Lego Imagination Challenge: November

Coffeechug here, reporting live from the nerd cave.

Here is the next installment in the Lego Imagination Challenge for the month of November.

This topic took the most votes by a one! So I will use the theme in second place next.

Here is the challenge for November

Monochromatic color scheme.  

Pick a color

Any color that you want.

And use ONLY that color.

Build anything. 

Your creativity is the only limit imposed upon you(and the fact that you can use only one color!)

So, build a structure, a sculpture, functional, non-functional, anything at all, but you can only use one color!

Email photos to aarmau@gmail.com

We had a great result last month. The goal is to increase the number of creations. Spread the word and make it happen!

Good luck and may the blocks be with you.

Lego Imagination October Contest: Halloween - All Submissions

Today is Halloween! Happy Halloween to you!!!

Here are the photos of all the submissions. You can see more views of each one by checking out the slide show at the bottom.




Here is the slide show with more photos of some of these with greater detail.



Thank you to everyone who submitted. We had ages 7-14. Thank you to everyone who submitted. If you have a favorite, leave a comment and let us know.

November theme is released tomorrow. Spread the word and get your LEGOS ready!

Lego Imagination Monthly Contest - Vote For November Theme

Lego Imagination Contest: Halloween - The Final Submissions

Here are the last of the submissions for the first Lego Imagination Monthly contest focused on Halloween. I love the creations. I am quite impressed by the creativity and the amount of submissions. I was not sure how many would respond and for the first month we had a great turnout. Thank you so much to everyone who submitted. I will be posting a form soon to give suggestions for the theme for November as well as a voting form for your favorite Halloween creation. I

n the meantime I want to show the final creations submitted this weekend.

This is a student named Peter, a 4th grader in my class. This is his haunted graveyard.

You can see more views of the graveyard as well as the other creations

Lego Imagination Contest: Halloween - Jaden

Another one of my 4th graders created some cool Halloween creations.

Remember tomorrow is the last day to submit any creations you have put together. This weekend I will be sharing them all in one post for people to vote on their favorite.

Jaden is in 4th grade. Very cool creations!

Lego Imagination Challenge: Halloween Entry #6 - PUMPKIN!

The next entry in the LEGO Halloween Challenge.

This comes from another student of mine, Sophie. She is in 4th grade and is 9 years old

She has titled this

PUMPKIN!

And I love it! Very clever way to creating a pumpkin. I love the abstract feel that this creates.

About two weeks left to get your submissions entered to the challenge. Great job everyone!

This picture reminds me that my family needs to go get pumpkins!

Lego Imagination Challenge: Halloween Entry #5

Here is the next entry for the Halloween Challenge! I am so excited to have so many entries coming in.

Justin is one of my 5th grade students and like my previous students is also awesome. He shared a few pictures so we could be sure to see everything.

This is another great creation! Great work Justin.




Remember there is still plenty of time to submit your work! This open to everyone and anyone who wants to build. Check the tab at the top of the blog to learn more!

Keep them coming you crazy LEGO fans.

Lego Imagination Contest: Halloween Entry #4: Zombie

Here is the next creation submitted to me by another awesome student. Stephanie like a few others is 9 years old and used what parts she had to make a zombie.

Well done Stephanie and your work will be shared and voted on soon!

Check the tab at the top of blog to find out more information if interested.

Lego Imagination Contest: Halloween Entry #3

Kaitlyn, one of my awesome 4th graders has submitted the third creation in the Halloween contest.

This is one major piece of candy corn.

You still have until October 26th to turn in your Halloween creations. I have a few more already submitted and will get those uploaded soon.

Great work Kaitlyn! Remember we will be voting for the fan favorite when the time comes.

Now I am off to find some candy corn of this size.

To learn more go the page up top or click here

Lego Imagination Contest: Halloween Entry #2

The second addition to the contest has been added.

Thank Logan for your build and taking time to send me a picture.




Logan shared this with me: "Hope you like it or at least don’t hate it. I spent like 10 whole minutes on it. I am subscribed to you on YouTube ‘cause your channel is awesome."

Logan, I don't hate it! I do like it and for 10 minutes this is a good build. Thanks for participating. You are now entered to win my small Lego prize!

Who will be next?

Check the tab up top to see the other entry. 

Lego Imagination Contest: Halloween - First Entry Arrives!

One of my super awesome 5th grade students brought in a picture Thursday of her submission to my Lego Imagination Monthly Challenge: Halloween.

She has crafted a great looking scene that is perfect for Halloween!

I love it!

She is the first to submit some Lego work and she has set the bar pretty high.

Anyone else ready to submit their work yet? If not, then keep working hard as you still have time.

I cannot wait to see what else is coming along the pathway to AWESOME!

Great work Kaitlyn Walter!

Lego Creation Challenge #9: These are going to be tough to beat!

Just received two new creations from the 20 Piece Lego Challenge that we have going on right now in my school. The pieces were in the hands of another teacher, Mr. Hernandez and he just blew the top off bottle of creativity!




His first is a duck creation. Different from the others and another solid performance. However, he did not stop there and came up with this design:





I like this. This is good work right here! The bag is being sent out and we will see what is created next.

Have a great weekend and don't forget about the Halloween building challenge.

If you need more info about the Lego Challenges be sure to check the tabs at the top of the blog.

Lego Building Challenge Creation #8: Industrial Crane

Good work Wagner! Another teacher has joined the ranks of the Lego Challenge. A nice edition to the creative flow of our staff. The 20 pieces are in the hands of another teacher as we speak and then it returns to the students who are anxiously awaiting.

What will be built next?

Coffeechug's Lego Imagination Contest #1 - Halloween UPDATE

I just wanted to check in to see how everyone is coming along in their Lego Halloween creations?

My son and his two buddies have begun building their creation.

They came up with a very clever title, "Brick or Treat"

Here are just a few photos of their work in progress


If you want to snap a picture and send it my way to show your current work in progress feel free and I will add it to the blog.

In the meantime, keep on building and using your imagination. I plan on starting mine this weekend. However, I might be short on some pieces as my son has hoarded many of them.

Last, I am working on a possible little prize to the best design. More details to come.

Have a great Wednesday and I look forward to seeing your work on progress.

For more information about the challenge simply check out the tab at the top of the blog title, Lego Imagination Monthly Challenge.

Lego Building Challenge Creation #7: My Son Aiden

So my son was complaining about being bored Sunday afternoon so after I snapped a picture of the Pac Man piece by Mr. Uhde I gave him the bag and thought it would occupy at least 10 minutes.

I told him I wanted an animal as he was going to make a pistol. Within 20 seconds he builds this turtle.




I will not lie I was quite impressed. He then took about 5 more seconds and added the turtle eating food.




He might be better than me. Not too bad for 30 seconds of work for a 7 year old. If only we did not lose our creativity the older we get!

Lego Building Challenge #6: Another Teacher Creation

This is simple, but very creative by Mr. Uhde.

We don't always have to go complex to make something cool.

Students you have your work cut out for you after the latest two teacher designs.

I am still amazed at how 20 little pieces can go so many different ways.

This is Pac Man eating up a dot.

Coffeechug's Lego Imagination Contest #1 - Halloween

The Lego Building Challenge has been an awesome success with many students and teachers begging for their turn to build something with the 20 pieces. We all must be patient as it makes the rounds to the next person in line.

Thinking about all of you who so impatiently are awaiting the bag of goodies I have decided to unfold another Lego challenge. I will be bringing in some random Lego pieces to my office, but this challenge is more for anyone who already has Legos and looking for some inspiration to be creative.

Here is the rules and topic for Challenge #1

Get your Legos out, it's time for Coffeechug's Lego Imagination Contest Challenge #1

You have a little over one month to complete this project and send me the photo of your finished creation.  Your creation needs to be just that, your OWN creation.

This must come from your own imagination. I don't want any kits or purchased type sets for this. You can use any Lego pieces that you want, but you must design it yourself. Make it as a simple and easy as you want or as hard and complex.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Remember, send your photo to me by Friday, October 26th.

I am giving a lot of time for this first challenge so word can spread.

Submit your photos of your designs to aarmau@gmail.com

Please include

• Your name
• Your grade level/age
• A title if you have one for your build

If you attend BMS or any Bettendorf elementary school and you want to bring your creation in I will display them in one of the display cases.

I want this to be EPIC. LEGO EPIC.

I will begin building myself. I will need to step up my building game.

Here we go!

Lego Building Challenge #5: An Educator Steps Onto The Scene

A change of pace. We have teachers involved in the building challenge. What do you think of the first attempt by someone over the age of 14 to take on the challenge? A nice looking airplane to start things off.

Lego Building Challenge Student #4

Here is the latest creation turned in last week by R.J.

It is a racecar and here are two views so you can check out the build. Keep them coming. I have been impressed with the imagination so far!

Lego Building Challenge Student #3

Here is the next Lego Creation from Brendan M.

The ideas keep flowing. I forgot to ask him for the name of his creation, but it appears to be a type of bird. It reminds me of a toucan or pelican(I hope I am not wrong!)