Building Challenge #11

Time for a little confession...I forgot to get my model ready for this week's challenge!  We've had record warmth here - we set a new all-time high temp for March - 82º!  That's unheard of for Western New York.  It's been in the 70s for almost a week and as a result we've been spending a lot of our free time doing outdoorsy things.  So in honor of that, this week's challenge is to start something and NOT finish it!  We should have a lot of entries for this one :).  Actually, I'm kidding.  That's not really the challenge.

Building Challenge #11 - We Built This City

This week the challenge was to build something you'd find in a city.  LEGOBoy did complete a model for this week - a town hall.  He added in a bunch of fun details which you can see in the close-ups.

Town Hall, by LEGOBoy

Secretaries (with a BIG stack of paperwork), and Metal Detector in Foreground

Break Room/Utility Room - with Coffeemaker & Fire Extinguisher

The Judge and a very diabolical criminal

And now here's my model...the unfinished symphony.  I started this modular building quite awhile ago and thought I'd use this challenge as an opportunity to finish it.  Sadly, I didn't get any further with it.  So here it is in it's partially complete state:

Modular House, by LEGOMom

Reverse View

Front View

I was trying to make this house in the same scale as the other modular buildings LEGO has released.  I still hope to finish this - add some landscaping, a second floor, and some sort of roof. (And decorate the inside, too, of course!)  I'll add updated photos as construction progresses...  Hopefully you are having better luck finishing what you started this week!

Building Challenge #10

Happy Friday once again!  The weather has been just great this week, so we've been getting outside a little more.  But we've still found time for our favorite hobby!  Actually...this week, we're sharing two of our favorite hobbies...LEGO and reading!

Building Challenge #10:  Inspired by a Book

This week we let what we've been reading inspire our creations.  LEGOBoy and I read The Curse of King Tut's Mummy and I was inspired to revisit our Egyptian LEGOs.  I had a ton of fun with this model.

Pharaoh's Tomb Sarcophagus

The Book

Pharaoh's Tomb, by LEGOMom

Inside the Sarcophagus

Inside the Coffin

Reverse Angle

Rubble & Treasure

Throne, More Treasure

Sarcophagus

Entrance

Sorry for the crazy amount of pictures.  I just had a lot of fun with this one and got a little camera-happy as a result.

LEGOBoy took his inspiration from one of his favorite books, Return to the Hundred Acre Wood.  It's not written by A.A. Milne, but is very close in style and just as entertaining.  He chose to re-create the cricket match between the four-legs and the two-legs.

The Book

Cricket Match, by LEGOBoy

Winnie the Pooh with Cricket Bat, Wicket

Tigger with Ball (Stormtrooper helmet)

I hope you enjoyed your visit this week.  As always, you are invited to share your creations with us!  Link up below, and have a great weekend!

Building Challenge #9

I can't believe we're already on our 9th challenge!  So what are we up to this week?

Building Challenge #9 - Play with Your Food!

I'm pretty sure I was hungry when I chose this week's challenge.  This week we challenged ourselves to make food out of LEGOs!  And oddly enough, we seemed to choose things from the dessert category.  So take a look at the tasty treats we're serving up this week:

Ice Cream Sandwich, by LEGOBoy

LEGOBoy went with the simple, yet elegant, yet delicious ice cream sandwich.  We've been snacking on these lately - very yummy!

I wanted to make a LEGO cupcake, because I thought the wrapper was a challenge I could handle.  Despite much tinkering, it didn't turn out quite as well as I had hoped.  

Cupcake, Front View, by LEGOMom

I like it, but I'm still convinced I could do better.  The frosting and sprinkles went roughly according to plan.  I really feel like I want a redo on this one, but with the pieces I have available, I'm not sure there's much I could adjust.

Cupcake, Side View, by LEGOMom

So hopefully we've inspired you to either find something delicious to eat, or even better (and better for you!) - join us in this challenge!

LEGO: Cure for the common headache

The weather has been bouncing around like a yo-yo here - the temp goes up and down, up and down, and it's really been messing with me.  I had a brutal sinus headache yesterday and spent part of the evening on the couch.  My sweet son decided to cheer me up by surprising me with a LEGO creation.  This is what he made:

Get Well, by LEGOBoy

I love when he gets a great idea and disappears into the LEGO room, then returns with something truly unique and wonderful.  He was especially proud of the way he thought of making the W.  And his message did the trick - it brought a smile to my face.  I'm a pretty lucky mom.  :)

Building Challenge #8

Here we are at yet another Friday!   This week just flew by.  Anyway, if it's Friday that means it's time for this week's building challenge!

Building Challenge #8 - Building Buddies
This week's challenge isn't about what you build, it's about who you build with!  This week we are challenging you to put two (or more) great minds together and create anything you'd like!  Sometimes it can be a challenge to build as part of a team, but sometimes one person's creativity can spark another's.

So for our inspiration model this week, my son and I created something in honor of the new LEGO Ninjago TV show that has been airing.  We've been keeping up with the episodes on YouTube since we cut off the satellite company.  My son really wanted to build the home of the Venomari, as pictured in the screen shot below from Episode 5 (Ignore the Episode 8 label.  Everyone who posts videos on YouTube seems to use their own weird numbering!)

Here's our creation, which we've started to refer to as the Venomari Temple:

Venomari Temple, by LEGOMom & LEGOBoy

So who built what?  I built the twisted trees and found that nice big brown arch in the back that kind of creates the "temple" area.  LEGOBoy added the venom dripping from the trees.

You may recognize this new LEGO set that we incorporated into our model - set #9440 The Venomari Shrine.  We tucked it in underneath our arch.  LEGOBoy continued the green transparent pieces from the model onto the baseplate, creating a bit of a waterfall effect.

It took both of us to fill in all the venom.  All we had were a lot of tiny pieces to use.  *A LOT*.

And here is Lasha, who was our construction overseer, and occasionally contributed suggestions of his own.   :)

And now...it's your turn!  Get busy building with a buddy!  And as always, we'd love it if you came back and shared your creations with us, too.  Enjoy your weekend - hope it is LEGO-filled!