On October 16th the museum held its Big Kids LEGO Building Competition. It was an evening full of childlike imagination and adult beverages, as 16 competitors built their best interpretations of the theme “What is Whistler missing?”
Although not all final creations are included in the slideshow below (some were destroyed before we had a chance to snap a picture), everyone did an amazing job. This was our most creative and inspiring year yet! Thanks so much to all our participants and spectators. Until next year!
Dear adults: Come be kids again! The Whistler Museum is excited to announce our third ever adult LEGO building competition, happening Thursday, October 16th. Come by the Museum from 6-9pm to stretch your imagination and test your building skills in the coolest 19+ event to happen in Whistler, ever! I’m pretty sure that’s an accurate claim, anyhow. Competitors begin building at 6pm, and the museum is open to the public at 7pm.
This year’s theme is “What is Whistler missing?” Personally, I think Whistler could use some candy mountains and a hot tub time machine, but you will build what you will. Whistler could be missing something touristy or perhaps something personal to you, like a special someone to love… Anything goes.
There are great prizes to be won from Scandinave Spa, Purebread, Splitz Grill, Nesters Market, Prior, and more!
LEGO Hamburger, 2014. Whistler Museum.
While you’re at the Museum make sure to take a guess at the contents of our LEGO jar. The guess that comes closest to the total number of LEGO pieces wins a year-long family membership to the Whistler Museum.
To register, you can drop by the museum or give us a call at 604-932-2019. There are only 20 spots for competitors (friends are encouraged to come watch, have some drinks and wander the museum) so be sure to register ASAP. Teams are fine, but there will still be only one prize awarded for first, second and third place. You are welcome to bring up to three of your own LEGO pieces. Happy building!
A look at the 2012 Big Kids LEGO Building Competition:
It’s finally here, our 18th annual LEGO Building Competition! Happening next Saturday, August 9th, from 2-4pm. 50 kids will participate and anyone aged 3-12 is welcome. Only $5 per child.
This year’s theme is “What makes Whistler Awesome?” Essentially, you can build something, anything, that makes Whistler awesome to you. Perhaps you think bears are awesome, marmots, fishing, hiking, skiing—anything goes!
LEGO Building Competition, 2013.
This year we’ve got tons of great prizes from Armchair Books, Whoola Toys, Fun for Kids Clothing and Accessories, TAG – The Adventure Group, Meadow Park Sports Centre, Village 8 Cinema, Prior, Fathom Stone Studios, Great Glass Elevator and Peekaboo Beans.
This event sells out in advance every year, so to avoid disappointment, stop by the museum or give us a call at 604.932.2019. Because of the event’s popularity, we cannot reserve spots without payment.
Last year’s competitors!
We can’t wait to see all of the marvellous LEGO creations of awesomeness to come!
Last Saturday we completed another fantastic LEGO-building competition, our 17th to be precise! As always, it was tons of loud, chaotic fun. Put 50 kids (plus parents) together with boxes and boxes of LEGO, and they get pretty excited, apparently. Weird, huh?
And they’re off!
This year’s theme was “What if YOU were a Whistler bear?” and all of the participants were encouraged to build their designs from a bear’s perspective, whatever that means. The designs were awesome; creative, thoughtful, and often hilarious too! Of course, this was a competition, with professional (kinda) judges and tons of prizes. As difficult as it was, some winners had to be decided. Here they are:
Age 5 & under
1) Lucy Trowbridge
2) Shay Smith
3) Patrick Reid
Age 6-7
1) Kiera Ho
2) Milan Emond
3) Emmett Zicherman
Age 8-9
1) Jordan Gage
2) Spenser Mandy
3) Jude Arnold
Age 10-12
1) Lucy Kloepfer
2) Owen Kloepfer
3) Alex Gabbert
A big THANK YOU goes out to all of the participants, and the parents who came out and supported their kids. This event would not be possible without you!
We would also like to thank the many sponsors who donated prizes. The level of support we get from the community for this event is truly great, so a huge thanks to: Armchair Books, Blenz Coffee, Bricks 4 Kidz, Caramba! Restaurante, COWS, Creekbread, Earls, Fathom Stone Art Gallery & Studio, Fun for Kids Clothing & Accessories, Lush, Marketplace IGA, Meadow Park Sports Centre, Metropolitan Theatres, Prior Skis & Snowboards, The Adventure Group, The Old Spaghetti Factory, and Whoola Toys.
And of course we would like to thank our Judges for taking time out of their busy schedules to come and judge all the wonderful LEGO creations. Isobel MacLaurin, long time Whistler resident, artist and supporter of the museum, and Quinn Bender, newly appointed editor for the Whistler Question (as well as Museum Programs Manager Jeff Slack). Last but certainly not least, thanks to Alison Hunter for once again supplying the Duplo for the 5 and under category, and Wayne Flann for contributing even more LEGO to the Museum’s already prodigious supply!
