LEGO’s annual Build to Give event is up and running as they donate sets to children in need this holiday season for every star built and posted online. But it may be a bit more challenging than at first glance! How exactly do you build a five-pointed star out of LEGO? We have some tips and a gallery of inspiration to help get you started.
Read MoreA few weeks ago, a little LEGO frog started popping up all over some amazing builders’ creations in quite some fantastic locations! I had to know more about Fred the Frog, how the collab came to be, and how they each created individual builds that looked perfect together as a group.
Read MoreWhat do you do when all of a sudden you have a building block preventing you from finishing your next LEGO creation? Here is a list of all the things that help me have ideas and inspiration to break through creative blocks, but it all comes down to one thing: build more!
Read MoreAt BrickNerd, we celebrate getting nerdy about the bricks. But there are so many more fascinating stories from within the LEGO community that are worth your time! So here are some of the best LEGO articles and videos that caught our contributors’ attention throughout the month of October.
Read MoreBrickCon is back live baby! Swing on by, and read all about the Seattle LEGO extravaganza!
Read MoreOkay, spaceship fans! It’s October, so we all know what that means: Eleven more months ‘till the next SHIPtember. But while we anxiously wait, let’s check out a few highlights from last month that I’ve picked out for your viewing pleasure.
Read MoreAt BrickNerd, we celebrate getting nerdy about the bricks. But there are so many more fascinating stories from within the LEGO community that are worth your time! So here are some of the best LEGO articles and videos that caught our contributors’ attention throughout the month of September.
Read MoreAt BrickNerd, we celebrate getting nerdy about the bricks. But there are so many more fascinating stories from within the LEGO community that are worth your time! So here are some of the best LEGO articles and videos that caught our contributors’ attention throughout the month of August.
Read MoreBricks Cascade 2021 threw a grand picnic instead of a full LEGO convention—a Bricknic! What led to the decision, how did it go, and why is gathering in person so important to the community?
Read MoreAt BrickNerd, we celebrate getting nerdy about the bricks. But there are so many more fascinating stories from within the LEGO community that are worth your time. So here are some of the best LEGO articles that caught our contributors’ attention throughout the month of July.
Read MoreThis article should generate quite a reaction! We chat with AFOL teacher Lavi Subang about how he uses LEGO to get his high school students to bond with the complexities of chemistry. The subject may seem daunting at times, but Lavi thinks that using something familiar like LEGO may be the solution.
Read MoreMany LUGs have traditions that are unique to their group. It might be the meeting location, the kind of food the members enjoy, the preferred MOC style, or even a special game they play. For the Melbourne LEGO Users Group (MUGs) in Australia, it’s an activity known as Partsies.
Read MoreEclipsegrafx is a premium provider of custom printed LEGO Minifigures and accessories. BrickNerd’s Billy Mohr sits down in person to find out all there is about their operation and inspiration. Check it out!
Read MoreAt BrickNerd, we celebrate getting nerdy about the bricks. But there are so many more fascinating stories from within the LEGO community that are worth your time. So here are some of the best LEGO articles that caught our contributors’ attention throughout the month of June.
Read MoreThis last weekend was the Paredes de Coura Fan Weekend in Portugal. What did the LEGO convention entail, what fun was to be had, and how did the event handle being online? Keep reading to find out or watch the whole event online!
Read MoreThere’s a lot of information about 2×4 LEGO bricks and other old LEGO items out there, though scattered across many sites. The Brick Archive is trying to change that to preserve LEGO history, but how did it get started?
Read MoreAt BrickNerd, we celebrate getting nerdy about the bricks. But there are so many more fascinating stories from within the LEGO community that are worth your time. So here are some of the best LEGO articles that caught our contributors’ attention throughout the month of May.
Read MoreBio-Cup is back which means that you’ll soon start seeing some amazingly creative Bionicle MOCs everywhere in the LEGO community. But what even is a Bionicle MOC? How did the contest get started and how can you get involved?
Read MoreBrickCan 2021 Online was last week and though this is the second time the convention has gone virtual, there was much fun to be had. Here’s everything that happened at BrickCan and how the LEGO convention is planning on moving forward.
Read MoreJoin me for an elephant of a tale about how perhaps the largest LEGO-molded element ever became the biggest creature in my collection.
Read MoreAhoy, me hearties! It be Talk Like A Pirate Day! Are you ready to set sail on an adventure through the history of classic LEGO Pirates? Where did it begin, what was it all about, and where has the theme showed up since? Join us on a treasure hunt through history!
Take a seat as we explore clever LEGO chair techniques that will leave you sitting pretty. From boat studs to bucket handles, here are some simple ways to design your own stylish chairs.
Identifying individual LEGO parts from bulk second-hand purchases can be challenging, so what are the most common elements that people want to know, “What is this!?”
The same bricks have sailed under many names in Alexander Zarkowski’s LEGO shipyard. We talk cruise ships, building at scale and how it feels to take apart a massive build after only a few weeks.
Which country has the cheapest LEGO? We’ve crunched the numbers across 22 countries spanning Europe, North America, and Australia and found a surprising result…
LEGO Castle has featured quite a few factions like the Wolfpack and Fright Knights. But what would kids name them after only seeing their shields? Make way for the Mean Rocktopusses!
Brian Hickey is back with another installment of LEGO According To Kids. This time he asks his to young children about their thoughts on LEGO color names. Read on to find the interesting and comical results!
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