Ask any parent about Lego, and it’s a sure bet they will tell you a story about the terror they experienced unexpectedly stepping on the little, plastic blocks in the middle of the night.
While they aren’t fun to step on, the things people can make using Lego bricks is mind-blowing.
On Saturday, the Lego Creation Festival returned to Old Town Square in Fort Collins for its fourth year of unbelievable building opportunities for all ages.
The annual festival pits 21 teams against the clock to create a winning sculpture or scene made entirely from Lego bricks. This year’s theme was dinosaurs. As expected, builders did not disappoint.
Couple Brian Bez and Brandi Pharris drove all the way from Aurora to attend the festival for the first time.
“It’s great that the city sponsors it, and we will for sure be back next year,” Bez said. “It’s a lot of fun, and people are enjoying it.”
While Bez is a dedicated Lego builder, it was Pharris’s first time using the small, plastic bricks.
“I’ve never played with Legos, I was a Barbie kid,” she said, laughing. “So this is the first experience I’ve had building with Legos. Since Legos has come out with adult theme sets, it’s been really fun for me. It’s like an unplug moment for me, and that’s why I love it so much.”
As Pharris began building the rec center, Bez was busy sorting through pieces to find the perfect shapes for his part of the project.
“We are doing wizards versus dinosaurs since a lot of these pieces are Harry Potter pieces,” Bez said. “So she is building a clubhouse, and I am building a T-Rex. The T-Rex will be attacking the clubhouse.”
The Denver Legos Users Group made another appearance at the festival showcasing jaw-dropping designs and scenes, some of which included moving parts, flashing lights and smoke coming out of a cave.
Roby Herman and his family brought out some of their latest creations such as a fully functioning robot and swimming koi fish.
Herman, who grew up playing with Legos, has seen the popular children’s building blocks evolve over time.
“There’s so many more parts. The parts that I had when I was a kid was small bricks or big bricks and they came in four colors,” Herman said. “Now, they have skin tones, greys, greens, they have everything. There’s so much more creativity you can have now.”
The festival has evolved tremendously since its inception four years ago when the event was held in an empty storefront in downtown with only a handful of builders.
Now, the festival is spread out along most of Old Town Square and features a Beat the Clock competition, scoop-and-sculpt opportunity, craft projects and carnival-style games. The popular event draws hundreds of visitors coming out to watch builders and try their own hand at building a creation.
“It’s getting bigger,” organizer Amanda DeAngelis said.
The Lego Creation Festival made its first appearance this year in Greeley at the 100th Greeley Stampede. Participants in the event were challenged with making something that represented the best parts of the Stampede.
“Kevin McFarling did a radio interview with me and mentioned that if I was interested in branching out, so I took him up on it,” DeAngelis said. “And it was really successful and fun. The creations were amazing, and they only worked with basic blocks.”
DeAngelis is hoping to bring the festival back to Greeley at the 2023 Greeley Stampede.
“Our ultimate goal is to all up and down the Front Range,” she said.
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