Things Are Better With (LEGO) Friends

Things Are Better With (LEGO) Friends

LEGO recently relaunched its Friends theme with the intent of making sets more inclusive and reflective of society today. BrickNerd put those ideals to the test by engaging with educator and LEGO Masters contestant Corey Samuels who led a community event with a new generation of young female LEGO builders to see what they thought of the new Friends.

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LEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for December 2022

LEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for December 2022

December and 2022 may be coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few more LEGO articles worth your time! These are the best LEGO features from around the fan community for December 2022.

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LEGO LOTR 10 Years Later: In a Hole in the Ground There Lived an AFOL

LEGO LOTR 10 Years Later: In a Hole in the Ground There Lived an AFOL

Exactly 10 years ago today, LEGO announced that it would be releasing official Lord of the Rings and Hobbit sets. The subsequent waves of sets from Middle Earth have inspired thousands of MOCs and a building frenzy like none other in the fan community.

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LEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for November 2022

LEGO Community Headlines and Highlights for November 2022

Nerdvember 2022 may be coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few more LEGO articles worth your time! These are the best LEGO features from around the fan community for October 2022.

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Buy to Give: LEGO Black Friday Sales Can Make A Difference

Buy to Give: LEGO Black Friday Sales Can Make A Difference

Black Friday marks the arrival of the Christmas season. To celebrate, LEGO has launched a life-size Christmas Tree set along with some cool gifts with purchase. And if you buy it using BrickNerd’s link, we’ll donate all the referral income to Fairy Bricks!

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Tormod Askildsen: One Last Chat with LEGO's AFOL Advocate, Part 3

Tormod Askildsen: One Last Chat with LEGO's AFOL Advocate, Part 3

In the third and last part of our interview with Tormod Askildsen, we chat about the later years of his advocacy of the Adult Fan of LEGO (AFOL) community—and why he feels that his wish to welcome adults in LEGO’s primary target group has finally come true.

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A Festive FUNdraiser for Fairy Bricks: Buy LEGO to Give LEGO

A Festive FUNdraiser for Fairy Bricks: Buy LEGO to Give LEGO

Your LEGO Winter Village purchase can make a difference! We’re launching a Festive FUNdraiser for Fairy Bricks where all income from seasonal sets bought using BrickNerd’s affiliate link will be donated to help kids in hospitals.

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Becoming an AFOL: My LEGO Journey to BrickFair Virginia 2021

Becoming an AFOL: My LEGO Journey to BrickFair Virginia 2021

How do you go from being a casual fan of LEGO who just follows instructions to becoming an award-winning AFOL? Builder Liz Puleo shares her journey about how she found the LEGO community and her experiences at her first LEGO convention, BrickFair Virginia.

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