LEGO Star Wars in Times Square

This is the most fun I have ever had in Times Square. My LEGO obsessed son had an absolute blast. Kev and I are original vintage Star Wars geeks, and we actually met because of my Darth Vader costume... So this was a fun day for our family! (All the many photos below can be clicked on to see them bigger.)



The LEGO creations on display were life size. That includes the X-Wing Fighter, which you could actually sit in! There were also actors in costume interacting with the huge crowd.







There was a free Make-and-Take X-Wing fighter to build:



And there were Master Builder workshops, where the kids got to build anything they wanted while listening to building tips from Master Builders. Mikro signed up for one, and built a space ship of his own design. I wish we had been allowed to keep it, but we made sure to get a bunch of photos so Mikro can hopefully acquire the bricks he needs to build it again at home.













The X-Wing Fighter is the biggest LEGO structure ever built!

NMAI Children's Festival: Aloha Days

Mikro and I had a great time at the National Museum of the American Indian's annual Children's Festival. This year the theme was Aloha Days. We got to hear Hawaiian music, watch amazing dancing, and make crafts such as kukui nut bracelets, leis, and a kapa paper style stamped tote bag.

Field Trip to the Noguchi Museum

Our homeschool group took a trip to the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, Queens. We started off with a tour of the tranquil sculpture garden, and then saw the indoor galleries. Finally, we headed to the classroom, where the kids were told to really study their own specially chosen rock, then draw it in oil pastels. Then they painted with a limited color palette. Mikro and his friends had a terrific time, and I was amazed at what some of them saw in the abstract forms.