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February 25, 2025

LEGO, Learning and STEM: Unpacking How We Learn

February 25, 2025/ Melissa Rekve
LEGO, Learning and STEM: Unpacking How We Learn

Think The Evolution of STEM is just another LEGO set? Think again. We unpack all the hidden details that celebrate scientific discovery, innovation, artistic expression and explore how it reflects the different ways we all learn.

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February 25, 2025/ Melissa Rekve/ 4 Comments
Review
STEM, Educational, history, Building Inspiration, Learning
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January 14, 2025

GOATLUG: The Greatest LUG of All Time

January 14, 2025/ Melissa Rekve
GOATLUG: The Greatest LUG of All Time

Is the LEGO goat the G.O.A.T.? Find out how a love for these rare animals turned into one of the quirkiest and most creative AFOL communities: GOATLUG.

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January 14, 2025/ Melissa Rekve/ 1 Comment
Interviews, Community
LUGs, Goat, GOATLUG, #goatflexing, LEGO Goat
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October 18, 2024

Life After LEGO Masters with Mel Brown

October 18, 2024/ Melissa Rekve
Life After LEGO Masters with Mel Brown

In the second installment of Life After LEGO Masters, Melissa speaks with Season 1 contestant of LEGO Masters USA, Mel Brown, about the many opportunities in the LEGO community his time on the show afforded him.

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October 18, 2024/ Melissa Rekve/ Comment
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LEGO Masters, Buddy vs Christmas, LEGOMasters: Holiday Bricktacular
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October 14, 2024

Classroom Connections: How LEGO Connects Kids and Educators

October 14, 2024/ Melissa Rekve
Classroom Connections: How LEGO Connects Kids and Educators

Sometimes kids are hard to connect with but LEGO can be the perfect icebreaker. Join Melissa Rekve as she shares what it is like being the LEGO lady at school and what fun connections that creates.

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October 14, 2024/ Melissa Rekve/ Comment
Stories, Community
Educational, Education, Earrings, shoes, Classroom
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September 09, 2024

Paul Hetherington’s Bricktacular West Coast Modern Show

September 09, 2024/ Melissa Rekve
Paul Hetherington’s Bricktacular West Coast Modern Show

Melissa Rekve takes us to British Columbia, Canada, to check out an architectural preservation project that uses LEGO bricks as the building medium. Read on to find out all about it!

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September 09, 2024/ Melissa Rekve/ 2 Comments
Builder Showcase
LEGO exhibits, Exhibition, West Coast Modern, Architecture
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September 08, 2024

Lost and Found: The Story of Stolen LEGO

September 08, 2024/ Melissa Rekve
Lost and Found: The Story of Stolen LEGO

What would you do if a car full of your MOCs was stolen right after you packed it for a LEGO convention? BrickNerd contributor Melissa Rekve tells the story of what she lost and what was found.

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September 08, 2024/ Melissa Rekve/ 6 Comments
Stories, Community
Brickworld Chicago, Transportation, Paul Hetherington, Moving, Theft
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August 27, 2024

Life After LEGO Masters with Rachel and Jason

August 27, 2024/ Melissa Rekve
Life After LEGO Masters with Rachel and Jason

Ever wondered what life is like after LEGO Masters? We spoke with New Zealand semi-finalists Rachel and Jason to find out how they've continued their LEGO journey post-competition.

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August 27, 2024/ Melissa Rekve/ 2 Comments /Source
Interviews
LEGO Masters, Interview, Lego Serious Play
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May 13, 2024

The B Boys of Canada: Creating Community Through AfobLife

May 13, 2024/ Melissa Rekve
The B Boys of Canada: Creating Community Through AfobLife

Meet the B Boys of Canada who make everyone at BrickCan feel at home. Today we explore how they got started, how they create so much swag, and what it is like to wear a two-person buffalo costume at a LEGO convention.

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May 13, 2024/ Melissa Rekve/ 9 Comments
Community, Conventions
Community, AFOL Community, Friends, Swag, BrickCan, Canada, Bacon, Convention, Party
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March 13, 2024

LEGO Fashion: Even More Brick-Built Bow Ties

March 13, 2024/ Melissa Rekve
LEGO Fashion: Even More Brick-Built Bow Ties

LEGO bow ties are so cool that we chatted with three more brick-built bow tie enthusiasts about the endless creative possibilities and deeply personal expressions of these stylish LEGO wearables.

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March 13, 2024/ Melissa Rekve/ Comment
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Fashion, Bow Ties Are Cool, Bow Ties, Wearables
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March 12, 2024

LEGO Fashion: Brick-Built Bow Ties

March 12, 2024/ Melissa Rekve
LEGO Fashion: Brick-Built Bow Ties

How do you make a LEGO bow tie? We talk to three LEGO bow tie enthusiasts to find out about the motivation and techniques behind their dashing brick-built fashion statements.

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March 12, 2024/ Melissa Rekve/ 3 Comments
Interviews
Fashion, Bow Ties, Bow Ties Are Cool
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December 08, 2023

How To Start A LEGO Club at School

December 08, 2023/ Melissa Rekve
How To Start A LEGO Club at School

From sudsy brick buckets to bureaucratic red tape, Melissa Rekve takes us on her journey of starting a LEGO Club from the ground up and shares how you could start one too.

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December 08, 2023/ Melissa Rekve/ 5 Comments
Community, Stories
Education, Teaching, LEGO Club, Robin Sather, Cleaning, Student
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