Not long after going to our first BrickFair Benjamin challenged me on of the build battles that I mentioned in that post. However, upon sitting down to begin I realized that there were no bricks left to build with! He and Julia both love building creations but neither one ever wants to take anything apart and I was met with quite a bit of consternation when I suggested it.
So a few days later I instituted our first Lego Reset Day! The idea was that all creations (other than a few very precious ones) would be gathered up and dismantled. All bricks would be re-sorted (we store them by color) and we would be able to once again build with abandon. It sounded great. But before we could begin I had to do some convincing... a lot of convincing. I finally received grudging agreement but only on the condition that all important creations were photographed and documented first!
Here is the first catalog of Benjamin's creations:
Elsa's Snack Shop
Tree House
House #1
Pool
mailbox and diving board
bathroom
a snackbar and 2 pools
Benjamin's restaurant
A one shot of Julia's favorite creation - her rocket ship! This one did not get taken apart!
We officially have a lego-fanatic! Both kids like to play with legos but Benjamin, in particular, has found something he loves. While he occasionally will want to put a set together, usually he just builds from his imagination. One of his favorites "games" is challenging us to a build battle where we each have to build something according to a theme or idea he has chosen. A recent one was "states." Benjamin and I had to build Florida and Andrew and Julia were assigned Maine. Other themes that come up frequently are various animals, pools, and restaurants.
On a recent family movie night we watched the Brickumentary, a documentary about the Lego company and the history of the bricks. It also includes footage from lego expos and inspired us look for one in our area. And we found one - the New England Brickfair! It was quite the experience and inspired all of us in our lego building!
We were impressed with the waterfall!
An amazing forest
In front of Space-opolis, complete with a revolving Space Needle
Trouble anyone?
One of the most impressive creations of the day was the Great Ball Contraption. A lego build that run the perimeter of a 20'x10' rectangle designed with all kinds of mechanics and contraptions to move hundreds of tiny soccer balls. This was one of the most fun elements.
We've pretty much determined that we are an ocean family! We all love the water and are happier when we are near it. So it wasn't surprising that on our first free, nice weekend day Julia and Benjamin requested to go to the beach. But not a sandy beach, a rocky beach. With tide pools. And kites. So off to Brenton Point we went!
