Last weekend, one of my regular local clients hosted a little exhibition that he put together to raise a bit of money for Craniofacial Australia (you can find out a bit more about what they do here... http://www.craniofacial.com.au/).
Brent has been a former patient of the unit himself, so it was great for him to be able to use Lego to give back to a cause that he is passionate about, and it was great for me to be able to go along and not only see what he has done with the parts he's purchased from me, but also support his event - not to mention my daughter had fun with some of the interactive features of the event.
Whilst the exhibit was pretty small in comparison to many I have been to over the years, it is always great to see the enjoyment that people get from Lego, especially the kids.
I'll apologise in advance, as I'm sure my mobile phone photos, snapped quickly whilst trying to wrangle a three year old, don't do justice to the displays.
The first couple here are of a Nerf gun shooting gallery.
The aim being to fire the Nerf dart down range, avoid the rotating blockers and knock down the moving targets. Quite challenging, but a lot of fun. Unfortunately I couldn't get a clear picture of the mechanics behind it all.
There was the beachscape with a nice long boardwalk as well, not to mention the tiki bar.
There was also an interactive train exhibit, where kids could control the trains and try not to tip them over as they went way too fast around corners. I am still unsure whether my daughter was more delighted when she crashed the train, or when she made around the corner safely. Sadly, my photos of this weren't particularly good.
There was a city streetscape too, complete with a dog park (which can be seen in the header photo with my daughter petting one of the dog). The dog park was a tribute to Brent's fur-buddy who sadly passed away not long before the exhibition.
There were also a couple more pieces
The moral of the story here folks, is when one of these shows pops up in your area, I highly recommend that you get along and show your support. After all, there's a lot of time, and a lot of love that goes into the exhibits, and the exhibitors love to see others enjoying them.
Until next time.... Play Well.