Visitors to UK and Irish stores on Saturday, 2nd November can build and take home with them one of two LEGO Christmas decoration. The two choices are Santa or a Christmas Tree and can both be hung on your tree. It starts when your local store opens, usually at 9am, it will run all day or whilst stocks last. As usual it is limited to one build per person and aimed more towards kids.

Don’t forget there are other LEGO Make & Take events to attend, including a Halloween themed one this weekend and a Diwali themed one, both hosted at UK & Irish LEGO stores. Please see your nearest LEGO and Smyths stores for more details.

Official details:

LEGO Christmas Decoration Make and Take at Smyths Toys Superstores
We are hosting the LEGO Christmas decoration Make and Take this year in all Smyths Toys Stores and you are all invited! Come down to your local store on Saturday the 2nd November from 9am to create your own LEGO themed Christmas Bauble! We can’t wait to see you all there!

*From 9am while stocks last. One build per person. Wait time may occur during busy times.

Sat, 2nd Nov – All Stores – 9:00am – While Stocks Last

The last lot that were available focused on Halloween and included a Day of the Dead character, a spooky Scarecrow, a Witch, and a boy dressed in a Bat costume.

Thankfully my local store isn’t too far and I can pop in a few times during the month to check if new parts have been added, also joining several LEGO related Facebook Groups does help with keeping up-to-date with what is available. The new Christmas 2022 BaM (build a minifigure) have been released and are available in most stores Worldwide – Here is a closer look at them:

As a whole the selection of characters is quite random, with no real theme, other than Christmas, running through them. We have Mrs Claus, a Gingerbread Woman, and a Boy.

LEGO have released a few Gingerbread people over the years so having another one to add to the collection is nice, however this one has been seen once before, in the Gingerbread House (10267) from 2019, which has since been discontinued making the Minifigure extremely sought-after until now.

She features an entirely Gingerbread themed head, torso, and legs, even her skirt has the same design, making the whole Minifigure look very Christmassy indeed. She comes with a giant Donut tile which has been seen in the Police Station modular and some City sets.

It wouldn’t be a Christmas BaM without some sort of Santa Minifigure, this year we get his better half, Mrs Claus!

She has been seen many times before and in a handful of sets, sadly she isn’t an exclusive Minifigure, but when the chance arises who is going to say no to adding another to the collection?

With her red outfit complete with white fluffy trim, the character portrays Mrs Claus well. The included white hair piece finishes her off along with the Pretzel accessory element, we all know what the Claus’ have for breakfast, yummy treats and Pretzels.

Last but not least we have the young Boy Minifigure, which you may think is the weakest character of the bunch, but you’d be wrong, he comes with a very smart Christmas jumper. I’ve not personally seen this design before so it could well be an exclusive, which makes it very sought-after to Minifigure collectors, me included.

He so comes bundled with a white Guitar, the accessory itself has only been seen in a handful of sets, most recently the Winter Village Collection Holiday Main Street (10308) set. I myself have a small collection of those Guitars but won’t say no to another one, these are essentially good for MOC (my own creation) makers.

If you like the look of these characters they are available now at most Certified LEGO Stores, although I would recommend phoning ahead to confirm before heading in and even getting a pack put by for you to avoid disappointment. You can either make them yourself or some stores conveniently bundle them into packs for you and are often located near the till area.

Let us know in the comments what you think of these new Minifigures and whether you collect them or not, we love hearing from you.

You’ll get to choose from two Santas’ Grotto experiences – Magic Tree and Meet Santa. 

During the Magic Tree event you’ll get to plant a magical bean and decorate the tree as it grows before your very eyes. Meet Santa is what you’d expect, you’ll get to sit on Santa’s knee and tell him what you’d like for Christmas. Both these events will grant you a free LEGO gift to take home.

For more details, which stores are hosting the experiences and to book your visit click here.