Look!: A Giant LEGO Christmas Tree Built In Sydney (Image credit: Sydney Christmas) LEGO crazy at your place? The Southern Hemisphere's biggest LEGO Christmas tree has just been built in Sydney, Australia! Here are all the stats, and links to plans to build some LEGO Christmas trees of your own. The tree is 10 metres tall (33 feet) and is comprised of 500,000 LEGO and Duplo bricks. It took approximately 1,200 hours to build. The tree was so heavy it had to be formed in parts, and finally constructed on site. It lights up, too! For more info on the Sydney Tree, including video footage of the tree being built, check out this video clip from local Sydney morning show program Sunrise. (Image credit: Huffington Post) The tree is the second tallest in the world, the tallest having been built in the UK by the company Bright Bricks, at London's St. Pancras International Station. This tree was 12.2 metres high, and comprised of over 600,000 LEGO bricks. It was also adorned by 1,200 "baubles" made by local school children.
Inspired to try a little LEGO Christmas tree building at home? LEGO builder Chris McVeigh has designed his own LEGO Christmas tree guide, for which you can source the pieces at your local LEGO pick-a-brick store. You can download the guide here. Of course, it is much, much smaller than the other trees! Alternatively, LEGO has brought out a few Christmas tree sets: notably, the Winter Village Toy Shop set, the Decorating The Tree set, and a few LEGO creator sets (1, 2, 3 and 4). All of these are retired now, though you might be able to source them online on Amazon or eBay.Learning ChristmasChristmas ActivitiesChristmas CraftsChristmas Legos IdeasLego Christmas DecorationsLego Christmas OrnamentsChristmas BuildsLego DecorationsInstructions VideosForwardTry some of these super fun LEGO Christmas Projects. Includes instructions, videos and some very neat builds to get your boys doing some LEGO learning.You have of this part in colors. Click on a colored part below to see the Sets and MOCs that use part 2536 Plant Tree Palm Trunk - Short Connector, no Axle Hole in that color.
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view this image in original size ( 728 x 600 ) If your kiddos are always hungry for new and unique LEGO sets, you have a chance to indulge them and make a helpful difference by purchasing a LEGO set through Bricks for Good. Bricks for Good is a program through GlobalGiving where you can purchase a specific LEGO set depending on what sort of charity programs you’d like to support. Each LEGO set available at Bricks for Good is a custom, limited edition brick set, and although the project isn’t associated with the LEGO company, the sets, which are independently designed, purchased, and packaged by GlobalGiving stack up to a ton of fun.
The following sets are available: Build a LEGO well and bring clean water to people in Ghana, Haiti, and China. Build a LEGO school and educate children in Kenya, Guatemala, and India. Build a LEGO tree and help plant trees and restore forests in Madagascar, Peru, and India If $50-$150 seems steep for a LEGO set, remember, this is more than a LEGO set, it’s a charity organization. Your donation for each LEGO set will support clean water, education, and reforestation projects — and in some cases your donation will go to support vital project-related costs including water purification systems, textbooks and gardeners’ salaries. It’s a clever program for families to invest in because it offers kids a new LEGO set, but also teaches them about health and environmental issues around the world, not to mention the beauty of giving back to others in need. + Bricks for GoodThis listing has expired. Why not check out something else at Fed Square 26 November 2016 - 30 December 2016 |
Discover a festive playground at Fed Square with an array of exciting free events to get you in the Christmas spirit! From markets to concerts there is something for everyone to enjoy while waiting for Santa to arrive! 29 Nov – 30 Dec | Come and see the first of its kind ever displayed in Australia, the six metre high white bauble will glitter during the day and twinkle at night. Illuminating the court opposite St Paul’s Cathedral, the pretty bauble will celebrate the festive season and be a beacon for all. Visitors will be able to walk into the bauble, take a selfie and celebrate the joy of Christmas in Fed Square. 30 Nov – 25 Dec | 9pm – 11pm | For the very first time, this Christmas will see City of Melbourne’s mesmerising Christmas Projection Show at Melbourne Town Hall extend to Fed Square, decorating the facades with festive cheer. From 9pm each night a continuous light show of much-loved Christmas characters will create an immersive Christmas spectacle for all to enjoy.
Fed Square’s Festive Fair10am – 5pm | Bring the family to Fed Square for a relaxing Sunday of shopping, food and entertainment. With an array of activities on offer the day caters to the young, old and everyone in between. Don’t miss out on the fantastic line-up of local busking talent supported by City of Melbourne. 18 – 23 December | Get in the festive spirit with your favourite Christmas movies playing on The Big Screen in the week leading up to Santa’s arrival. Sunday 18 December – Dr.Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (10am start) Monday 19 December – Home Alone Tuesday 20 December – Elf Wednesday 21 December – A Christmas Carol Thursday 22 December – Fred Clause Friday 23 December – Rise of the Guardians Christmas Eve at Fed Square5:30pm – 7:30pm | Come on down to Fed Square this Christmas Eve for a special family concert featuring The Jingle Belles and DJ Fiona Scott Norman! Then stay around after the concert as we cross to Carols by Candlelight on the Big Screen.