Toys

I’ve never been a shoe guy, so this collaboration between Nike and The LEGO Group doesn’t excite me as much as it might others, but it is a great collaboration one-the-less. Nike will be releasing LEGO themed shoes, and LEGO will be releasing Nike themed LEGO sets. Whether you love LEGO or Nike, you cannot deny that in the past year or so, The LEGO Group has been working on great partnerships across multiple IPs including Nintendo (Super Mario and…

When Ravensburger announced the first cooperative Disney Lorcana set that had players fighting against Ursula, I was instantly intrigued. However, the lack of product at launch locally to me, and a price that I found a bit too high, stopped me from picking it up and giving it a go. While I still think the price for this product is expensive, the latest cooperative release, Palace Heist, is so much better than the first release. If Disney Lorcana is your…

There is nothing quite like a Gacha machine, and I cannot believe that LEGO has released one through the LEGO Ideas program. This set looks phenomenal, with a real working gear system that drops the balls out of the dome and into the hands of greedy kids (I assume, could be greedy adults?). Either way, this set looks phenomenal – if there was ever a LEGO set I wanted to purchase that wasn’t from a specific theme, this would be…

There are a number of Playmobil sets that I classify as “addons” as opposed to complete sets on their own. These sets provide a number of great pieces that would make great accessories to larger sets you might already own. The Vegetable Garden with Grandparents set is the perfect example of this. My kids have a ton of Country themed Playmobil sets, and they love the mall. We have a number of tractors, a barn, and more that my kids…

The LEGO Mario Kart sets are coming quickly, and obviously my kids are as excited as most to see their toy once again collaborate with their favorite video game company on brand new LEGO sets. We have purchased a number of the LEGO Mario Kart sets that have been released so far, but The LEGO Group was nice enough to send over Toad’s Garage, set number 72035. Although I’ve personally not been a fan of these sets – will get…

Star Wars Unlimited has been my favorite Trading Card Game for a little while now which is shocking because of how much I’ve also loved Altered, and how much I love Disney. While I still prefer the collectible aspect of something like Disney Lorcana better than Unlimited, gameplay wise it’s not even close. With past releases having a heavy emphasis on ground units, it was nice to see things getting mixed up with a set focused very specifically on space…

WNext week I’ll be enjoying a few days at the Happiest Place on Earth! OK, I’m sure for many of you, a few days at Walt Disney World might not be that exciting, but for my family it definitely is. Here on the site we’ve written about Walt Disney World and Disney Cruise Line in the past, touching on all the amazing technology these places have to offer. With two trips booked this year, my wife and I wanted to…

Last week, I had the pleasure of interviewing the designer of the LEGO Spring Festival Trotting Lantern set, and he had some great insights into what it takes to be a LEGO designer, and what went into making this set happen. And this interview made me look at LEGO sets in a brand new light! Let’s take a look at the LEGO Spring Festival Trotting Lantern! First and foremost, I do think that interviewing Niels, the designer behind this set,…

This week, a big box of Playmobil arrived and my 6 year old was ecstatic! Like most kids, his philosophy on toys is the bigger, the better. And while we did get a large Dinos themed set in the box, it was the smaller boxes that quickly grabbed his attention. In this article we will look at three new Dinos Playmobil sets and let you know what we think of each!   Playmobil Dinos 71525 The real gem in all…

It is no secret that I absolutely love building LEGO sets in my free time, and that is highlighted by the number of sets I have on display in my board game room. A few of these sets have been sent to be lately by The LEGO Group, including the LEGO Grand Piano, 3-in-1 Wild Animal Giraffe, LEGO Fortnite Peely Bone, and more. There have been a few crossover designs that have interested me in the past, and again, thanks…