A review of the LEGO® Space Research and Development people pack. This past summer, the LEGO® City theme went on a mission to Mars. Included in the series of sets were two Minifigure packs. I have already reviewed the smaller of the two (click here to read about it). Consequently, this week, we will look at the larger Space Research
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Every summer, the LEGO® Group delivers a new science based City sub-theme. I am always pretty quick to jump on these since I am a bit of a science geek at heart. This year, we get a much anticipated return to space. I have a number of sets from this assortment in line for review over the next few weeks,
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Today, I have some more September 2019 new set pics for you. A couple of days ago, I posted some images of the 2019 City and Harry Potter Advent calendars that are going be released on September 1. You can click here to read more about them. Yesterday, I went to Toys R Us again to see if I could
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of LEGO® characters through art. This week, it is time to color. Coloring exercises both hemispheres of your brain as staying in the lines requires logic, and picking colors insights creativity. This week’s coloring page is an arctic explorer from set 60194, the Arctic Scout Truck. I reviewed that set last week, click here
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It is still August. Halloween is two months away. Is it too early to think about Christmas? Regardless, the LEGO® Group announced their 2019 Advent calendars. The official release date is September 1, 2019. Much like the new Minifigures Series, Toys R Us in Canada is selling the calendars in advance of the actual sale date. I have not seen
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I really enjoyed the LEGO® Group’s return to the Arctic with the City theme of 2018. The sets focused on the discovery of body fossils. As such, they brought us woolly mammoth and sabretooth cat figurines. With the Arctic Exploration Truck, we also saw the return of an old favorite: the polar bear. I already had a polar bear from
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The latest wave of LEGO® sets hit store shelves on August 1, meaning over 65 sets went up for sale. My mouth is watering over a number of them, but it is impossible to get every one. Consequently, I have narrowed down the list. Today, we will look at my top 10 set picks for August 2019. The sets are
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My LEGO® haul posts usually come at the end of the month. But, this time around, I’m going to share the info a little early. I just got my LEGO® Ambassador Network (LAN) shipment, and I can’t contain my excitement until the end of the month. I am also trying something new with this haul… I’m posting the un-boxing on
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Every summer, the City theme comes out with new science-related, exploration based sets. As a scientist, I love these side themes. This summer, we launch back into space. Recently, the NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander set was released in the Creator Expert line (you can click here to read more about it). But, coming on June 23, City will also
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While I have known about the Popcorn Cart polybag for a while, it was only in early April that I actually saw it for the first time in Canada at Walmart. Needless to say, I was thrilled. Having seen pictures of it on the internet prior to actually getting it myself, it looked like the perfect little set for filling
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