LEGO Quest #5

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Quest #5 - Tool

Hey LEGO Quest kids, ready for this weeks challenge? 

Design a tool.

This can be something that already exists in the tool world, or it can be an invented tool for a particular job that you have in mind. This can be very simple or extremely complex, it's up to you. Maybe even think about some of the first tools ever invented by man or animal to serve them.

Daniel: It's a crane. There are buttons. There are levers. There's a fire extinguisher. There is a flashing light. It's lifting up a beam. 

 

Jacob: It's a forklift. She is carrying things for the crane to lift up. Also a crane truck. It folds up to drive. The lever moves the crane. He loads things onto the forklift.

LEGO Quest #4

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Quest #4 - Two Dimensional

This weeks challenge is to create a Two dimensional design.

Two dimensions is having only the dimensions of height and width, like a square. Three dimensions is having height, width and depth, like a cube.

This can be almost anything. It can be a representation of an object, a piece of artwork (realistic, or abstract), a mosaic, a colour study, a picture from your favorite book?

The idea is to keep it flat. Pretend like you are drawing or painting or taking a photograph, but try to create it out of LEGO. Have fun, only play along if you feel inspired!

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So I need to explain a little about this challenge. I thought this would be an interesting challenge because we have never tried building with Lego in this way. I thought it could totally add a new "dimension" to their creativity.
Anyways... I set up the challenge for them and Daniel immediately said he wanted to build a camera and Jacob started crying. Well then. I suggested he try a tree and started pulling some brown and green pieces out of the Lego bin for him. I actually try NOT to help with these challenges and let the kids figure it out themselves. I'll help search for a specific piece and that's about it. But I knew this one would need a little intervention since it was a new idea. I even had another website I thought I'd show them that runs a daily 2D Lego Challenge.... But.... Then.... Samuel woke up. I left them alone to quickly go grab him, but, of course, I needed to change him. By the time I got back downstairs the 2D creations were demolished and they were back to building 3D (they were actually building cool little sheds). I lamented that I didn't get to see what they built and Jacob looks up at me and says "I took pictures for you." So, with no further ado, here are their Two Dimensional creations, photography credits go to 

Jacob:

Jacob: It's trees in snow.

Daniel: It's a camera. See? Click!

And here's what they really wanted to build:

LEGO Quest #3

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Quest #3 - Vessel

Hey LEGO Quest kids, I cannot believe the coolness of the creations you guys are making! Here is this weeks challenge;

Design a vessel. Here is the definition of the word vessel.

Vessel

-noun

1. a craft for traveling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat.

2. an airship.

3. a hollow or concave utensil, as a cup, bowl, pitcher, or vase, used for holding liquids or other contents.

As you can see, you have a lot of options here, have fun!

Jacob: it has a motor so it can go fast. It can go very fast. It can speed faster than the police and do pop-a-wheelies. It's sometimes like a skidoo.

Daniel: Theres three people in it. It's a boat that can go underwater. You can drive it from two different sides. It goes way up at the top on the water and can sink to the bottom to drive. It can even drive upsidedown.

And then Jacob decided to make another kind of vessel....

It's a cup!

Uh-oh! I spilled my water!

Happy Birthday Jacob!

Do you ever look at your kid and think "holy moly when did he suddenly get so big I can't lift him into the grocery cart anymore and he also shouldn't really be in the grocery cart?" ... Well I did! Jacob turned 6 and he is definitely not "little" anymore. He has become a passionate, compassionate, awesome kid! I'm amazed.

Anyways... He came up with this super plan (it was all just in his head, he said) for his birthday cake. It would have a racetrack with actual toy race cars on it. And there would be people watching the race on some sort of 3 dimensional stands and the people would be M&Ms. It should also have his name and a 6 on it somewhere. I'm on it, I said.