Pano of the exhibit hall. Sat & Sun are public days when kids are allowed. This past week, we attended the 14th Annual Brickcon Convention in Seattle, Washington. This was the first of its kind that we attended. In order to be part of the 4 day conference, you had to be 16 years [...]
There's a lot of LEGO bricks lying around. Most can be found in my 15 year old son's bedroom. What can you do with all those spare parts? He decided years ago to start making presents for all the "occasions" in our lives. This was a good way to save money on buying presents too. [...]
Every year for the past 3 years, we've run a Spring Break camp. However, this year we thought we might not be able to. It was a gamble, but it was the best decision. The reason was because Jordan's robotics team was so strong this year, we thought they might get a chance to attend [...]
I get this question asked a lot. People who see this amazing program at work want to know how they can get their kids involved too. To be honest, it's tough to find open teams. Most are started by schools or really motivated parents with time and space. The established independent teams don't usually advertise [...]
We had our first round of competitions on Saturday. It was quite a long day at Coronado High School. It started at 7am and didn't stop until 6:30pm. The Synergists team that my son is on did very well. In fact they came in first place along with their Alliance partners, the Hawks who came [...]