LEGO KidsFest Returns to Cleveland in November! Win Tickets Now! #LEGOkidsfest

This is a sponsored sweepstake from USFamilyGuide.com and LEGO® KidsFest. I've received tickets in exchange for this conversation.

LEGO KidsFest returns to Cleveland Nov. 4 - 6, 2016! 

Win two ticket tickets to this event! 

We have attended previous shows and can't wait to experience the hands-on building, creative encounters, and one-of-a-kind activities again! No matter how old or how experienced, everyone is certain to have a good time at the LEGO KidsFest Ohio!

LEGO KidsFest features dozens of new activities like LEGO Mindstorms, LEGO Movie, LEGO Disney Princess, the Mixels, and LEGO Superheroes. Plus, popular favorites like the LEGO Model Museum, Race Ramps, Creation Nation, Construction Zone, LEGO DUPLO, LEGO Retail store and LEGO KidsFest Marketplace, the Big Brick Pile, and LEGO Ninjago on the three-acre show floor of the I-X Center.

photo credit: LEGOKidFest.com

"We're thrilled to be returning to the Cleveland area," said Vince Rubino, Events Manager for LEGO Systems, Inc. "We've got a host of new activities as well as some areas we know are very popular with our fans. Not only will families create some new memories at the show, they'll get another chance to flex and showcase their building skills. This event is a must for the true LEGO fan."

LEGO Kids Fest could sell out!

Five identical, 4 1/2 hour sessions are available. Tickets are $19 for the Friday and Sunday afternoon sessions, and $22 for both sessions on Saturday and the Sunday morning session. For more information and to purchase tickets, log on to LEGOKidsFest.com.

Two tickets up for grabs!

One of MY followers will win (2) tickets to for the opening night session on Friday, Nov 4, 2016 (4-8:30pm). I encourage you to LIKE and Follow LEGOKidsFest on Facebook, Twitter and/or Instagram for all the latest ticketing updates as this event has been SELLING OUT in other cities! Must be 18 to enter, 1 entry per day allowed, random drawing by USFG! Tickets will be emailed to the winner.

CLICK HERE TO ENTER!

The winner will be randomly chosen by USFG on and announced on my Blog and notified via email.

Win LEGO Friends: Girlz 4 Life on Blu-ray

Warner Bros. Home Video provided me with some of the materials I used in this Blog Post/Giveaway. The opinions I share are my own. I've not been compensated for this content. Post contains affiliate link. 

My little girl, RD, loves LEGO Friends. When we went to LEGO Creativity Tour she almost lost her mind when she saw that they would have a whole section dedicated to them. Not only did she leave with several of the sample packs they were handing out, but also one of the sets. This is when she became a fan of LEGOS.

Now that she has started her own LEGO Friends world in our playroom, she can watch the friends in their latest movie while she plays! 

The new movie, LEGO® FRIENDS: GIRLZ 4 LIFE, is all about friendship, trusting yourself and standing up for what’s right no matter what the cost. All set to an awesome rock soundtrack you’re going to love! Join Olivia, Stephanie, Emma, Mia and Andrea as they learn that fame isn’t important, it’s your friends that count!

LEGO® FRIENDS: GIRLZ 4 LIFE brings to life (in animated form) the LEGO construction based toy LEGO® Friends

About LEGO® FRIENDS: GIRLZ 4 LIFE Movie

LEGO Creativity Tour [photos] + 2016 KidsFest Tour Dates!

Our family was provided with tickets to the LEGO Creativity Tour to facilitate this post. Opinions are my own.

For three days, LEGO Creativity Tour made its last stop in Columbus, Ohio and we were there!

This event was huge and had so many fun interactive, creative, and educational activities. There was something for every LEGO builder to do and build from the novice to the master and for every age.

No one could resist the LEGO & DUPLO® Construction Zones with piles of bricks to build anything that you could imagine. Everyone, even parents, got on the floor and were knee deep in LEGOS. Attendees could also participate in build challenges and there were group build sites throughout the event space.

Win Tickets to LEGO KidsFest in Columbus, OH this November!

We have received tickets to this event to facilitate this post and sweepstakes. Opinions are mine.

Everything is Awesome! The North American LEGO KidsFest tour is coming to the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus Nov. 20 - 22.

Like most families, we are a LEGO family and they are everywhere in our house and truth be told, I wouldn't have it any other way! When I saw that LEGO Creativity Tour was stopping in Ohio, I knew we would be taking a trip to Columbus! The kids and the Hubs went way back in 2011 when it stopped in CLE so this time, I'm going an leaving the Hubs at home.

The LEGO Creativity Tour 

Our #LEGO Adventure at @GLScienceCtr was Awesome

You've probably been wondering why I have been so quiet lately and it is not because I've given up and packed it all in - on the contrary!  The family and I have been spending some much needed quality time together and had a staycation.  So much better than a fakeaction any day of the week.

The Great Lakes Science Center graciously gave us tickets to explore their new exhibit LEGO® Travel Adventure to facilitate this post and as part of our staycation, it was pretty awesome.  And, yes, everything is awe-some.

The exhibit itself is produced by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis in cooperation with LEGO® Systems, Inc. and is visiting the Great Lakes Science Center until September 7.

While we were there we were able to meet Arthur Gugick, a local math teacher and lifelong LEGO enthusiast, who was in the process of creating a portrait of Einstein.  Many of his works of art hung from the walls and are on display. He was mesmerizing to watch, not only because of his concentration but because he was capturing the essence of a man using LEGO!

LEGOS and Nature: Making Connections at the Cleveland Botanical Garden

With Parade the Circle coming up this weekend, I could not resist taking the opportunity to share some photos from our recent trip to the Cleveland Botanical Gardens.

The Botanical Garden is hosting Nature Connects A LEGO® Brick Experience - special to the Garden this summer only!  Through this amazingly creative exhibit of LEGOS, the Garden hopes we can "learn about and discover the amazing interconnections in nature through daily interactive indoor and out experiences."   The cost is free to members (which we are) or $11 for adults and $6 for kids.

As we were driving to meet up with friends a song about a scavenger hunt came on the kid's radio station and I got way too excited about wanting to do one when we got to the gardens.  My kids groaned, loudly.  I still think it would be a fun idea.  I wish they still made disposable cameras.  Or, do they...? 

Everything is Awesome

Sitting in the dark theater, I feel a little hand search for me. I look over to see her snaggletooth grin. She was just making sure I was still there.

I don’t take the kids to the movies. That’s what daddy does but I really wanted to see the Lego Movie. The kids saw it while I sat with my mom, one last time, and today I really wanted to forget the world and go to the movies.

As we drove, my son realized we were going to the same place that shows movies on the lawn in the summer. Despite the freezing temperatures, he was convinced that if I was taking them to the movies then it must be outside and not in an actual theater. I saw he was serious when he asked where we would get popcorn since I did not make it ahead of time.

I told him we were stopping to buy popcorn and waited till he figured out that we would also be seeing the movie in the warmth of a movie theater.

I am that mom that uses her purse to pack snacks and juice boxes but today, we splurged. Well, the kids splurged. They even got slurpees - coke and blue raspberry and cherry mixed with blue raspberry. When did they install a slushie machine?

Word(less) Wednesday - First Reconciliation Gift

My baby boy makes his Reconciliation next Tuesday in preparation for his First Holy Communion and for the special day I found a LEGO rosary!  This is so neat I find myself saying it.  I found this on Etsy, of course.

Pictures from Lego KidsFest Cleveland 2011

We received tickets to facilitate this review. Opinions are my own.

This past weekend the Hubs took the kids to the Lego KidsFest and all I got were these pictures, and more Legos! 

Just kidding, sort of, because I had to work the Hubs did take the kids and they did return with more Legos to add to their growing collections but I'll never complain about more photos! My only complaint is that I could not go with them - they had so much fun. 

Jumping into a pile of Legos to a life-size version of Spongebob, Batman and Lightning McQueen, there was something for everyone and nothing they didn't like. I'll let the photos tell the rest.

For more information or to see when it is coming to your city go check out legokidsfest.com. 

Enter to Win Tickets to the Cleveland LEGO KidsFest

LEGO KidsFest-Cleveland is less than a month away and I have tickets to give!  Two tickets, as a matter of fact, for the Sunday, Session II on Nov 6th from 3pm-7:30pm!

LEGO KidsFest brings all of the creative hands-on, minds-on fun of LEGO building and experiences together in one activity- and entertainment-packed family event for children of all ages and builders of all skills and interests. (source)

Feel free to read my original post here to find out about some of the activities that will be there and to see some really amazing photos from the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT.

Tickets are on sale now or enter to win via Rafflecopter below!  Not from Cleveland?  Enter any way and your tickets will be given to the Cleveland Ronald McDonald House.

giveaway over

Hey Cleveland! #LEGOKidsFest is Coming to the CLE November 4 - 6, 2011!

Have you heard, have you heard, have you heard????

LEGO KidsFest is coming to the I-X Center in Cleveland, November 4 - 6, 2011!

Never mind it is 44 days away, my kid is brimming with excitement and I totally get why he is excited!

LEGO KidsFest is a creative, hands-on, activity- and entertainment-packed family event for children of all ages and builders of all skills and interests.

The LEGO KidsFest attractions have a lot of variety and you will certainly find something for every member of the family. Each of the sessions offers the same interactive activities and play areas. No session is better than another to attend.

Some of the activities that might be there are:

• LEGO Model Gallery: 40 life-sized models made entirely from LEGO bricks
• LEGO Master Builders:live demonstrations and activities from the crew who get paid to play
• Creation Nation: build your own creation to add to a custom map of the U.S.
• Mystery Mural: build a piece of a giant mural to help reveal the image
• Race Ramps: build your own custom car, then race it down the ramp against friends and family
• LEGO Games Arena: roll the dice to play LEGO board games
• Construction Zones: creative free build, play and display area
• LEGO DUPLO®: younger visitors can explore imagination through building
• LEGO Retail and KidsFest Marketplace: purchase LEGO merchandise and official KidsFest tour goods
• Brick Pile:a gigantic pile full of LEGO bricks for creative play and enjoyment
• Monochomatic Builds: bricks of a single color to foster group creativity
• Brickscapes: fantastic displays that combine lots of LEGO and DUPLO sets
• LEGO Universe: become a custom LEGO Minifigure in this multiplayer online game

Need another reason to get excited?  I will be giving away a pair of tickets to Sunday Session II for Cleveland's LEGO KidsFest via Rafflecopter!!!  Stay tuned for the contest and more updates but until then... I leave you with a preview of what will be coming to the I-X Center this November!

An overview of part of the LEGO® KidsFest show floor at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT.

Creation Nation begins as the outline of the United States. LEGO® KidsFest attendees start with a 5x5" baseplate, then build their creations with the provided LEGO brick. The map fills in as the weekend progresses. In the days following the event, photos of the finished map can be found at www.LEGOkidsfest.com.

A detail of Florida in the Creation Nation map (note Mickey Mouse and the Space Shuttle). Attendees begin with a blank 5x5" baseplate, build whatever their imagination desires, then add their creation to the map.

A detail shot off the east coast of Creation Nation. Looking westward, a cruise ship departs a mid-atlantic port. Attendees begin with a blank 5x5" baseplate, build whatever their imagination desires, then add their creation to the map.

For more info:

LEGO KidsFest Cleveland website

The Fine Print:

I am not being paid for this post but I will be receiving tickets to the upcoming event in Cleveland.  

The opinions in this post are 100% mine.