LEGO 10837 DUPLO Santa's Winter Holiday

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With some Lego sets there can seem to be a bit of dichotomy between the nature of the set and who it’s aimed at. There’s a whole line of interactive Super Mario sets aimed at young kids, all of which are very popular, but there’s also some more expensive 18+ Nintendo sets that are clearly aimed at older fans. Not that there’s anyone that wouldn’t appreciate this giant-sized, highly articulated Bowser but if you do buy it for kids you may end up having to make most of it yourself… which is arguably all part of the appeal. We rarely get seasonal Christmas Duplo sets, with the last time being 10837 Santa’s Winter Holiday. Vibrant DUPLO sets are a go-to Christmas gift for kids, and it’s easy to see why. Not only are they fun, they’re educational too - allowing toddlers to learn and develop core skills while they play. Building with DUPLO is not only beneficial to the progression of your child’s fine motor skills; it can also help them become accustomed to learning with the alphabet and numbers.

It’s not just Super Mario that blurs the line between what sets are for kids and which for adults. There have been a lot of versions of the Hogwarts Express in the past, but they’ve always been smaller and less detailed than this giant-sized version. It comes with not only 20 minifigures but Platform 9¾ itself, so while it’s expensive you’re basically getting an entire Harry Potter collection in one go. September is only days away, which means that the new 2022 Winter and Christmas seasonal will become available in Australia, the UK and Europe, so here’s a guide to everything that’s coming up! The taller tree stands over 11 in. (30 cm) tall and the medium tree stands over 9 in. (23 cm) tall. 40572 Penguin & Snowflake Last but not least is Duplo 10976 Santa’s Gingerbread House, for little builders. You get to assemble a cute Gingerbread House, and you get a Santa Duplo figure, as well as plenty of festive food and accessories.

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Doc Brown’s time-travelling DeLorean is another thing that’s been released as Lego before, but only as a small, minifigure-sized car. This is a 35cm long recreation that’s much more accurate and includes not only the famous gull wing doors but wheels that fold away for flight and a bunch of optional extras to recreate the car from various points in the trilogy, including a Mr Fusion power source and Marty’s flying skateboard. You still get two minifigures with it, plus the pole used to catch the lighting in the first film. The most interesting set out of the selection is 40573 Christmas Tree, which has 2 models in one, allowing you to create a large tree or a smaller version. It’s an excellent looking set, and works as a small ornamental Christmas Tree decoration, or as a Christmas tree for your minifigures/LEGO Winter village. There are plenty of decorative options, from hearts, to baubles to candles to personalise it. Note: these Seasonal sets will be released in North America on 1 October 2022, a month later than Europe and Australia. Not all the biggest sets are licensed ones, with previous giants including the Titanic and the Taj Mahal. The most recent addition to the elite circle of monster-sized sets is this recreation of the Eiffel Tower, which stands an incredible 149cm tall – that’s almost 5 foot! At that size the level of detail is incredible, although it does have to be built in sections for easier assembly… and the chance to move it around from room to room.

The Friends line came in for some criticism when it was first released, for trying to appeal to girls with stereotypical designs. It’s come a long way since then though and is now widely praised for being very inclusive and featuring designs and concepts that would never appear in the otherwise similar City line. Friends is aimed at a range of ages, between six and eight, and while the majority of the oversized minifigures are women there are increasingly more men as well. For your real Christmas tree, 40572 Penguin & Snowflake is this year’s buildable LEGO ornament, with a cute Penguin and Snowflake that you can build and hang. s LEGO Seasonal collection has revolved around these cute buildable animals for each Season and Holiday, and the Polar Bears are especially cute. I love the tiny Christmas tree, and generous helping of mint tiles and slopes for the base! Duplo 10976 Santa’s Gingerbread House Another addition that I think falls into this year’s LEGO Winter/Seasonal collection are these 5 minifigures from LEGO Minifigures Series 23– which has an entire Christmas/Winter sub-group within the 12 character set.This is a short overview of all of LEGO’s Seasonal Winter/Christmas sets for 2022. Of course, we’re all waiting for the unveiling of this year’s Winter Village set, which should be the final piece of the puzzle! Wintertime Polar Bears is likely to be this year’s final Seasonal buildable animal set, joining 40570 Halloween Cat & Mouse, 40522 Valentine’s Lovebirds, 40523 Easter Rabbits Display. Of course, there should also be the 2022 LEGO Winter Village set (under the LEGO Icons theme) that fans are are all looking forward to seeing. There isn’t a release date yet BUT last year’s 10293 Santa’s Visit was announced in early September so I’d say expect sometime in September. And yes, I can confirm that these 5 minifigures are delightful additions to your LEGO Winter Village! 40573 Christmas Tree Hogwarts Express – Harry Potter fans will be all aboard this one (pic: Lego) Lego Hogwarts Express – Collectors’ Edition (76405)

Monster Jam Megalodon – the ideal Lego Technic starter set (pic: Lego) Lego Monster Jam Megalodon (42134) Of course, September also marks the launch of the 2022 LEGO Advent Calendar sets, which should also be considered Christmas/Seasonal sets. The Advent Calendars will be released on 1 September 2022, and this year, we have City, Friends, Harry Potter, Star Wars and Guardians of the Galaxy! Not all of Lego’s adult sets are licensed models and many are part of the Lego Ideas line, which are originally designed by fans and then voted on by ordinary customers to see which ones get turned into an actual product – where the original creator gets a percentage of the profits. This lighthouse isn’t something Lego would’ve made on their own and yet it’s one of the best and most interesting designs of the year.