Once again, Dylan has gone to the Dark Side with Darth Vader at LEGOLAND California.
Category: Star Wars
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Star Wars Fan Days at Discovery Science Center are out of this Galaxy!
If your child loves Star Wars as much as mine does, then you need to visit Discovery Science Center for one of their Star Wars Fan Days before it’s too late. These special fan appreciation days are in a galaxy all of their own. Although the Star Wars exhibit will be on display until April 15, 2012 there are only two more scheduled Star Wars Fan Days – March 3rd and March 24th
Dylan and I have been to Discovery Science Center 4 times since the Star Wars exhibit opened – yes, that is basically once a month – but the exhibit is just so amazing that we keep going back for more! I have taken over 200 pictures from all our visits and selected about 30 of my favorites to share with you. This is just a glimpse at what you will experience when visiting Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination and the Star Wars Fan Days.
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Let the kiddos wear their favorite Star Wars costume and they can get FREE general admission (ages 3-14) on Fan Days! Heck, you may not get in free, but wear your Star Wars costume too –
it’s a family affair. The Star Wars exhibit is perfect for even the youngest Jedis in your family.All Fan Day activities are included in general admission. Entrance into the Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit is an additional $10 ticket, which can be purchased for a scheduled time. By allowing only a certain number of people inside the exhibit at one time assures that you can see everything and have an opportunity to experience all of the hands on centers.
Visit www.discoverycube.org for more information on hours, tickets, and future exhibits.
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Star Wars Jedi Master Training
Dylan doesn’t just like Star Wars, he lives Star Wars. He has memorized every character, the planet they come from, and what their strengths and weaknesses are.
This video captures what Dylan does on a daily basis. He’s getting pretty good too.
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Wordless Wednesday – LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon
The gift that brought him so much excitement Christmas morning is now complete.
1,254 pieces – 2 days of building – over 12 hours of hard work
He is so excited and proud of himself – and so am I. Not sure what makes me happier – watching him open the gift Christmas morning or seeing his face when he showed me the completed Millennium Falcon.
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Christmas Shopping Plan of Attack
Christmas shopping can seem like a difficult task for many people, but for a single parent – sometimes impossible. Finding the time to go shopping without the child takes some serious planning. Strategy is key.
I knew what I needed to get. His list was simple.- LEGO
- Star Wars LEGO
- Star Wars
How hard can that be? Well, considering he already has every Star Wars LEGO under $40 I had some planning and budgeting to do. Imagine my excitement when I saw this ad in Sunday’s paper.
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The Dark Side of Halloween
This Halloween was one of the best we have had. We started celebrating in early October by decorating the house and getting in the ghostly mood. Then it was time to start making the rounds … visiting the Irvine Railroad Pumpkin Patch, previewing OC Zoo-tacular, attending the ENC Fall Faire, and finally some Brick-or-Treat fun at LEGOLAND California! Whew, I’m exhausted just writing all of the things we did.
But it didn’t stop there. We still had a pumpkin to carve and some trick-or-treating to do!
Pumpkin carving has always been something I look forward to doing. It’s another outlet for my creativity – this year, I let Dylan be the creative one. I know, so selfless of me huh?
He chose a simple design that he thought would be just scary enough for the neighborhood. Evil eyes, no nose, and a monsterish looking mouth filled with sharp teeth.
The initial cut is always exciting because you never know what you will find inside. Will it be filled with seeds and “guts” that will take major elbow grease to get out, or will it be a hollow pumpkin that only takes a few scrapes to clean out? Dylan’s pumpkin was just about in the middle this year and it didn’t take too long before we started carving away.
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Summer Vacation – Day 3 at @LEGOLAND_CA
Last day of summer vacation. So far two days and two parks … can we make it three parks in three days?
Of course we can … how could we drive right past one of Dylan’s favorite places and not stop?
Besides animals, my son is addicted to all things LEGO … and his face lights up every time we visit LEGOLAND California!
First stop, The Studio Store, to see what new STAR WARS items might be available. He didn’t even make it into the store before he spotted something he wanted. I foresee a very clean room in his future to earn enough money to buy this one!
However, he did have enough money to buy a coveted Lego Minifigure. Of course, we had to open it right away to see which one it was.
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LEGO Star Wars: The Padowan Menace
Tonight was the premiere of LEGO Star Wars: The Padowan Menace on Cartoon Network and of course, we had to watch it. In fact, we had to arrange our entire schedule today around this special LEGO event. Dylan has had this day marked on his calender for over a week and was actually counting down the minutes until 7 pm tonight.
The Star Wars blanket was ready on the floor and the smell of popcorn filled the house. The first glimpse of the show starting resulted in what I would call a ‘girl scream’ and a leap off the couch.
Yes, I would say Dylan was excited to see LEGO Star Wars: The Padowan Menace.
** Spoiler Alert **Although this was Dylan’s choice of movies, I must admit I loved it!
The LEGO Padowan children going on a field trip and encountering various destinations as C-3PO and R2-D2 attempt to fly the school bus/ship was a great parallel to the new Star Tours ride at Disneyland. The crash landing on Hoth was my favorite.
Another really funny and creative aspect to this movie was seeing George Lucas as a LEGO. He appears every so often, as the director, to inform Darth Vader that he is not in the scene. At one point he even reminds Darth Vader that anyone can wear that mask. Hilarious!
Seeing all of the LEGO characters that Dylan has built come to life on the screen was a wonderful way for him and I to connect. After watching this with him, I have a little bit better understanding of why he loves his LEGO’s so much.
So the next time you see a child playing with LEGO’s try to use your imagination … you know, that thing that use to come so naturally to us when we were younger? Imagine those little pieces of plastic coming to life like they did in LEGO Star Wars: The Padowan Menace.
You can watch a trailer of the movie over at the LEGO site and play some cool online games too!
Did you watch LEGO Star Wars: The Padowan Menace?
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The Coveted Boba Fett Slave I
Yes, another Lego posting. But this one is different … the biggest one yet that Dylan built entirely on his own. He has been eyeing this particular Lego (Boba Fett’s Slave I) for some time now and he finally had enough money saved up to buy it. Well, ok … almost enough money. I pitched in $25 as an early birthday present and he had the other $40. The remaining $15 was paid with Lego VIP points and an additional 10% discount for showing our Legoland pass when we made the purchase at the Lego Store.
After opening the box and sorting out all the bags he prepared himself by taking a deep breath and letting me know that he would need to be left alone so that he could concentrate.
With bag 1 opened and sorted onto paper plates he began what would be a 5 hour Lego project.
I thought it would be fun to capture a picture every 30 minutes to watch his progress.
30 minutes 
1 hour 
1:30 hours 
2 hours It’s now 9:30 pm. Time for bed, but he will start again as soon as he wakes up in the morning.
Bag #2 opened and ready to go 
3 hours 
Bag #3 ready to go – 3:30 hours 
4 hours 
4:30 hours – almost done! 
5 hours and it’s finally done Dylan was so proud of himself after building this Boba Fett Slave I. He kept reminding me that it had 573 pieces and was for ages 9-14
Life is so much better with LEGO’s
Life with Dylan 