There’s not a kid house I know that doesn’t have Legos in it. They are so ubiquitous that per the Lego website, if you passed out every Lego on earth, each person would have 86 of their very own bricks. While I don’t think I played with Legos as a kid, the little girls in my life all like Legos, meaning all of my friends have suffered the life-changing pain of stepping on one.
This week, a story popped up in my Facebook feed explaining why it hurts SO bad to step on the little plastic bricks. Basically, your feet are sensitive and a Lego brick can “support weights in excess of 953 pounds before it reaches its breaking point.” Having said all that, I am going to give you and your kids ample opportunity to step on a Lego right in your hometown with info on a library event we love, plus details on summer camps at Frances Anderson Center.
On Saturday, March 26 at the Edmonds Library, you can find the 4th Saturday Lego Slam. This super fun event is for kids ages 5 and up and runs from 2 to 3:30 p.m.. In the library, near the back wall in the children’s section, Legos are spread out for kids to build, play and make friends around the tiny toys. The kids’ creations are then displayed in the library in between Lego Slams, which went over big with my kids. We have done this event and as much fun as the kids have, it was nice for the parents too because, while you can’t leave, you can sit with your friends and watch your kids play and build. We agreed last month that the only thing that would have made it better was a parental happy hour near the fish tank. For more information, you can visit www.sno-isle.org or call the library at 425-771-1933.
While I am still reeling from the loss of day camp at the Frances Anderson Center, I begrudgingly admit the other offerings are pretty impressive: Challenge Island, iPad Animation, Monty Python Acting Camp and of course, Lego Camp. While the Lego camp offerings have always been something out of a kid’s daydream, they seem to be even cooler and more widely varied this year. There will be a Jedi Engineering Camp with two half-day options, one for 5- and 6-year-olds and one for 7- to 10-year-olds.
One week, Girl Powered Engineering, is for “Girls Only.” This week will be taught by “female engineers and scientists” which is maybe the best thing I’ve been able to quote yet on “Edmonds Kind of Play.” This half-day camp, which will have the girls designing boats, bridges and motorized cars, will also be broken into two age groups, 5- and 6-year-olds and 7- to 10-year-olds.
If your kids like the Ninjago, there will be a Ninjaneering with Lego day camp. This camp only offers a half-day option for 5- and 6-year-olds. Also seemingly ubiquitous is Minecraft — I mean, it can make my kids SO quiet and as it turns out, it’s actually kinda good for them. Mine, Craft, Build Survival Game using Lego, is an Edmonds summer camp that brings both of my kids’ favorite things into one thing! It will be offered with three different half-day options — two separate weeks for 7- to 12-year-olds and one week for 5- and 6-year-olds.
Near the end of summer, kids can learn robotics using “Lego WeDo.” This camp uses not only Legos and robotics but also teaches basic programming skills. The two half-day options have a bit of a different age range, one is for 7- to 9-year-olds and the other for 9- to 14-year-olds. For more information on all of these camps, you can visit www.EdmondsCamps.org or you can always call Debbie at 425-771-0230.
– By Jen Marx
Jen Marx, an Edmonds Mom of two young boys, is a traffic reporter by dawn and writer and PBJ maker by day. She is always looking for a fun place to take the kids that makes them tired enough to go to bed on time. You can find her trying to make sense of begging kids to ” just eat the mac n cheese” at SnackMomSyndrome.com. If you have a kid-friendly event you’d like to share, email her at play@myedmondsnews.com.
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