Review: 11506 Rocking Plants from LEGO® Botanicals

Happy days are here again – and this time, we're rockin'! LEGO® Botanicals' huge 2025 hit for young and old builders alike, 10349 Happy Plants, expands the family in 2026 with the succulent 11506 Rocking Plants. Obviously the cuteness factor remains sky high, but is this new set grounded in a healthy offering of new elements? The answer is a resounding yes. Let's rock!

Creating classic Tintin® minifigures from LEGO® Ideas 21367 Tintin Moon Rocket

Our earlier review of 21367 Tintin® Moon Rockets took a detailed look at the newest LEGO® Ideas set, but there seemed to be a lot of discussion around the minifigures all wearing spacesuits.  The set designers explained that this was a requirement from the Tintin IP holders, as they wanted the minifigures to be wearing their appropriate outfits from Explorers on the Moon.

I thought it would be interesting to try and use official LEGO minifigure elements to change the Tintin characters into their more classic clothing. Let's just say that altering Snowy in his spacesuit proved tricky!

LEGO® Pick a Brick: April 2026 new elements

Today, 1 April 2026, new pieces have been added to the LEGO® Pick a Brick (PaB) service. 

View the list of April 2026 new PaB parts

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It's a small month, because these are pieces from December 2025 sets, but that means some of the new pieces from the LEGO® Spring Festival sets 80118 Fortune Firecracker, 80119 Galloping Horse Canvas and 40864 Fortune Master!

There are a couple of odd ones in there too: a wheel from January 2026's 11370 Stranger Things: The Creel House, and stranger still, a white inverted curved slope from February's 72153 Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise. 

View the list of April 2026 new PaB parts

New LEGO Sets for 1 April 2026

You want some sets to go with that dollop of PaB? 

• 21367 Tintin Moon Rocket – read our review of the LEGO Tintin set
• 11378 Douglas DC-3 PAN AM for LEGO Insiders – read our overview of the LEGO DC3
• 72050 Mario Kart Luigi & Mach 8 
• 40878 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Figures
• 75460 New Republic X-Wing Starfighter™
• 40954 Germany Postcard
• 40871 Gift Box Celebration
• And in case you missed it, 43025 Nike Air Max 95 has already launched with a heap of interesting new elements – our review is coming soon!

Brick Round, Quarter 1 x 1 (LEGO® part 7532)

While we do not have a copy of LEGO® Pokémon 72153 Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise to review, I was intrigued by one of the new elements that is exclusively found in this set (at least at the time of writing).

A few clicks later and I bought a handful of the new mould Brick Round, Quarter 1 x 1 on the secondary market, to take a closer look.

Review: 43305 Piglet's Birthday Fun from LEGO® Disney™

It looks like Winnie the Pooh's porcine pal is having a birthday, in LEGO® Disney™ set 43305 Piglet's Birthday Fun. Let's explore how he is celebrating.

Revealed: 11378 Douglas™ DC-3™ PAN AM® Airliner from LEGO® Icons

Up, up and away! LEGO® Icons have just revealed a new plane, coming in April 2026: Douglas™ DC-3™ PAN AM® Airliner. While it may not have quite the size of the LEGO Icons Concorde (and frankly, who had the shelf space for that?) the DC-3 certainly holds a comparable place in aviation history. You might say it was as common in its day as the Concorde was rare! But what LEGO rarities and novelties lie within this new set?

Review: 21367 Tintin® Moon Rocket from LEGO® Ideas

It is time to make our Destination Moon with 21367 Tintin® Moon Rocket,  the next set to launch from LEGO® Ideas.

With new moulds, recolours and stellar minifigures, plus insights from the design team from a roundtable interview, there's lots for us to be excited about here at New Elementary. Are you ready to launch into this review of the LEGO Tintin Moon Rocket?

Revealed: 21367 Tintin® Moon Rocket by the LEGO® Ideas design team

Destination Moon! Lovers of the exquisite The Adventures of Tintin comic series by Hergé will be thrilled on 1 April (no joke) by LEGO® Ideas next set, 21367 Tintin® Moon Rocket. Based on the concept by fan designer Tkel86, the final version developed by LEGO Ideas in consultation with IP holders Tintinimaginatio SA ditches the rocket launch tower in favour of LEGO versions of the main characters.

Review: GwP 40916 Floral Picture Frame from LEGO® Botanicals

There is a LEGO® Botanicals Gift with Purchase (GwP) available now until end 16 March 2026, available with any purchases of 150 €/ US$150/ £135/ AU$245 while stocks last. Note also, LEGO® Insiders get triple points on selected sets including 10366 Tropical Aquarium, 21354 Twilight The Cullen House, 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, 77078 Mecha Team Leader and 21356 River Steamboat!

Let's take a view on 40916 Floral Picture Frame to see if this LEGO Botanicals GwP is something you'd like to plant in your home.

77259 Audi Revolut F1® Team R26 Race Car and 77258 F1 ACADEMY™ LEGO® Race Car from LEGO® Speed Champions

LEGO® Speed Champions returns to the grid this month and next. In this article we'll discuss the new mould included in both sets before taking a closer look at each vehicle, their parts and techniques.