Our Visit to BrickLive 2017
Back in December 2015 we attended our first BrickLive event at the ExCel in London and it was safe to say that the kids were in LEGO heaven that day.
When I saw that BrickLive was heading to Birmingham NEC and coincided with our visit to see Disney On Ice: Passport to Adventure, I decided to arrange a visit to make a full day of it.
Over the summer we were lucky enough to see the Great Brick Safari on location at Marwell Zoo, so it was a treat to see it again at BrickLive. Made with Over 2 million LEGO® bricks, there are 81 stunning sculptures representing 27 different species, created by LEGO building company Bright Bricks. Among them is a 1.5 tonne elephant, a life size Bengal tiger and a family of lions.
The one part of BRICKLIVE my kids adore is the opportunity to get creative in a pit full of LEGO! There are millions of bricks in the BRICK pits where free building is encouraged and some fantastic creations made by visitors, fans and professional builders!
The orange brick pit was the most popular and the building has spilled out of the pit itself as everyone was keen to make some halloween inspired creations.
They even had Duplo and a soft BRICK pit so even the youngest LEGO fans can get involved, plus a LEGO Friends area complete with brick building and the chance to learn to dance with the LEGO Friends themselves.
In fact, there were building zones EVERYWHERE, with LEGO Ninjago, Star Wars, Minecraft, City, Technic and even Race zones.
They even had a Battle Arena for Robot Wars type fights, only with LEGO creations but all the kids wanted to do was build, and who can blame them.
There were also some gaming stands with some of our favourite LEGO titles and the kids got their first go on the Nintendo Switch, which is now firmly at the top of their Christmas lists.
Whilst we enjoyed BrickLive, there was one thing missing – the huge fan built LEGO models that we had seen at previous events.
There were a few medium sized displays, but missing were the huge Star Wars, Hogwarts and even City creations.
Toys ‘R’ Us were their official retail partner and brought along an awesome LEGO pop up store which saw us investing in some kits for the kids for when we got home.
Sadly we didn’t manage to smuggle LEGO Kylo Wren home for Sebby!
Abi
This looks like heaven! Even at 23, I still love Lego and would love to have visited here! Looks like you and the kids had a great day 🙂
Gareth Torrance
I’ve never heard of BrickLive, but OMG that looks amazing! I would end up not wanting to leave!
Clare
This looks like so much fun! Who doesn’t love lego?!
hannah Wood
Oh my gosh this is amazing! my kids would of loved this, the Halloween ones are out of this world.
Charli
This sounds like such a phenomenal event. I’m sorry you couldn’t smuggle Kylo Wren home, he really does need some love!
C x
five little doves
Oh wow that looks like so much fun! We would love to go somewhere like this, the kids aren’t yet Lego obsessed but love it when the chance arises!
Out Of Depth Dad
Brilliant! I think I’d have loved to Brick Live! It seems the perfect day out for a Lego lover – which is everyone I know!
Patrick
Lions,tigers but no cheetahs? You got robbed in our opinion….
I bet it was pretty noisy as well between the kids building and the parents fighting over boxes of LEGOS.
But no cheetahs……wow
Fashion and Style Police
This is definitely a Lego heaven. My kids would love it.
Newcastle Family Life
This looks like fun, my teen would have loved this when she was younger x
Mary Abbott
This looks so much fun! My kids would love it!
Amanda
I took my little one to Bricklive as well, and he absolutely love it as well and can’t wait for the opportunity again:-)
kirsty
I don’t think you can ever been to old for Lego. So many children are incredible talented with what they can build from lego and it does make me a little bit jealous as I am no where near that creative! Brick Live sounds like a fantastic day out!
Nazrin
This is an actual hidden gem for children! I would have gone absolutely mental, I think me and both my sisters would have! We loved lego growing up and we all had our own sets we used to fight over! I hope everyone has an amazing day!
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Laura H
My childhood was filled with Lego and it looks like I would fit right in with the kids on their day out!
Tanya Brannan
Oh my gosh!! How amazing does this look? I love legos and building blocks so I would be in my element here. Seems like you had a great time too xx
Stephanie
We’ve visited a Lego event like this before and we had so much fun. This looks like a great event too
Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes
Ah Bricklive looks so much fun! Great day out for all the family 🙂
Jenifer Moore
Wow! It looks like the place is heaven for the kids!I would love to go there! Because lego is one of my favorite.
Louise
Do you know my son loves Lego and I didn’t know about so I am going to make sure I go to the next one! Thank you x