Is FebRovery the Best Month of the Year?

Is FebRovery the Best Month of the Year?

How did FebRovery get started in the LEGO community and what is the standing appeal of this building theme-month? Come with us as we explore its creation and discover the nostalgia, ingenuity and community-focus that brings us together over rolling rovers.

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Learning Disguised as Play: The Quiet Genius of LEGO Education

Learning Disguised as Play: The Quiet Genius of LEGO Education

LEGO Education’s “Build, Solve, Invent” series turns problem-solving into hands-on play, inviting kids (and adults) to learn by experimenting, rebuilding, and having fun along the way. You might even find yourself happily taking a model apart just to see what happens next.

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LEGO Botanicals 11503: A Flower Wall of Parts and Possibilities

LEGO Botanicals 11503: A Flower Wall of Parts and Possibilities

At first glance, the Flower Wall looks like a polished LEGO Botanicals set. But from Rylie Howerter’s perspective, it’s a parts pack of new colors and pieces with room to grow.

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Returning to the Spider-Verse: A Digital Detour from a LEGO Dark Age

Returning to the Spider-Verse: A Digital Detour from a LEGO Dark Age

What started as a simple CMF experiment turned into a months-long digital LEGO build inspired by Across the Spider-Verse. Thorsten Bonsch (aka xenomurphy) walks us through the creative detour that brought him back to building.

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The LEGO Story: Preserving a Life With LEGO in a Book

The LEGO Story: Preserving a Life With LEGO in a Book

What was growing up with LEGO like for the founding family and what new photos have been uncovered in the LEGO archives? We learn all in the new book “The LEGO Story” from author Jens Andersen himself.

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Chibi Style, Part 2: Techniques to Build Cute

Chibi Style, Part 2: Techniques to Build Cute

We resume our chat with Javier Soravilla and Mike Dung, pioneering builders of expressive “chibi style” LEGO characters, and learn more about all the techniques they use to build them.

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"Gettin’ Chibi Wit It": A Chat with Javier Soravilla and Mike Dung

"Gettin’ Chibi Wit It": A Chat with Javier Soravilla and Mike Dung

What is chibi style? We chat with Javier Soravilla and Mike Dung, pioneering builders of the expressive LEGO characters, and learn about the chibi building community.

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Every LEGO Collab Standard, Themed Month and Recurring Contest

Every LEGO Collab Standard, Themed Month and Recurring Contest

From MILS to Micropolis, there are many different themes that have become “standards” in the AFOL community. This extensive article seeks to list and document every LEGO collaboration standard, themed month, recurring contest, and any other coordinated excuse to build.

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