This past Saturday we got together with our friends at BrickAwesome in Alliston and spent some time building with Lego. We met some more kids like us who are Lego fans and enjoy building.
All of us pitched in to find the right pieces to build this roller coaster set!
We helped build a rollercoaster set and made some other creations. E1 made a green video game console with a blue screen.
E1 shows his F-T game console
We had so much fun, can't wait until next time!
For more information on the BrickAwesome lego fan club, visit brickawesome.ca
We just heard about a very cool thing the Lego company is doing for Christmas; they are inviting everyone to build Christmas decorations, take a photo, then upload it with the hashtag #BuildToGive. With each submission, they plan to donate a Lego set to a child in need this season.
So, we wanted in on it too... we always love another reason to play with Lego.
What a great cause to build for!
For the fun of it, I studied a bit about early Roman history, and thought it was so interesting I created my own Roman Temple. Some interesting things I learned were:
Their empire lasted for over 500 years.
They had a very strong army.
The Romans were pagans who worshipped many gods in different temples.
Front view
Side view
top view
View of top without its roof. In the Roman Temples, there was usually a statue of whom it was devoted to
See the statue in the centre of the temple.
Temple with the roof removed so you can see architecture better
Roof side view
If you'd like to learn about the ancient Roman civilization, I recommend reading lots of books on Rome and watching documentaries like (dvd) Secrets of Archaeology: Roman Empire and Beyond.
There were so many awesome displays from other builders; it was so neat to meet other Lego enthusiasts.
Lego Star Wars display
We has so much fun; there was a table set up with piles of bricks to build with, including wheels to make racers. We made several models to race and play with.
Another table had racing lanes set up for mini car drag racing.
There were five Speed Building challenges, and we took part in all of them.
We're speed building the Jet!
Here is a video of us doing the Sailboat Speed Build. E1 finished first!
And we won an award at the end for 'Spectacular Build'