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The LEGO Group announces initiative for those with non-visible disabilities and sensory needs [News]

With the announcement of the newest LEGO modular building, LEGO Icons 10350 Tudor Corner, the LEGO Group is also debuting a new initiative to support those with non-visible disabilities, conditions, and sensory needs. And while there was an announcement earlier this year about TLG’s partnership with KultureCity to improve store experiences for neurodivergent shoppers, this new program adds to that work, recognizing those with sensory needs in LEGO set form. This will debut with the first ever inclusion of the sunflower lanyard in a children’s toy, beginning in 2025. Starting via a program for London’s Gatwick Airport in 2016, the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower has become a worldwide self-identifier of those with an unseen disability, who may be in need of extra assistance when out in public. LEGO will bring awareness to this budding international symbol with references in the aforementioned LEGO Icons 10350 Tudor Corner (the bike-riding minifigure wearing a sunflower jumper), LEGO Friends Heartlake City Airport and Airplane, and LEGO DUPLO First Time at the Airport, all releasing in 2025.

Read on for the press release from LEGO, and how you can find out more about this program

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LEGO Icons 10350 Tudor Corner revealed as the next LEGO modular building [News]

As we come to the close of each year, those of us in the LEGO fan community feel the collective excitement for the announcement of the next LEGO modular building. And that proclamation is finally here! Branching out into a new style of architecture, LEGO Icons 10350 Tudor Corner brings a taste of merry olde England to your LEGO city layout. With 8 minifigures (including a mannequin), the set is packed with stores, including a tavern, clockmaker, and haberdashery (more on that in our review tomorrow morning). There’s also a small attic apartment in the upper story of the set. Clocking in at 3,266 pieces, this new corner modular also comes with a unique gift-with-purchase for those buying in the first week of sales: LEGO Icons 40757 Corner Kiosk GWP. LEGO Icons 10350 Tudor Corner will be available on January 1, 2025 for LEGO Insiders (January 4th for everyone else), and will retail for US $229.99 | CAN $TBD | UK £229.

Read on for more pictures of this new set in the Modular Building Series

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Botanicals becomes its own LEGO theme; Four new Botanicals sets announced [News]

Today LEGO revealed the next four sets to join the thriving Botanicals line of life-like plant models. Coming on January 1st, LEGO Botanicals Mini-Orchid (10343) and LEGO Botanicals Lucky Bamboo (10344) complete the “Four Gentlemen” quartet alongside the Chrysanthemum (10368) and Plum Blossom (10369) sets that were released earlier this year. They are joined by LEGO Botanicals Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet (10342), a loose arrangement of flowers like the Wildflower Bouquet (10313). On February 1st comes LEGO Botanicals Flower Arrangement (10345), which features some of the largest flowers yet in a decorative vase.

Additionally, Botanicals moves from Icons to its own theme, complete with a new logo.

See what’s blooming in these four new Botanical sets!

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LEGO kicks off their Build to Give initiative for the 2024 holiday season [News]

First started in 2017, the Build to Give initiative is a yearly event put on by LEGO to help get our favorite building sets into the hands of the children who need them. This is done each year with the help of LEGO fans across the globe who use social media or shop in physical LEGO stores. Repeating the same goal as was used in 2023, every LEGO heart made in-store or shared on social media (or on the LEGO Play app) with the hashtag #BuildtoGive sends a LEGO set to children in need of play all around the world.

The donation process is done through a network of charities partnering with the LEGO Group this holiday season, which has resulted in helping more than 9.1 million kids over the last 7 years, and can help up to another 1.5 million in 2024. Here at TBB, we’ve got some ideas pumping with an appropriately-themed heart of our own. What kind of heart will you make for #BuildtoGive?

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LEGO reveals 21353 The Botanical Garden as the next LEGO Ideas set [News]

Veering away from large-scale flowers for a minute, LEGO has just unveiled the next set in the Ideas line: LEGO Ideas 21353 The Botanical Garden, based on the original Ideas submission by Valentina Bima. With 3,792 pieces, this massive set features a removable roof, 12 included LEGO minifigures, and sections covering flowers, trees, cacti, mushrooms, and other plants. The Botanical Garden goes on sale for LEGO insiders beginning on November 1st, with access to everyone opening up on the 4th, retailing for US $329.99 | CAN $429.99 | UK £289.99. And during the first week of availability, the set will come with the gift-with-purchase 5009005 LEGO Botanicals Entrance Gate GWP for all Insiders adding it to their cart (GWP images not available at time of writing).

Check out all the bodacious botanicals in this new garden below!

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LEGO Marvel 76294 X-Men: The X-Mansion revealed [News]

This November LEGO invites you to build the next step in human evolution with  LEGO Marvel 76294 X-Men: The X-Mansion. Also known as Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, the X-Mansion is one of the most iconic sites in the Marvel universe, featured most recently in the X-Men ’97 animated series. The set features familiar details like the Danger Room, Cerebro, and a buildable Sentinel robot. The X-Mansion includes 10 minigures, with Professor X, Gambit, Iceman, and Bishop, making their LEGO debut. If purchased during the first week of release, Insiders also receive LEGO Marvel Cerebro, a companion display piece.  Available November 1 to Insiders and November 4 to all, 76294 X-Men: The X-Mansion contains 3093 pieces and retails for US $329.99 | CAN $429.99 | UK £289.99.

To me, my X-Men. Let’s look at the rest that the set has to offer!

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LEGO unveils 2024’s Winter Village Collection set as LEGO Icons 10339 Santa’s Post Office [News]

LEGO continues to expand its beloved Winter Village Collection with two exciting new additions this year: LEGO Icons 10339 Santa’s Post Office and LEGO 40746 Santa’s Delivery Truck. The sets are comprised of 1440 pieces and 224 pieces, respectively, depicting Santa and his elves hard at work delivering letters via truck and hot air balloon to the North Pole. Fans can look forward to adding these festive pieces to their holiday scenes starting October 1 for Insiders (Oct 4th for everyone else), alongside LEGO Icons 10325 Alpine Lodge and LEGO Icons 10308 Holiday Main Street from years past.

Take a look at more images from the North Pole below!

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LEGO Star Wars 75397 Jabba’s Sail Barge announced as next UCS set [News]

For the second time this year, LEGO store shelves will see a massive new set in the Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series line. In this 25th year of the theme, October will bring LEGO Star Wars 75397 Jabba’s Sail Barge UCS, complete with 11 minifigures which include Jabba, Bib Fortuna, Princess Leia, Salacious Crumb, and Max Rebo. The land barge has a fully detailed interior for recreating all those great scenes from Return of the Jedi, and sits at over 30 inches long (77 cm). If ordered within the first week of availability, the set also comes with LEGO Star Wars 40730 Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber GWP, a recreation of the Jedi’s laser sword from RotJ. Available starting on October 3rd for LEGO Insiders (October 6th for everyone else) and clocking in at 3,942 pieces, 75397 Jabba’s Sail Barge UCS will retail for US $499.99 | CAN $649.99 | UK £429.99. You may also be able to find the set through third party vendors like Amazon and eBay after release.

Check out all that the UCS Sail Barge has to offer below!

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The LEGO Group and Amazon MGM Studios Unveil new ‘Wednesday’ sets [NEWS]

The LEGO Group, in collaboration with Amazon MGM Studios Consumer Products, has officially announced a new product line inspired by the hit Netflix series, Wednesday. The collection includes the Wednesday Addams Figure, Wednesday & Enid’s Dorm Room, and BrickHeadz: Wednesday & Enid, all designed to bring the eerie and whimsical world of Wednesday and Nevermore Academy to fans. Pre-orders for two of the three sets begin today, while the remaining BrickHeadz set will be available starting October 1 – just in time to kick off a month filled with tricks, treats, and all things creepy.

Continue down this path if you dare to discover more!

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New September 2024 LEGO sets now available – Advent Calendars, Great Deku Tree, & more [News]

LEGO is kicking off the first week of September with some exciting treats for fans of their licensed content. Get ready for a September filled with LEGO fun, featuring LEGO Ideas 21351 Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, 77092 Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 Set, and 76437 The Burrow – Collector’s Edition. An anticipated line of minifigures from the Dungeons & Dragons theme will also be released this month, making a great addition to the LEGO Ideas 21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale, released earlier this year. Plus, we get the annual advent calendars hitting the LEGO shop for those shoppers eager to get a head start on the holiday season. Head to LEGO’s website for full details on these sets (US | CAN | UK).

Have a closer look at the September wave of sets here

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LEGO announces a pair of holiday botanicals coming to the Icons line, now available for pre-order [News]

The holidays seem to come earlier every year. And with LEGO announcing new Christmas sets before the end of August, it’s certainly feeling that way once again. But these aren’t the typical holiday-themed offerings from the brickmaker of note. These two new LEGO Icons sets are a part of the Botanical Collection. First up we have LEGO Icons 10370 Poinsettia, with 608 pieces and tons of sharp angles. And there’s also LEGO Icons 10340 Wreath – a more “adult” take than the past offering of set LEGO 40426. The verdant yuletide toroid is made up of 1,194 pieces, and features interchangeable accents in red, white, or blue. Both sets are available for preorder starting today, with global release on October 1. LEGO Icons 10340 Wreath retails for US $99.99 | CAN $129.99 | UK £89.99, and LEGO Icons 10370 Poinsettia is going for US $49.99 | CAN $64.99 | UK £44.99. As always, we’ve got more images and details below.

Read on for all the pictures and the press release on these new holiday sets!

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New LEGO sets for August 2024 now available for purchase [News]

Summer is in full swing for the northern hemisphere, and LEGO fans are discovering a massive wave of new sets releasing on the LEGO website today. With offerings from Star Wars, Marvel, Technic, LEGO Ideas, and other themes, there’s plenty to have a gander at. I’m particularly excited about releases like LEGO Technic 42182 NASA Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle – LRV, LEGO Star Wars 75389 The Dark Falcon, and Marvel 76297 Dancing Groot. Of course we won’t be able to cover everything, but check out all the highlights from this month’s new releases below. And if you want to see all the sets that just hit the virtual and real-world store shelves, head on over to the LEGO website (US | CAN | UK).

Check out our favorite sets in the August wave below!

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