LEGO Group At 90 – A Portrait Of Play
This summer marks the LEGO Group’s 90th birthday and to celebrate, the well-loved toy brand has teamed up with world-renowned photographer Rankin to capture 90 LEGO® fans aged 1-90, to showcase the ageless nature of LEGO play. Ex-England footballer Peter Crouch and model Ellie Goldstein are just two of 90 LEGO fans helping The LEGO Group celebrate 90 years of play. Hundreds of fans across the UK entered a competition sharing...
York Maze Celebrates 90 Years Of LEGO Play
A few weeks ago it was announced that the theme of this year’s famous York Maze was LEGO® 90 Years of Play. Today, the maze has officially opened and the LEGO-themed design which is etched into the 15-acre field of corn maize has been revealed. The design has been created in official partnership with the LEGO Group and at 492ft in size, it’s the biggest ever take on the iconic minifigure. Along with a minifigure, the...
The Minifigures Of 90 Years Of Play
This year marks the 90th Anniversary of the LEGO Group and to mark this milestone a number of special sets have been produced. Some of them feature the return of a few familiar faces from LEGO® history. I’ve already taken a look at the Classic Space-inspired Galaxy Explorer set, but ahead of my review of the Lion Knights’ Castle I’ll be taking a look at all the minifigures found within the Galaxy Explorer set, the...
10497: Galaxy Explorer Set Review
LEGO® Classic Space, as it has become affectionately known, has been one of the most enduring LEGO themes. First introduced in the late 70s, the space-themed sets were part of the wider ‘LEGOLAND’ range, not based on the theme parks but the collective name of sets inspired by castles, towns and outer space. As part of the 90th-anniversary celebrations, the LEGO Group gave fans the opportunity to vote for which classic...
LEGO 90 Years Of Play VIP Rewards Now Available
The two new LEGO® VIP Rewards celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the LEGO Group are now available in LEGO VIP Rewards Centre. They include a poster the Vintage LEGO Logo Poster, which features various LEGO logos from over the last 90 years. There’s also a LEGO ‘Wooden’ Duck lenticular sticker. The poster costs 650 VIP points and the sticker 500 VIP points. Codes need to be used when placing an order and at the time of writing,...
LEGO Ideas Contest – Castle Theme Celebrations
The second of the weekly 90 Years of Play LEGO® Ideas contest has begun. There will be 5 contests over the next 5 weeks, with the first one themed around creating a micro-scale of your favourite LEGO set. Although that’s still running for another week, the next contest begins today and wants builders to create micro-scale versions of your favourite Castle sets. You could shrink down any number of iconic LEGO Castle sets released...
Free LEGO 90 Year Of Play Gifts At Smyths
Smyths Toys are celebrating 90 Years of Play with another free LEGO® mini gift giveaway. All UK stores are taking part in 90th anniversary celebrations and visitors to the store will most likely get a free polybag set. It will possibly be the 90 Years of Play Cars polybag, although not confirmed at this time. No purchase is necessary, simply head to your local Smyths Toys Superstore on Saturday, July 9th, to get your free LEGO...
Free 90 Years Of Play LEGO Store Build Set
This Summer LEGO® Stores will be celebrating 90 Year of Play with various in-tore events including Make & Take Minibuilds. You’ll be able to collect a free buildable LEGO Red Brick from selected stores on July 16th, 23rd and 30th as well as on August 10th. You’ll be able to take your build home with you. Building activities in-store may be limited due to the safety of visitors and staff, check with your local store for more...
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