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Explained with LEGO Bricks – video series

The LEGO Group recently launched a new educational fun-fact series on its STEM-focused YouTube channel for kids, called LEGO Discover. The aim of the channel is to provide a world-class and inspiring STEM program for boys and girls, through LEGO bricks and play. You will find cool LEGO robot builds, videos on fun challenges that you have to use your brain to solve, and your life questions answered with LEGO bricks. Below is a bit more information about this initiative as well as the first two videos. 🙂

How far is it to the moon? What are rainbows? Which was the first animal to go into space? Those are exactly the questions the new “Explained with LEGO Bricks” series is aiming to answer with both educational facts through live-action, and also humorous LEGO stop-motion sections and cut-scenes. The show’s purpose is to use the fun of the LEGO brick to draw kids in a topic they would be naturally curious about, and prompt them to know more. All episodes will aim to do this with various topics about science, nature, and technology as part of the larger effort to get more kids interested into STEM related topics.

The first couple of videos in the series were published at the beginning of November, with lots of cool facts and figures explained through LEGO stop-motion animation and some live demonstrations. I have included both episodes in the video-player below.

It seems like that the team behind the LEGO Discover channel is planning to release a new video every week. If you are interested in fun educational videos for your family, I recommend subscribing to the channel to make sure you get updates. The channel also includes some tutorials and other videos for LEGO BOOST, so if you have the #17101 LEGO BOOST Creative Toolbox robotic kit, you may want to watch those as well. And, if you don’t have it already, the set is available at the Online LEGO Shop.

Besides starting a new educational series on the LEGO Discover YouTube channel, LEGO is also doing some major rebranding for their LEGO Education branch to make parents and schools more aware of what LEGO Education offers. If you would like more information visit the LEGO Education website, or follow LEGO Education on social media. They are especially active on Facebook and Twitter.

What do you think? How do you like these LEGO educational videos? Did you enjoy them? Do you think they are useful learning tools for children? What other topics would you like them to cover? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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LEGO created tremendous amount of buzz yesterday by revealing the second trailer for The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (you can watch the first trailer here), and also uploaded all the new sets related to the film to The LEGO Movie 2 section of the Online LEGO Shop. There is a lot to be excited about, so let’s take a look. 🙂

Hang on to your fronds! Emmet ventures to another universe in the new trailer for The LEGO Movie 2! The much-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, global box office phenomenon that started it all, The LEGO Movie 2 reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all-new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city. It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild. The battle to defeat them and restore harmony to the LEGO universe will take Emmet, Lucy, Batman, and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds, including a strange galaxy where everything is a musical. It will test their courage, creativity and master building skills, and reveal just how special they really are. Watch the trailer below.

Reprising their starring roles from the first film are Chris Pratt as Emmet, Elizabeth Banks as Lucy (a.k.a. Wyldstyle), Will Arnett as LEGO Batman, Nick Offerman as Metal Beard, Alison Brie as Unikitty and Charlie Day as Benny. They are joined by Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, and Arturo Castro as, respectively, new characters Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi, Sweet Mayhem and Ice Cream Cone. The LEGO Movie 2 is directed by Mike Mitchell (Shrek Ever After, Trolls, Sky High). It is produced by Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Roy Lee, the team behind the LEGO film franchise since The LEGO Movie debuted in 2014. The screenplay is by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and Matthew Fogel, story by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, based on LEGO construction toys. Serving as executive producers are Jill Wilfert, Matthew Ashton, Jinko Gotoh, Chris McKay, Zareh Nalbandian, and Courtenay Valenti. Patrick Marc Hanenberger (Rise of the Guardians) is the production designer, and Claire Knight is the editor. The music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnorak, The LEGO Movie). Trisha Gum is the animation director. The film opens nationwide in 2D and 3D beginning Friday, February 8, 2019.

Based on the trailer, it is pretty clear that The LEGO Movie 2 is not going to disappoint. The story, characters, and humor all live up to what LEGO fans have been expecting, and more! In addition to the trailer, LEGO also listed nineteen new LEGO sets related to the movie with detailed pictures, descriptions, and prices. The selection includes small, medium, and large sets, and an incredible selection of vehicles and minifigures.

One of the smallest sets, the #70841 LEGO Movie 2 Benny’s Space Squad, is particularly exciting for the LEGO Classic Space fan community, as it includes Benny (in blue), along with three other LEGO Classic Space astronauts in white, yellow, and pink! Plus, a LEGO Classic Space robot and two small vehicles. I hope LEGO is going to make enough of this set, because it is going to sell like hotcakes! Other small sets in the $10-$20 range include the #70822 LEGO Movie 2 Unikitty’s Sweetest Friends EVER!, the #70823 LEGO Movie 2 Emmet’s Thricycle!, the #70836 LEGO Movie 2 Battle-Ready Batman and MetalBeard, the #70821 LEGO Movie 2 Emmet and Benny’s ‘Build and Fix’ Workshop!, and the #70824 LEGO Movie 2 Introducing Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi.

Mid-size sets in the $30-$40 range include the #70826 LEGO Movie 2 Rex’s Rex-treme Offroader!, the #70827 LEGO Movie 2 Ultrakatty & Warrior Lucy!, the #70832 LEGO Movie 2 Emmet’s Builder Box!, the #70833 LEGO Movie 2 Lucy’s Builder Box!, the #10895 The LEGO Movie 2 Emmet and Lucy’s Visitors from the DUPLO Planet (with the cutest LEGO DUPLO figures ever!), and the #70825 LEGO Movie 2 Queen Watevra’s Build Whatever Box!

Larger sets in the $50-$80 range include the #70829 LEGO Movie 2 Emmet and Lucy’s Escape Buggy!, the #70820 LEGO Movie Maker (with a movie maker backdrop), the #70834 LEGO Movie 2 MetalBeard’s Heavy Metal Motor Trike!, the #70831 LEGO Movie 2 Emmet’s Dream House/Rescue Rocket!, and the #70830 LEGO Movie 2 Sweet Mayhem’s Systar Starship! The two largest sets are the #70828 LEGO Movie 2 Pop-Up Party Bus and the #70835 The LEGO Movie 2 Rex’s Rexplorer!

There is a lot to see and discover in each of the sets, so if you are interested, check out the full descriptions, high-resolution images, and other details at The LEGO Movie 2 section of the Online LEGO Shop. As mentioned above, The LEGO Movie 2 film won’t be released until February, however all the sets will be available on December 26th at official LEGO stores and the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? How do you like The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part trailer? And what do you think of the new sets and minifigures? Do you have any favorites that you definitely want to get? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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