Calling all Lego lovers

Today the Express & Star launches a challenge to all Lego enthusiasts everywhere.

To mark the 50th birthday of the iconic bricks, we want to see your Lego creations. They might be the size of a matchbox, or as high as your living room ceiling.

But as long as they are colourful and unique, we want to share them with readers of the Express & Star.

Lego remains as popular now as it was when it was launched.

A new generation of children are hooked by the little bricks and there are plenty of adults still showing their offspring how to do it.

We will welcome photographs from young and old.

All we ask for is that you e-mail a picture of yourselves with your creation to newsdesk@expressandstar.co.uk, with a few details about you, your Lego model and a contact number.

Or text the picture and details with the word LEGO to 07843 500911 (texts will cost the standard MMS rate).

The best photos will be featured in the Express & Star and all will go onto our website.

And we'll even throw in Lego prizes for the best creations we receive.

The Lego company was founded in 1932 by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen. Not surprisingly, the first toys he created were wooden.

It was not until 1958 that his son, Godtfred, developed the iconic plastic brick with its stud and hole design.

The tiny blocks could be snapped together to create bright and imaginative structures, hence its name – an amalgamation of the Danish words leg godt, which mean "play well".

A vast array of bricks, gears and figures have been added over the decades. There are pirates, robots, dinosaurs and medieval castles, and some of the most popular playsets are based on Hollywood films.

Despite all the technological advances of half a century, the classic brick retains its original 2x4 studs.

In fact, all Lego pieces are compatible – a brick from 1958 will interlock with one made today.