My son is obsessed with LEGO. They are ALL over the house and for every birthday or special occasions, LEGO is always on his wish list. So imagine how excited he was when we got the chance to review the new LEGO BOOST Creative Toolkit! Today, Tristan is doing an unboxing and showing you guys how to bring blocks to life with coding! Not only that, but ONE of our fabulous readers will get the chance to win one!
Bring Blocks To Life With Coding | LEGO BOOST Review
This blog post was sponsored by LEGO, but the opinions are all my own.
Build. Code. Play
Soon as we got our LEGO BOOST Toolkit in the mail, we got the iPad turned on and ready to download the app. Only thing? Our iPad is ancient. We hadn’t turned it on in months! Since we already had plans to buy a tablet for Jazzy (she’s always hogging my iPhone like it’s hers), we went ahead and bought it early. We found a pretty decent one at Bureau En Gros, but you could totally find decently priced tablets on Amazon.
A tablet running iOS 10.3 and newer/Android 5.0 or above is required to build and play with LEGO BOOST. I highly advise that you check if your device is compatible first. You can do so by visiting the LEGO BOOST Device Guide page.
The FREE LEGO BOOST tablet app is available in the App Store and Google Play Store.
Once we got the app going, it was time to build! Check out Tristan in his building mode! Lol, He’s a funny little dude!
To be able to play with the LEGO BOOST you will need 6 AAA batteries (Alkaline batteries are recommended).
About LEGO BOOST
The 5 Models
- VERNIE the Robot: Vernie is the star of the show and your own personal robot friend. He’s at your command and you can make him sing, dance or even fire darts. He always acts extra cool when you dress him up in his sunglasses and bow tie or in whatever way you want to personalize him.
- FRANKIE the Cat: One look at those friendly eyes and Frankie will be your cherished pet forever. He always purrs loudly when you stroke his head or feed him his favorite fish. But NEVER pull his tail – or he might get very upset!
- AUTO Builder: The Auto Builder is a LEGO creation that builds other LEGO creations. It is an automated production line that moves backwards and forwards so you can code it to build your own creations.
- GUITAR4000: If there’s a hidden rock star inside you, you’re going to love the Guitar 4000! Play a song or create your own awesome tune. It even allows you to add some cool pitch bend and sound effects.
- M.T.R.4: Build the M.T.R.4 (Multi-Tooled Rover 4) and try out its different tool and customization attachments such as a hammer or dart shooter – to prepare this tough vehicle for an array of exciting activities.
One of you will get the chance to win your own LEGO BOOST Creative Toolbox (ARV $199.99)
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You can follow #BUILDwithBOOST on social media to see what everyone is creating!
Do you have a LEGO fan that would love this LEGO BOOST Creative Toolbox? With the holidays right around the corner, LEGO BOOST is an excellent gift idea! Your child will have fun building, coding and bringing their blocks to life.
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This is so great! I’ve always loved LEGO for their educational value, but now they’re really upped their game.
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Lego Boost is so cool! A huge upgrade to the Legos our kids played with when they were kids. I’d love to see Vernie the Robot in action!
I can’t think of a better pairing than LEGO and coding. I think it actually covers every aspect of STEM!
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I have NEVER seen this LEGO set and I have a family of LEGO lovers. I may have to add this to their Christmas gift list. What a wonderful STEM “toy” for everyone.
That is all kinds of awesome! Both of my boys love Legos and would totally love this set. So awesome.
Awesome! My daughter really loves Lego’s, and I’v been trying to get her interested in coding. This is a great way to do that!
Oh my gosh, this is the coolest idea ever. Trust Lego to take it up a notch or twenty!
This is a fantastic product. My son loves Lego! He has asked for this for his birthday. (Which happens to be right after Christmas) Can’t wait to see him try it out. Looks like yours had a blast doing so.
My daughter and son are both huge LEGO fans! They would absolutely love to try this BOOST creative toolbox! Thank you very much for this chance! 🙂
I love LEGO myself! It was so much fun to pull them apart and start all over again after dismantling your previous creatstion. Lego has came a long way since then. I wanted the gingerbread house to put together but with 200 pieces I’d loose my sanity. Hah, that is awesome and he seems to be having a lot of fun.
WOW! Thank you for this awesome giveaway! I would love to win one of these for my 9 year old!
I had 2 LEGO fans in my house who would love this!
I love this concept! It’s so awesome to see an app for Legos. This gives kids one more avenue of entertainment, and using their imagination.
Kids just love Legos. And I love toys that have an educational value. Win, win!! Great toy.
This is so cool, I never heard of this before but I know my daughter would love this.
This is pretty amazing! I love giving kids Lego because it helps develop their imagination and their creativity as well. It’s definitely something that I’d get for kids this Christmas.
I’m a fan of Lego so I better check this one out someday. That looks amazing and also a great gift idea.
Loved Legos as a kid and I am happy to see not only the brand progressing with the time, but making coding fun too so kids will have more job options!
Lego is really such a useful game ??
I have a few that would like this. Lego is a big event in our family.
How cool is this! My daughter is a little young still, but she loves Legos and this would be awesome to eventually get for her. My husband is in IT so he wants the kids to learn all they can at a young age lol
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How cool. My son is 17 but would be tickled pink to have this. He wants to go into engineering so this is something he would enjoy.
We have huge Lego fans that would love this LEGO BOOST Creative Toolbox.
My little cousins absolutely love Lego!
There are so many kids out there that LOVE Lego. This looks amazing. I bet it’s so much fun to play with.
Yes, I am new to the Lego gang but my daughter just married an admitted Lego freak. And yes we still said ok you can marry our daughter haha. He gets Lego every year from he parents for Christmas. I don’t understand but I watched Tristan and I can see the power of Lego has on the mind. The fun Tristan was having. It doesn’t look easy either. I’m catching on to this Lego thing 🙂 I would love to win this!
Emily loves to build stuff with lego’s and I’ve been known to help her!!
My grandson is a big Lego fan and would enjoy this set.
My nephews are big fans of Lego. They would love this.
My husband and daughter are huge Lego fans, and love to create! This would be so great for both of them!
Yes! I know both my boys would love this. Thanks!
My nephew, Tristan would absolutely adore this! He’s a Lego nut!
I love toys like this because it helps your children develop their imagination. kids would love this!
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My grandson would love this, Lego and coding!
Awesomeness lego for big kids like me.
Perfect! Building and coding- and from Lego. I really like that the major brands are producing these types of sets!
This is so cool I know so many kids would love this under their tree this Holiday season. Lego is awesome.
My daughters would sure love this. They love playing with Legos. They’ve been playing with them for the past few days recently.
My Grandson would LOVE this…he is a LEGO fan! Always building things. Great educational toy also.
I like them also…(except when they miss one , and it manages to get under my foot, whole new meaning to the word pain….LOL)
This is one of the coolest gifts I’ve seen yet this season! I know my kids would looooove it!
My youngest is just now getting into Legos. He asked for some for Christmas. I know that he would love the guitar too.
I do have a lego fan who would love this!
My daughter would love this!
My nephew loves legos! This is so perfect!
oh yes I do! my oldest daughter would totally freak out over this!
We love Legos in our house! I love that they inspire such creative play and building skills!
My daughter is a BIG Lego fan. We call her our “Engineer” because he builds different structures. She would love me to win this for her. Thanks for the chance ??
I have six grandkids and they all love Lego!
Wow, you can do so much more with legos that you could when I was a kid. That’s amazing that this set includes coding. That must be so exciting for kids.
I’ve never seen this before! I know my son would love to put this together. All my kids love Lego bricks, but he’s in the age of wanting to tinker more.
Ok, this is so awesome. My daughter does love legos and she likes coding. So I would love this to include both of those aspects in one toy. I will be checking this out.
I have seven grandboys that are all into lego! Anyone of them would love this.
My son is a Lego and would be thrilled with this set.
My son would love this.
My children have always loved Lego’s. Now their children are loving them too. Lego has come a long way. It is so entertaining and also educational.
I was able to play with one of these at a toy fair I went to over the summer. My son would absolutely love one!
Both of my kids love Lego and they would this Lego Boost prize for sure!
Leave it to Legos to come up with something even cooler. I always loved playing with these as a kid and it’s so great to see how they continue to be favorites of kids today.
This looks so cool! I so want my kids to learn coding. I just had to enter! I hope I win!
My boys would love the robot while the other the cat!
Such an amazing learning tool!
Thanks for the opportunity!
I have four fans! Myself, husband, and our two kids!
My great nephew would be over the moon to receive this.
My kids both love learning to code together and my son takes robotics as a class in High School. They would both love this!
My sons are huge fans of LEGO and are just learning how to code.
super un autre produit merveilleux de lego
Love it want to win
M’y son love this
I have a 7 year old grandson who would love this and too be honest, I would love him to put down the iPad and actually touch something that isn’t on a screen.
Yes, I have. I have 2 🙂
Awesome for adult kids like me
Yes we have a BIG lego fan! My oldest grandson Gavin, he loves to be so creative with his legos!
I would give it to my son
My boys would love this! Its on their christmas list!
My son is the biggest Lego fan ever, he would love to add this to his collection
My son is learning to build with Lego & I know the technology piece attached to this would be a major spark capturing his attention & imagination even further!