Some LEGO fans have got together and built a cool app called Brickit. The app helps you to build new creations from your LEGO.

The app offers ideas and tools to build new creations with your LEGO bricks. Perfect if your LEGO fan has run out of inspiration!

Here how’s the app works:

First, you spread out the bricks you have on the floor. This can be all the bricks mixed up, but some app users have said it’s more effective if you spread the bricks out in a single layer.

Then you scan your bricks with the app and it identifies what bricks you have and then starts to show you ideas of what to build with some of the bricks.

You choose the tiny project you want to build and it will show you handy instructions and step-by-step how to build that. You can build kangaroos, x-wings, robots, and more.

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The app is very speedy, making sense of the bricks in your collection within seconds.

Not only does it mark the bricks you need for a particular building project, but the app also tells you where they are in your pile of LEGO.

You can also customise the proposed ideas to build with e.g. different colours or bricks for your own personal touch.

The Brickit app is available on the Apple Store for iPhone and on the Google Play Store for Android.

And good news is that Brickit is free to download, but does have some paid Pro features.

At time of writing the app is rated 4.5 out of 5, with many positive reviews.

While some could say that the app is going against the point of LEGO – that it should be encouraging imagination and free play – personally I think this is a bit of free fun and could also give a new challenge to your LEGO-mad child where they can work their way through building all the app’s suggestions.

Yes, these LEGO advent calendars are a bit more pricey than your average chocolate advent calendar, but the beauty of them is that they will encourage your child to build and create and as they open every day they can do more and more LEGO building with the complete set.

Start the festive season with an Advent calendar packed with daily treats from Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy. Behind each of the calendar’s 24 doors is a daily gift for kids to discover throughout the December buildup to Christmas.

There are 6 minifigures, including Star-Lord, Rocket, Groot and Mantis, plus mini builds and accessories that kids will recognize as inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Disney+ original TV series. There’s a drone, a blaster, the Guardians’ spaceship, a snowman in Thanos’s armor and more. As the big day approaches, kids can mix up the gifts to create endless imaginative adventures.

Features:

• 6 LEGO Minifigures: Star-Lord, Rocket, Groot, Mantis and more
• Includes iconic items and mini builds from the movies and TV series
• The toys integrate with other LEGO Marvel sets to give children endless play possibilities to enjoy all year long
• The 24 gifts combine to inspire kids to recreate scenes and invent magical stories of their own

Available on Amazon.co.uk, the LEGO store, as well as other retailers

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Kids can count down to the big day with fun mini builds, popular LEGO City Adventures TV series characters and cool accessories. Just fold down the snowy winter wonderland playmat to set the scene for endless imaginative adventures.

Features:

• 5 LEGO City Adventures TV series characters – Billy, Maddy, Mr Produce, Tippy and Raze, plus a Santa minifigure
• Kids can fold down the back of the calendar to set the scene for imaginative adventures in a winter wonderland
• LEGO City toys help kids learn about the real world through imaginative play that depicts life in a fun and exciting way
• An easy-to-follow construction guide is printed inside each calendar door, ensuring a fun building experience

Available on Amazon.co.uk, the LEGO store, as well as other retailers

Celebrate Christmas in the Wizarding World with this magical LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar. Give a Harry Potter fan a magical buildup to Christmas with 24 surprise daily gifts from the Harry Potter films. The first 3 toys make a scene from the first film, the next 3 days make a scene from the second film – and so on.

Features:

• 7 LEGO Minifigures: Harry Potter, Sirius Black, Moaning Myrtle, Lord Voldemort, Horace Slughorn, Nymphadora Tonks, and Neville Longbottom
• Includes iconic items from the Harry Potter movies
• Once all the toys are revealed, there’s a game included to play
• The toys integrate with other LEGO Harry Potter sets to give children endless play possibilities to enjoy all year long
• The 24 gifts combine to inspire kids to recreate scenes from the Harry Potter movies and invent magical stories of their own

Available on Amazon.co.uk, the LEGO store, as well as other retailers

A super Christmas gift idea for Star Wars fans, the calendar contains 16 mini builds, such as an ARC-170 Starfighter, Bad Batch Shuttle, V-35 Landspeeder and moisture vaporator. Kids will find assorted builds and accessories to play out Battle of Hoth stories, a Wampa cave in which the Luke Skywalker LEGO minifigure can be hung upside down, and a beach scene for Darth Vader on holiday.

Features:

• 8 LEGO Star Wars characters, including C-3PO and R2-D2 in Christmas jumpers decorated with each other’s portraits, a Gonk Droid dressed as Santa, and Darth Vader in a summer outfit from LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation on Disney+
• 10 mini-build vehicles – Republic Gunship, Droid Trifighter, ARC-170 Starfighter, Bad Batch Shuttle, Luke’s Landspeeder, T-16 Skyhopper, V-35 Landspeeder, B-wing, TIE Interceptor and Hoth AT-ST
• 6 other mini builds – A moisture vaporator, beach scene, ammo rack, Hoth defence turret, Hoth laser cannon and Wampa cave

Available on Amazon.co.uk, the LEGO Store, as well as other retailers

This year, LEGO Friends fans celebrate the holidays in the company of Olivia and her family as they visit a festive market. Behind every door is a mini-doll, micro-doll or mini build to deliver a daily gift of holiday magic.

Each day, discover a new gift that all combine to create a delightful Christmas scene in which Olivia is visiting a Christmas market with her family. There are lots of fun activities, such as building a snowman, ice-skating and karaoke. There are also stalls selling tasty holiday food and one where Olivia can build a rocket toy to give as a Christmas gift. Before getting their pictures taken with Santa, the characters feed his reindeer some hay.

Features:

• Comes with 3 LEGO Friends characters, Santa and a reindeer, a sleigh piled with Christmas presents, plus fun Christmas activities
• 24 mini builds let kids role-play building a snowman, ice-skating and karaoke, making a toy rocket and eating tasty holiday treats from the food stalls
• Combines with other Heartlake City toys to let kids extend their LEGO® Friends world as far as their imaginations can take them

Celebrate the epic journey of the LEGO minifigure. The first minifigure was created in 1978, and today the entire minifigure population could circle the globe more than five times!

Starring more than 2,000 of the most popular and rarest minifigures from the LEGO Minifigure Series and themes including LEGO NINJAGO, THE LEGO MOVIE, LEGO Star Wars, LEGO City, LEGO Harry Potter, and many more.

From astronauts and vampires to Super Heroes and movie characters, feast your eyes on the most awesome minifigures of every decade!

Available from Amazon.co.uk

Make lists, write reminders and send messages to friends on the cool notepaper inside the LEGO Iconic Note Brick.

This glossy cardboard box resembles a stack of LEGO bricks and contains 224 sheets of notepaper in assorted colours. One side of each sheet looks like a LEGO baseplate and the other has plenty of space to write notes. And when all the notepaper is used up, this stylish box is ideal for storing keepsakes.

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This 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle comes together to reveal bricks in all the shades of the LEGO® rainbow – from bright red and earth blue to cool yellow and everything in between.

Great fun for solo builders or the whole family!

Available from Amazon.co.uk or LEGO

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Teens and adults will love this HYPE X LEGO Ninjago Black Squad t-shirt – perfect to add to your everyday tee rotation. It features your all-time favourite Ninjago characters entwined with the iconic HYPE script logo, with a crew neckline and short sleeves for a classic fit.

Available from LEGO

Keeping rooms tidy and organised is much more fun with a LEGO 8-Stud Brick Shelf. With its LEGO brick design, it offers a stylish, versatile and practical way to keep belongings organised – use it to store books, toys, souvenirs and more. Mount the shelf on a wall, place it on a desk or combine it with other LEGO shelves and drawers for more striking brick-style storage.

Available in black, blue, red, grey and white, and in a 4-stud version.

Available from LEGO

This kids’ Adidas two-in-one backpack has room for a laptop and more in the main compartment and has a detachable waist bag out front. Iconic LEGO® colours on the zippers and waist bag create a high-contrast look.

Available from Adidas

Discover a fun way to delve into the LEGO history archives with this search-and-find book. Learn about the first LEGO toys ever created, revisit classic themes and see if you can find your own favourite minifigures and sets.

The colourful, illustrated, 32-page softcover book spans almost 90 years of LEGO awesomeness, so there’s plenty for LEGO fans to enjoy. See some of the earliest builds and check out today’s most popular sets, including scenes from LEGO NINJAGO and LEGO Friends.

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You know that your budding builder loves to get creative with LEGO bricks, so why not help them show off that passion with their shoes? The classic silhouette that made the adidas Superstar shoes iconic gets a fun update with these kids’ Adidas Superstar x LEGO shoes.

The slip-on design has a soft, stretchy textile upper and an EVA outsole with flex grooves to keep them comfy for any adventure. The heel patch adds a playtime twist: it’s a LEGO brick with knobs that kids can build other bricks onto!

Available from Adidas

Running is your time to play. And if you couldn’t tell by the pops of colour and LEGO bricks-inspired design, these Adidas running shoes created with the LEGO Group are all about play. Play, and comfort. Because nothing needs to get in the way of a good time.

Ultraboost DNA carries the genetic information of one of our most popular performance runners, but it’s built for everyday.

Available in black/yellow, black/green and white/red.

Available from Adidas

This captivating 1,000-piece puzzle features favourite minifigures from across the LEGO universe – from Firework Guy to the Ski Patroller, there are 78 in all!

A challenging jigsaw and a whole new way to collect iconic LEGO minifigures, this is a great gift to engage and entertain adults and kids aged 9 and up, LEGO fans and jigsaw fans.

Available from Amazon.co.uk and LEGO

Add a cheerful, personal touch to any type of luggage and travel happy with this LEGO Iconic Luggage Tag! Easy to attach and made from durable, flexible silicone, the tag’s smiling minifigure face design, plus space on the back to write contact details, means your suitcase, bag or backpack stands out from the crowd.

Also available in other characters, including LEGO Batman, classic LEGO bricks, LEGO Grogu, LEGO Harley Quinn, and more.

Available from LEGO

Transport your belongings in LEGO style with the eco-friendly LEGO Brick Backpack. Manufactured from durable, recycled polyester fabric, the backpack is actually made from recycled drinks bottles – each LEGO Brick Backpack saves approximately 11 plastic bottles from landfill!

The backpack features a classic 1×2 LEGO brick design, with 2 stud-styled pockets and a large main compartment – all with LEGO brick zipper pullers that are fun and easy to use.

Available in red, black, navy or purple.

Available from LEGO

Get ready to hack your life, LEGO style! This book is bursting with more than 50 smart ideas to streamline your life and accessorise your space.

You’ll find stationery hacks to help you organise your desk, cool ideas to make the most of your tech, and gadgets to blitz your boring chores. From a speaker that amplifies your phone, a weekly planner made of LEGO bricks, and a catapult that flings paper into the wastepaper basket, these ideas will make your LEGO bricks work for you.

With amazing images, easy to follow step-by-step instructions and handy tips for further building, this book will take your building to the next level!

Available from Amazon.co.uk

The power of play is in everyone, but it’s on us to remember to unleash it. This Adidas x LEGO juniors’ graphic t-shirt offers all-day comfort for adventures big and small.

Available from Adidas

This fun, 1,000-piece puzzle will captivate LEGO and jigsaw fans old and young. The image is filled with the facial expressions of LEGO minifigures, from happy, hopeful and confused to surprised, silly, puzzled and more!

As well as being a challenging jigsaw, it’s also a whole new way to collect iconic LEGO minifigures.

Available from Amazon.co.uk and LEGO

This cool, colourful and convenient storage solution for young LEGO builders looks like a giant 6-stud LEGO brick. It’s the perfect place for LEGO fans to safely store their books, toys, souvenirs, LEGO models and more.

The shelf fixes to walls, rests firmly on a desk and connects easily with other shelves and drawers in the LEGO range. It’s a great way to encourage kids to keep their rooms tidy!

Available in pink and black. Also available in a sturdy wooden version, perfect for adult LEGO fans.

Available from LEGO

Playful LEGO fans can keep their rooms tidy with this stylish and practical wooden wall hanger set. It features 3 wall hooks in the shape of LEGO 1×1 round plate studs, each made from FSC-certified oak.

The wooden studs in the shape of LEGO 1×1 round plate studs are different sizes and ideal for hanging coats, bags, scarves or anything else that’s cluttering up the place.

Made from sturdy FSC-certified oak in light- and dark-stained oak finish.

Available from LEGO

Stay in touch with loved ones and share your passion for LEGO building sets with LEGO Minifigure Notes. This box set contains 20 notecards and envelopes, and includes cards themed around holidays, birthdays and other special occasions.

Each card features an image of a humorous minifigure scene with captions that will make you chuckle – perfect for sharing the LEGO love with friends and family throughout the year!

Available from Amazon.co.uk and LEGO

LEGOLAND locations include theme parks and water parks all around the world, as well as educational discovery centres that combine play and learning for the whole family!

LEGOLAND Billund welcomes you with high-speed action and excitement for the whole family, thanks to more than 50 exciting rides and plenty of fun events.

Miniland is the place where the LEGOLAND park adventure began in 1968. Miniland – built out of 20 million LEGO bricks – lets you experience the whole world in miniature, with its exciting places, capitals, small cities and famous buildings, among others five of the world’s tallest buildings including the impressive 5.5-metre Burj Khalifa.

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You don’t have to be a lover of the small plastic bricks to have a good time here. In fact, even if you’ve trodden on them in bare feet more times than you care to remember, we think you’ll find something to love at LEGOLAND Windsor, with over 55 rides to choose from and plenty to see and do.

While the rides aren’t made out of billions of tiny bricks, pretty much everything else is, like the LEGO Reef where you can design your very own cubed creatures to explore a digital landscape beneath the waves. You can even fill their fishy bellies with interactive buttons.

Then, of course, there’s Miniland which takes you on a tiny tour of the world. From Australia to Russia, leave no brick unturned. Car mad kids can even get their first “driving licence” in the LEGOLAND driving school.

LEGOLAND California is filled with more than 60 kid-powered rides, shows and attractions all built for fun and geared for families with children between the ages of 2 and 12!

Don’t miss the largest Miniland showcase, where you can see the whole Las Vegas strip made entirely from bricks, as well as intricate detailed replicas of New Orleans, San Francisco, New York, Washington DC and southern California.

Inside the theme park, take a trip on the Coastersaurus or LEGO Technic Coaster, get dizzy on the Bionicle Blaster, splash around on the Aquazone Wave Racer and lots more, before cooling off at the water park with slides to ride and rafts to build!

Ride, climb, splash, and build your way through seven themed lands at the ultimate LEGO theme park destination just 60 miles from New York City.

Here you can transform into a minifigure on the world premiere LEGO Factory Adventure Ride, master the art of Spinjitzu on NINJAGO the Ride, save the kingdom on the Dragon Coaster, get your official LEGOLAND Driver License in LEGO City, and explore cities built out of millions of bricks in Miniland.

Ready, set, explore! What will you do first? Conquer the Dragon or get your driving licence at the Ford Driving School? The LEGO theme park is built just for kids, with more than 50 fun ride rides, interactive shows and brick-tastic attractions inspired by popular LEGO brands.

Don’t miss the water park where you can splash and slide with a day of fun in the sun with a wave pool, lazy river, 14 slides, and other interactive LEGO play areas!

LEGOLAND Deutschland has 64 amazing attractions and thousands of models made from more than 55 million LEGO bricks!

You can visit Germany in miniature format in the MINILAND, or discover all sorts of rides and attractions at the LEGOLAND amusement park. Race around extreme bends on roller coasters, soar through the air on the Flying NINJAGO, surf over the water on the Aquazone Wave Racers, and much, much more.

Where else can you learn to drive, pilot a plane, dive deep under the sea and slay a dragon? LEGOLAND Dubai Theme Park is an awesome playground for all ages!

And the LEGOLAND Water Park is the only UAE water park designed specifically for kids aged 2-12 and their families. Take on the Joker Soaker, build your very own LEGO raft, go on a splash safari or slip and slide your way down many more attractions!

Over 40 different rides, shows and attractions await at LEGOLAND Japan, including Spinjitzu Spinners, Flying Ninja Go, Coast Guard HQ, Cat Cloud Busters, and many more.

The first thing you see when you enter the park is the colourful 60m Observation Tower which rotates slowly, giving a 360-degree view of the entire park from the sky. As you rise higher, you can get a panoramic view of the city of Nagoya and the coastline.

The latest addition to the LEGOLAND locations around the world is LEGOLAND Korea which plays home to over 40 LEGO themed rides, shows and attractions designed for families with children 2-12.

Enter a world of knights and princesses as you conquer the Dragon Coaster. Kids can get their own Driver’s License at Driving School or save the day at Rescue Academy. Then, marvel at cities built out of millions of LEGO bricks in Miniland!

Over 70 rides, slides, shows and attractions await at LEGOLAND Malaysia between the theme park and the water park.

Explore 8 awesome themed areas in the theme Park. Whether you want to become a fearless Knight, meet swashbuckling pirates, explore ancient lands or even be transported all around the world in just a few steps!

At the water park, you can ride the surf at the LEGO wave pool, float along the Build-A-Raft lazy river, climb and slide down the most awesome tube and body slides, enjoy interactive play structures such as the Joker Soaker or DUPLO Safari!

Dive, slide and build your fun at LEGOLAND Water Park, the new fantastic Water Park at Gardaland Resort in Verona, Italy.

Fun is guaranteed at LEGOLAND Water Park, where you can dive into millions of LEGO bricks, in a sea of interactive water games, play on the colourful slides and relax in the extraordinary fully themed areas!

There are more than 25 LEGOLAND Discovery Centres around the world, in the following locations:

Europe

• Birmingham, UK
• Manchester, UK
• Berlin, Germany
• Oberhausen, Germany
• Scheveningen, Netherlands
• Istanbul, Turkey

North America

• Tempe, AZ
• Atlanta, GA
• Bay Area, CA
• Boston, MA
• Chicago, IL
• Colombus, OH
• Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
• Kansas City, MO
• Auburn Hills, MI
• East Rutherford, NJ
• Plymouth Meeting, PA
• San Antonio, TX
• Westchester, NY
• Toronto, ON

Asia

• Beijing, China
• Shanghai, China
• Shenyang, China
• Osaka, Japan
• Tokyo, Japan
• Hong Kong

Australia

• Melbourne

LEGO are calling all witches, wizards and muggles to join in at a city near them, or online, to help track down the hidden Ford Anglia.

For those muggles based in the UK with a Harry Potter fan in the house, if you are near London, Edinburgh and Cardiff, you’re in luck! There’s a city hunt taking place on November 6th and 7th where you can find clues, use augmented reality to unlock secret words to find the location of the Ford Anglia car that’s been made out of LEGO.

Families can experience this regardless of where they live. You can go online, travel virtually around the UK and join in the LEGO Harry Potter magical mystery hunt.

No tickets are required, it’s free for all, and anyone can take part.

There are two ways to participate:

1. Find a Gold LEGO® Harry Potter™ Statue in London, Edinburgh or Cardiff to start your adventure, and use your phone to solve clues.
2. Enjoy the hunt online solving the clues

The city-based hunts take 45 minutes, and if you are doing the online version it should take about 20 minutes.

You will need access to a mobile phone device with 4G or 5G mobile data capability to take part in the city hunts. For those taking part at home, you need a mobile or tablet and internet.

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Each city hunt begins at a three-foot, gold LEGO Harry Potter statue, and participants have to solve clues in a race against the clock. Players use their phones to solve clues using augmented reality. The goal is to find the three secret words to reveal where exactly the life-size LEGO Ford Anglia is located.

The finder of the car will win a range of prizes, including LEGO Harry Potter and tickets to Warner Bros Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter.

The Gold LEGO® Harry Potter™ Statues are located in Covent Garden in London, Castle Street in Edinburgh and Castle Street in Cardiff and will be there on Saturday 6th and 7th November 2021.

For those unable to join the LEGO Harry Potter magical mystery hunt in person, there is an option to take part virtually to be in with a chance of winning prizes. Just stop by the LEGO website on Saturday 6th November to load the digital experience and start playing to solve the mystery.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary, LEGO has also released six golden minifigures:

• Harry Potter
• Lord Voldemort
• Ron Weasley
• Hermione Granger
• Severus Snape
• Quirinus Quirrell

There are lots of other fun Harry Potter themed sets and collectibles in the 20th anniversary collection – perfect timing for Christmas!

Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films, has gone on a trip down memory lane through two decades of iconic Harry Potter moments. Watch the video below to discover some of Matthew’s favourite scenes and fun moments from filming.

All you need to do now is find that missing Ford Anglia! Good luck and “Wingardium Leviosa”!

The buildable display model is inspired by the iconic rainbow flag which is used as a symbol of love and acceptance by the LGBTQIA+ community.

You will also find 11 monochrome LEGO minifigures featured, each with its own individual hairstyle and rainbow colour.

“I wanted to create a model that symbolises inclusivity and celebrates everyone, no matter how they identify or who they love,” says Matthew Ashton, Vice President of Design, who designed the set.

“Everyone is unique, and with a little more love, acceptance and understanding in the world, we can all feel more free to be our true AWESOME selves! This model shows that we care, and that we truly believe ‘Everyone is awesome’!”

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The 346-piece model stands 10.24cm tall and has a depth of 12.80cm, which makes it the perfect fit for most shelves or window sills.

The set will go on sale on June 1st, to mark the start of Pride Month. It will be available through LEGO.com and LEGO branded stores, with a recommended retail price of 34.99 EUR/USD.

Don’t miss the chance to have your say! We’re looking for parents to get involved and give their feedback on all aspects of family life.

Fans of Harry Potter will love discovering the magnificent window displays and intriguing interiors of Diagon Alley, London’s most magical secret shopping street.

This remarkable set captures incredible detail from many of the Harry Potter films and can be built four different ways, including closed into a real alley for role-playing stories filled with intrigue and mystery. It’s also compatible with the LEGO® Modular Buildings series, for even more world-building fun.

Get ready to meet all your Diagon Alley favourites!

• Have your wand choose you in Ollivander’s Wand Shop
• Visit Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes for some tricks and treats
• Grab a sundae in Florian Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlour
• Pick your parchment in Scribbulus Writing Instruments
• Bag your books in Flourish & Blotts
• Drop in to Quality Quidditch Supplies for your very own Firebolt broomstick!

Oh, and did we mention that there are FOUR new mini figures that you won’t find in any other set? These include Gilderoy Lockhart, Florean Fortescue, Lucius Malfoy and the Daily Prophet photographer.

It’s true that the LEGO Diagon Alley set doesn’t come cheap, with a price tag of €399.99 / £369.99 / $399.99 (available from the LEGO Store online) – however, the building fun is sure to last a long time and then become the ultimate Harry Potter showstopper to display!