About LEGO Monthly Mini Model Build
The Monthly Mini Model Build was a free building event at LEGO Stores. Each month the store set out the parts for a small model, children built it there with the staff, and took it home in a bag. It began at the end of 2008 with a snowman, in stores in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, and spread to LEGO Stores elsewhere. The early models had MMMB numbers, and from 2012 they got ordinary set numbers in the 40000 range. The models followed the calendar, with turkeys in November, pumpkins and monsters in October and snowmen or gifts in December, and the 2020 models each marked a day of the year, such as Kindness Day and Human Rights Day. From 2016 a place had to be booked ahead. The program was retired in 2020 while LEGO Stores were closed, and the instructions for every model are still on LEGO's website.
2015 LEGO Sets
In 2015, LEGO broadened its portfolio with new and returning themes. LEGO Dimensions launched as a toys-to-life crossover linking dozens of franchises including DC, The Lord of the Rings, and Doctor Who. New lines such as Elves, Jurassic World, Scooby-Doo, and Speed Champions debuted, while BIONICLE and Pirates returned in refreshed forms. City marked ten years under its modern branding, and Star Wars supported The Force Awakens with a major release wave. Meanwhile, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Hobbit concluded as LEGO shifted toward newer properties.