The Magazine July | 2021

THE MAGAZINE JULY | 2021

NEW LEGO® VIDIYO™! COOL CREATIONS POSTERS COMICS

2021-01-us3_MinionsCover.indd 1 5/6/21 2:59 PM WELCOME HANG IN THERE! COOL, I RODE THREE METERS IN UNDER FIVE TO ISSUE 3! MINUTES!

Hi, it’s Max! My friends and I are getting ready for the Big Wilderness Race. Everybody is trying to get warmed up. THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO TAKE A NAP.

OOPS! I FORGOT THE BOAT.

MAX COMIC

SOUNDS I’M PACKING IT’S GOING GREAT! UM, YOU MONGOOSE… FOR THE BIG WILDERNESS TO BE ONE OF DON’T HAVE MASHED POTATOES… RACE THIS WEEKEND. LET’S FIRE HOSE… THOSE DAYS, HEY, MAX, BIKE HELMET… ELBOWS. OR BAGPIPES… SEE, COMPASS, MAP, BAG OF CEMENT… ISN’T IT? WHAT’S UP? ELBOW PADS… KNEES. DANCING SHOES… WATER BOTTLE… KNEE PADS…

LOOK! Look for these icons on activity pages. They will tell you if the activity is easy, hard, or somewhere in between. Try them all and see TELL US LEGO® Life Magazine how you do! WHAT YOU For information about LEGO® Life visit LEGO.com/life answers can be found on page 27. THINK OF THIS For questions about your membership visit MAGAZINE! LEGO.com/service or call 1–877–518–5346

Ask a parent or guardian to scan this code or visit PO Box 1138 PO Box 600 LEGO.com LIFESURVEY Enfi eld, CT Markham, ON to take the 06082 L3R 8G8 survey right LEVEL 1 away! (US/CA) Easy LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob confi gurations, the Minifi gure, the FRIENDS logo and NINJAGO are trademarks and/or copyrights of the LEGO Group. 2 © The LEGO Group. All rights reserved..

2021-02-03-us3_welcome-members.indd 2 5/6/21 2:59 PM THIS SURE BEATS CLIMBING MOUNTAINS! KEEP GOING! Don’t FEEL THE BURN! have the LEGO® Life app yet?

You can download it today for FREE from one of the app stores and sign in with your LEGO Account. Do you want to become an AWESOME BUILDER?

66...67...68 Get the free LEGO Building Instructions app and start building with digital instructions! Don’t forget to ask a grown-up’s permission before downloading apps.

Save your sets Zoom in

SE… Rotate your model ATOES… while you build S… Track your building I’VE HAD NAPPIES completion! HEAVIER THAN THIS!

LOOK! JUST Look for these icons on activity pages. They will tell you if the FOR activity is easy, hard, or somewhere in between. Try them all and see YOU! how you do! If you get stuck, the answers can be found on page 27. Check out all the awesome excitement in this issue! You will also see Max holding up his ﬂ ag where puzzles and comics have been created just for you. LEGO® Building Instructions LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 Look for him throughout the magazine! Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., Easy Somewhere Hard registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Google Play is in-between a trademark of Google Inc. 3

2021-02-03-us3_welcome-members.indd 3 5/6/21 2:59 PM OKAY, IT’S DAY ONE OF THE BIG WILDERNESS RACE! THE BIG WILDERNESS WE’RE GOING TO BE BOATING, BIKING, CLIMBING AND RUNNING. IT’S A RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK AND THE BEST TEAMS IN THE WORLD. EVERYBODY READY? RACE! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!!

ROW! OOOF! REMEMBER, WE’RE OUT IN THE WILDERNESS, KILOMETERS FROM CIVILIZATION. WE HAVE TO RELY ON OUR FASTER! WITS AND SKILL TO SURVIVE!

HMMMM. MAYBE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO BIKING FIRST?

I PROMISE, GUYS, IT’S A SO WE’RE SHORTCUT! LOST? I KNEW WE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THAT LEFT AT THE BIG ROCK.

SHORTCUT? I WHO’S UP NEEDED A LADDER FOR PIZZA? TO GET UP HERE.

2021-04-05-us3_Max-Comic.indd 4 5/6/21 2:59 PM S!!

PHEW! THAT WAS SOME BIKE RIDE UP HERE. NOW THE TRICK WITH CROSSING A HIGH ROPES COURSE IS BALANCE AND TIMING. I’LL SHOW YOU HOW IT’S DONE.

WATCH OUT FOR THAT FIRST STEP.

LOOK! I THINK DID WE WIN? I SEE THE I DON’T SEE FINISH LINE! ANYONE ELSE AROUND, MAX. MAYBE WE’RE WINNING!

NO, SORRY, THE FIRST PLACE TEAM CAME IN A WEEK AGO. YOU FINISHED LAST.

WE FINISH ED…

WE FINISHED…

E, WE FINISHED! WE’RE NUMBER 65! S A WOO-HOO! WE’RE NUMBER 65! !

DER E.

I’D LIKE TO THANK MY TEAMMATES, MY FAMILY AND THE BEAR THAT CHASED US ALL THE WAY DOWN THE MOUNTAIN.

2021-04-05-us3_Max-Comic.indd 5 5/6/21 2:59 PM WHEN TITANS CLASH: Iron Man vs. Iron Monger

Iron Man is in trouble! Help Pepper Po s FIRST YOU FALL, stop Iron Monger by hacking the controls AVENGER… THEN of his armor. THE CITY… THEN THE WORLD!

AND EVEN ALL MY ARMORED MIGHT CAN’T STOP HIM! NEW!NEW!

HANG ON, IRON MAN, I’VE ALMOST GOT IT! STOP IRON MONGER! Follow this sequence of armor pieces through the circuit maze SEQUENCE CODE KEY to save the golden Avenger. You can go up, down, right or left, but not diagonally!

START

Catch more all-out action in the #Marvel group in the STOP LEGO® Life app.

Need Help? Answers can be found on page 27. 6 © Marvel

2021-06-us3_MarvelActivity.indd 6 5/6/21 3:00 PM ESCAPE THE SKELETON HORSEMAN! NEW!NEW! Danger! The skeleton horseman is on the loose. The farm hand needs to get the horse back to the stable while avoiding the skeleton horseman. Don’t forget – the horse can jump over the hurdles.

Solve the maze to get back to the stable safely.

Bonus! Try to collect the golden Finish carrots on the way.

Start

Need Help? Answers can © Mojang AB. Minecraft, the MINECRAFT logo and the be found on page 27. MOJANG STUDIOS logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 7

2021-07-us3_Minecraft.indd 7 5/6/21 3:00 PM MAKE YOUR OWN MUSIC VIDEOS!

1. DOWNLOAD

NEW!NEW!

SING- BOT

BLUE-BEARY GUITARIST

MAKE THE CANDY CASTLE STAGE REALLY POP! Draw the awesome effects you would like to see around the Candy CANDY Castle Stage! We’ve added some BALLERINA stars to get you started. MEET THE NEW BANDMATES!

Q: You started out dancing in the Butterscotchcracker ballet. How did you end up as a singing star? A: I discovered my real love was singing pop music! CANDY BALLERINA When I’m on the Candy Castle Stage, that’s when I feel most alive.

Q: Everybody knows you’re the riff king. What’s your secret?

A: Hey, all I know is when I’m jamming on my licorice-string guitar, it is pop-o-clock. 8 BLUE-BEARY GUITARIST

2021-08-09-us3_8Plus_VIDIYO.indd 8 5/6/21 3:00 PM MAKE YOUR OWN MUSIC VIDEOS!

1. DOWNLOAD 2. CHOOSE 3. SCAN 4. RECORD 5. SHARE

Download the Choose a song from Scan your character. Record your video Share your completed LEGO® VIDIYO™ the LEGO VIDIYO using your character video in the kid-safe app. (Get a parent music library. and BeatBits. social feed. or guardian’s permission before downloading)

SING- BOT

BASS- GO BACKSTAGE! BOT Design your own backstage pass so you can meet and mingle with the music stars.

Q: Tell us about your history in the music scene.

A: My ﬁrst gig was as a sound system in a minivan. Now I’m tearing up the Robo Hip Hop Car BASS-BOT and my bass can rock any block!

Q: You can really hit those high notes! How do you do it? A: I can sing even higher, but then nobody can hear me except for dogs. SING-BOT VIP

2021-08-09-us3_8Plus_VIDIYO.indd 9 5/6/21 3:01 PM DODO YOUYOU HAVEHAVE WHATWHAT ITIT TAKESTAKES TOTO BEBE NINJA?NINJA?

Everyone gets afraid sometimes, even ninja! If they are worried about something, they try and learn more about it or ask Master Wu. If you are afraid of something, you can always ask a grown-up for help. Take a look at the questions below and think about what might help the ninja.

When the ninja ﬁ nd themselves trapped at the bottom of the sea in their damaged Hydro Bounty, things look pretty dark. How would you help them escape?

It’s dark underwater and that can be scary. Could Kai use his ﬁ re power to light things up underwater? What do you think?

Dive into more NINJAGO® 10 action on NINJAGO.com

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Exploring underwater isn’t scary if you are prepared for it. What kind of equipment do you think you would need to go beneath the sea?

How would you chase away a water dragon (besides eating

a lot of garlic at lunch?) “ To become a MASTER, a ninja must “ use CURIOSITY to overcome fear. Have No Fear, Wu Is Here! The ﬁ rst step toward overcoming your fears is knowing what they are. What are you scared of? Spiders? Bullies? Taking an exam? Write down a list of what frightens you the most. Then think about how you could make those fears fade away.

Fears: Fear Faders:

2021-10-11-us3_8Plus_NINJAGO.indd 11 5/6/21 3:02 PM MINIONSMINIONS MATCH-UP!MATCH-UP! Stuart, Otto and Kevin were practicing their kung fu moves at the temple when somebody turned off the lights. Match the Minions to their silhouettes and write the silhouette number in the boxes below.

1 5 3

2 4 6 Need Help? Answers can be found on page 27. 12 TM & © Universal Studios

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1970 Dodge Challenger T/A

DODGE > T/A stands for Trans Am > A Trans Am race is 100 miles long > This type of American sports car is also known CHAMPIONS as a “pony car” > Top speed: 146 mph The 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A > Fewer than 2400 1970 Dodge Challenger and the Dodge//SRT Mopar Top T/As were ever made Fuel Dragster are both > It has different-sized tires on the front and back famous names in the world of racing. Check out these high-speed facts!

Dodge//SRT Mopar Top Fuel Dragster

> Can reach an amazing 335 mph before you can ﬁ nish reading this sentence > The rear wing lets the car speed up faster in the later part of a race > A standard drag-racing course is 1,000 feet long > One of the best cars in the world at speeding up quickly

DODGE, HEMI, MOPAR and related logos, vehicle model names and trade dress are trademarks of FCA US LLC and used under license by The LEGO Group. © FCA US LLC.

Challenger vs. Top Fuel Dragster Quiz! If you need help, you might ﬁ nd some hints written above in bold. MEET LEAH PRUETT 1. The Dodge Challenger T/A races on 4. The Dodge Challenger T/A has a longer course. a rear wing that helps to speed • Leah got her start competing in True False it up. NHRA’s Jr. Dragster series at age 8. True False • Leah has 11 event wins (eight 2. The Top Fuel Dragster can speed driving Top Fuel Dragsters) up more quickly than the Dodge 5. Leah Pruett has driven the Top • Career best speed Challenger T/A. Fuel Dragster. of 334.15 mph True False True False • Driver of the 3. The Top Fuel Dragster is considered Dodge//SRT a “pony car.” Mopar Top Fuel True False Need help? Race over to page 27 for the answers. Dragster

2021-17-us3-SpeedChampions.indd 17 5/6/21 3:04 PM SEASONS OF FRIENDSHIP AND FUN! There’s fun to be had all year long! The friends are having a great time celebrating International Friendship Day and planning all the activities they will do in the future. Catch all the action!

Decode the Message! The friends love to leave secret messages for each other. Decode this one to get a snowy surprise!

K N K T N 19 9 9 7 9 3 5 19 1 9 7

H K Y D N 15 3 5 19 12 5 7 9 7

N WB RD N 19 15 15 1 9 7

ABCDEFGHI JKLM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

NOPQRS TUVWX YZ 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Wild Winter

DON’T WORRY, BE CAREFUL, I NEVER FALL DOWN… AMELIA! WELL, HARDLY EVER… WE’LL BE THERE WELL, NOT TODAY. TO CATCH YOU IF YOU FALL. Hit the Ice! Make your way through the maze to see which skater will be the ﬁ rst to reach River at the piano. Will it be Emma, Amelia or Stephanie?

Emma Amelia Stephanie

THE WINNER IS CIRCLE ONE Emma Amelia Stephanie

Need Help? 18 page can be found on page 27.

2021-18-19-us3-8Plus-friends.indd 18 5/6/21 3:04 PM Summer Fun

NEW!NEW!

Doggy Disappearance Amelia’s pet poodle has wandered off and she can’t ﬁ nd her. Look in the picture above and see if you can spot the missing pup.

Fall Harvest

Pie to Share Stephanie made an apple pie for herself and three of her best friends. If there are eight slices of pie, how many slices will each girl get?

Practically Perfect Pumpkin It’s time for the pumpkin carving contest. Draw the silliest face you can think of on this pumpkin and maybe you’ll have a winner! THE WINNER IS CIRCLE ONE Emma Amelia Stephanie Build something to show which season is your favorite and share it in the #Friends Need Help? All answers for this group in the LEGO® Life app. Or send it to us page can be found on page 27. as a Cool Creation (see page 20). 19

2021-18-19-us3-8Plus-friends.indd 19 5/6/21 3:04 PM Demolition Café Viola, age , Sweden Panda Sanctuary Panda Bubble Gum Ship Bryant, age Canada , Luciana, age New , Zealand

Do you have an awesome build you would like to share with other builders? Gasp Towe SEND US YOUR PHOTO! Gasp age 1. Have a photo taken of you with your build. Fort Happy Belgi Mercadal, age , You might see it on this page in a future issue. France 2. Ask a parent or guardian to go to LEGO.com/magazine. 3. There they can download and complete the Submission Form, then email it along with your photo. You are always welcome to send in letters or stories about your builds! See the Submission Form for the email address.

THERE WERE PLENTY MORE AMAZING MODELS THAT WE JUST DIDN’T HAVE ROOM FOR. COOL CREATIONS COOL

Smoothie Truck by the Beach Celeste, age , Australia

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SENT IN THEIR CREATIONS, INCLUDING BARBAZAN, ZE, ELLA, BRAM, LUA, SIGURD, TYLER, EBBE, AMRIT, EVIE, SUZY, HANN, ELIAS, ANDREW AND JACOB! KEEP ON BUILDING! Alliga 20 Emma

2021-20-21-us3_cool-creations.indd 20 5/6/21 3:05 PM The Beach Hotel Transylvania Layna-Mai, age , Jakob, age , Austria United Kingdom

Super Heroes Invasion Joshua, age , United Kingdom

Gaspard Everything World The Winter Tower Styles, age , USA Tower Gaspard, Emil, age , age , Denmark Belgium

Pirate Ship Jurre, age , Netherlands

Truck Island Caleb, age , Ireland

Alligator Swamp Emma, age , and Hayden, age , USA 21

2021-20-21-us3_cool-creations.indd 21 5/6/21 3:05 PM FUN ON THE NEW!NEW! FERRIS WHEEL!

What has one wheel, spins, but never goes anywhere? Yep … a Ferris wheel! When the fair came to town, that was the ﬁ rst thing everyone wanted to ride. But there was plenty of fun to be had on the bumper cars and boat swing ride too!

I’LL TAKE 27 BALLOONS, LET’S RIDE THE PLEASE. I WANT FERRIS WHEEL AS TO FLY! SOON AS I FINISH MY POPCORN.

BETTER NOT SIT NEXT TO ME. POPCORN MAKES ME GASSY.

2021-22-23-us3_Creator.indd 22 5/6/21 3:05 PM When the fair came to town, that was the

KE ONS, . I WANT ! FIND THE DOG!

All the coolest fairtime fun was captured in these photos. Hey, what’s that dog up to now? He’s got his face into all of the pictures. Can you ﬁnd him?

Need Help? Answers can be found on page 27.

2021-22-23-us3_Creator.indd 23 5/6/21 3:05 PM PLAY THE

AW DR R O D IL WHEEL OF BU WONDER! IT’S TIME TO GET BUILDING! Check out this wheel! You’ll ﬁ nd an assortment of different animals and objects. Combine two of them together and build your own creation to ﬁ ll the white space in between. For example, what do you get when you combine an alligator and a bus? (We don’t know, but we wouldn’t want to drive one!)

Share what you made in the #Classic group in the LEGO® Life app. Or send it to us as a Cool Creation (see page 20).

AMAZING ANIMAL FRIENDSHIPS CASCO THE BUS Just like people, animals can also make friends, and sometimes they’re rather unexpected. But at the end of the day, if you’ve got each other’s backs, who cares what species you are? Here are some real-life incredible friendships!

B Bubbles, an African elephant, U I L has a black Labrador named D O Bella. The dog loves to use R D R Bubbles’ head as a diving A board. Cannonball! W

A tiny dachshund named Milo “adopted” a disabled lion cub named Bonedigger. Milo likes to try to imitate his friend, but there is a 485-pound difference CHARLIE between them! THE WHALE

A lion, a tiger and a bear were all rescued together and have become lifelong friends. They play together and cuddle together, but so far no one has seen them skateboarding.

2021-24-25-us3_classic.indd 24 5/6/21 3:05 PM Want a Lion House on Your Street? W RA We asked the LEGO® Master Builders to spin the Wheel of Wonder. They mashed up a lion and a summer house, NACHO and got a lion house! It has two THE GATOR bedrooms, one bathroom, a mane and some really sharp teeth. Oh, and the doorbell is a mighty roar!

PHOENIX SUNNY THE LION THE PARROT HOUSE

W A R D

R O

D L I

DOT THE LADYBUG

BU I LD O R DR AW AMELIA THE AEROPLANE

BUILD OR DRAW

2021-24-25-us3_classic.indd 25 5/6/21 3:05 PM OFF-ROAD ACTION! O -road racing is one of the most awesome competitions in the world. The LEGO® Technic™ O -Road Buggy is a detailed recreation of one of the vehicles you’d see in these races. Here are some gri y facts about this high-speed sport!

Rollbars make the All-terrain: Off-road buggy’s frame extra racers challenge courses strong and help keep the anywhere. You’ll ﬁ nd them riders safe if it ﬂ ips over. in deserts, rainforests, on snowy slopes and more!

Speed: Most dune buggies can hit a top speed of 60 mph, but some can go as fast as 100 mph!

SUPER SPEED! The Technic O -Road Tires: are famous for their Buggy is the fastest big, wide tires LEGO RC vehicle ever. hold tight to the ground.

RACE TO THE FINISH QUIZ If you need help, look at the facts in bold above.

1. Rollbars: 2. Which of these is not a 3. Dune buggy 4. Dune buggies type of off-road race? tires are: can go as fast as: A. Add speed A. A. A. B. Protect the riders Rock crawling Small and narrow 100 mph B. B. B. A. C. Provide traction Desert racing Designed for speed 400 mph C. Street racing C. Big and wide C. 10 mph

26 Stuck in the mud? You’ll ﬁ nd the answers on page 27.

2021-26-27-us3_8Plus_Technic-Answers.indd 26 5/6/21 3:06 PM SOLUTIONS

LEGO® Marvel Avengers, p. 6:

LEGO Minecraft®, p. 7:

Types of off-road racing: LEGO Minions, p. 12: Mud r cing and rock crawling are two of the most popular kinds of off-road racing.

LEGO Speed Champions, p. 17: 1. T, 2. T, 3. F, 4. F, 5. T

LEGO Friends, p. 18–19: 1. SKIING 2. HOCKEY 3. SNOWBOARDING 4. SLEDGING 5. ICE SKATING Amelia ﬁ nishes the maze.

Tires: Dune buggies are famous for their big, wide tires that hold tight to the ground.

2 slices of pie.

LEGO Creator, p. 22–23: Check out the LEGO® #Technic group in the Go forwards, backwards, steer and do stunts LEGO Life app! with the free CONTROL+ app.

WHICH IS THE MISSING PIECE? Find the piece that belongs in the blank space on the photo above.

A. B. C. D.

LEGO Technic™, p. 26–27: 1. B, 2. C, 3. C, 4. A The missing piece is C. 27

2021-26-27-us3_8Plus_Technic-Answers.indd 27 5/6/21 3:06 PM LEGO® Life Presorted Standard U.S. Postage PO Box 1138 PAID LEGO Direct Enﬁ eld, CT 06082

Next issue of LEGO® Life Magazine out in September!

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN TALK TO YOUR WORLD? WHAT AWESOME MODEL HAVE YOU BUILT? I CAN’T WAIT TO FIND OUT!

SEND ME A LETTER, DRAWING, OR A PICTURE OF YOUR MODEL FOR COOL CREATIONS. SPECIAL THANKS TO OLIVIA FOR MAX! HER GREAT LETTER THIS MONTH! I LOVE GETTING MAIL!

I PROMISE NOT TO EAT YOUR LETTERS.

Dear Max, 2 of my favorite things are LEGO bricks and Harry Potter. SORRY, MAX, I needed somewhere to THESE ARE ALL FOR ME. store my LEGO people, so I decided to build a LEGO frame to keep my people safe. I thought that the frame might inspire you to build them. I have really enjoyed LEGO play over lockdown.

Yours sincerely,

Olivia, age 8

Just ask a grown-up to go to LEGO.com/magazine to download the Submission Form and follow the simple steps on it to send your le ers and creations to LEGO Life Magazine.

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