<![CDATA[John's Lego World - Blog]]>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 02:21:27 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Hat Challenge #2: TIE Fighter]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:25:19 GMThttps://www.johnslegos.com/blog/hat-challenge-2-tie-fighterThe second hat challenge was from Jesse: build a Star Wars TIE fighter, and it has to be able to shoot (obviously).  It could be that he thought building a TIE fighter from a kit the day before would give him an advantage.  Jesse got pretty elaborate with a docking bay, and John went a little Sith with his red and black color scheme.
Jesse explains his creation (at length):
John Explains his creation:
]]><![CDATA[Hat Challenge #1: The Robot]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:13:21 GMThttps://www.johnslegos.com/blog/march-27th-20205524315After the success of the first challenge, the boys each secretly wrote down three ideas and the six were mixed in a (Indiana Jones) hat.  Carole is the designated selector and the first of these challenges came from John:  A robot.  It was to be recognizable as a robot without explanation and did not require and specific features.
Jesse explains his F1D2 droid
John explains his (Minecraft looking) bot
]]><![CDATA[Let the Challenges Begin!]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:36:53 GMThttps://www.johnslegos.com/blog/march-27th-2020We started our own Lego challenges this week - inspired by watching Lego Masters and the unfortunate need for social distancing/no school.  A little background for those who have lost track:  John is 11 and Jesse is 9.  I'm older than both of them.

The first challange was simply to build a boat.  I was surprised that both boys chose to make a full boat scene with water backgrounds.  Jesse's with a splashing wave and John with a wave and a beach.
Jesse explains his creation
John explains his creation
This isn't a competition to win prizes, but to challenge themselves in creativity.
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