Have I told you my kids are a little obsessed LEGO building? In fact, almost every conversation in our house has something to do with a specific LEGO design or LEGO brick or LEGO set. Each child has their own LEGO “me” that they have built. Seth and Amelia have even made our house out of LEGO bricks.
I love that they put Jeremy, Elliott and I in our bed with Elliott’s crib empty! Such realists. Many parents get worried when their children are quiet, I don’t. I know where they are. They are all in Seth’s room building, creating and imagining.
It is also not unusual for me to hear, “MOM! Come take a picture of our newest LEGO creation! We NEED to send it into the LEGO Club Magazine!” And even though I have yet to submit any pictures, I have taken several.
Last year my friend Heather took her boys to the LEGO Kid’s Fest in Minneapolis. I remember seeing her post and thinking how much I wished there was one in Austin. My kids would go crazy insane with excitement.
Then one day this last winter, Seth excitedly ran to me clutching his LEGO Club Magazine. “MOM!” he said breathlessly, “MOM! Guess what??? We HAVE to go to the LEGO Kid’s Fest in AUSTIN!!!!! It’s coming to AUSTIN!!!!!” His excitement was through the roof and there was no way I could tell him no.
So we are going. August 31, Jeremy and I will be taking all 4 kids downtown to explore the wonder that is LEGO Kid’s Fest. We are all so excited. It will be a great way to celebrate the end of the first week of school. Plus it will be SO much fun to play with all the LEGO creations!
I am super excited to offer one of my lucky readers 2 tickets to opening night (the night I am going to be there!) of LEGO Kid’s Fest in Austin! Oh won’t you come join me and we can have so much fun?
To enter this awesome contest you need to do 3 things.
1. Follow LegoKidsFest on Twitter
2. Like Lego Kids Fest on Facebook
3. Leave a comment HERE (not on my blog, even though I LOOVE comments, it won’t help you to win. You must enter using THAT link over there)
I hope to see you at LEGO Kid’s Fest next month!!
*I have received tickets to LEGO Kid’s Fest through US Family Guide. All words and opinions are mine. The LEGO creations are my kids’.
Thanks so much for this post! I’ve entered as instructed, but wanted to tell you thanks for the information. We are also lego crazy here, although not as much as your kids are. I didn’t know about the activity in Austin though. Maybe we’ll try to come even if we don’t win!
I love Legos…they are considered a “piece of furniture” at our house since they are aways out on the living room floor. I love legos for so many reasons, but a big one is that kids just don’t fight when they are playing with legos…it seems, at least in our house, that a bunch of kids can sit in a circle and each create a different lego treasure. Have you seen the girl legos? I also love those. Maggie loves pink things and I love all the flowers that came with. My sister and I had a lot of flower legos growing up…they are a perfect addition to the yard of a lego house or to make a lego house more coze by putting flowers on the lego table
I have heard people say they don’t like the girl legos thinking that it is sexest or something, but i have a girly girl who loves legos and she just loves the pink ones a little more. Plus, she likes the little girl people that come with them. Once again, I wish we were closer! Lego Fest sounds awesome! Can’t wait to see pictures!
Oh my kid loves Lego and I love Austin! A bit far to go to this event but it might be a good excuse for a trip!
Oh, man. How I WISH we could go!
Oh, you’ll have so much fun!!
Steph