Based on the condition and style of this toy (it seems nearly new!), I expect this particular block was manufactured in the window between 19 (probably closer to 2007, as it looks nearly new.) The New York Times wrote an article about the issue of Lead in the modern / current version of these toys in 2007 – here’s the link. While Mega Bloks are not dated (and an exact production year is hard to pinpoint), production started in 1985 (and continues through today). and radio), on t he Today Show Kids in the House Al Jazeera English The Voice of Russia CBS This Morning, and through news stories on CBS ABC NBC, and even Fox News – as well as in countless podcasts and other interviews. Tamara’s advocacy work has been mentioned in print in The New York Times the New York Post Mother Jones Parents Magazine MNN.com TruthOut WebMD the Huffington Post, USA Today Grok Nation, and more (too many outlets to list!) – and in other media (T.V. She goes by #LeadSafeMama on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram and has over 2,500 separate posts of information (mostly consumer goods test results) on her blog at. It is with the help, support, and participation of these readers that she conducts and reports on independent testing of consumer goods for toxicants (Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium, and Antimony), using high-accuracy X-Ray Fluoresence analysis ( read more about that here). As of November 15, 2020, she has had more than 1.5 million unique individual readers visit her blog in the past 12 months (with over 3.5 million page views!) – from more than 200 countries (per Google Analytics) around the world! She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning prevention advocacy work (including two from U.S. Her young men are now 24, 18, 15, and 12. Lego’s patent on its bricks has now expired.Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. In 2005, the Supreme Court of Canada allowed Mega Bloks to continue selling the product in Canada, and in 2008, the EU made a similar decision. Lego has filed several law suits against Mega Bloks due to the company’s use of a “studs and tubes” interlocking brick system that violates Lego’s trademarks. The history of Lego, its founder and its origins as a company are captured in this inspiring animated video: Page was never aware of this, and his daughter has stated that she "was relieved that my father never knew about Lego before he died.” Lego eventually acquired the rights to Kiddicraft in 1981 prior to beginning litigation against Tyco. LEGO reprised the design of the Kiddicraft brick after examining a sample given to them by the British supplier of the first injection moulding machine they had purchased. The company is notable for the releasing of the predecessor of the Lego bricks, the Self-locking Bricks. Kiddicraft was a toy company founded in 1932 by Hilary 'Harry' Fisher Page (1904–1957). No information on similar competitions using Mega Bloks could be found. Many areas also hold less formal Lego-building competitions. middle and high-school competition, and the FIRST Lego League for students aged 9-14. There are many different competitions built around Lego, especially using Lego robotic sets. A tub of 480 “Bricks and More” Lego bricks costs $29.99 on. Mega Bloks also offers a “first builders” range for younger children.Ī basic tub of 500 pieces of Mega Bloks costs $26.99 on the official website. Mega Bloks offers themed products including Power Rangers, Hello Kitty, Halo, Moshi Monsters, Starcraft and World of Warcraft. Upcoming Lego products include new minifigures on a Batman and Spiderman theme. Lego offers the Duplo range for younger children. Lego hold the rights to several popular themes, including Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Super Hero ranges ( Marvel and DC) and Pirates of the Caribbean. Lego bricks are also considered more durable and higher quality. However, Megablocks micro bricks are compatible with Lego. Standard Lego bricks are significantly smaller than standard Megabloks bricks.
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