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Which LEGO set pulled you out of your dark ages?

04/06/202105/06/2021 Emma Kennedy 98 Views 0 Comments 10182 Café Corner, 10185 Green Grocer, 10190 Market Street, 10197 Fire Brigade, 10211 Grand Emporium, 10224 Town Hall, 10255 Assembly Square, 31105 Townhouse Toy Store, 6080 King's Castle, 70620 NINJAGO City, 8052 Container Truck, 8860 Car Chassis, 918 One Man Space Ship, Castle, Classic Castle, Collectible Minifigures, Column, Creator Expert, Emma Kennedy, LEGO, LEGO Castle, LEGO Collectible Minifigures, LEGO Creator Expert, LEGO Minifigures, LEGO NINJAGO, LEGO Space, LEGO Technic, LEGOLAND, Minifigures, Modular Buildings, Modular Buildings Collection, Ninjago, Opinion, Relax with Bricks, Space, Technic, The LEGO NINJAGO Movie, YouTube

Author and screenwriter Emma Kennedy tells the tales of adult LEGO fans who have been pulled out of their dark

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‘I think I might be in love with LEGO minifigures’

21/05/202122/05/2021 Emma Kennedy 198 Views 0 Comments 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery, 18+, 60233 Donut Shop Opening, 70840 Welcome to Apocalypseburg!, 71030 Looney Tunes, Batman, City, Collectible Minifigures, Column, Creator Expert, Emma Kennedy, Friends, Gremlins, Jurassic Park, LEGO, LEGO CIty, LEGO Collectible Minifigures, LEGO Creator Expert, LEGO Friends, LEGO Minifigures, LEGO Pirates, looney Tunes, mini-dolls, Minifigures, Opinion, Pirates, Relax with Bricks, Speedy Gonzales, The LEGO Batman Movie, The LEGO Group, The LEGO Movie 2, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, Twitter, YouTube

Author and screenwriter Emma Kennedy explains why she’s fallen head over heels for tiny plastic people, with a particular penchant

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The LEGO Harry Potter Collectible Wizard Cards are… just fine

15/05/202115/05/2021 Chris Wharfe 83 Views 0 Comments 76386 Hogwarts Polyjuice Potion Mistake, 76387 Hogwarts Fluffy Encounter, 76388 Hogsmeade Village Visit, 76389 Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets, 76392 Hogwarts Wizard's Chess, 76395 Hogwarts First Flying Lesson, Collectible Wizard Cards, Column, Garrick Ollivander, Harry Potter, Harry Potter 20th anniversary, LEGO, LEGO Harry Potter, Opinion, Rowena Ravenclaw

This summer’s LEGO Harry Potter 20th anniversary sets include randomised, LEGO-fied versions of the in-universe Chocolate Frog Collectible Wizard Cards,

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What should you do with your LEGO leftovers?

14/05/202115/05/2021 Emma Kennedy 164 Views 0 Comments 71040 The Disney Castle, Column, Disney, Emma Kennedy, LEGO, LEGO Disney, Opinion, Relax with Bricks, YouTube

Author and screenwriter Emma Kennedy revels in the spare parts that spill out of every LEGO set, and the possibilities

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Why a LEGO light brick inside an ox’s backside is the best thing you’ll see all year

07/05/202110/05/2021 Emma Kennedy 159 Views 0 Comments 10273 Haunted House, 18+, 21325 Medieval Blacksmith, 70828 Pop-Up Party Bus, 75292 The Mandalorian Bounty Hunter Transport, 75810 The Upside Down, 80107 Spring Lantern Festival, Chinese New Year, Chinese Traditional Festival, Column, Creator Expert, Emma Kennedy, Ideas, Justin Ramsden, LEGO, LEGO Chinese Traditional Festival, LEGO Creator Expert, LEGO Ideas, LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Stranger Things, Light Brick, Opinion, Relax with Bricks, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Mandalorian, Stranger Things, The LEGO Group, The LEGO Movie 2, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, The Mandalorian

Author, screenwriter and adult fan of LEGO Emma Kennedy returns to sing the praises of LEGO light bricks – including

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Does age matter when it comes to enjoying LEGO?

23/04/202123/04/2021 Emma Kennedy 249 Views 0 Comments 10220 Volkswagen T1 Camper Van, 75183 Darth Vader Transformation, 75212 Kessel Run Millennium Falcon, 75827 Firehouse Headquarters, Column, Creator Expert, Emma Kennedy, Ghostbusters, LEGO, LEGO Creator Expert, LEGO Star Wars, Opinion, Relax with Bricks, Star Wars, YouTube

Author and screenwriter Emma Kennedy is proof positive that age – or even a childhood spent ignoring plastic bricks –

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Is it ever okay to buy fake LEGO sets?

16/04/202116/04/2021 Emma Kennedy 441 Views 0 Comments 21310 Old Fishing Store, Column, Emma Kennedy, Fake LEGO, Ideas, LEGO, LEGO Ideas, Lepin, Opinion, Relax with Bricks, The LEGO Group, Xingbao, YouTube

Is it ever okay to buy fake LEGO? Emma Kennedy gets existential for Brick Fanatics as she ponders the ultimate ethical dilemma

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What exactly is the point of LEGO’s exclusive VIP rewards?

14/04/202114/04/2021 Chris Wharfe 578 Views 0 Comments 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery, 92176 NASA Apollo Saturn V, Classic Space, Collectible Coin, Column, LEGO, Opinion, The LEGO Group, Ulysses Space Probe, VIP, vip points, VIP Rewards, VIP Rewards Centre

Given their limited availability, the negative publicity that surrounds them and the damage they surely do to the LEGO Group’s

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Should you sort your LEGO bricks before building a set?

09/04/202109/04/2021 Emma Kennedy 388 Views 0 Comments 31109 Pirate Ship, Andrew Kromelow, Column, Creator, Creator 3-in-1, Emma Kennedy, Frank Gehry, Knoll, knolling, LEGO, LEGO Creator, Opinion, Relax with Bricks, YouTube

Author and screenwriter Emma Kennedy returns with what might be the ultimate LEGO quandary: should you sort your LEGO bricks

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Name	Review	Buy
10275 Elf Club House	Read here	LEGO.com
75290 Mos Eisley Cantina	Read here	LEGO.com
75292 The Mandalorian Bounty Hunter Transport	Read here	LEGO.com
75978 Diagon Alley	Read here	LEGO.com
40424 Winter Snowball Fight	Read here	LEGO.com
43179 Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse	Read here	LEGO.com
76160 Mobile Bat Base	Read here	LEGO.com
76158 Batboat The Penguin Pursuit!	Read here	LEGO.com
21323 Grand Piano	Read here	LEGO.com
71374 Nintendo Entertainment System	Read here	LEGO.com

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