While this is a small assortment, there are some interesting details and minifigures worth checking out.
Justice League: Gotham City Breakout is out now.ĭisclosure: I received a free ticket to this Dad’s Breakfast Club event, which are normally £25.The new wave of LEGO Super Heroes sets that was released at the beginning of the month is quite small, so I thought we will take a look at both the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes (three new sets), and the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (two new sets) at the same time. Given the combo of LEGO, superheroes, and a quality breakfast – on paper this event seemed like a great way to spend a Saturday morning with my daughter – and that’s exactly what it turned out to be.įor more on Dad’s Breakfast Club, please follow them on Instagram. I know how important that is too.īut this Saturday morning was for me & the munchkin. For some families, this can be a way to ensure dad and the kids get time together away from mum – who also has a morning all to herself. Many of the dads I spoke to had been signed up to attend by their other halves. On a Saturday morning, my daughter is more likely to spend time alone with her mother given I have been home parenting all week while my wife has been at work. It’s probably aimed at a family set up that differs from ours.
One the one hand, I know plenty of LEGO & superhero loving mums who would love this.īut then again, there are very few dad centric events and groups in the parenting world, so this one is to be celebrated. The Dad’s Breakfast Club ‘LEGO DC Justice League Gotham City Breakout’ goody bagĪlso in the goody bag – and a little bit sexist – was a DVD ‘for all the mummas’ a stereotypical rom-com. It can be argued that an event like this is a bit sexist too. Additionally, we took home the LEGO set my daughter had constructed pretty much by herself (while I was busy eating successive waves of my delicious breakfast/brunch). We left the event with a goody bag, containing a Blu-Ray & DVD copy of the film (including a limited edition Nightwing figure) and LEGO superhero key rings. As I often blog, LEGO is a great joint activity for parents to do with children, so it was awesome to see all these dads with boys & girls enjoying making Batman LEGO together. Greg and the other dads I met were warm & welcoming, and it was nice to see a collective of dads with their kids. These ranged in size from the smallest sets available to some of the largest – such as this LEGO Batman Killer Croc Sewer Smash Set.ĭad’s Breakfast Club is a great way for dads to join as a community to share time with their children. Most excitingly, every table also had unopened LEGO Batman sets for us to build. LEGO DC Superheroes were represented by themed colouring and a giant LEGO Batman sculpture as we walked in. In fact I ate so much food I didn’t eat again until dinner. There was a buffet of good English breakfast staples (pork & herb sausages, eggs, bacon, mushrooms, etc), as well as pancakes with maple syrup, and my favourite item – brioche bacon baps with lettuce, tomatoes, mayo & ketchup. Katherine Docks in London, a typical quality chain eatery (from the team behind the high end and similarly Argentina inspired Gaucho) that you get in this part of London – so I knew we were going to get a nice brekkie. The event tied into the release of LEGO DC Justice League Gotham City Breakout! on Blu-Ray/DVD, and was the latest Dad’s Breakfast Club event run by father Greg Stanton (aka London Dad on instagram). The lure of either LEGO, DC Superheroes, or a slap up breakfast would be enough to get us out of the house early on a Saturday individually – but all combined for a Dad’s Breakfast Club meet up? Yes please. This event included quality food, lots of LEGO, DC Superheroes and more.