Tag Archives: Lego

Father’s Day 2010 – set to be the best ever!

Father’s Day 2010 – set to be the best ever!

With so many neat new gadget releases plus more products than ever to suit the new dad, this Father’s Day is set to be the best ever for dads or dads-to-be!

Lego bricks – good for everything, even colouring in

Lego bricks – good for everything, even colouring in

We know Babyology readers are partial to some Lego fun so start sketching your next creation with these fab Lego crayons.

Lego takes a bite of the Big Apple

Lego takes a bite of the Big Apple

Browsing the Lego aisle at your local department store is fun but hardly as exciting as a whole shop devoted to our favourite coloured bricks.

Lego – good for real brickwork

Lego – good for real brickwork

I don’t ordinarily consider Lego to be delicate – the bricks are hard, robust and bright. Still, I’d never think to use them around the house to plug a hole in my plasterboard. But now I see Lego in a new light thanks to artist Jan Vormann who repairs walls around the world with our … [Read more.]

Let little imaginations run riot with Paolo

Let little imaginations run riot with Paolo

My eldest boy is nuts about Lego. And Lego fan that I am, I’ve always been glad to encourage the fixation. But lately I’ve been looking at all those itsy-bitsy block pieces with a new suspicion, wondering which one’s going to be first to disappear down his inquisitive baby brother’s throat to (hopefully!) reappear in … [Read more.]

Let a Lego man light your way

Let a Lego man light your way

At some point, Australian Lego fans are going to get very cranky with Babyology as we keep finding cool Lego stuff that can’t be shipped to Australia! Here’s some more to add to your Lego wish list and I think these finds are the best so far.

Lego iPhone steadicam – yes, really!

Lego iPhone steadicam – yes, really!

After watching some very jerky video footage of the kids I’d taken on my iPhone recently and knowing a little bit about how camera stabilisers work, I wondered if anyone had made one for the iPhone.  It turns out they have!

The world of AFOL (Adult Fans of Lego)

The world of AFOL (Adult Fans of Lego)

Come on, we know you’re out there. You’re the parents who muscle in on your kids’ Lego creations, who intercept the Lego Club magazine in the mail to see what the new release kits include or who are up building long after the kids are in bed. Admit it, you are an AFOL.

Life-size Lego inspired furniture by Lunatic Construction

Life-size Lego inspired furniture by Lunatic Construction

Kids simply love Lego and it continues to be one of the most popular toys of all time. So it’s no wonder that we keep thinking up ways to use Lego in our everyday lives as adults – and of new ways our children can use it.

It sounds like Lego – a boombox for fans

It sounds like Lego – a boombox for fans

If you like your sound plastic (and I don’t mean one-hit wonders from the 80s) then a Lego Boombox or a Lego MP3 player may be the perfect way to enjoy your music collection.

Snap! It’s a Lego app.

Snap! It’s a Lego app.

Anyone who has an iPhone will know that the ‘App’ store is incredibly addictive – it’s shopping for all those things that you never knew you wanted and never knew you needed. As a dedicated iPhone user I can’t help but check the App Store every so often for the latest featured applications and what’s … [Read more.]

Update – James May’s Lego House

Update – James May’s Lego House

Back in September 2009 we let you know about the two-storey lego house built entirely of lego pieces. In total over 816 million Lego pieces were used! I just came across this video of Jamie spending the first night in the completed house, it made me laugh.