Back in 1984, Yla Eason was on vacation with her three-year-old son. He was a huge fan of superheroes and always liked playing with action figures, especially his favourite character, He-Man, from the Masters of the Universe.

When she said that he could be a superhero too, she was stunned when he said he couldn't be one because he wasn't white.

When Yla got back home she started looking for a black action figure to give to her son, but only to realise there was none. So Yla decided that if there was no such action figure, she would just have to make it herself.

The result was Sun-Man, believed to be the first black superhero action figure. And today Sun-Man is now an official part of the Masters of the Universe collection.

Child psychologists now agree that when children are able to see characters who look like them in the toys they play with it gives them a greater sense that they can achieve things in life and boosts confidence.

In a similar way, you often see products for kids with names on them, like T-shirts, hats, etc. However, you can usually only get the most common names, so if you have a less common name you could easily feel left out.

With Brickio you can create and build a custom LEGO set of any name so that every child can feel special.

You can choose whichever colours you like so that each child can have a name model that's unique to them.

Order customized LEGO sets and give them as personalized gifts to all your friends and family.