It's a heartwarming idea to bring out that beloved old bin of LEGO you played with as a child and hand it down to your kids so they can experience the same magic. But it's probably safer to find a newer set. Scientists in England tested 200 used plastic toys for nine hazardous elements, and found that ten per cent contained traces of all of them.

If you have kids who love LEGO, you've probably shouted in pain after stepping on LEGO bricks. Those things get everywhere. Here's a DIY solution from The Handyman's Daughter. Using an IKEA Lack side table, a Trofast bin and some baseplates, you can create a play table with a drawer to keep the pieces contained.

Get your best dancing, hard-sole shoes on because a Legobar is coming to Australian cities this year and yes, it is exactly what it sounds like.

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So, you've been coerced into what seems like another no-win parenting scenario: It's LEGO time, and your aspiring Frank Lloyd Wright doesn't want your help in building an amphibious rainbow tank with 16 axles (plus wings). Even still, he's insisting on your participation because his genius must be witnessed (the brilliant ones are always so demanding).

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LEGO fans are some of the most passionate people I've ever met. Put a bunch of bricks on a table and pretty soon you'll have a small crowd gathering, searching for a red two-by-one or some other piece as people build and work together.

But the new LEGO Discovery Centre, in Melbourne's Chadstone Shopping Centre, is being accused by some of discrimination. Its door policy excludes anyone who is not with a child under the age of 16 from entering.

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Ebay is currently running a massive toy sale which features 20% off Lego, including the more adult-oriented Technic line, from a number of retailers. Here are some of the best Lego sets that we've spotted.

If you have kids that like to play with LEGO toys, here's an easy way for them to bring their favourite toys on the road. All you need is an empty DVD case.

Video: You can make a simple stabiliser for lightweight cameras out of a variety of cheap materials, but none of those solutions are quite as satisfying as crafting a unique rig out of LEGO. This video from Product Tank shows how to make a cool stabiliser with some spare plastic bricks.

It's fun to build things with LEGO, but it's even more fun if you get to eat your custom creations. These homemade LEGO gummy candies are easy to make, taste great, and can even be stacked like real LEGO bricks.

Decorating cookies by hand can be a pleasant activity, but with a LEGO Mindstorms set, you can crank out a bunch of perfectly iced cookies in no time at all.

For more than 50 years, LEGO sets have been a fail-safe gift for Christmas. They're fun, creative, colourful and educational -- what's not to love? With that in mind, here are some of the hottest sets available right now for every budget. Whether you're buying for kids, brick hobbyists or fans of a certain movie franchise, you'll find something for them in this guide.

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Last weekend, something magical was coming together at the Glebe Island Exhibition Centre, thanks to LEGO artist Bricktascale. It didn't really look like much at first -- a big, grey LEGO backboard with a smattering of red squares across it -- but over the course of the weekend it started blossoming into something beautiful: and the world has Excel spreadsheets to thank.

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Mosaics made out of LEGO can look awesome if properly prepared, but they're also fiddly and time-consuming. If you don't fancy inserting all those tiles onto a board yourself, a LEGO Mosaic printer can do the work for you. This video explains how to build your own.