Lego Movie Coloring Pages Today I’m excited to share with you some fun coloring pages for all those little Lego Movie lovers out there! I took the clipart that I purchased for our Lego Movie Pre-K Pack and basically made them into coloring pages! My boys have been in coloring heaven! These will come in so handy this summer when they want some new coloring pages! I also have full intentions of coming out with lots of other sets – Holiday & Movie themed! and IceMilo Clipart for the amazing clipart! These are for personal or classroom use only. Download the Lego Coloring Pages Here If you love Legos, you will want to check these posts out! An Insiders Guide to Legoland Lego Movie Pre-K pack How to build a Lego table – Convert a coffee table / Convert a train table Lego Movie Teacher Appreciation Door HomeAboutAbout MeCreative TeamFamilyChoresCub ScoutsdoTERRAFitnessGiftsHome DecorInspirationalKids ActivitiesLDSFHEPrimary MusicRelief SocietyYoung WomensMarriageMotherhoodFashionParentingToysTraditionsTravelCampingDisneylandLegolandPrintablesBuntingHolidaysHouseholdKidsLearningABC’sColorsNumbersPre-K PacksReadingPartiesBaby ShowerBirthdayClassroom partiesQuotesSchoolTeacher AppreciationDIYBlogging ResourcesCleaningCraftsFree FontsGardeningHome DecorOrganizationUpcycleSewingTips and TricksTutorialsRecipesAppetizerBreakfastBreads and RollsCanningCrockpotDessertDrinksFreezer MealsMain DishNon FoodsSide DishSnackSoupsVegetableHolidays4th of JulyPatrioticBirthdaysChristmasElf on the ShelfEasterFather’s DayHalloweenHarry PotterMothers DayNew YearsValentinesSeasonsWinterSpringSummer
I decided it might be fun to make some Lego Movie inspired twist-and-match tubes, using printouts of minifigures copied from pictures of the Lego sets for sale on Amazon. The idea is pretty much the same as the Polly Pocket type match ups we made a while back, except that the minifigures were easier to cut out. Even so, as I was fiddling with measuring out strips of paper: * to the proper length for fitting around empty cardboard tubes, * and the proper width for each of the pieces of the Lego men, * then dividing them out so the pieces were the correct distance apart, so that when twisted all three minifigures' heads, torsos, and legs would line up at the same time... ...it suddenly occurred to me, that it was exactly the real world sort of math problem I should be presenting to the children. So, instead of making up the rest of the tubes, I left the supplies out for them, as a challenge to work out, on their own, while I was away at work for a few hours.
I told them they could work together in teams, or on their own, and ask for them to jot down the sequence of steps, what worked and what didn't, so we could compare their different methods for solving the problem. To my amazement, I came home to find finished, and functional toys, complete with how-to instructions from each child (minus T, who was at work himself, learning about real world math in another way). They might not have been arranged as neatly as I would have liked... ...and some of the how-tos were written out with a bit more haste, and with a few more spelling errors, than I preferred... ...but I was impressed to find that all the children from age 15 down to 7, had managed to puzzle out the problem on their own, and in their own way. And now, we have a new set of toys I can enjoy playing with while the kids watch and re-watch The Lego Movie, this summer. It's great to be a homeschooler.Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP!31 ReviewsWarning!FIND MORE PRODUCTS LIKE THISTHE LEGO® MOVIE™Count down for lift-off in Benny’s dream Spaceship!
SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER The weeks leading up to release, though, brought raves for its story, humor and music. The critics have been overwhelmingly positive. All of that praise was great for business, but it also eclipsed the earlier cynicism about the property being a feature-length toy commercial. The fact that the film was made at all is a result of Hollywood experiencing an evolution in the realm of product placement. While certainly not the first movie to be based on a retail item, The Lego Movie shows studios are warming to newer marketing options in film. The common placement practice has characters shown using a particular brand on screen–a performer drinks from a bottle “label out,” for example. Viewers, however, have adapted to these visuals, becoming resistant to the overt pitches and even being pulled out of the movie’s universe as a result. To make the product placement more palpable one method involves working with companies to have their products woven into the story line of the movies.
One film that led the way was Terminator: Salvation. The 7-11 retail chain was a promotional partner, and that movie staged scenes of characters taking refuge inside one of those stores as part of the plot. The method was used last summer for the relaunch of the Superman franchise, Man of Steel. Gillette razors had a stake in that title, but they avoided a blatant logo display in the course of the film. Instead the company used extensive advance marketing, and this meant when Clark Kent went to the mirror to shave in one scene audiences made the corporate connection. Beyond razors numerous other companies were similarly featured, which many fans considered a studio selling off plot points to the highest bidders. The larger perspective may be that this is becoming a welcome, and sometimes needed, method of getting a film made. For Steel, Warner Bros. teamed up with more than 100 promotional partners. The production budget for the film swelled to north of $225 million, but the studio mitigated its financial exposure.
Those partnerships made ahead of filming netted the studio $160 million, and this allowed for a bigger budget to get a franchise under way. In more stark fashion were the product relationships for the recent James Bond entry, Skyfall. Heineken alone paid tens of millions to be imbibed on camera by the superspy, which created an outcry from his martini-sipping fans. The reality, however, was the cash-strapped studio MGM could only get the film produced with the numerous companies licensing screen time and contributing marketing on behalf of the film. This creates a paradox for fans: is it worse to see a character manipulated for marketing, or to have the character become unavailable financially? Last year saw the downside of this trend with a growing number of titles where merchandise was not only displayed but integrated as major plot points. The Adam Sandler Grown Ups 2 was loaded with product placement, with extended scenes taking place in and around one store of promotional partner K-Mart.
The action-choked chase film Getaway had one main car–a Ford Mustang Shelby Cobra–featured so prominently it basically was one of the main characters. Probably the most disturbing corporate plot point had to occur in the children’s animated feature Free Birds. The movie involved turkeys travelling back in time in a bid to prevent becoming the annual Thanksgiving menu item. The climax of the film centered on Chuck E. Cheese pizzas being delivered to the pre-colonial pilgrims. The next step from product integration is the full scale assemblage of a movie around a product. The LEGO Movie is just that, but it nearly did not get made, as recent attempts at similar concepts have been disappointing. Warners delayed the film’s production at one time, and studio bosses were hesitant after the disappointment of the product-based film, Battleship. While the Transformers franchise has been monstrously successful (due more to computer artistry than product affection) more common are the dismal results seen from Bratz, Dungeons & Dragons, or Masters of the Universe.
Last summer another fully immersed product-film was attempted, one apart from established children’s properties. The Internship was centered entirely on the corporate image of Google, by placing two middle-aged characters into the company’s workplace environment. Those appalled by these corporate-centric movies may be calmed at this particular failure. The intent was Google would be shown as a forward thinking, creative, and exciting corporation on screen, but the movie was a retrograde bore that was abjectly unfunny. However any chance that film’s failure would stifle future product-films has been countered with the Lego success. As a result many projects of a varying similarity in development are becoming fast-tracked. A film based on the Ouija Board game is set for a release later this year, just before Halloween. Legendary Pictures is working on a script for the rights they have on the Hot Wheels toy cars, and Illumination Productions is working on a project based on the Uglydolls plush toy line.