Hello and welcome (back!) to the Jay’s Brick Blog daily countdown of the 2023 LEGO Friends Advent Calendar! After the last two years, I’m back with the Friends Advent Calendar again this year, given my daughter is a huge fan of the theme. It’s also a really important year for LEGO Friends, as this is the…
Review: LEGO 41731 Heartlake International School
The second biggest LEGO Friends set from the first wave of Friends The Next Chapter is 41731 Heartlake International School, which features Heartlake City’s new International School that’s the focal point for the animated series, and where the new characters meet and get to know each other. You can check out the new Friends The…
Review: LEGO 10314 Dried Flower Centrepiece
The LEGO Botanical Collection continues to grow with 10314 Dried Flower Centrepiece, a fresh new concept that brings a fresh twist to LEGO flowers. The set eschews the bright botanical blossoms found in sets like the 10313 Wildflower Bouquet and 10280 Flower Bouquet for more subdued earth tones but still maintains the intricate and imaginative botanical…
Review: LEGO 41730 Autumn’s House
Continuing on from my LEGO Friends 2023 reviews, let’s take a look at 41730 Autumn’s House, the 3rd largest set from the January 2023 LEGO Friends wave. It’s a lovely blend of the old and new, and introduces us to Autumn, one of the new main characters of the Friends reboot, who has a special connection…
Autumn isn’t LEGO Friends’ first depiction of limb difference
When LEGO announced the Friends 2023 reboot, one of the new characters that caught everyone’s attention is Autumn, one of the new Friends main characters (who is also Mia’s daughter) and is also the first minidoll with a limb difference. Autumn, and the rest of the new LEGO Friends characters will make their debut in…
