We've often thought there aren't enough Star Wars celebrations in the world. Thankfully, our Spring is getting a healthy dose of all things Empire and Rebel Alliance with the expansion of Star Wars Miniland at Legoland California. The galaxy's best two inventions, Star Wars and Legos, join forces in seven scenes made from 1.5 million Lego bricks. Our favorite scene is also the most fearsome, that Read more

Tired of plain, gray concrete architecture, Dutch design firm LOOS.FM took inspiration from our favorite toy blocks to create the Abondantus Gigantus, a 65-foot tall church-shaped public pavilion for the 2011 Grenswerk Festival in Enschede, The Netherlands. Those aren't actual supersize Legos that make up the structure; they're called Legioblocks, concrete blocks similar in form to the toys. Read more

Kids at heart will love the Connect Design Block Case ($29) for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. Not only does this rubber case look like a giant LEGO block, but it comes with a moveable LEGO-like piece to keep your camera lens covered, keep your earphone cords organized, and even act as a stand to keep your phone upright so you can watch videos. For $29 bucks, I think that's a steal. Read more

Think the LeapPad and Air Swimmers were the most anticipated toys of 2011? Think again! On Jan. 1 (or Dec. 26 in the UK) Lego is introducing Lego Friends — its first significant entry into the world of girls play, with a $40 million global marketing plan to support 23 different products — including six new colors (think pastels) and 29 minidolls that look more lifelike than the current Read more

Ford rolled out its first Legoland Florida Edition Explorer SUV yesterday, which was built using 382,858 Lego bricks. The car is set to be on display at the soon-to-be-opened Legoland Florida theme park. Read more

Standing at 102 feet high (about the equivalent to a 10-story building), Sao Paulo, Brazil, can officially claim its new Lego tower is the world's tallest. Finished over the weekend by 6,000 (mostly kid) builders, the tower took four days to craft and stands 25 centimeters taller than the previous record holder in Chile. Though this tower uses significantly less bricks than the Lego house in the Read more

There's plenty of royal wedding memorabilia to sift through if you're the gift-buying type, but here's one geeky token of the event you can't get your hands on — the official Legoland royal wedding diorama. Scenes include a post-nuptial William and Kate in front of the Buckingham Palace, along with guests like Sirs Elton John and Paul McCartney. You can't buy this Lego set, but you can take a Read more

Toddlers have a way with toys. They take them out, play for a few minutes, and then move on to the next great thing (without putting the first toy away – but that's another story). Keeping these busy bees in one place for more than a minute requires skill and planning. Adding a few new toys to their toy box can be all it takes to stop them in their tracks. Like the infant toys we've already Read more

Though Toy Fair was flush with toys lil ones will be clamoring for later this year, it was also packed with toys and gimmicks that were intended to catch the eye of passersby. From large-scale LEGO models to a kiddie-take on the vampire phenomenon, here are the most interesting things I saw at Toy Fair 2011. Read more

Break out the forklift because this year's toy haul of new toys was bigger than ever. We traipsed the floor of the Toy Fair, spent hours scanning the toy shelves of big stores and independent retailers, and had kids test toys. The task was difficult, but in the end five items rose to the top to become our favorites of the year. Check them out and our reasons for the selections. Read more