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LEGO® Fan Theme Directory

    From castles and space stations to superheroes, wizards, pirates, and race cars, LEGO®* themes have helped spark imaginations for generations. Since the 1950's, many themes have been released, each bringing its own unique stories, characters, vehicles,...

LEGO® Fan Colour Directory

  From the earliest LEGO®* bricks of the 1940s to today's vast Pick a Brick palette, colour has always played a huge role in bringing creations to life. Whether you're hunting for the perfect shade of blue for a spaceship, matching bricks for a castle wall, or...

The Ultimate LEGO® Fan Terminology Dictionary

Ever been scrolling through a LEGO® forum and felt like everyone was speaking a different language?   Whether you're new to building with LEGO® sets or MOCs, or if a seasoned AFOL working on your latest MOC, you've probably come across terms like SNOT, MILS, BURP,...

2026 North Island Tour Summary

"Every day brought something different — new schools, new learners, new energy.  But one thing remained constant:  When you put bricks into students’ hands, something powerful happens.  Maths became real, engineering turned into play, and creativity meant calm." For...

How LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Transformed a Struggling Team

"The results were powerful. Team members who had never spoken up before contributed openly. They shared insights that surprised even their leader—unlocking challenges she didn’t know existed." Today’s workplaces are complex. Teams can be spread across multiple...

Why We Do What We Do at House of Bricks

"We realised that many children feel this way—misunderstood, left behind, or defined by labels. So, after research, conversations with teachers, and a lot of planning, House of Bricks was launched with one mission: to inspire through creativity - not instruction."...

When Play Sparks Confidence: A Story That Stays With Us

"At the end of the day, as I packed up, they called me back inside. Their gift? A personal haka—just for me. I was speechless." Some days remind us why creativity matters—and this was one of them. I arrived at a school, set up our stations, and the bell rang. But a...

Why We’re Called House of Bricks

"When it came time to name the business, the choice was clear: House of Bricks. It represents the first creation that made me believe in my own abilities—and the belief that everyone deserves that same feeling of achievement and joy." Every name has a story—and ours...

How Hands-On Learning Transforms Education

"Excitedly, students not only used these concepts—they explored multiple lines of symmetry and even rotational symmetry. Teachers left amazed, saying, “We learned more about our students today than in weeks of class.”" What is hands-on learning?Hands-on learning is an...

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