Brick Fest Live! will offer four football fields of LEGO to more than 25,000 super fans at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center April 21-22, 2018. Fun Things is giving away a Family 4-Pack of tickets to the Brick Fest Live! Simply complete this GIVEAWAY FORM and ONE winner will be selected by random.org on April 15th. 

Before there was Legoland in Plymouth Meeting, there was the region’s first major LEGO event created for local LEGO fans and their families -- all inspired by a seven-year-old girl from Bucks County. Now Brick Fest Live!, the nation’s #1 LEGO event and the largest touring LEGO show in the U.S., is returning home for its flagship Philadelphia show with more attractions than ever that inspire, educate and entertain. Watch the video here.

Fresh off an exhibition at the New York Hall of Science, Brick Fest Live! will offer four football fields of LEGO to more than 25,000 super fans at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center April 21-22, 2018.

“Brick Fest Live! began with my daughter Jordyn, who asked me to help her create a YouTube channel devoted to the LEGO creations we were building together back in 2012,” says Brick Fest Live! founder Chad Collins, a Northeast Philadelphia native who resides with his family in Bucks County. “After posting nearly 500 videos and accumulating more than 11 million video views, we realized our community would enjoy meeting in person. Surprisingly, the closest LEGO event was several states away, so we created Brick Fest Live! to bring everybody together.”

“Today we tour the nation and increase awareness that science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are all in play when it comes to LEGO and other construction toys,” says Brick Fest Live! show producer Gabe Young. “At Brick Fest Live!, families build together to accomplish their goals and find creative solutions. In the process, they’re inspiring the next generation of artists, engineers and architects.”

Families will enjoy new attractions as well as fan favorites (including local landmarks made entirely of LEGO), as they build with millions of LEGO bricks and walk among life-sized LEGO models.

• Visit our largest Glow City ever, an entire city made of glowing LEGO brick!
• Add to new, sprawling LEGO cities and make them your own at Inspiration Stations stretching from one end of the convention hall to the other.
• Wage a Nerf battle against Star Wars’ Storm Troopers and walk within life-sized replicas of Star Wars’ frozen ice planet of Hoth, as well as Geonosis, the Droid factory.
• Meet expert LEGO builders from our region and learn their secrets to LEGO genius!
• Check out a life-sized, LEGO Batman at the wheel of our high-performance Batmobile replica.
• Build a large-scale mystery floor mosaic that has won a Guinness World Record for its sheer size.
• Interact with the Legion of Supervillains, face-to-face, as we bring comic book magic to life!
• Get lost in LEGO Play Zones – more than a dozen devoted to LEGO play.
• Create and race your custom-built LEGO derby car down 35‐foot-long timed tracks at the Brick Fest Derby.
• Hit the links on a mini golf course made of LEGO.
• Shop new and vintage LEGO sets from the largest variety of LEGO-themed merchandise under one roof.

WHEN: Saturday, April 21, 2018, 10am-6pm

Sunday, April 22, 2018, 10am-5pm

(VIP ticket access begins at 9am on both days)


WHERE: Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks, PA 19456, Halls A and B

Tickets start at $22.50 at http://www.brickfestlive.com and are free for kids ages two and under. VIP tickets available starting at $39.50. To purchase tickets, go to BrickFestLive.com.

Earlier this spring Legoland Discovery Center opened at the Plymouth Meeting Mall.  Recently my family and I were invited to check out this new addition to the area.

Before you go
To save some money and to skip the lines you should order your tickets before you leave home at Legoland Discovery Center. If you purchase tickets at home you will guarantee  Legoland is open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. If you want to purchase your tickets when you arrive at Legoland you can do that too.  Legoland is located in the Plymouth Meeting Mall and it's very easy to get to via 476 or 76. Allow yourself 2 to 3 hours to experience everything at Legoland.




What to check out

• LEGO® NINJAGO Training Camp: Train through interactive build challenge activities to improve your flexibility, agility, ingenuity and LEGO brick building skills to help protect NINJAGO from its marauding enemies. Complete your training in the NINJAGO Laser Maze.
• Pirate Adventure Island: Go on a swashbuckling quest in the soft play area aboard an LEGO-themed pirate ship. Adventure through whimsical scenarios as you climb the rigging, walk the plank, capture the flag or escape down the slide to make it ashore to the island’s castle.
• LEGO® Friends: Tell a story with Andrea, Mia, Olivia, Stephanie and Emma as you add your own creations to the colorful LEGO® Heartlake City.
• Earthquake Tables: Visitors can build their own LEGO skyscrapers and see if their creations can survive the shaking earthquake-stimulating tables.
• DUPLO® Park: Little builders can let their imaginations loose in our DUPLO® Park. Build a colorful DUPLO flower for the farmer's garden, climb up a small hill and slide down the other side or play on our special big soft bricks. 
• MINILAND®: See iconic Philadelphia landmarks recreated from nearly 1.5 million LEGO bricks.
• Imagination Express: An interactive LEGO ride that takes visitors on an adventure that starts at Brick Station and goes from a soapy bath all the way to outer space.
• LEGO 4D Cinema: Guests will be on the edge of their seats as an incredible action adventure unfolds in 3-D before their very eyes. The film comes to life in the fourth dimension as flurries of wind, rain, lightning and even snow burst into the auditorium!
• LEGO Racers - Build & Test: Let your imagination take over as you build your vehicle and take it to the ramps. Test your car and see how you can make it go faster! Once you have built the ultimate race car, time its speed on our test track. With times recorded to the hundredth of a second, it might be a close competition between you and your friends.

Extras
Birthday Party Rooms
Cafe
Legoland Store
Daily Creative Workshops offered




What We Love
We fell in love with the miniland of Philadelphia.  We could have spent hours finding all of the iconic Philadelphia buildings.  My husband got a kick out of finding the building he works in made out of Legos.
As a mom of daughters, I loved the section of the discovery center that had Lego Friends since they are a favorite in our house.
I also liked how they had something for everyone to keep families happy and busy while visiting and exploring Legoland Discovery Center.




For more information: https://philadelphia.legolanddiscoverycenter.com

Location: Plymouth Meeting Mall, West Germantown Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

 This event is appropriate for: 3 and older

Cost: $24


Disclosure Thank you to Legoland Discovery Center Philadelphia for arranging for our complimentary visit to facilitate this review. As always all thoughts and opinions are our own.

For more information:   http://www.toysrus.com

Location:   118 West Lightcap Road Pottstown  PA 19464

103 East Swedesford Road  Exton PA 19341
This event is appropriate for:  ages 6 and older

For more information:   http://www.toysrus.com

Location:   118 West Lightcap Road Pottstown  PA 19464

103 East Swedesford Road  Exton PA 19341

This event is appropriate for:  ages 6 and older  

Join us for a Hands-On Learning event as we count down to The LEGO Movie. There will be activities, fun and surprises for all who attend! Two complimentary movie passes to The LEGO Movie will be awarded to one lucky event participant!
For more information:http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/2086

Location: Main Street at Exton, 301 Main Street, Exton, PA

This event is appropriate for: the whole family

Cost: free

Bricks4Kidz programs provide an extraordinary atmosphere for students to build unique creations, play games, and have loads of fun using LEGO® bricks. The activities are designed to trigger young children’s lively imaginations and build their self-confidence. Bricks4Kidz will be starting their first center-based classes on January 18th, at King of Prussia Training Cneter. All classes on Saturday, Jan 18th, will feature a sampling of what your child can expect from the weekly integrated curriculum that drives each module. Check out the selection and REGISTER ONLINE TODAY. Space is limited.


For more information: http://www.bricks4kidz.com

 Location: 630 Freedom Business Center Drive, 3rd Floor King of Prussia

 This event is appropriate for: 3-13 years old

 Cost: $20 -$25