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Lego Club Girls is no longer! But wait…

When Polly’s LEGO Club magazine first came through the letterbox yesterday morning, I was initially pleased. No mention of Girls! I thought. Perhaps they listened. It includes Friends! Excellent, an inclusive offer to boys AND girls! I was pleased. Then … Continue reading

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Argos, LEGO and toy categorisation

I “accidentally” bought two LEGO sets today from Argos as we had a voucher. Since I “forgot” to use the voucher when I first went in, I had to go back and buy another set. What a terrible shame! I … Continue reading

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Lent poetry challenge: quarter done

Hey look, I said I’d do something for a fixed period of time, and a quarter of the way in, I’m still achieving as intended. Go me! Can I do the same again, and again, and again, to get to … Continue reading

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Rawr! To Argos

I have spent over a year eyeing up one particular LEGO set in Toys r Us. It’s ace. Sadly it was only after it was taken off sale and I realised how sad I was about it that I realised … Continue reading

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Motherhood vs. parenthood: an introduction

This was going to be an exploration of the term “motherhood” in contrast to “parenthood”, using two books (Breeder: Real-Life Stories From the New Generation of Mothers edited by Ariel Gore and Bee Lavender and Shattered: Modern Motherhood and the … Continue reading

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Dinosaurs! The real disappointment in LEGO’s gendered 2012 offerings

While I remain unimpressed by the choices made by LEGO regarding marketing their new Friends line to girls, I actually genuinely like some of the sets. I’m not overly happy about the introduction of Disney Princess to the Duplo range, … Continue reading

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Secret sex – the myth of the gender neutral childhood

BBC Breakfast on Monday 23d January* featured a story about Beck Laxton and Kieran Cooper, parents of Sasha whose gender had been “kept secret” in order to “avoid stupid stereotypes” and increase the chances of experiencing an actual gender neutral … Continue reading

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Thinking Brickly – a blog recommendation

I am writing this for one reason – to point you towards another FANTASTIC blog. David Pickett, a LEGO fanatic, has just started an excellent blog – Thinking Brickly. It puports to be “A blog for deep thoughts about LEGO” … Continue reading

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LEGO Club subscription update

I previously posted about the new LEGO Club Girls magazine, and pondered what was behind the segregation and silent subscription switch. It seems that there has been a change in position from LEGO since then, although it would seem that … Continue reading

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LEGO and gender segregation – what’s really going on here?

This week I posted my most ridiculously popular (notorious?) blog post ever, on LEGO’s decision to switch all existing female LEGO Club members onto a new girl version of the magazine – in the process, turning their original magazine (still … Continue reading

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