DIY LEGO Halloween Earrings Tutorial

We're headed to LEGOLAND Brick-or-Treat this weekend and I wanted something fun and festive to wear. I'm not really a t-shirt person, so I decided to make some fun earrings that would be spooky and totally LEGO themed. So, I rummaged through our giant bucket of LEGO pieces and grabbed all the bricks that seemed in anyway related to Halloween. Shhh . . . don't tell the kids!



I found a lot of fun pieces - including the eyes from the Mixels and some spiders. Then I gathered up my jewelry findings and got to work putting together my LEGO Halloween earrings.

If you're brave, you can use super glue (aka THE KRAGLE) to keep your pieces permanently stuck together. However, I liked the idea of being able to change the earrings up every now and then, so I decided against using The Kragle and just put them together. LEGOs lock tight, so I'm not worried about the pieces falling off.

Now, to turn the LEGO plates into earrings and attach the findings, you're going to need to put a little hole in the top LEGO for the jump ring to connect through. There are various ways to put a hole in a LEGO. The best way is to use a drill with a tiny drill bit and zip - you're through the LEGO with no problem. If you don't have a household drill (or yours isn't charged like mine . . .) you can heat up a needle with a flame and punch it straight through. The hole might be too small, so move it around a little bit to get the hole big enough for the jump ring to go through.

Now you're done! Put your jump ring through the hole you've created, attach your earring finding, close up the jump ring with pliers and you are good to go! You have your totally original LEGO Halloween earrings and are ready to rock it at Brick-or-Treat or anywhere else you need a great Halloween accessory to complete your outfit.

You might have to make two pairs if your daughter also things they are super cool. Good thing we have lots of LEGOs we can use to make lots of different LEGO Halloween earrings. If you make some Halloween earrings I would love to see them. 

Have you ever made jewelry with LEGOs? What did you make?

LEGO NINJAGO DAYS: Get Your Spinjitzu On! | #LEGONINJAGOMovie

Disclosure: I am a LEGOLAND California ambassador. All opinions are my own.

It's coming! Are your Spinjitzu moves ready? 

The LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE opens in theaters on September 22, 2017!

To celebrate this highly anticipated film, the LEGOLAND California Resort is hosting LEGO NINJAGO DAYS on September 23 and 24. 

If you're a LEGO NINJAGO fan are ready to embrace your inner ninja, then you'll want to join us at LEGO NINGAJO Days at LEGOLAND California Resort so you can hone your Spinjitzu moves!

During LEGO NINJAGO Days you'll be able to:

• Grab a photo and an autograph from your favorite LEGO NINJAGO Movie characters.
• Go on a scavenger hunt for the ninjas in Miniland U.S.A. Be sure to complete your entry form for a chance to win a LEGO NINJAGO prize pack.
• Work collaboratively to build a LEGO mosaic during the Mystery Mosaic LEGO Build. 
• Play the brand new LEGO NINJAGO Movie Video Game at the WB Family GameSpace.
• Refine your ninja moves on the LEGO NINJAGO Ride.
• Test your endurance, agility, and strength Cole’s Rock Climb.
• Master Spinjitzu at Kai’s Spinners

While your at NINAGO World, don't forget to eat at the Ninja Kitchen.

The LEGOLAND chefs have put a fun ninja twist on Asian street food and  created Banh Mi Vietnamese sandwiches on fresh baked baguettes or steamed Bao Buns. You have your choice of crispy pork belly, lemongrass chicken, or baked sweet chili tofu. I love the pork belly the best!

Be sure to check out the 22 LEGO models within NINJAGO World - they are amazing! My kids always want to take their pictures with all the ninjas. There are guardian dragons, swords of the four elements, and a 500 pound model of Nya and Zane that is created out of 73,600 pieces and took four model builders 550 hours to build! There is also the NINJAGO Monastery that stands more than 9 feet tall and is made of more the 850,000 LEGO bricks. The monastery sits in the center of NINJAGO World for everyone to enjoy. 

My favorite is the NINJAGO dragon! He has a wing span of more than 7 feet and is made of more than 48,000 LEGO bricks! It took Master Builders more than 200 hours to construct! I love the bright colors and the impressive wing span as he perches upon the giant rock.

REMEMBER! 
The LEGO NINJAGO Movie opens in theaters this Friday, September 22nd and LEGO NINJAGO Days are September 23rd and 24th. So be sure to visit LEGOLAND California this weekend and increase your prowess as a ninja and let me know which you like better - the Banh Mi sandwich or the Bao Buns!

The LEGO Batman Movie Days at LEGOLAND California Resort

The LEGO Batman Movie Days are coming to the LEGOLAND California Resort
starting tomorrow! On February 18-19 and 25-26 the resort will be celebrating the
Warner Bros. Pictures' feature film - The LEGO Batman Movie. During the celebration
you can grab a photo with the scene-stealing star, go on a themed scavenger hunt and
participate in LEGO Batman inspired LEGO build activities.

Photo Credit: LEGOLAND California Resort

 And that's not all! To kick off the celebration LEGOLAND California Resort needs

your help! They are calling all caped crusaders to help them create a human bat-signal

on Friday, February 17th. The first 500 guests ages 3 and up to attend the event will

receive a ticket to LEGOLAND California Resort. 

Registration for the human bat-signal event begins at 7:00am and the bat-signal will

be displayed in the Ticket Plaza at the Park Entrance. All participants will also 

have the chance to win LEGO Batman product through LEGO Batman movie trivia.

LEGO Batman walking characters will be on hand for photo opps too!

HUMAN BAT-SIGNAL EVENT
Friday, February 17, 2017
Registration begins at 7:00am
Bat-signal displayed at 8:00am in Ticket Plaza
First 500 registered guests will receive LEGOLAND California ticket

THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE DAYS
February 18-19 and 25-26
Activities included with regular park admission

For more information call (716) 918-LEGO or visit www.LEGOLAND.com

Brick Fest Live LEGO Event Comes to Anaheim

Do you have a LEGO fanatic in your life? Are you the LEGO fanatic?
Then Brick Fest Live LEGO Experience is the perfect event for you and your LEGO fan!
Brick Fest Live will be at the American Sports Center in Anaheim, California
August 6-7th. There will be a variety of hands-on building attractions including:

• Brick Fest Derby:  
  Build and race your custom built LEGO derby car down one of our 35-foot long timed tracks!

• Inspiration Stations: 
  Add to existing LEGO cities and make them your own by building custom creations.

• Video Game Arena: 
   Have a favorite LEGO video game? Come challenge your family or make new friends 
  in the Brick Fest Gaming Arena playing your favorite LEGO title head to head.

• YouTube Celebrities: 
  Meet popular YouTube LEGO show hosts from The Brick Show, 
  Your Creative Friends (YCF), and more!

• Mini Golf:  
  A miniature golf course built to inspire! Take your game to the next level on 
  the Brick-Links.

• Brick Fest Theater Trivia & Entertainment:  
  Participate in LEGO trivia all while taking a break from what will be an overwhelming 
  amount of awesome!

• Mosaics: 
   Using a colorful variety of 1×1 LEGO bricks, 
  build a piece of art to proudly display for other attendees.

• Shopping: 
  Find new, vintage, rare, and custom LEGO sets 
  and merchandise from one of the many vendors in attendance.
   
  TICKET INFORMATION
  
  Brick Fest Live is known to sold out and the only way to to guarantee your entry into
  this awesome event, purchase your tickets in advance from the Brick Fest Live website. 
  
  
  Additional Dates: 
  Denver Mart, Denver, CO (August 13 - 14)
  Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, CA  (August 27 – 28)
   Meadowlands Expo Center, Secaucus, NJ (October 8 - 9)
  More dates being added at brickfestlive.com
  
  

DIY LEGO Lightsaber Earrings

We love Star Wars and it's been so fun to watch all the movies with

the kids and see the excitement as they experience Jedis, Siths and The Force

 for the first time. Grace is especially in love with Darth Vader. 

I'm not sure if I should be worried about her love of the Dark Side, 

but it sure is fun when she asks to watch "Doo-Doo" 

(you know because Darth Vader's theme song

goes "doo-doo-doo-doodoo-doo-doodoo-doo").

So, given our love of Star Wars, when May the Fourth (aka Star Wars Day)

came around this year, we all got into the spirit. 

I think that JT owns just about every Star Wars t-shirt you can find at Walmart or Target, 

so he just picked his current favorite and was ready to go. 

Isabella decided to pair her "May the Force Be With You" shirt with 

her favorite LuLaRoe leggings and then she wanted to have Rey's hair style. 

Thank goodness for YouTube tutorials!

I got all fancy with Grace and made her a Darth Vader t-shirt of her very own

and paired it with a paper bag skirt that I made out of a gold Star Wars

logo print fabric that I had been saving for just the right occasion.  

I didn't want to be left out of the festivities, so I decided

to make myself some LEGO lightsaber earrings. Since we also love LEGOS,

I knew we would have all the supplies to make these super cool

accessories. So, I gathered them all up and got to work.

 

In addition to raiding your kids' LEGO stash for the lightsabers,

you will need:

• Jewelry Glue
• Earring Findings
• Jump Hoops
• Jewelry Pliers

STEP ONE

Apply a tiny bit of glue to your lightsaber blade and insert it into

one end of the hilt. You don't have to do this, as the blades fit

pretty snuggly into the hilts, but I wanted to make sure they 

would stay put.

STEP TWO

Take one jump ring and using your jewelry pliers, squeeze it gently

into a slender oval that will fit into the other end of the hilt.

Apply some glue into the hilt opening and insert and oval shaped

jump ring into the hilt hole. Hold for a moment and then repeat the

process with the other lightsaber. I followed the directions and let

the glue cure 24 hours before doing the next step.

STEP THREE

Once your glue has cured following the directions on the package,

then you can attach your second jump ring your lightsaber and then attach

your earring findings.

BAM! You're done and now you have super cool LEGO lightsaber

earrings to help you look cool on the next Star Wars Day!

If your kids are not keen on letting you raid their LEGO stash,

then you can find great bulk sets of different colors of lightsabers on

Ebay. I borrowed from my kids while they were at school and then

I ordered some on Ebay to replace them! 

I'm not sure how Darth Vader feels about them, but the rest of my

LEGO Star Wars minifigures think that they are pretty cool.

I can't wait for my bulk lot of LEGO lightsabers to get here from Ebay

so that I can replace the ones I "borrowed" and then make some

more earrings in every color. 

They were relatively light and the perfect size for an earring.

I think the minifigure earrings look awesome, but I have a feeling that

they would be heavier than I like my earrings to be. So, these lightsaber

earrings were perfect for me. Isabella would like me to make her some

BB8 earrings, so I need to get working on that.

Until then, May the Fourth Be With You!

Do you have someone in your life that would love these?