Weather Alert in Windham, Tolland, Hartford and Litchfield counties. Westfarms Mall To Celebrate LEGO Store First Anniversary FARMINGTON — The Westfarms Mall is hosting a two-day building event this weekend to celebrate the one year anniversary of the LEGO store.Visitors are invited to help build a 15-foot, large-scale map of the United State using LEGO bricks, according to a press release. Four, 15-foot long dinosaur models will also be on display. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the mall's Center Court.The mall will also feature LEGO models of the "Jurassic World" dinosaurs and its stars of the summer blockbuster, "Blue", "Charlie", "Delta" and "Echo," according to the release. A model of the movie's main character, played by Chris Pratt, will be riding a LEGO brick motorcycle. LEGO Systems Inc, the North American headquarters of the LEGO Group, is based in Enfield and opened its first store in the Hartford area in June 2014, according to the release.
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I was going to have one dissappointed little boy. But then I spotted something that peaked my interest and perked me right up. Perhaps all was not lost afterall. While it’s true that the Lego Store no longer hosts exclusive birthday parties, they actually host something that works just as well. Monthly Lego Club meetings held on the 3rd Saturday of each month, 1 hour before the store opens. What does this mean? Well, you can probably guess that we gathered all 6 six of my son’s in-town cousins and marched right over to Arden Fair Mall at 9am on a Saturday morning. With each boy donned in exclusive Lego t-shirts (part of the Lego Club membership,) about 15 kids (20 is the max) had the Lego Store all to themselves for 1 whole hour including free reign of a large amount of lego building bricks and supplies to build with. The club members were split into four teams, given a theme and with the help of fun store employees, competed with one another to build (in this case) the best Lego Space Station ever!
The employees did a fantastic job of letting each of the teams gush about what they built and they all got a round of applause. At the end of the hour, space stations were dismantled, bricks cleaned up and each child was given a gift bag with a small lego set, a new lego magazine and some coupons for future use. And I’m not going to lie to you, Legos were also purchased (great deal for the Lego Store!) At this point, the fun is over. Unless of course, it happens to be your birthday! Our group headed right over to the Food Court which is mere steps away from the Lego Store and we all enjoyed a piece of yummy Lego birthday cake (courtesy of my fabulous sister.) A fun time was had by all, even if we did allow our kids to eat birthday cake at 10 in the morning. And the best part for the birthday boy’s parents? No set up, no clean up, party over and done with in 2 hours – with happy kids to boot. Ah, this is the way birthday parties are suppose to be! ***This photo caught all the boys with their mouth full, except my goofball son on the right – the birthday boy.
But the real point of this photo is to show you the super cool Lego brick cake. Can you see it in the background? Sorry, this is as good as it gets*** Click here for Arden Fair Lego Store’s monthly Lego Club calendar.LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Shop To find your favorite LEGO® sets and products in Assembly Row in Somerville, come and visit us at the LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Shanghai Shop. The shop is open 7 days and you do not need to have a ticket to the Center to visit the shop, although we recommend you come and explore what’s inside the attraction! The LEGOLAND Discovery Center Shanghai Shop holds: Over 300 LEGO sets and products; LEGOLAND Discovery Center Annual Pass Holders receive 10% off any purchase within the shop. LEGOLAND Discovery Center Shop Opening Hours are: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM L2, No. 196 Daduhe Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, China 200062 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Last admission is 1 hour before closing Best Of :: Shopping & Services
Best LEGO-Only Toy Store Some kids like all types of toys. Others are so thoroughly consumed by a certain brand of interlocking plastic brick systems that they eschew other playthings and would probably do the same to food, water and sleep if not occasionally forced to put down the LEGOs. For the second type of kid, heaven is the LEGO Store at NorthPark. It's packed floor-to-ceiling with LEGO sets of every variety, from Star Wars to Ninjago to Chima, and with parents and kids, locked into the fun of picking out toys together. 8687 N. Central Expressway (NorthPark Center), Dallas, 75225 Beverage Depot is the size of a grocery store, but the food groups here are "vodka," "whiskey" and "Scotch." Checkout lines are long and aisles crowded on Friday nights as customers load up on bargain booze from the well organized selection of wines, beers and spirits. Imported wines at low prices are a specialty. Looking for a fine Australian vintage? They have more than 25. We'll drink to that, mate.
2810 Samuell Blvd., Dallas, 75223 Best Men's Clothing Store Occupying prime retail space in Deep Ellum, Epocha boutique and art gallery specializes in men's hard-to-find sneakers. Rare editions of Pumas and Asics are there, along with lesser-known brands. Steps from the colorful shoe rack hang a large selection of men's vintage coats. Shop here for unique streetwear and hip-hop looks and quality goods from the recent past. Epocha sometimes hosts events, serving drinks to Dallas' most fashionably offbeat folk. If you can't afford the footwear, you can at least enjoy the free people-watching. 2540 Elm St. | Dallas, Texas 75201 | Oliver Peck is the local ink star who founded the Friday the 13th tattoo marathons. On those nights on the calendar, Peck and his coworkers at Elm Street Tattoo put on a show. With lines snaking out the door, people wait to get a tattoo for just $13 — on the condition that it must have the number "13" somewhere in the design. (The store also asks for a $7 tip, so it's a $20 deal).
The bargain night has become a rite of passage for body art enthusiasts. Peck's the top talent but his assistants are masters, too. You're lucky to get ink from any of them. 2811 Elm St, Dallas, 75226-1508 Best Place to Vaccinate Your Pup One Saturday a month, the back room of the independently owned Pet Supplies Plus on Lower Greenville offers discount vaccines, drawing lots of dog owners and yapping, furry friends who sense that something's up. Be assured that the vets here work with sensitivity, patience and care. This store is open every day of the week and often holds adoption events. 1704 Greenville Ave., Dallas, Jewel Ybarra is a Dallas cyclist who taught herself to sew. She is the creator of Ellum Bag Works, selling handmade, locally sourced gear and apparel to local bike shops and from her Etsy page. Her specialty is cycling caps — light, breezy caps that absorb the sweat under a helmet. No corporate logos on these, just Ybarra's unique fabrics (batiks, tweeds, moleskins) and designs that appeal to all sorts of riders.