If you are a parent, or have little ones in your lives, chances are the noise level in your house can sometimes feel like its own endless entity. Annoying electronic toys, banging pots & pans, tooting kazoos… Let’s face it, the more sound something makes, the more your little love is going to adore it. … Continue reading
As a Lego Engineering Instructor, my job is rarely boring. I get to teach kids high level physics, maths, and engineering concepts, not to mention help to develop their imaginations, through play. It is equal parts fun and exhausting! One of my students recently asked if I had ever tried Build with Chrome. I had … Continue reading
Bubbles are a great way to celebrate summer, but if you’ve been around kids, you know that they can be quite a mess. In fact, spilling the economy sized bubble solution bottle is just another childhood right of passage somewhere between dropping your ice cream cone and falling off your bike. Now this hack may … Continue reading
In celebration of the official launch of SillyStyleStudio.com, hitting 2500 (!) followers on Twitter, and to share the fun of my full-time Lego summers, here’s another Tweetaway! Up for giveaway is the Lego Friends Mia’s Lemonade Stand set along with a Lilly Pulitzer inspired Lego necklace (yes, it’s buildable/changeable) designed by yours truly. More examples … Continue reading
As a teacher, and certainly as a Lego Engineering Instructor, I am constantly inspired by kids and simple play. When was the last time you went outside and skipped rope, threw a ball, or played jacks? Sadly for a lot of today’s thoroughly “plugged in” kids, their answers may be quite similar to yours! Often … Continue reading
What is a tweet-away you might ask? It started out as an idea I had as a way to say ‘THANK YOU!’ for helping me (@sillyauntjen) reach 1000 followers on Twitter. To spread the word, and the fun of course, I decided to tweet out my first giveaway: a Lego prize pack including the Marvel Super … Continue reading
The days are getting longer, and the kids are getting more and more restless. You know what that means… Summer is right around the corner! Living on the beach in both Florida and California, not to mention being a mile higher to the sun in Denver, I learned very quickly how important it can be … Continue reading
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