April 2025 LEGO® Gifts with Purchase: 30690 Easter Egg Chick Painting Fun revealed

Not only is LEGO® Gift with Purchase (GwP) 40761 Sméagol™ & Déagol™ now available with purchases of set 10354 The Lord Of The Rings: The Shire, but LEGO® Insiders also get 2x points on selected LEGO® Lord of the Rings™ sets. Also, now that it has hit 3 January in New Zealand and Australia, a new seasonal GwP 30690 Easter Egg Chick Painting Fun has just commenced with a low threshold!

Also coming up this month we have 5009157 Amelia Ticket Booth – a gift with the upcoming new set 21356 River Steamboat – and 40763 Children's Day Teddy Bear.

Review: 40761 Sméagol and Déagol GwP from LEGO® Icons Lord of the Rings

The latest LEGO® Icons Lord of the Rings set is here, accompanied by a very precious Gift with Purchase: 40761 Sméagol and Déagol. Those who purchase 10354 The Shire between 2 and 8 April (while stocks last) will be eligible to receive this éagoly awaited GwP. We received an early copy for review, so let's go on a lovely family fishing adventure.

What are the new LEGO® parts in April 2025 sets?

I've created a list showing all 99 new LEGO® elements added in April 2025 (so far), with links to which sets they come in so you can check for the ones you might be interested in.  I said 'so far', as on April 7 we'll see the release of 21356 River Steamboat, after which I'll update this list. Stay tuned for our review of this massive LEGO Ideas set!

For those of you who prefer it, here is our list of April 2025 sets showing which contain the most new elements.

LEGO® DUPLO® figures with hair: rare prototypes uncovered

LEGO® have tested many projects behind closed doors and usually we only see the results when the item makes it into production.  

We have a treat for you today,  as we have obtained a couple of rare prototype LEGO® DUPLO® figures with synthetic hair that escaped the test room in Billund. We are not certain, however, of the date these were explored. 

Review: 43263 Beauty and the Beast Castle from LEGO® Disney™

It’s been 34 years (pause to realize my age…) since Beauty and the Beast was released by Disney™, blowing audiences away with the vibrant story and visuals. The movie and its characters have become icons, and many LEGO® sets have been inspired by it. So far, all of these sets are either aimed at children in the LEGO® Disney Princess theme, LEGO® Brickheadz, or references in other sets like 43226 Disney Duos. 

Now, for the first time, an 18+ set fully dedicated to the movie is being released: 43263 Beauty and the Beast Castle. Will it be as impressive as the original? Be our guest, and join us in exploring the mysterious castle and all its secrets.

Review: 10354 The Shire from LEGO® Icons The Lord of the Rings

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, but a hobbit hole made of LEGO® bricks! Today we journey back to Middle-earth to recreate Bilbo Baggins' famous abode, Bag End, in set 10354 The Shire. 

There's much to celebrate in this set; not only is it Bilbo's eleventy-first birthday but we finally get a LEGO Tolkien-based set that isn't prohibitively expensive. Plus, the set contains a treasure trove of new elements including 2 new moulds, 8 exclusive minifigures, and 13 recolours. Let's take a look!

 

Reveal: 10354 The Shire from LEGO® Icons The Lord of the Rings

The latest LEGO® Icons The Lord Of The Rings set, 10354 The Shire has been officially revealed. My through set review is coming soon, but here is a taster!

Pick a Brick: Create a Minifigure online – UK beta test underway

Recently we gave you a sneak preview of an exciting new web app on the LEGO.com Pick a Brick site: Create a Minifigure. As of today, the beta version has gone live in the UK! Unfortunately it is not available elsewhere.

Design your own minifigure from the available parts – you can create up to 40 minifigures in one order. Once you have designed one, it's easy to duplicate it too, for personal army building!

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March 2025 LEGO® Gifts with Purchase and 2x Insider Points

REVEALED: upcoming GwP 40761 Sméagol & Déagol

What are the LEGO® Gifts with Purchase (GwP) in March 2025? With set 40764 Easter Bunny Surprise now available and a double VIP offer available on selected sets, we've updated this page. 

Review: 43272 Heihei from LEGO® Disney™

One of the most colourful sets released earlier this month is LEGO® Disney 43272 Heihei, a brick-built version of the idiotic rooster from the Moana movies. 

There's a new mould, a few recolours and a pile of rarer colours in this set, so well worth a closer look.