Block People

During parent-teacher conference tonight, these awesome block people were created by the kids while the grownups talked.

The Girl's Clubhouse

A few weeks ago, I decided to adapt one of my earlier architecture experiments into the front entrance of a full fortress. Here is a shot of the main level of the structure in which you can see the older columns surrounding the entrance.

One of my favorite aspects of this building is the way I used 1x2 plates with a handle to hold swords for exterior decoration, in addition to jousting spears for flags and shields to add some color.

After finishing the main layer, I made use of some plates to construct a solid roof. Not sure this is my favorite color for the roof, but it isn't bad, and sometimes you have to work with the available parts.

The bulk of this construction occurred while the rest of the family was out of town, hence how I was able to get all of the decorations in place and not have random red or yellow bricks put in the walls by helpers. But shortly after getting home, it was quickly co-opted by the girls to be their new clubhouse.

More and more often, any thing we build at our house gets used by this group of girls, kicking out any boys that may have been there. At least they were nice enough to do some gardening and put in bushes in front of the building.

And for the curious, here is what the building zone looked like mid-construction.