If your family loves LEGO®, there’s lots of fun activities and events in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie & the Hunter to enjoy. You can attend an afterschool LEGO Club at a local library, visit the LEGO Store at Charlestown Square, attend Newcastle or Maitland Brickfest or be inspired for new builds with LEGO books.
Lego Club at Your Local Library
If you’re looking for a great after-school activity consider a LEGO Club at your local library. All libraries in the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Hunter region offer a LEGO Club.
It’s a fun and free activity, held in the school term, where very child has access to their own box of Lego with new build themes each week. Enjoy LEGO at the following branches:
- LEGO Club at Newcastle City Library: Tuesdays from 4-4:45pm
- LEGO Club at Wallsend Library: Tuesdays from 4pm – 4:45pm
- LEGO Club at East Maitland Library: Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30pm
- LEGO Club at Maitland Library: Thursdays from 3:30-4:30pm
- LEGO Club at Rutherford Library: Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30pm
- LEGO Club at Thornton Library: Fridays from 3:30-4:30pm
- LEGO Club at Kurri Kurri Library: Mondays from 4-4:45pm
- LEGO Club at Cessnock Library: Tuesdays from 4-5pm
- LEGO Builders at Morisset Library: First Wednesday of the month from 3.30-4:30pm
- LEGO Builders at Sugar Valley Library Museum: First Wednesday of the month from 3:30pm – 5pm and first Sunday of the month from 10:30am – 12:30pm
- LEGO Builders at Swansea Library: Every Tuesday from 3.30-4:30pm
Bookings are required at some branches, check the Cessnock City Library, Lake Mac Libraries, Maitland Library and Newcastle Libraries websites for more details. They also run some great LEGO Workshops in the school holidays.
Newcastle Brickfest
Rainbow Bricks is a Recognised LEGO User Group [RLUG] and is based in the Newcastle, Hunter Valley and Central Coast areas.
They present various Brickfest around the region including:
- Brickfest at the Bay in January
- Central Coast Brickfest in April
- Newcastle Brickfest in July
- Maitland Brickfest November
Brickfest is a community event created by local volunteer LEGO fans for LEGO fans. See original LEGO creations and displays of LEGO themes, including the ever-popular city layout with working trains. Exhibitors are always happy to share their passion for LEGO and to answer questions you may have about their display, and talk about LEGO in general.
As well as all the exhibits, there will be lots of activities for the whole family to enjoy. For more information, visit the Rainbow Bricks website.
LEGO® Certified Store
The LEGO® Certified Store at Charlestown Square is LEGO fan heaven. Not only do they sell the latest release LEGO®, a great range of LEGO® Creator and LEGO® accessories but a lot of the newer sets are built and on display in the display cases that line the walls of the shop.
Once your kids have circled the store, checked out all the builds and asked to buy half the shop you can steer them towards the Duplo play table (younger kids) or older kids might like to check out the Pick a Brick Wall or Build Your Own Minifigure™ station.
I found all the staff extremely helpful and friendly and I’m confident that they’d be able to assist with any queries or help choose a special gift. Perfect for a unique gift, the store also provides brick engraving. If your budget doesn’t allow for a big box of Lego, there are lots of smaller boxes and packets to choose from plus Lego-themed gifts and accessories such as magnets, baseplates and keyrings.
LEGO® Books
There are some great books available for Lego fans young and old.
Brickmans Family Challenge Book
If you’ve not heard of Brickman it is possible that you don’t have children who love LEGO. Brickman is the star judge of LEGO® Masters Australia and a Lego Certified Professional. His book Brickmans Family Challenge Book challenges members of your household to 30 building competitions such as Maze Runner, Model Mashup and Self-Portrait. With beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, the whole family will enjoy this book. RRP $35.00.
Brickman’s Big Book of Better Builds
Learn to build like Brickman with his latest book Brickman’s Big Book of Better Builds. It features in-depth skills, techniques and know-how so you can build your most impressive LEGO creation ever. All the key skills are covered, from settling on a design, prototyping and considering size, scale and structure, to harnessing pro techniques like SNOT (studs-not-on-top) and ‘jumping off the grid’, as well as adding awesome action features that will bring your build to life. RRP $39.99.
The LEGO Ideas Book New Edition: You Can Build Anything!
This is the newest edition of the best-selling LEGO book of all time – with hundreds of all-new models! This fully updated edition of the best-selling classic features all-new models and more than 200 new builds and 500 ideas including building tips, tricks, and more! RRP $42.99.
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