LEGO Calendar – The Brick Post!

New LEGO Fun Every Day 2025 Calendar Revealed!

Greg — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:01:27 +0000

The LEGO Fun Every Day 2025 Calendar has been revealed by Chronicle Books!

Primarily a Desktop Calendar, it features random LEGO facts, jokes, Minifigure bios and build prompts. It also denotes special holidays and events, along with LEGO history. The LEGO Fun Every Day 2025 Calendar will be available from Chronicle Books this September.

Are you a fan of these calendars and be picking one up? Let us know via the comments section below.

Official details:

Have a LEGO laugh every day of the year! This pun-filled daily calendar offers hilarious minifigure moments and brick-inspired jokes to brighten your day.

Start each day with a LEGO laugh! This daily calendar offers a range of humor and LEGO fun, including minifigure comic vignettes, jokes and puns inspired by LEGO bricks, laugh-worthy minifigure bios, and wacky building prompts to flex your creative muscles. Perfect for LEGO fans of all ages, this calendar is 365 days of LEGO joy that will have the whole family laughing.

LEGO 2025 Wall Calendar Revealed By Chronicle Books!

Greg — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:17:47 +0000

Next years Wall Calendar has been revealed by Chronicle Books!

The bright & colourful LEGO themed wall calendar will be back for 2025 and will feature a variety of cool images using LEGO parts and Minifigures. Check out the examples below for what to expect inside next years Wall Calendar. It will also feature special moments and occasions throughout LEGO history.

The 2025 Wall Calendar will be available from July this year and even includes 2024 dates from September to December.

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.

September 2021 LEGO US Store Calendar Update!

Greg — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:26:13 +0000

As a lot of noticed the September LEGO US Store Calendar looked pretty bare, with only one new promotion to really take any notice of, and that wasn’t very exciting.

We have word from the LEGO Affiliate Team that a few of the GWP promotions from last month are being extended as there is still quite a bit of stock left.

We have an updated list for you below with dates, spends, and when they’re available:

6th to 12th September: grab a free LEGO Swing Ship Ride GWP with purchases of £85 or higher.
Now to 19th September: Bag a free LEGO Super Mario Fuzzy & Mushroom Platform Expansion Set GWP with purchases of £40 or higher on any LEGO Super Mario products
All month: Pickup a free LEGO Master’s Book of Secrets GWP with purchases of £60 of higher on any LEGO Classic products.
13th to 30th September: Receive the fan-created LEGO Sailboat Adventure GWP free with purchases over £200.

Please keep in mind that all these GWPs are while stocks last.

August 2021 US LEGO Store Calendar Promotions!

Greg — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 22:02:43 +0000

It’s that time of the month again where we get a nice little look ahead via the US August 2021 LEGO Store Calendar!

We can get a glimpse of the promotions and events coming up in the month of August and with the plethora of new sets coming out soon you’ll be more enticed than ever before.

The major new GWP news is our first official and proper look at the LEGO Ideas Sailboat Adventure (40487) set for VIPs!

Take a look below for a full rundown of what’s Ava and when. Please remember that this is the US version and other regions may differ.

1st to 31st August:

Free LEGO Classic Masters’ Book of Secrets (5006978) on purchases of $60 or more.

1st to 15th August:

Free LEGO Marvel Shang-Chi and the Great Protector (30454) polybag on Marvel purchases of $40 or more.

1st to 3rd August:

Free LEGO Ideas Sailboat Adventure (40487) VIP early access on purchases of $200 or more.

4th to 29th August:

Free LEGO Ideas Sailboat Adventure (40487) for general public on purchases of $200 or more

1st August to 12th September:

LEGO VIP + My Nintendo rewards in the Rewards Center.

16th August to 5th September:

Free LEGO Super Mario Fuzzy & Mushroom Platform Expansion Set (30389) on LEGO Super Mario purchases of $40 more.

All the above are whilst stocks last!

LEGO US Store Calendar July 2021!

Greg — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:25:39 +0000

I don’t know about you but for me this Year has flown by, seeing these monthly Store Calendars doesn’t help either.

As always the US LEGO Store Calendar is upon us and gives us our first look at what to expect here in the UK and Worldwide, with a ton of promotions and events that will be happening throughout the month of July.

With a handful of GWP (gift with purchase), most notably the smaller scale LEGO Adidas shoe!

Promotions and Events:

1st June to 31st December: Free LEGO VIP Blue Minifigure Keychain (854090) for new members.
1st to 14th July: Free LEGO Adidas Originals Superstar (40486) on purchases of $85.
12th to 18th July: Free LEGO Charles Dickens Tribute (40410) on purchases of $150.
16th to 25th July: Choose from two awesome LEGO Polybags, either LEGO Friends Emma’s Magical Box (30414) or LEGO City Skater (30568) on purchases of $40.

Please remember that stock is usually limited so get there early or phone ahead.

Let us know in the comments below which GWP you’re going for, for me personally it has to be the Adidas Shoe

LEGO June 2021 US Store Calendar Revealed!

Greg — Wed, 26 May 2021 12:16:25 +0000

The US LEGO Store Calendar for June 2021 has been revealed and we can see what’s on offer throughout the month.

There are two things that jump out at me, the first is the additional $10 needed to grab the LEGO Ninjago Brickheadz, after spending $85 in the first place, what’s that about?!

The second is the totally out of the blue LEGO Swing Ship GWP, I must say it does look interesting but something I won’t purposely rush out to get.

Please keep in mind this is the US version and will/May differ depending what region you’re in.

June 1st to 30th

LEGO Ninjago 10th Anniversary BrickHeadz (40490) purchase of $85 or more, in-store only. An additional $10 is needed for the offer.

June 1st to December 31st

Free LEGO VIP Minifigure Keychain (854090). Available to new VIP members only.

June 7th to 20th

Free LEGO Speed Champions McLaren Elva (30343) Polybag against purchases of $40 or more.

June 21st to 30th

Free LEGO Swing Ship Ride (5006746) against purchases of $85 or more. VIP exclusive.

June 24th to July 11th

Free LEGO Bob Minion with Robot Arm (30387) polybag against purchases of $40 or more.

The above list of GWPs are all subject to availability and while stocks last.