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Are Lego minifigures the new playground craze?
By Susie Boone on 04/07/2010 21:58:16
We've had GoGoCrazyBones, Match Attax and Top Gear Turbo Challenge cards - now little yellow Lego men are taking over the playground
The minifigures are coming...Meet the little yellow men who are the current must-have for children in playgrounds up and down the country.There are 16 to collect and for a fairly hefty pocket money sum of £1.99 (for 1 minifig), you take pot luck and choose a sealed yellow packet....
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Life-sized LEGO house to be built
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 28/07/2009 10:30:52
Top Gear star James May needs volunteers – and LEGO bricks!
Top Gear presenter James May is planning to build a two-storey house in Dorking made entirely of LEGO. The house will be life-sized, with a staircase, toilet and shower. Once the house is complete, James plans to live in it for a few days.“I've got
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Lego prices rocket as favourites sell out
By Susie Boone on 21/12/2009 14:24:04
Web sellers charge more than double after Lego Star Wars and Indiana Jones shortage
A shortage of Lego this Christmas has given some web retailers the opportunity to charge double the normal price for the most popular sets. Many Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Agents and Power Miners kits sold out in December, which is set to leave many
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David Beckham wants to be a professional LEGO builder!
By Kyrsty Hazell on 15/07/2010 16:18:49
Becks admits that if his football career never took off, he’d spend his days building LEGO
Footballer David Beckham has revealed that when he injured his Archilles tendon, he passed the time by building a 5,922 piece LEGO set!“This is going to make me sound really weird but when I was in Milan with a lot of time on my hands I found online
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Children rebuild UK landmarks
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 03/08/2009 11:37:49
The UK skyline has been given a makeover by children armed with LEGO
Meet Britain's future architects…LEGO asked children how they'd re-interpret some of the country’s most well-known and iconic structures if they had the chance. The children used LEGO to create their architectural visions, and have come up with some
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LEGO music video took 1,500 hours
By Kyrsty Hazell on 25/08/2009 14:29:16
Musicians prove the iconic building blocks aren’t just for children
Combining Swedish electronica, a huge amount of LEGO bricks and 1,500 hours of hard graft, Swedish duo Rymdreglage have come up with this energetic, LEGO-man inspired video for their tune 8-Bit Trip.Taking LEGO outside the realm of childhood
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LEGO House will be ripped down tomorrow!
By on 21/09/2009 17:01:06
Two-storey brick house too expensive to move
The LEGO House built entirely of 3 million plastic bricks by Top Gear’s James May will be demolished tomorrow. The two-storey house based in the middle of Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking, Surrey, was built as part of the forthcoming BBC series James
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LEGOLAND Discovery centre opens its doors
By Liz Stansfield on 22/03/2010 14:27:26
New attraction in Manchester features two million of the famous Lego bricks
-at-heart-parents!) aged 3-12 years welcomed to spend the day up to their eyes in over two million LEGO bricks, with interactive games, rides and a LEGO Manchester Mini Land all ready for action.Big kids will love the LEGO tour factory where the centre spills the beans
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UK days out: Legoland Windsor
By Nicola Herring on 12/05/2010 09:52:17
If you're looking for a fabulous, fun day out with the kids, then Legoland in Windsor fits the bill. It's got fun rides, the famous Lego town, and all set in 150 acres of parkland
Nicola Herring, 36, and her partner John, 38, took their son Samuel, 3, to Legoland near Windsor, Berkshire“Samuel loves Lego, and Legoland was a perfect day out, even with the drizzly weather. The Spinning Spider was a big hit (don’t have lunch
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Hamleys Top Toys for 2010
By Kimberley Smith on 04/07/2010 16:15:33
From Lego's Hero Factory to warrior hamsters, we take a sneak peak at Hamleys' recommendations for Christmas 2010!
Top toys on your children's Christmas wish-list this yearIt's not quite time for toy adverts to take over TV but it won't be long before your little ones are thinking about what to ask for from Father Christmas. Here are our favourite picks from what Hamleys think will be on the ...
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