To help parents with young-ones who often leave sharp LEGO blocks scattered around the floor, LEGO has created these LEGO slippers to help soften the blow when you inevitably step on some. Part of a Giveaway, LEGO has made just 1,500 pairs of the LEGO slippers to giveaway for creating a wishlist on their French wishlist site. Not to be confused with these actual LEGO shaped slippers, which to be honest would probably do just as well, if not better at helping the bottom of your feet from getting blasted by the sharp corners of the LEGO blocks. But it actually looks like this is a joke or gag gift put on by LEGO more than anything. No word on if all the 1,500 LEGO slippers are given away yet or still up for grabs, as it's all in French, so good luck if you're up for trying. Head on over to LEGO's French wishlist site to get started. Check out the LEGO slippers being made via the video below. Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Unique Gifts For Weird PeopleUnique Funny GiftsUnique Gifts For Parents
Odditymall - Unique Gift IdeasLEGOs are the staple of many a childhood—my own included. Admittedly, I was never great at actually building anything, but that didn’t stop me from trying nearly every day with my older brother. TT Games’ has captured some of that magic with their series of LEGO games; LEGO Dimensions is still hands-down my favorite toys-to-life game. The developer has taken things a step further with their virtual LEGO brick-builder LEGO Worlds—which has been in development for a while and is slated to hit PS4, Xbox One, and STEAM on February 21. I got a chance to see it for myself at the PlayStation Experience over the weekend. Here’s why you might want to keep it on your radar. Much like Mojang’s Minecraft, LEGO Worlds grants players the ability to create a virtual world, brick by brick—but this time with even more freedom. Simply by holding down triangle on the Dualshock 4, I was given several options that would shape my world, including: the build tool, the discover tool, and my inventory.
The build mode is obviously the draw here, and acts as a virtual set of LEGO. After entering the build mode, hitting triangle again would expand my options. From this menu, there not only was a variety of LEGO block shapes to choose from, but additional accents like doors to add to your masterpiece. Not a fan of the color? You can change the brick color in the options, or use the paint tool to change the shade of your creation or alter existing terrain. Building isn’t the only draw here, however. The items and Discover mode is where a lot of the charm comes in. During my hands-on preview, everything was already unlocked, so I got a good taste of the sheer amount of items I would be able to use. In the weapons section, I had several exciting options like a megazooka (a bazooka, but mega), carrot launcher, ice bow, troll club, and so much more. Seriously, there are a lot of weapons you can find in the game, and actually use! For anyone that’s wondering, the megazooka creates a much larger crater in the terrain than the bazooka.
I tried it out several times… Speaking of creating a hole in the terrain, the drill vehicle is especially handy for tunneling deeper in a short amount of time. Though when I tried the vehicle (one of many) out I ran into an unfortunate bug. For some reason, when I dug into the ground, the procedurally generated environment rendered at a snail’s pace. Granted, I was experiencing a ton of bugs at that point that didn’t seemed to be shared by the players nearby, but it was still unfortunate to see. The only way to stop the issue was to leave the vehicle and hop out of burrow I just dug. For the remainder of my time, I honed my skills as an expert horse whisperer. After discovering that I could interact with a horse by tossing it an apple—which you’d normally have to find in the environment, but was unlocked for me—my new friend followed me around the map. Because having only one horse was boring, I tossed apples to five of his buddies and had a group of them following me.
After that, I used the discover tool to teleport unlocked animals like rabbits, cows, and even a polar bear! I had a zoo in no time—and it was awesome. Sure, it’s probably not the aim of the game, but it was fun, and a perfect demonstration of how many things you can do to entertain yourself beyond building. Not great at building, no worries! Just pop in a pre-built building with the Discover tool. While I did run into several bugs during my brief hands-on time with the early PS4 build, LEGO Worlds already showed charming potential. As Niels Jørgensen, Vice President of Digital Games for the LEGO Group, put it, “LEGO Worlds brings the very essence of LEGO play—building—to the digital world, more than ever before.” I’m excited to see later builds of the title, and how it performs on consoles. It’s been in early access on STEAM for a while now, and the community has already created some impressive content. With multiplayer functionality, players will be able to take things a step further by exploring each others’ worlds, creating together, and engaing in co-op experiences.
Are you interested in trying out LEGO Worlds? Let us know in the comments below! Images: WB Interactive Entertainment/TT GamesThis year, I have been slowly building my first Lego collection. My kids and GeekMom Jenny each have tubs of Lego bricks that belong to them individually. I felt left out after visiting Legoland with Jenny, so I started my own collection. When I started buying, I did a lot of research, so that I could get the most out of my investment in a fairly expensive hobby. The first thing I needed, no argument, was bricks. There are many ways to get a bunch of bricks at once. I started with the Lego Build and Play Box. It’s a great starter set, highlighted by its large storage box, but I’ve found some cheaper options. Here is a breakdown of the average prices I could find: 884 piece Lego Education Brick Set 779384 = 6.1 cents per brick 650 piece Lego Bricks & More Builders of Tomorrow Set 6177 = 6.3 cents per brick (discontinued and no longer available, as of 11/2016)
1,000 piece Lego Build and Play Box 4630 = 11.6cents per brick 650 piece Lego Creative Building Kit 5749 = 7.1 cents per brick 1,600 piece Lego XXL Brick Box 5512 = 13.4 cents per brick (this one has been discontinued, hence its elevated price) As you can see, the Lego Education Brick Set has some serious bang for its buck. It’s a medium size kit, with 11 sizes and 9 colors. The bricks are pretty basic, but that’s the best place to start. I get the most use out of basic shapes, because they are so versatile. Specialized pieces often have just one purpose, and don’t get used as much. The next thing I needed was a plate. Plates are the foundation that you build your creations on. It’s possible to build on a table, but plates make the whole experience simpler and more fun. Lego makes two 10″ plates, one in green for general use, and one in blue for water scenes. Generally you can find one for about five bucks. There is also an XL gray plate, which measures 15″, but it runs around $15 right now.
I own just one green plate, and it is worth its weight in gold. Honorable mention goes to the Brick Separator. Another thing that is invaluable. Saves me so much trouble when disassembling. Though these are often included in specialty kits for free. The last thing I needed was minifigs. There are hundreds of options. As a matter of fact, according to xkcd, there will be more minifigs in the world than people by the year 2019! Where to start then? This is definitely not a case for the basics. I wanted my minifigs to be special, ones I’d like looking at forever. Since Rory is my favorite character in (I mean, how could I not like a total dork with the same name as me?), I got the Series 10 Roman Commander (read: Centurion). The kids then surprised me with a pile of parts from old minifigs that they didn’t want any more. This was great because I was able to make a few that I liked, and have the ability to change things up. After that, the sky (read: wallet) was the limit.
There are so many themed kits it would take an enormous amount of money to get them all. I suggest ignoring sets like the ones, for example, because the scenes are not versatile at all. This makes me sad, because I love everything. I just don’t have room in my house for a permanent installment of Krang’s Lab, and it’s not fun (for me) to keep building the same thing over and over again. There are a couple of exceptions. If you love one of the kits so much that it’s worth its own place in your home, buy away. GeekMom Jenny has three Lego Architecture sets that have their own shelf in her office. Also, Lego Creator sets are somewhere between free form and regular kits. Each of them makes three things officially. I love the LEGO Creator Fierce Flyer 31004, which has three official builds: an eagle, a beaver, and a scorpion. The only rule of buying Lego products is to never buy something you won’t use. If that means you never buy basic kits because you’d prefer to build a Lego Delorean, that’s okay!