Until 2004, West Edmonton Mall was the largest indoor shopping centre in the entire world! It has since lost that record, but WEM still gets some really exciting pop-up stores and flagship stores. One of them is the LEGO store, which currently offers the only opportunity in Canada to design and print a custom minifigure!

• 1 LEGO Minifigure Kit

Kit by LEGO

In my mind, I was thinking that I would be able to customize all aspects of the minifigure, so I was a little surprised when it turned out that you only get to design the ‘shirt’ aspect. Don’t get me wrong, I still had a lot of fun tinkering around with the customization options, but I feel like you should know what you actually get to do before signing up.

In addition to the custom ‘shirt’, you get to pick out four things, so I chose the pants, head, hat, and rabbit. This was meant to be a gift, so I’m hoping that the design and accessories I picked out will make sense to the receiver, even if it seems a little random here.

While I was there, there were a few young children who were doing this with their parents, and I can see this being a really exciting thing for little ones! Personally I might have been a touch too old to really get the full effect of this, but it’s not a break-the-bank activity, so I’d say it was worth it. For reference, it was $16.79CAD for each figure, but like I said earlier, West Edmonton Mall currently has the only minifigure factory in Canada. I like LEGO, but I wouldn’t call myself a fan, as I’ve never even made any of the really exciting kits. I would love to hear more about one of those kits from someone who has done it before though!

Until next time, happy crafting!