Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of LEGO® Minifigures. This week, we delve into the world of poetry and photography with a brief look at things I’m thankful for this Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for? I’m Thankful for… A Thanksgiving inspired poem from True North Bricks. Quiet moments to soak up,With a throw and coffee cup.Not a worry or
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Toys R Us is usually the place to shop for LEGO® sets in October. In the past, each week has brought us a fresh set of Minifigures that were given away free with purchases. Oddly, there was very little buzz around this year’s event in the weeks leading up to October. This had me questioning whether Bricktober would even happen
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It has been a few weeks of mediocre deals, but this week, there are some good Canadian LEGO® Deals (10/11/19). This week, Chapters/Indigo have finally updated their sales list, and there are particularly good deals to be had on Unikitty sets. The LEGO® Store is also liquidating LEGO® Movie 2 sets in rare form with some impressive savings. UPDATE (October
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The LEGO® Group has announced a new philanthropic pilot project this week. Moreover, they are partnering with Give Back Box, Teach For America, and Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston. This initiative seeks to donate bricks for replay. In other words, you can now give your used LEGO® bricks a new home, and bring joy to kids in doing so.
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It has been a long while since I last shared an update of my LEGO® city. I moved a year ago, which resulted in much of my metropolis being disassembled. Consequently, I have been slowly building it up again over the last twelve months. The key word in that sentence is SLOWLY. I have been reluctant to share much on
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This weekend, you can take advantage of double points and savings on Star Wars sets at the LEGO® Store to celebrate Triple Force Friday. Additionally, Chapters and Indigo finally have a freebie with purchase again. Lastly, Bricktober has started again at Toys R Us, though the launch is a bit of a fizzle in my opinion… AFFILIATE DEALS These affiliate
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There is some exciting news for Speed Champions fans hitting the airwaves today. The LEGO® Group has teamed up with the Formula E Panasonic Jaguar racing team to produce an all new set. The building kit will contain two Panasonic Jaguar race cars, the Panasonic Jaguar GEN2 and the Jaguar I-Pace eTROPHY. This new partnership features two LEGO® cars that
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I have had my eye on Cruising Adventures (31083) for some time. However, since I do not currently have a marina or shoreline in my LEGO® city, it was not high on my purchase list. As luck would have it, I recently found this set on liquidation at Walmart. I bought it for $29.00 CAD. It usually costs $79.99 CAD.
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of LEGO® characters through art. What is more, once a month I take a pop-culture image and recreate it using LEGO® figurines. It was my New Year’s resolution for True North Bricks to create one poster every month throughout 2019. This month, I present Minifigure Monday LEGO-fied: Batwoman. Click here to view this year’s
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It has been a long while since I last produced a coloring page. I apologize for that, but my return to work after the summer has been hectic. This week, I put pen to digital drawing pad and produced a Batwoman coloring page. This character is from set 76111, Brother Eye Takedown, as well as set 76122, Batcave Clayface Invasion.
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