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LEGO Minifigure Hashtags & Activities To Join In With!

Greg — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:01:04 +0000

Social media is filled with exciting activities to take part in, from building MOCs and Mosaics to photography and more. Today we’re going to look at some of the Minifigure centric hashtags, what they involve and when they’re hosted.

Our senior editor, Patrick, often rounds up the months build challenges in a handy list, so I thought it would be a great idea to do the same with Minifigure based activities. So, grab your bag of Minifigures and your Sigfig and let’s dive in!

Each hashtag has at least two things in common, they happen weekly on the day in the title and they each require you to use the hashtag and tag the hosts. Others may require more so please head over to their accounts for more details. Clicking each hashtag title and the hosts names will take you to their Instagram accounts.

Jump to a day:

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Monday:

#MinifigureMonday

@brick_beat

This hashtag is run by @brick_beat and shared here on the website. You can read more about it I using the year it released, piece count and more. Mark (host) loves his Minifigures and shows them off in a weekly post. You can get involved too by sharing yours every Monday, don’t forget to tag him and use the hashtag.

#LEGOMarvelMonday

@boombrickz – @superhero_bricks

Kicking of with a relatively new comer, this hashtag has fast become a weekly staple. As you can probably guess it focuses on LEGO Marvel and asks you to grab a Marvel Minifigure (or set) and photograph it. Most people like to pop a Superhero Minifigure in a scene and add a short story to it.

#MinifigMosaic

@virginia_bricks – @johnbtoys – @brick_beat

Whenever the word Mosaic is uttered you may think of one particular person in the LEGO community and you’d be right for doing so. @Virginia_Bricks is one of the hosts behind the incredible #MosaicsOnMonday activity. Although #MinifigMosaic is an off-shoot of it, the theme does focus on Minifigures. If you’re struggling with inspiration for a Mosaic, then grabbing a Minifigure may give you that much needed spark, hence #MinifigMosaic. It’s not limited to just Mondays either, you can post any day or the week.

#MinifigMugMonday

@thebrickbabe

Another simple yet awesome hashtag to do is hosted by @thebrickbabe. Grab a Minifigure, grab and Mug, take a photo and post. There are quite a few LEGO mugs & cups to choose from so mix it up.

Tuesday:

#FigtographyTuesday

@lets_brick_it – @boombrickz

Is hashtag gets you out & about, as the main pull for this activity is being outdoors. As a LEGO fan myself I’m often couped-up inside building, so at least once a week it’s nice to get out and snap some pictures. It’s open to any theme and Minifigure so have fun with it!

#TukTukTuesday

@kt_and_lego – @holybrickstuds @brickinintheusa

Do you have a LEGO Tuk Tuk? Pose your Sigfig, or any other Minifigure, with it and take a photo, post it on Tuesday, done! The hosts and the many partakers have great fun creating scenes focused around the LEGO Tuk Tuk set and MOCs.

Wednesday:

#SigfigScene

@thebrickpost – @brick_beat – @virginia_bricks

#SigfigScene has been going for awhile now and is hosted myself here at The Brick Post along with two good friends, @brick_beat & @virginia_bricks. It’s a single concept, make a LEGO representation of yourself, pop into a brick-built scene (set or MOC), take a photo, share on social media using #SigfigScene, collaborate with @sigfigscene on Instagram and tag the hosts. The first Wednesday in every month is themed, so follow us to stay up-to-date.

Thursday:

#LEGOThemeThursdays

@reddsbricks – @angela_thebrickjedi – @brixish

This is a new one for me personally but it looks great fun. The premise is simple with a new the every month, January is ‘What makes you happy‘. Although it’s not Minifigure exclusive, the majority or entries do focus on a character. It happens every Thursday and with a theme so broad you can really get stuck into it and use your imagination to create something heartfelt, cool, whacky, or highlighting a message.

Friday:

#LEGOFriendFridays

@roslederman

This is a fairly new hashtag to the list and is a great idea. It asks you to snap a photo of your Sigfig with a Friend. It’s a nice way to show appreciation to someone that has helped or been there for you, makes you laugh or just a good friend.

Saturday:

#LEGOStarWarsSaturday

@brickmcbricksworth – @lets_brick_it

This is dedicated to LEGO Star Wars, if you hadn’t of guessed already. I like this one as I personally like putting characters in random or unlikely situations. Others pop their Minifigures in a Star Wars set and recreate a scene from the movies/TV shows. Whatever floats your boat, this is a great activity to take part in.

#LEGOHaturday

@inappropriatepiratebricks – @adrian_c308 – @lego_dad_and_the_kids

As the title suggests, it’s Hat themed and asks you to snap your Sigfig or other Minifigure with a Hat on. I love this activity as I usually go over the top with it and do something bonkers. I’ve come to realise that I need more LEGO Hats in my arsenal!

Sunday:

#LEGOBodySwapSundays

@brightonbricks

This hashtag is very imaginative and the premise is simple – grab any two Minifigures and swap their bodies! The outcomes are often hilarious and make for some cool, whacky and unexpected combinations. Give it a go, which Minifigures will you choose?

We hope this list serves you well, it makes for an awesome week’s worth of activities, content and most importantly FUN. Please check back regularly as we will be updating it with new activities.

If we’ve missed any Minifigure centric hashtags off the list or you have one you’d like considered for the list please get in contact with us via Instagram.

LEGO Building Activities for December

Bricksterdam — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 19:53:57 +0000

Every month sees plenty of fun LEGO activities hosted by AFOLs on social media, mostly Instagram. December is no exception and we’ve got some great ones for you to join!

Building Challenges can be a lot of fun. Not just the creative aspect with building, but also the social interactions with other builders from around the world. In December most challenges will have a holiday theme, which will give an extra excuse to get your bricks out and join in the festive building! And if you’re not building these can be some fun hashtags to follow to check out the creations from other AFOLs.

#YourLEGObaubles

Anabelle @brickswhynot is hosting the ornament hashtag #YourLEGObaubles. These can be sets, MOCs, digital etc as long as it’s LEGO. So the prompt is simple: show your LEGO balls on instagram, tag @brickswhynot and add #YourLEGObaubles.

#LetsBuildHolidayHabitats23

Just like last year Jen @brickfambuilds and Kate @brickhuntress (who hosts the monthly @letsbuildseries we’ve featured before) join forces for a December mega collab.

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Life Day, Festivus, or just enjoy the excuse as a break from work to go on holiday, this prompt is entirely open ended to your interpretation and celebration of choice! Build as many or as few as you’d like, most will build one for each of the six days, or at least three to have a mini stack for stack day, but one is just as fun and will allow you to qualify for multiple prizes.

If you want to see the basics of building a habitat you can visit @habitatchallenge or read or blog about them here. The challenge will run December 16th-21st for individual habitats with stacks posted on December 22nd. Be sure to tag both @habitatchallenge and @letsbuildseries as collaborators on your entries!

#DiversifyLEGOholidays

(image by Dana @virginia_bricks)

For the 4th year @bradyjoynerbricks is hosting #diversifylegoholidays. This is a challenge I particularly support. Last year I discovered this quite late when building my holiday habitats, but managed to sneak some diversity in my stack. Ever since I’ve tried to keep diversity part of my building projects. So this had a huge impact on me as a builder.

Many people don’t see themselves reflected in holiday movies, ads, stories, artwork, etc., whether that be because of their culture, race, ethnicity, religion, ability status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or another part of their identity.

You can help! Consider changing up the skin tones of your buildable BrickHeadz character or your minifigs! Add a family with two moms in your winter village! Share a build celebrating Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Winter Solstice! Install wheelchair ramps in your winter village!

This challenge is open to any format and can be combined with any other challenge. So it can be a bauble, habitat, heart, sigfigscene or anything you can imagine. So share the joy and celebrate the diversity of the community. Include the hashtag #diversifylegoholidays and tag @bradyjoynerbricks in your entry and you’re done! If you want to see some examples, be sure to follow for his interesting tips!

#BuildToGive

The LEGO Group hosts their annual charity building event #BuildToGive. This building challenge started in November but will be running on in December so be sure to join! This year builders are invited to build a heart and post it to social media. TLG will donate sets to their chosen charities for all builds entered up to 1.500.000 sets. All details can be found here.

#BrickBuiltCalendar

A monthly returning Instagram challenge hosted by @speedykiwi92 @plasticwanderer and @reddsbricks. The challenge is just as straightforward as the hashtag suggests: build a decorated or themed calendar for the month December. Post your brick built calender before December 11th and be sure to add @brickbuiltcalender as a collaborator.

Are you planning to join any of these challenges? Or did we miss a fun activity? Let us know in the comments! If you are hosting and want to have your building challenge featured in November please reach out on Instagram or comment below.

LEGO Building Activities for November

Bricksterdam — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 22:31:17 +0000

Every month sees plenty of fun LEGO activities hosted by AFOLs on social media, mostly Instagram.

Building Challenges can be a lot of fun. Not just the creative aspect with building, but also the social interactions with other builders from around the world. November is packed with plenty of building fun so get your bricks out and join any of these!

#HeroVillainhabitats23

What’s a month without a good old Habitat Challenge hosted by Jen @brickfambuilds? Co-hosted by @teflontodd it’s the return of Heroes and Villains Habitats. Build a fun habitat with a superhero (or supervillain) and post with the hashtag #HeroVillainHabitats23. Don’t forget to tag @habitatchallenge. Individual Habitats are to be posted on November 24-25 and stacks on November 26. If you want to know the basics for building a habitat, you can read our blog about it here.

#BuildToGive

The LEGO Group hosts their annual charity building event #BuildToGive. This year builders are invited to build a heart and post it to social media. TLG will donate sets to their chosen charities for all builds entered up to 1.500.000 sets. All details can be found here.

Nerdvember 2023: Survivor Edition

November has arrived which means BrickNerd is celebrating Nerdvember! The Bricknerd website runs a competition with many great prizes. All you have to do is build a survival version of their mascot ‘Nerdly’ in a apocalyptic scene (or whatever you might think of considering the theme).

You have until the end of November to build your entry and post it on Flickr in the Nerdvember 2023 group or on Instagram using the hashtags #Nerdvember2023 #BrickNerd and #Nerdly. More information on the competition and prizes can be found here.

#BrickBuiltCalendar

A monthly returning Instagram challenge hosted by @speedykiwi92 @plasticwanderer and @reddsbricks. The challenge is just as straightforward as the hashtag suggests: build a calendar for the month November. By the time this post is online the 10 November deadline is getting rather close but you can always join in for the next month! And just like most challenges this one now also has it’s own Instagram account.

#LetsBuildMosaics

Another challenge we can count on every month is the @letsbuildseries, hosted by Kate @Brickhuntress. The theme for November is Mosaics, which might be convenient for everyone that takes part in the weekly #MosaicsOnMonday. And like always, builds for this challenge can be both sets and own designs, as well as digital creations.

#pwdhabitat23

Ok, this might not be a November challenge but since it’s early in December, it’s included anyway. For the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities @shanzy_h organises a solo habitat challenge. The challenge runs December 1-3. The challenge is about promoting diversity and inclusion, specifically focused on persons with disabilities. These can be both visible or invisible disabilities.

Be sure to tag @brickaccessibilityinclusion in your post and follow the account to check out all the builds for this challenge.

Building Challenges for October

Bricksterdam — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 18:51:05 +0000

Every month sees plenty of fun LEGO activities hosted by AFOLs on social media. We posted about weekly hashtag fun before, which you can read here. Building Challenges can be a lot of fun. Not just the creative aspect with building, but also the social interactions with other builders from around the world.

#BrickBuiltCalendar

#LetsBuildSpooky

Like every month, Brickhuntress on Instagram hosts the #LetsBuildSeries. This will be the first month it’s hosted from it’s own account. This October the theme is ‘Spooky’. Her challenges might be a bit more accessible compared to the others in this post. MOCs are welcome of course, but not mandatory. Building a set or modifying a set is welcomed just as much. The themes are also chosen to allow for various interpretations to have a broad appeal. So IP licenses can be used, but if you don’t have anything from an IP you can still join in. #LetsBuildSpooky runs from October 6th.

#BlackCatHabitats

Friday the 13th seemed the perfect day for me to host my first Instagram challenge. Annoyed that LEGO often snubs black cats in sets I wanted to do something with black cats. Having worked in a shelter I know black cats struggle to get adopted while they often have very sweet characters. So to celebrate black cats I hope others will join in and show their love as well. Since LEGO hasn’t produced many black cats you can always build your own if you don’t have one on hand.

Joining is easy: build a habitat with a black cat featured in the scene, post it on Instagram with #BlackCatHabitats on October 13th and tag @patrick_bricksterdam.

#HalloweenHabitats23

October is time for spooky building so of course this sees the return of Halloween Habitats hosted by Jen @brickfambuilds and Anabelle @brickswhynot on Instagram. Individual habitats can be posted with #HalloweenHabitats23 from October 23-28 and full stacks on the 29th. And with al the witchcraft happening at Instagram lately, be sure to add @halloweenhabitats as a contributor to your Halloween builds so everybody can keep track of all the habitats!

To get some inspiration from previous years, be sure to have a look here as well.

Building Challenges for September

Bricksterdam — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:19:28 +0000

Every month sees plenty of fun LEGO activities hosted by AFOLs on social media. We posted about weekly hashtag fun some time ago which you can read here. Building Challenges can be a lot of fun, not just the creative aspect with building, but also the social interactions with other builders from around the world.

Friendshiptember

The first challenge we highlight today is Friendshiptember. This challenge is hosted on the Instagram platform by @friendshiptember.

The rules are simple: build a (space)ship in September and add some Friendly elements (this is open to your own interpretation). The use of minidolls is encouraged but not mandatory. Once you’ve finished your build post it to Instagram and add @friendshiptember as a collaborator. Instagram has made it a bit harder to follow the latest posts so the organisers have made sure that all builds get the attention they deserve this way.

This is one of my favourite entries I’ve seen so far, the Tea Ceremony Boat by Kristel Whitaker (check out more from her amazing builds on Instagram and flickr).

Whether you’re building or not, be sure to follow Friendshiptember and support all the builders with their amazing creations!

#LetsBuildTheWizardingWorld

Like every month, Brickhuntress on Instagram hosts the #LetsBuildSeries. This September the theme is Wizarding World. Her challenges might be a bit more accessible compared to the others in this post. MOCs are welcome of course, but not mandatory. Building a set of adapting a set is welcomed just as much. The themes are also chosen to allow for various interpretations to have a broad appeal. So IP licenses can be used, but if you don’t have anything from an IP you can still join in.

#BrickBuiltCalendar

A monthly returning Instagram challenge hosted by @speedykiwi92 @plasticwanderer and @reddsbricks. The challenge is just as straightforward as the hashtag suggests: build a calendar for the month.

Here’s a fun example by Ethan @plasticwanderer demonstrating the idea for the challenge. September is back to school, even for dinosaurs.

SHIPtember

SHIPtember celebrates the acronym SHIP, meaning a Seriously Huge Investment In Parts, building a spaceship of at least 100 studs long. SHIPs need to be built/posted in the month of September. Apparantly this is a tradition going into it’s tenth year.

The official channels for this challenge can be found on flickr and Discord. Final entries for this challenge should be posted in the SHIPtember 2023 – Armada on Flickr. There are no other rules than building something huge, scale is open to own preference, builds can be digital etc. For more information check out the official channels for the challenge.

Are you planning to join any of these challenges? Or did we miss a fun activity? Let us know in the comments! If you are hosting and want to have your building challenge featured in October please reach out on Instagram or comment below.

LEGO Themed Hashtags, Activities And Challenges To Get Involved In!

Greg — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 06:53:59 +0000

The LEGO community is, for the most part, a friendly and loving place with lots of good people and activities to get involved in and be a part off.

Many hashtags exist and cover every day of the week, so there is most certainly something for everyone. It’s a great way to make friends, chat with other like minded people and post content on a regular basis. Finding the right activity for you shouldn’t be too hard, especially with our guide to some of the best hashtags out there.

Each one involves photography, which maybe obvious I know, how else will you get your creation of works of art on social media. With phone cameras it can be as basic as point and shoot, this is how many people do it, myself included. Others use proper cameras, fiddle about with the settings and ultimately get better results, which can also be done on a phone to some degree. It’s all trial & error and what works best for you.

Some activities choose to have a logo and matching watermark, with our weekly #SigfigScene this is optional but is always available via the dedicated page found here, along with other variations of it.

Most centre themselves around Minifigures, some feature MOCs (my own creation) and others focus on Art. They all involve our shared love of LEGO, which is the point, meeting new people and sharing our works of art online for all to see.

Below are some hashtag activities to get involved in:

#SigfigScene:

Up first is a shameless plug (again) of mine and Mark’s (@brick_beat) weekly Wednesday feature called #SigfigScene. Here you grab your Sigfig (mini you) and pop them in a scene of your choice, it could be a LEGO set, MOC or real world location. Our logo can be found on its own dedicated page here.

Below are a few examples of #SigfigScene. We encourage followers to add a little story to do with the scene, these are often fun and give context to the photo.

#MosaicsOnMonday:

Monday’s are stereotypically seen as a ‘blue‘ or low day, it’s the first day back at work for most and often a struggle. But not anymore! Take part in the amazing #MosaicsOnMonday hosted by @virginia_bricks, @johnbtoys and @brick_beat!

If you haven’t guessed it by the title, this weekly feature asks you to get creative and produce a work of art. Most choose LEGO DOTS to work with but you can use any LEGO elements you like, it doesn’t even have to be flat. Check out Dana’s (@virginia_bricks) amazing 3D Mosaics below.

#CMFHabitats23:

This next one isn’t on a set day each week, there are select times of the month/year to take part. Jen (@brickfambuilds) hosts many Habitat builds throughout the year with the latest one (now ended) being #CMFHabitats23.

They are built around a certain layout, 8x8x8, and are themed to make it more fun. Part Habitats have revolved around CMFs, Disney, Harry Potter, Muppets, and a vast array of other themes.

#DinoFunFridays:

A favourite of mine is hosted by Monique (@thebrickbheanie) and takes place in Fridays, #DinoFunFridays.

She combines Dinosaurs and LEGO to form this hashtag, two of my personal favourite things. Often you’ll find Minifigures dressed as Dinosaurs or a Sigfig caught up in a Dino themed scene.

#FigtographyTuesday:

A brand new Tuesday feature has emerged called #FigtographyTuesday, hosted by two of The Brick Boyz, Jake (@lets_brick_it) and Martin (@boombrickz). The weekly challenge requires you to step outside, Minifigure in hand, and take an outdoorsy photo.

#TwelveMinuteTuesday:

Another weekly challenge brought to you on a Tuesday is this aptly named hashtag, #TwelveMinuteTuesday.

Hosted by three friends, @katilego4fun, @84builder and @the.lego.mom, the challenge is simple, set a timer for 12 minutes, build until the timer sounds and then share your accomplishment online. Simple and fun!

#LetsBuildSeries:

I don’t personally know much about this one but I’ve heard and seen some amazing things about it.

This activity is hosted by @brickhuntress and the theme changes each month along with an additional themed hashtag, but you essentially build and share anything you want with that particular theme in mind.

#JohnnyThunderThursday:

Another hashtag hosted by the talented @brickfambuilds, this time focusing on a single Minifigure, Johnny Thunder.

#JohnnyThunderThursday is simple is concept, grab a Johnny Thunder Minifigure and take a photo. I guess the only hard part is sourcing a Minifigure, which is easy enough through Bricklink/BrickOwl or eBay. This of curse happens every Thursday and it a fun way to get involved with the same character each week, why not make a story?!

#LEGOHaturday:

Last but in no means least is something to do on the weekend, Saturday has now become #LEGOHaturday!

Hosted by @adrian_c308, @Inappropriatepiratebricks and @LEGO.dad.and.the.kids. Their hashtag is very fun and very simple, grab your Sigfig and pop them in a Hat, done. This can be a lot of fun and whacky, there must be a ton of hats out there that haven’t been used yet, which one will you choose?

There are of course many more available to take part, if you kq ow a good one please feel free to contact us or leave a comment below and we’ll add it to the list.

The LEGO community is a great place to be and hosts of these weekly/monthly events are usually very friendly and open to questions so don’t be afraid to ask what the guidelines are and if you genuinely want help.

Thank you for reading this short but hopefully insightful blog post, we hope you have fun making memories!

LEGO Lunar New Year Building Instructions and Activities!

Greg — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:13:10 +0000

If you head over to LEGO.com you’ll find a handful of activities and builds centred around the Lunar New Year. These include origami versions of both the year of the Tiger and year of the Pig, along with two activities that require LEGO bricks. With the aid of the free downloadable instructions you’ll be able to build a Pagoda (104 pieces) and a Lantern (33 pieces).

Having the chance to download the instructions and build such lovely looking ornaments is a great touch by LEGO, helping you utilise your spare pieces or sets to make something cool.

Will you be attempting any of these activities? We’d love to hear from you and see your creations, simply post to your social media and tag us (@thebrickpost)!