The LEGO KidsFest is a giant traveling LEGO expo coming to Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence Convention Center November 30 –December 2, 2012. This hands-on, educational, all-ages LEGO
extravaganza features millions of LEGO bricks not to mention lots of construction zones, dozens of life-sized LEGO models and displays, LEGO Ninjago and LEGO Games, group builds such as Creation Nation, live LEGO Master Builders, and so much more covering three acres of space.
Attractions include:
• LEGO Model Gallery: 40 life-sized models made entirely
from LEGO bricks
• LEGO Master Builders: live demonstrations and activities
from the crew who get paid to play
• Creation Nation: build your own creation to add to a
custom map of the U.S.
• Race Ramps: build your own custom car, then race it
down the ramp against friends and family
• LEGO Games Arena: roll the dice to play LEGO board
games
• Construction Zones: creative free build, play and display areas
• LEGO DUPLO®: younger visitors can explore imagination through building
• LEGO Retail and KidsFest Marketplace: purchase LEGO merchandise and official KidsFest tour goods
• Brick Pile: a gigantic pile full of LEGO bricks for creative play and enjoyment
• Monochromatic Builds: bricks of a single color to foster group creativity
• LEGO Friends: fantastic displays that combine lots of LEGO and DUPLO sets
You can “Like” LEGO KidsFest on FB
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Follow them on Twitter
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And see their Pinterest boards
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Did you know??
More than 400 billion LEGO® bricks have been produced since 1949.
The LEGO® minifigure represents the world’s largest population
of people! Over 4 billion minifigures have been produced in the
last 30 years. This is almost 12 times the population of the
United States!
LEGO® minifigures are out of this world, literally. The 2 Mars
Rovers have an image of the LEGO® minifigure etched into their
front grill.
Approximately 7 LEGO® sets are sold each second.
There are about 62 LEGO® bricks for every one of the world’s 6 billion inhabitants.
Laid end to end, the number of LEGO® bricks sold in a year would reach more than 5 times around the world.
There are 915 million ways to combine six eight-stud LEGO® bricks.
Children around the world spend 5 billion hours a year playing with LEGO® bricks.
With a production of about 306 million tires produced a year,
the LEGO® group is the largest producer of tires in the world.
LEGO® is the contraction of two Danish words, “leg godt” which
means “play well”.
There are about 62 LEGO® bricks for every one of the world’s 6
billion inhabitants.
19 billion LEGO® elements are produced every year. 2.16 million
LEGO® elements are molded every hour, or 36,000 per minute.
Contact Info for the event
Five identical sessions are available. Tickets are $18 for kids and
$20 for adults.
For more information and to purchase tickets, log on to www.LEGOKidsFest.com
CONTACT
Aaron Wartner: [email protected] / (860)-967-5520
Ellyn Puleio: [email protected] / (860)-953-4500 x151
But before you buy your tickets you get the chance to win 2 tickets!!
The contest runs through midnight November 8, 2012 so hurry and go
HERE
to enter!