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It’s been a LEGO® brick sort of week, but isn’t every week like that?

Fun Stuff: An Exercise in Scale

Makersville held a class at Made in Long Beach to demonstrate building scales and a special technique in LEGO® bricks. We explored microscale (and miniscale), minifig scale, Minilander scale and on the last day made Cube Folk with special guest, Jason Daubert. Jason is an Adult Fan of LEGO® (AFOL) and a member of the San Diego LEGO® User Group (SANDLUG). He is well known for his Cube Folk displays at public events and especially on the LEGOLAND® Star Wars days. The Cube Dude building style was created by PIXAR animator Angus MacLane (check out his flickr site), and AFOLs (and now a few lucky Long Beach youth) have extended the style to their own visions. Amazing fun in just 3 days! Lucky kids! This class will be repeated in August at the Long Beach Sea Base. Check out the Makersville class schedule at Made in Long Beach and later at the Long Beach Sea Base here: Week by week and by activity!

Free Stuff: LEGO® Brickumentary Screening for LEGOLAND Passholders

In the world of LEGO® it’s brick everything. The LEGO® Brickumentary is a not-to-miss exploration of the LEGO® brick, its impact and uses especially in art creations. Directed by Oscar winning director Daniel Junge and Oscar nominated director Kief Davidson the brickumentary takes the viewer on a journey through the LEGO® brand. The LEGO® brick is at iconic status. There are collectors around the world who drool for their favorite past sets. Folks who search for the current hard-to-find set. Folks who collect parts for their shape size and color, because at some point they may need just that brick. There are LEGO® fan clubs (LUGs) around the world. In the brickumentary, you’ll visit with Master Builders, LEGO® Professionals and LEGO® based film makers all while exploring the question: ”Is it just a toy?”

Passholders may see it for free Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 7:30 PM at the LEGOLAND, LEGO® Show Place Theatre (Check your inbox for an email from LEGOLAND, CA).

For everyone else, the event opens July 31st.

Find out where you can see the film: http://alegobrickumentary.com
Not in a theater near you? Catch it on iTunes or On Demand: http://alegobrickumentary.com/see-the-film

New Stuff: View an Enormous Queen Mary Model in LEGO® Bricks

Onboard the Queen Mary, in an exhibit called The Shipyard, there is a very cool display of a 25’ replica of... the Queen Mary! Read more about it here.

New Stuff: World Robot Olympiad

Well, it’s not really new, it’s over 10 years old, but it was new to the USA in 2014. The WRO is an international competition, participated in by over 50 countries and over 20,000 teams. Read more about the WRO here. The next information session is at Made in Long Beach today, 07/17 at 4:00 PM.

Discounted Stuff: LEGOLAND Discounts

If all this talk about LEGO® bricks makes you want to head over to LEGOLAND, CA, check out the special discounts going on sale on July 20th, 2015! You can save up to $20 on Resort Hopper tickets, plus 2nd day FREE! Offer ends August 16 at midnight. Restrictions and special procedures apply.

or check out the free Child’s ticket with purchase of a full price ticket (a McDonalds’ promotion).

Trish Tsoiasue, Squigglemom, is a certified facilitator in LEGO® Serious Play and co-founded the local Long Beach LEGO® User Group. AFOLs and would-be AFOLs are invited to join us for one of the events we support. 9th grade and up, please! Join our facebook page to keep updated!