Like Toy-Buyin' Ryan, I too am a big fan of Lego. I couldn't wait for my kids to stop putting little pieces into their mouths just so "they" could start buying the big kid Lego sets. When Lego introduced the Knight's Kingdom, I put the Castle on my Christmas list -- only my middle son put it on his too -- he got it (I think there might have been a waffle iron under the tree for me that year). The two of us spent most of Boxing Day putting the castle together. We collected accessories for the set for two years and now my daughter has inherited the entire thing and "we" get to put it together again.

In our family, we tend build Lego "the right way" the first time, following the instructions to the letter and admiring the end result. But as any fan knows, that's just the beginning. Lego is such a great toy because when you get tired of its "suggested" use, you can create your own buildings or things or vehicles.

If you want to see some real Lego creativity, check out Nathan Sawaya's website. He uses Lego in ways that go light years beyond the little square house with two windows and peaked roof that I usually build. He has a touring exhibition of his work, unfortunately, it doesn't look like it will be coming to the Toronto area any time soon.

In the meantime, Mastermind has received some pretty great new additions to popular Lego lines, and a complete new line of Space Police as well.

• Space Police is a new line of Lego incorporating the traditional "good guys and aliens" versus "bad guys and aliens" into new machines and space ships. Take the "Space Police Container Heist" -- a flying truck with a stolen police laser gun that pops out of the back. It's driven by a bad guy named "Snake" and it's up to the Space Police to get back the stolen goods!
• Agents 2.0: Is the second release of the popular Secret Agents line. Agents Aerial Defense, and Agents 4-Wheel Pursuit sets allow you to finally catch Dr. Inferno's rampaging robot by air or by land before it causes irreversible damage!
• The ever-popular Indiana Jones Lego set has some new scenarios from your favourite Indy movies. From the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, recreate the Venice Canal Chase where Indy and Elsa battle two guardians of the grail, set comes with two boats and a collapsing bridge! Or, battle two guards in The Temple of Doom and escape using old rail cars.
• Lego Star Wars. I would be irresponsible if I didn't mention the new Lego Star Wars items that have come out this fall. Help Anakin Skywalker battle alongside the Republic in his Y-wing Star Fighter! His fighter ship fires missiles when R2D2 is pulled backwards. Using the Separtist Shuttle Transport, help Nute Gunray "convince" Onoconda Farr battle on the Separatist side of things. The shuttle features retractable landing gear and sliding passenger compartment hatch.