Inventing and Engineering was the theme of our January 2014 Lego Club, and the kids showed their skills in their creations.
For our mini builds, we celebrated both Lego’s birthday and National Candy Month. Kids were encouraged to build something to celebrate Lego’s birthday, or to make their favorite candy. There were lots of yummy builds!
For our challenge build, the kids were Lego engineers tasked with building a tool or usable object, either real or imagined. From hammers to robots, we had a great variety.
And for our theme build the kids continued their engineering and were told to build a structure or create a surface. We saw everything from landmarks like pyramids to super tall office buildings, houses, and a beautiful waterfall.
As usual, it was a really great meeting and lots of fun for all!
Mini Builds – Happy Birthday Lego! and National Candy Month
The word “cool”
Candy Land
Rainbow flavor lollipop
“LEGO”
A king’s throne
LEGO and a birthday cake
A Lego city
A giant rainbow lollipop
LEGO, a candy bar, a chocolate bar and bubblegum
LEGO
A Snickers bar
Random building with bricks
LEGO
A chocolate bar
A Lego pool with hot water controls
A birthday cake with L for Lego
A Lego house and yard with pyramid
A birthday cake
A lollipop
Challenge Build – Build a Tool or Usable Object
A wrench
A hammer with blades in the front and a drill on the bottom
A hammer
A hammer and a bubble gun
A comb
A dad and baby robot – Phil and Phil Jr.
A hammer
A flashlight
A pickaxe, a ruby and a tree
A pair of bubble guns
A minecraft pickaxe
An Army robot
A robot with a jet pack
A robot with details to show how much energy he has
Theme Build – Structures and Surfaces
A police station
A pond with water, a fire and trees
A hotel
A huge work building with black windows
The Sphinx and a pyramid with workers
Pet hamster “Bitzr”
A pyramid with a tomb inside
Buildings and an airplane
A waterfall
A house with a striped roof
A house – group build
A three story house
Our next Lego Club is February 7 (and already full). Our March 6 meeting still has openings. Have fun celebrating Lego’s birthday, and hope to see you soon!
