TINY plastic blocks are at the heart of a weekend of themed activities at the National Museum of Flight.

The popular Awesome Bricks event returns to the East Lothian attraction on Saturday and Sunday, and features thousands upon thousands of LEGO bricks.

The two-day family event promises lots of hands-on fun, including the chance to help LEGO experts Warren and Teresa Elsmore construct a Second World War fire engine from 65,000 LEGO bricks.

Visitors can also navigate a LEGO train down a special track and create their own unique LEGO designs in a zone filled with 70,000 bricks.

They can construct a LEGO building to add to the model town of AwesomeVille, with bigger DUPLO bricks available for under-fives who can build a Little AwesomeVille town of their own.

Steve McLean, general manager of the museum at East Fortune, said: “Our Awesome Bricks event has been running since 2017 and is always enjoyed by LEGO lovers and anyone who loves interactive family fun.

“The challenges involved are a great way to allow children to be creative and to learn problem-solving skills.

“The event’s Big Build is particularly popular with visitors, who get the chance to contribute to an impressive LEGO structure that will remain on display for several weeks.

“Combined with the opportunity to see all of the attractions here at the museum, Awesome Bricks provides a fantastic day out for all the family.”

The event features a speed build challenge, where visitors can compete to see who is fastest at building a LEGO helicopter.

There is also a minifigure trail, where families can hunt for LEGO minifigures in the museum’s civil aviation hangar.

As well as its programme of hands-on activities, Awesome Bricks features displays of striking models created by adult fans of LEGO from across the UK, including a seaside pier, Glasgow School of Art, an Iron Age village and a Japanese garden, as well as vintage and modern Star Wars sets.

All of the other attractions at the National Museum of Flight will be available to enjoy, including iconic aircraft such as a Red Arrows Hawk and Scotland’s Concorde, which is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its arrival at the museum.

Families can visit the Fantastic Flight gallery, with its interactive displays offering a way to discover how aeroplanes fly.

For more information, go to nms.ac.uk/flight