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While I love me some brooding Batman, I can’t get enough of Will Arnett’s lighter take on DC’s Dark Knight. He’s got his own movie coming in February, but the fun starts on January 1, when the first Lego sets start rolling out. That includes the 20 minifigures we’ll be browsing through below (via The Brothers Brick), available in blind bags wherever Lego stuff is sold. I guess feeling about for the pointy bat ears is only going to get us so far this time around. Let’s see who we’re getting! Lobster-Lovin’ Batman is pretty self-explanatory. Eraser is a real Batman villain who has only one goal. You can probably guess what it is. Zodiac Master, another Batman villain. In his comics debut he predicted a series of disasters using astrology, only to have it revealed that he caused the disasters himself. His costume is so dumb. If you don’t know who King Tut is, go watch reruns of the Batman TV show right now. Or I guess you could just use Wikipedia.
Pink-Power Batgirl is Batgirl infused with the power of pink. I am guessing that mean’s she’s pleasant. There’ll be plenty of Dick Grayson as Robin in the bigger movie sets. Here we have Dick as Dick, with a special accessory that’s sure to come in handy. Fairy Batman needs no explanation. He just needs our love. Orca, AKA Dr. Grace Balin, a villain with the ability to look like a whale and swim very well. I’m sure she has other redeeming qualities.You guys, it’s Glam Metal Batman. Clan of the Cave Batman. Vacation Batman comes with a floaty duck piece that will have builders going crazy, because they are really fond of ducks. I just love Arkham Asylum Joker’s little toof. This might be the best Calculator costume ever created. The Red Hood features a red hood, so he’s called the Red Hood. Commissioner Gordon is one of the characters I will wind up with several dozen of if I don’t just buy a box. Barbara Gordon, who we’ve already seen in this set earlier but I don’t want to spoil anything.
March Harriet, another completely real Batman villain. Man, I knew they were going obscure with this, but Mime?! Catman, totally not Wolverine. Are we sick of Harley yet? Look for these figures all over my desk shortly after their January 1 launch. Then look for them a couple of weeks later in pieces all over my living room floor, because my children are monsters. Fact: Lego is the best toy. Whether you're young or old, whether you follow the instructions or freestyle it, it's pretty hard to find someone whose day can't be improved with these tiny building blocks.A few years ago, Lego steamed ahead of its rivals to be the world's number one toy manufacturer. It's an impressive feat, considering the Danish brickmaker was on the brink of bankruptcy 10 years ago, and now it's hard to imagine an occasion when Lego wouldn't make an excellent gift. Distributed equally, there are (at least) 100 bricks for every person on the planet. Lego is a huge success, and with good reason.
Aside from being an excellent toy that engages young minds, Lego's good fortunes can be largely attributed to the number of licenses it's picked up over the years. The Lego Movie certainly added further to its burgeoning coffers. Then there's Star Wars, with The Force Awakens inspiring a huge number of great Star Wars Lego sets. Rogue One added to that, and now we've got the Lego Batman Movie.There's never a bad time to muse over your next Lego purchase, whether it's a gift for a loved one or – more likely – for yourself.Trying to choose with between so many different versions is always going to be tough. The costs ramp up if you start going down the road of wanting everything in a specific Lego range, be that Star Wars, Marvel Super Heroes, Lord of the Rings or Architecture. Then there are the the ranges for younger kids, like Duplo. Older kids like Lego Technic as well as Lego's own characters like Bionicle and Ninjago. And that's just a small sample. Here we run through some of the best Lego sets on sale right now.
That should provide a decent Pokemon Go alternative for the the little (and big) kids in the family. Lego Batman Movie: The Batmobile Lego Star Wars: Krennic's Imperial Shuttle Lego DC Super Heroes: Clash of the Heroes Lego City: Volcano Crawler Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avenjet Space Mission Lego Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave Lego Ghostbusters: Firehouse Headquarters Lego Creator: Ferris Wheel Lego Creator: Big Ben Lego Technic: Porsche 911 GT3 RS Lego Creator: Tower Bridge Lego Technic: Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3245 December 2, 2015, 10:58 am Hmm, not so sure I'd include the Star Wars set, Tumblr, Architecture Studio or Tower Bridge in that list if you're just doing 7 sets. For Sci-Fi I'd say the best new set this year is the very recently released TARDIS with the Command Shuttle being a bit bland and (owing to lead times and secrecy on Force Awakens) not screen-accurate. The Tumblr is a seriously nice display model but fragile as hell, guess that one would come down to personal preference but I[d probably go for Slave 1 for around the same money.
For a big showcase set I'd probably go for the Ferris Wheel. £60 cheaper, just about as impressive and a lot less repetitive (as well as fitting into about half the space). Other big sets would be the modular buildings which, for my money anyway, are still the best sets Lego make. Incredible detail, very little repetition and wonderful final models for display or, at a push, play. For cheaper ones... actually I'm a big fan of the Speed line. £13 retail, around £10 in stores if you're lucky and the cars are surprisingly close to the real world equivalent (especially for such a small scale) and just about fit into a Lego city scene without being too obviously different. December 2, 2015, 11:10 am Birds kit looks good. Your review says it costs 39.99, but I can't find it for much under 70 pounds. December 4, 2015, 7:32 pm slave 1 is more fragile than tumblr December 16, 2015, 3:59 pm Building Social Skills with Educational BlocksIf you are looking for a popular toy with the intent of fostering educationand building children's social skills, consider the Laser Pegs® buildingblocks.
In addition, these blocks promote cognitive development, languageskills and social skills as well as physical development.Child DevelopmentSocial skills are important to a child's development, increasing interactionamongst school mates and other peers, even neighborhood kids and adults. LaserPegs® building blocks can be used in group setting – in the home and at school.Group activity is an essential part of interacting socially and the Laser Pegs®building blocks offers this opportunity to children.Having a ConversationLaser Pegs® building blocks allow kids to discuss ways in which they canconstruct different structures, coming up with ideas and suggestions that mayor may not work. The fact that kids can have a conversation about making apotential structure is enough to hone their social skills. Parents and teachersshould emphasize social skills in every possible kind of play.Play TimePlaying with Laser Pegs® building blocks will place children in a positionwhere block play fosters communication and negotiation with other kids, helpingto reach different resolutions such as which child receives which blocks as itrelates to the color, shape and amount of blocks.
Agree to DisagreeAs children start to build Laser Pegs® structures from building blocks, theywill potentially have a wide range of ideas on what to build. Those varyingideas must be finalized and reconciled before moving forward. Therefore,certain rules, guidelines and boundaries must be put in place with thepossibility of compromise. It is important, then for each child to have goodsocial skills to work out any differences and to come to an amicable agreement.When and if there are disagreements, social skills help to resolve them.Tips to FollowParents and teachers can help to develop social skills in children withLaser Pegs® building blocks by following some of these tips:Put kids in teams to construct block towers. Team effort will help to build social skillsHide the building blocks and then have a scavenger hunt so that a group of kids can do the findingArrange an imagination activity like constructing a house with the Laser Pegs® building blocks and ask kids how they would carry out this activity as a group.