Month: September 2026

A Brick-Built Meadow Grows Flower by Flower in Prague’s Botanical Garden

Visitors at Prague Botanical Garden are building a shared Czech meadow from LEGO bricks. We look at why the simple activity works so well as hands-on nature education without feeling like a lesson.

What Is LEGO Education Really? How the LEGO Group Built a Classroom Learning Business

LEGO Education is not the LEGO Foundation and not just a robotics kit business. We explain how the LEGO Group’s education arm works, what schools actually buy and why 2026 marks a major transition.

A Light Saturday Feature: What LEGO Fans Are Doing Around the World Today

On September 19, LEGO fans around the world are meeting at shows, running trains, displaying MOCs, joining build challenges and simply building together. Here’s a light Saturday snapshot of LEGO as a social hobby.

LEGO Is Bringing Build-a-Minifigure Online. Create a Minifigure Changes How Custom Characters Work

LEGO is testing Create a Minifigure, an online character configurator powered by Pick a Brick. Here’s how it differs from in-store BAM and why it could be especially useful for MOC builders and city creators.

LEGO DC at NYCC 2026: Villains Are Getting a Bigger Role in Batman’s Collector Line

DC has confirmed new LEGO Batman vehicles, a villain-owned vehicle and an adult villain collectible for NYCC 2026. We look at why this suggests a broader Gotham collector strategy and a stronger physical–digital crossover with Legacy of the Dark Knight.

A LEGOLAND Miniland Model Sold for DKK 60,000. Park Builds Are Entering the Collector Market

An original Dannebrog model from LEGOLAND Billund sold for DKK 60,000. We look at why retired Miniland builds may become a distinct collector category shaped by provenance, display history and rarity.

LEGO Is Much More Than a Toy Company. We’re Starting a New Series

We’re starting a new series about what the wider LEGO ecosystem does beyond selling sets — from education and philanthropy to child safety, sustainability, fan communities and more.

20 Years of LEGO Modular Buildings: How Café Corner Changed Adult Building

Café Corner 10182 launched more than a building series. We look at how Modular Buildings created a city-building ecosystem, shaped adult collecting and became part of global AFOL culture over 20 years.

Midnight Valley Starts with Mayor Manor. LEGO’s New Collection Has Halloween Winter Village Potential

Mayor Manor 11383 is the first set in the official Midnight Valley Collection. We look at why this new gothic building series for adults has the potential to become a Halloween-style counterpart to Winter Village—without assuming LEGO has confirmed an annual tradition.

LEGO Ideas Paris Has 4,500+ Pieces. Are Fan Projects Getting Too Big?

A Paris LEGO Ideas project with more than 4,500 pieces has reached 10,000 supporters. We look at whether giant submissions have a real advantage—and why fan piece counts tell us surprisingly little about the final product.