My next recommendation for what new LEGO kit you should get your child for Christmas is….nothing.
LEGO is the most versatile toy on the planet. It’s designed to be taken apart and put back together in different configurations and one of the aims of Beyond Blocks is to get people to a level of skill where, rather than wanting a new set, you should be able to see the possibilities already in the LEGO you have.
If your LEGO loving child already has some Technic sets at home, instead of buying a totally new set for Christmas, why not try something different and get instructions for building something amazing from the set(s) they already have?
PV-productions share our values of making your LEGO go further and they create instructions for building the most amazing Great Ball Contraptions (GBCs) based on single LEGO Technic sets. A GBC is a complex machine built from LEGO to move balls from one place to another and some of the designs that they’ve made are breathtaking.
PV Productions have made some epic GBCs, making use of the huge LEGO Technic sets, but also have some really great ones for smaller sets too, like this Geneva Drive made from the LEGO 42120 Hovercraft, which you can pick up for under £40.
So why not dust off that LEGO Technic Bucket Wheel Excavator that your child has made and hasn’t touched ever since it was finished, take it apart and build something epic over the Christmas break that makes them look at their kit with wonder again.
LEGO wasn’t built to stay on a shelf and be looked at!
We have updated our UV LED Strip and Glow Wire for LEGO to support the new LEGO Powered Up system. This enables you to program your lights to infinity and beyond. For example make them blink automatically. Or make them blink once when a light sensor detects a GBC Ball coming by. Or even make them fade like the video below shows us. So cool and perfect for the holidays!