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LEGO Friends Advent Calendar 2020 – Daily Countdown

December 1, 2020 By Jay 54 Comments

Following on from the Harry Potter Advent Calendar, we’ll also be doing a countdown for the 2020 Friends Advent Calendar! My 4 year old daughter is a massive fan of LEGO Friends, so she was really excited to get into this one, and this is my first Friends calendar since 2016 so I’m excited to… 

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LEGO Friends Advent Calendar 2016

December 1, 2016 By Jay 53 Comments

So this was a little random, but starting the 2016 Star Wars Advent Calendar this morning made me kinda regret not getting another one to go alongside it. One impulsive lunchtime shopping trip later, I’ve ended up with a 2016 LEGO Friends Advent Calendar to go along with my Star Wars countdown! If you’ve been reading… 

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Review: LEGO 41118 Heartlake Supermarket

July 5, 2016 By Jay 17 Comments

It’s been awhile since I last reviewed a LEGO Friends set – a relatively odd quirk as I buy a LOT of Friends sets. After DC and Marvel Super Heroes, I’d say that Friends & Elves make up the remainder of my LEGO purchases. One of my aims in 2016 is to bump up the… 

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Filed Under: Friends, LEGO Reviews Tagged With: 2016, building, daniel, friends, fruit, heartlake supermarket, mia, minidoll, review

Review: LEGO Friends 41033 Jungle Falls Rescue

September 9, 2014 By Jay Leave a Comment

I can’t believe it’s been so long since I’ve built and reviewed a LEGO Friends set! This year has been phenomenal with so many great sets being put out by LEGO that I’m finding it more and more difficult keeping up with the pace. You don’t want to know how many unbuilt sets I have… 

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Review: Lego 41005 – Heartlake High

September 24, 2013 By Jay 2 Comments

It’s about time I did a Lego Friends review! More than a year has passed since my last one and I feel it’s a great time to revisit Heartlake City with this Summer’s (American Summer) wave of Friends sets. I picked this up a couple of weeks ago during a Target sale and managed to score… 

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Filed Under: Friends, LEGO Reviews Tagged With: 41005, heartlake high, lego, lego friends, minidoll, stephanie

Review: 3183 – Friends – Stephanie’s Cool Convertible

May 1, 2012 By Jay 2 Comments

Here’s the second Friends set that I’ve built after Emma’s Fashion Design Studio and it’s quite obvious that I’m a huge friend of the Friends line. Yes, I love civilian Lego sets, and yes, the minidolls have grown on me that I don’t flinch every time I see one side by side with a regular Lego minifig…. 

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Role models are important. Thank you @lego for su Role models are important.

Thank you @lego for such an inspiring gift-with-purchase to celebrate #internationalwomensday 2021.

Amelia Earhart embodies #ChooseToChallenge, the theme of #iwd2021 by proving that women can fly high, and break down barriers.

This is set is a great educational tool, fantastic display piece and an all-around poignant celebration of Amelia Earhart'a achievements as an aviation pioneer.
Its quite rare for a @LEGO set to evoke so much no Its quite rare for a @LEGO set to evoke so much nostalgia, joy and whimsy but the #LEGOIdeas 21326 Winnie The Pooh set never misses a beat. 🍯 

From the highly detailed minifigures which bring AA Milne's characters to life, to the lush (yet deceptively advanced!) Oak Tree design, this set has plenty to love for @disney fans, Winnie the Pooh fans, and parents who want a tactile way of introducing Pooh stories to their kids through play. 

The playful, joyful and nostalgic essence of Winnie the Pooh is celebrated in stunning fashion – not just by the incredible cast of minifigures and the lengths that LEGO have gone to capture their likeness, but in the overall build.

LEGO have blended nostalgia, a fun building experience and playfulness in this set unlike any other before.

Hit the link in bio to see more photos and read my full review! The set releases on 18 March for LEGO VIPs, ahead of a 1 April global launch. 

Thanks @LEGO for sending this early review set! 💛
New favourite t-shirt, and new favourite @LEGO set New favourite t-shirt, and new favourite @LEGO set! 🍯 

Review of the new #LEGOIdeas Winnie the Pooh set coming soon!

Spoiler warning: it's sensational
Pack your walking stick because we're going on an Pack your walking stick because we're going on an adventure to explore the LEGO Hundred Acre Wood with @lego LEGO 21326 Winnie the Pooh!

To celebrate its 95th anniversary, Winnie the Pooh & friends will make their LEGO debut in this 1,265-piece set that will retail for US$99.99 / AU$159.99 / £89.99.

The set's release date is 18 March 2021 for LEGO VIP members, and 1 April 2021 for a wider release and will be available on LEGO.com or your local LEGO Store. 

It's pretty clear that LEGO have yet another winner on their hands with Winnie the Pooh. An eternal favourite of any generation, Winnie the Pooh's carefree, joyous nature is just the antidote we need in these troubling times, and I'm so glad that LEGO have done a terrific job with this set. 

Stay tuned for my full review tomorrow!
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Last year was definitely the most unprecedented™ one yet, but one that I will treasure forever.

It was an incredibly challenging year, having had to navigate through multiple job changes, yet you have never once wavered with your support and faith that I would find my feet eventually.

I might have caused some sleepless nights when work was uncertain, yet you continued to be a pillar of strength to our family, and by God's eternal grace, we always seem to come out on top. 

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Today is "Chap Goh Meh" or the Lantern Festival, t Today is "Chap Goh Meh" or the Lantern Festival, the final day of Chinese New Year. 🏮

It's a bit of a strange one this year, with the pandemic throwing plans into disarray, and my family being further away than usual, so celebrations were a little different in 2021.

Thank you @LEGO for an excellent range of Chinese Traditional Festival sets. 🙏

@little.ong (and myself) really loved the Duplo Happy Childhood Moments set, and I especially enjoyed the new dumplings element! 🥟

Spring Lantern Festival is one of the best LEGO sets I've had the pleasure of building, and I also appreciated the foray into the mythological origins of Lunar New Year with Story of Nian. 🧨🧧🎆

More sets that celebrate the rich cultural diversity of the world, please! 🌏
More photos of the upcoming #LEGO Amelia Earhart T More photos of the upcoming #LEGO Amelia Earhart Tribute are now available!

Coming March 2021 globally, but if you're in Australia, it's available from today onwards from @legocertifiedstores_anz!
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