It was only a month ago that The LEGO Group and Universal Music Group (UMG) announced an exciting new product: LEGO VIDIYO. Now, the brands are revealing even more details, including the first range of minifigs!

LEGO VIDIYO, a unique music video maker experience, is the perfect outlet for kids to express themselves creatively through music and play. The app uses a collection of BeatBoxes, Bandmates, BeatBits and augmented reality for endless combinations of kid-created music videos.

First in the lineup of products are BeatBoxes. To start, LEGO has launched six unique portable BeatBoxes that each hold a minifigure that coincides with a specific music genre, a scanning-stage, two special BeatBits and 14 random BeatBits.

Each BeatBox can hold up to 16 BeatBits and comes with a building plate that can be customized with LEGO tiles. The first six sets include:

  • 43102 ‘Candy Pop’ in the Candy Mermaid BeatBox (Pop)
  • 43103 ‘Pirate Punk’ in the Punk Pirate Beatbox (Punk)
  • 43104 ‘Alien DJ’ in the Extra Terrestrial Dance Music BeatBox (ETDM)
  • 43105 ‘Party Llama’ in the Party Llama BeatBox (Tropicon)
  • 43106 ‘Unicorn DJ’ in the Unicorn DJ BeatBox (K-pawp)
  • 43107 ‘Robot Break-dancer’ in the HipHop Robot BeatBox (HipHop)

You can also shop 12 Bandmates in a range of Mystery-Boxes! Each one comes with one special BeatBit and two random BeatBits. Bandmates can be added to your VIDIYO band and include:

  • 43101 Bandmates: Red Panda Dancer; Cotton Candy Cheerleader; Shark Singer; Bunny Dancer; Discowboy Singer; Genie Dancer; Samurapper; DJ Cheetah; Ice Cream Saxophonist; Alien Keytarist; Banshee Singer; Werewolf Drummer

So what are BeatBits? They are 2×2 tiles that resemble album covers and bring an endless combination of audio and visual effects to your video making experience. Amp up your music video by scanning the BeatBits and change up your dance movies, background, effects and more. For the first year, there will be 130 BeatBits to collect and use.

When it comes to adding the tunes to your experience, you will have around 30 songs to choose from UMG’s global artists. Select from chart toppers, classics and your fave dance numbers from within the app, then seamlessly add to your video. The best part? Each song has been programmed to work perfectly with all the BeatBits!

You’ll need the LEGO VIDIYO app to get started creating videos. Head to the LEGO website to access options for both Android and Apple, and download it for free.

Once kids are in the app, they can choose the music, scan their LEGO minifigs and BeatBits and then bring them to life. From clothing, band names and album covers, each step is fully customizable and can result in a 60 second video. With over 1,400 unlockable elements, there is no end to your kids creativity.

Last but not least UMG label, Astralwerks, announced the signing of a new artist: a live action, human version of the DJ Llama minifigure from the Tropicon BeatBox. L.L.A.M.A is not tied to any one type of music genre and his debut single “Shake” will be released on Fri. Feb. 19. It features three-time GRAMMY winner NE-YO and Carmen DeLeon.

LEGO VIDIYO products launch on Mar. 1 on lego.com and at LEGO retailers. BeatBoxes will retail for $19.99 and Collectible Bandmates for $4.99 each.

––Karly Wood

All photos: Courtesy of LEGO

 

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This year, we may have to abandon many of our favorite Halloween traditions but we can still indulge in a sweet treat. Krispy Kreme is taking spooky right out of the season, giving fans a sweeter way to Trick-or-Treat. Guests can safely be sweet to others while treating themselves.

Krispy Kreme Halloween

Introducing “Sweet-or-Treat” Saturdays: every Saturday from Oct. 10 through Halloween, Krispy Kreme will offer a $1 Sweet-or-Treat dozen to give to family, friends or neighbors with the purchase of any dozen. Each Sweet-or-Treat Original Glazed dozen is individually wrapped and includes a not-so-scary special edition Jack-o’-Lantern Doughnut. Fans can redeem the Sweet-or-Treat dozens offer at participating shops in the U.S., via drive thru and by ordering online at Krispy Kreme’s website or app for door-side pickup or delivery.

Krispy Kreme Halloween
Additionally, Krispy Kreme will introduce a new batch of monsters so sweet, they’ll turn Halloween on its head. Available starting Oct. 5, Krispy Kreme’s Scary Sweet Monster Doughnuts are the sweetest take on three classic Halloween monsters that incite doughnut delight instead of fright.

Krispy Kreme Halloween

Frank Monster Doughnut: A doughnut filled with Original Kreme, dipped in green icing, and decorated like a classic monster with icing, sprinkles, and pretzel piece bolts. Don’t be shocked. Frank is sweet.

Drake Monster Doughnut: A doughnut with raspberry filling, dipped in light purple icing, and decorated like a classic monster with icing and sugar piece eyes. ​Those aren’t fangs… they’re Drake’s sweet teeth.

Wolfie Monster Doughnut: An Original Glazed® doughnut dipped in chocolate icing and decorated like a werewolf with Chocolate Kreme™, a sugar piece face and cinnamon sugar cereal ears. So good it’ll make you howl. ​ 

“This Halloween, we’re trading scary for sweet and helping fans create new ways to safely enjoy the season,” said Dave Skena, Chief Marketing Officer for Krispy Kreme. “Instead of asking for sweet treats, let’s give them away to all the neighbors, family and friends we appreciate so much. It’s not a normal Halloween, but that doesn’t mean we can’t make it a sweet one.”

Additionally, Krispy Kreme is offering guests a free doughnut of choice when they wear a costume on Halloween to participating U.S. shops or drive-thrus.

Krispy Kreme wants you to share how you’re reverse trick-or-treating this Halloween and sweetening the spooky season by using #SweetOrTreat and #KrispyKreme and tagging @krispykreme. For more information regarding Krispy Kreme’s Scary Sweet Monster Doughnuts, please visit www.krispykreme.com/promos/halloween2020.

—Jennifer Swartvagher

All photos courtesy of Krispy Kreme

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Two YA faves are coming to a brand-new vertical theme park, and if you’re wondering what exactly a vertical theme park is, read on! This awesomely amazing attraction is coming to China soon.

Lionsgate Entertainment World is taking the theme park idea to new heights—literally! The world’s first vertical park is a 10-story tall bean-shaped building that will house attractions based on blockbusters such as Hunger Games, Twilight, Divergent, Now You See Me and Gods of Egypt.

Among the 25 rides, fans of the films will find a replica of The Capitol lobby and a 3D simulator called The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Flight Rebel Escape. Hunger Games enthusiasts can also dine at a restaurant featuring menu items from the flick’s “districts.”

If you’re into virtual vampire and werewolf experiences, you can relive the film’s spotlight love affair with Twilight Saga: Bella’s Journey. The adventurous types can jump onto the back of a virtual motorcycle with Jacob Black on the Twilight Saga: Midnight Ride.

International travelers can visit Lionsgate Entertainment World on Hengqin Island in Zhuhai, China starting in July.

—Erica Loop

Featured photo: AP News 

 

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Last Halloween, my then 12-year-old son couldn’t decide whether or not he wanted to dress up for trick-or-treating.  The truth is, he WANTED to dress up, but wasn’t sure if other kids his age would be, as well. On the morning of Halloween he finally decided he wanted to dress up regardless of what the other kids were doing.  Of course, that left me little time to come up with one of my totally awesome DIY costumes. ;)  He suggested dressing as a werewolf and here is what I came up with:

I had found some fur at the fabric store earlier in the month and picked up a remnant since he had been leaning toward werewolf IF he decided to dress up.  I cut the fur into wrist-sized rectangles and sewed on a small piece of elastic to the bottom so he could easily slip his hand through. We threw together a flannel shirt, some jeans, and I used two shades of brown eyeliner and lip liner to draw fur on his face and give him a wolf’s nose and bushy eyebrows.  I added a lot of gel to spike his hair and voila:  Ten Minute Teen Wolf!

Here he his posing with his sister, the Mad Haute Mad Hatter (which is quickly becoming one of my most popular posts thanks to Pinterest!) So what is he going to be this year?  I hope I don’t find out on Halloween morning again!

Yvette Manes is writer, a Cuban-American mama to two awesome teenagers, a proud native Floridian, and an audiobook and podcast addict. She is a Lifest‌yle Writer for Romper.com and has bylines at Scary Mommy, BonBon Break, Sammiches & Psych Meds, HuffPo Denmark, Parent.co, and more. Her blog is AquaSeventy6. 

From the soccer carpool to the never-ending assortment of mismatched socks, sometimes there are days when you’ve only got a few seconds (or 140 characters) to get in a good giggle. Well, sit back and get ready to scroll because we’ve scoured the Twitterverse for moms and dads that rap about the highs and lows of parenting, and the results are hilarious.

1. Totally.

2. Such creativity!

3. Sounds pretty accurate.

4. Naps: by whatever means necessary.

5. Maybe not so sure.

https://twitter.com/sixfootcandy/status/728635174649405440

6. One of the best presents a mom can ask for…

7. Why can’t they ask for something reasonable for once?

8. No words.

9. So THAT is where that went…

10. TRUTH.

 

Do you have any #funnyparenting moments to share with the Red Tricycle Community? Tell us in the comments below!