LEGOLAND Kid Creations

In addition to looking at all of the neat Lego creations around Legoland, the kids also got a chance to build some of their own.  At one building in the Imagination Zone they got to check out a set of 4 wheels and were then sent to work at the tables with bins full of Legos. They built their own cars and then could race them against other kids’ creations.  

Holly and Gunnar built their vehicles quickly and got right to racing, but then repeatedly returned to the Lego tables for alterations & repairs. Damon had fun consulting. 

 

The race track was like a souped-up Pinewood Derby track. It had a digital clock for timing the cars.

The clock was connected to the barrier at the starting line. A button on the side would make the barrier drop, insuring that all of the cars left the starting line at the same time.

It's a good thing that Damon frequently reminds the kids that life's not fair, since these races typically did not go to the swift, but rather to the car lucky enough to not get hit by another car on the way to the finish line.  Sort of like NASCAR.  It's probably a good thing, though, because the randomness of the outcome meant that any kid could win by just entering enough races.

Adah and Maggie meticulously designed and built their vehicles and only entered races after Holly & Gunnar had been at it for awhile.

We probably spent a full hour in this room. It was a welcome rest stop during the afternoon. It was cooler inside and there were some places to sit down.  Gunnar found the Lego kids magazine and now he’s a subscriber, receiving his own free issues in the mail.

Legoland was a fun place for our family. We all had a great time. Will we go back? Probably not. The kids will soon outgrow it, and I think we'd rather spend our vacation time and money on a new place. Would we recommend it? Yes! Hooray for Legoland!