz characters that LEGO has produced since 2017 when LEGO started numbering them. The theme officially started in 2016 when LEGO did some San Diego Comic Con exclusive preview sets but didn’t start selling them until 2017. Bring gaming fun off-screen with this LEGO® Fortnite® BrickHeadz Beef Boss & Skye Figures (40910) building set for kids aged 10 and over, which includes 2 collectable video game figures. Beef Boss has its iconic burger face and big tongue and holds a sword accessory, while Skye wears a blue jacket and comes with a Pickaxe accessory. The Fortnite toys make great birthday...

The votes are in, the passports are stamped, and Nerdly is officially back from vacation! Last month was the deadline for Nerdvember, where we challenged the BrickNerd community to take our favorite bespectacled mascot on vacation, and you absolutely delivered. From the tropics to snow ski vacations, Nerdly travelled the world! This year’s theme celebrated travel in all its forms. Whether Nerdly was relaxing, exploring, or getting into a bit of vacation trouble. There were so many interpretations of the theme from MOCs to travel photos. As always, each BrickNerd contributor and Patreon member had an equal vote, and the results were tight across the board. Three key criteria were considered by the judges: Concept - Is the idea clever, tell a story, and align with the vacation theme? Quality & Presentation - Is the creation well-executed and presented in a way that enhances its impact? Nerdiness - Does the creation...

March is almost here and here’s a guide of the upcoming LEGO sets that will be releasing in the month. It’ll be a fairly large list as LEGO has pretty much bunched up a lot of sets to drop in less than a week. A lot of the sets you can already pre-order but they will be available starting on March 1. As far as promotions go, there’s been no information yet on what will be available. Art • Claude Monet – Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies (31220) – $249.99 Botanicals • Sunflower Bouquet (11502) – $59.99• Magnolia Branches (11510) – $49.99 BrickHeadz • Sulley, Mike and Boo Figures (40861) – $24.99• Supply Llama & Fishstick Figures (40881) – $29.99 City • F1 Display Truck with Audi F1 Race Car (60493) – $44.99• Police Train Heist (60508) – $199.99 DC • Batman Logo (76330) – $79.99• Batman v Superman...

If you’re a student and have desires to become a LEGO designer, LEGO Ideas is offering a challenge and the winner will become an intern for LEGO. In the job offering, the internship will be from September-December for Concept/Model Design. In the the challenge, LEGO wants you to design something truly original and something not based on my existing IPs. The challenge will end on March 18. The post LEGO Ideas Challenge for LEGO Concept/Model Design Internship appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran