Last week, the LEGO® Group unveiled the Christmas Wreath (40426). I was lucky enough to acquire a pre-release copy for review. Since initially posting about the set, I have had time to build both iterations of the 2-in-1 set. As a big fan of the Christmas season, this set struck a chord. However, it has a lot to offer even
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Before we know it, the Christmas shopping season will be upon us. In fact, LEGO® holiday themed sets are already popping up. The advent calendars came out in early September. Shortly after, Winter Snowball Fight hit the market. It was followed by the BrickHeadz Nutcracker and Christmas Wreath. This week, the LEGO® Group announced the 2020 Winter Village Collection set.
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The LEGO® Group graciously sent me another pre-release set to review. This time, I got a 2020 Holiday kit featuring a BrickHeadz Nutcracker (40425). Interestingly, this one has me eating some of my words from my last BrickHeadz review! NOTE: The LEGO® Group provided this set for review. However, the provision of products does not guarantee a favorable review. I
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I started my career in wildlife biology. Consequently, I have a big interest in animals. I like to collect LEGO® animals as a result. I have numerous alligators already. However, the Wrecked Shrimp Boat (70419) caught my interest early on. It has an albino alligator. I waited quite some time to buy the set, but I finally found it on
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I recently received a few small seasonal sets to review from the LEGO® Group. Two were Halloween related. The third was the Winter Snowball Fight (40424). I feel it is a little early in the year to think about the snowball fights. However, since the set is already available for retail, let us look at how this kit fares. NOTE:
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The LEGO® Group often releases seasonal sets to coincide with major holidays. Most years, we get Halloween kit. This year is no exception with Halloween Hayride (40423). While it is a small set, it contains a few fun details. NOTE: The LEGO® Group provided this set for review. However, the provision of products does not guarantee a favorable review. I
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This is my third BrickHeadz set. The first one was a LEGO® Store exclusive Wonder Woman build. It was not an official set, but a giveaway build. The second was a bee gift-with-purchase. It remains unbuilt in my pile of shame (backlog of LEGO® sets to build). Therefore, really, this is my first official BrickHeadz review. The theme never interested
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After Pirates of Barracuda Bay in early 2020, I have been on a pirate high. Consequently, I was thrilled to learn that 2020 had a second pirate-themed set in store. The LEGO® Group included a Creator 3-in-1 Pirate Ship (31109) in the summer 2020 offerings. While European markets received this set on June 1, North America had to wait. Complications
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I think I have found my favorite LEGO® book, and it did not even come with an exclusive Minifigure. Recently, the LEGO® Group announced a crowd-funding initiative to make a book for AFOLs by AFOLs. The book went up for a vote on the LEGO® Ideas platform. However, prior to that, a panel of AFOLs weighed in on what would
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September 1, 2020 marks the official release date for several LEGO® sets. Among them is Main Square (60271). The LEGO® Group gave official word of the set in mid-August. Subsequently, they offered me the set as a pre-release review. I jumped at the opportunity for a few reasons. First, these big City sets give me a lot of inspiration for
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