Growing Up

'Remember my post about the movie Up? Well, my younger son is actually not over it yet and his fondness seems to be growing as he himself grows up. He drew Mr. Fredricksen's house with the balloons on it in many pages of his sketch pads over and over again in different angles, different scenes. He was only 4 when the movie came out, now he's 6 and he still loves it. He has made himself lots of versions out of Lego, be it simple or 3D, used blocks too, and improvised with small balls of styrofoam for the balloons.

The one he drew above is the movie cover while the one below is a scene on top of the plateau where the Paradise Falls is found. Like his Kuya Sean, Andre is really talented. I couldn't be more proud. Take a look.

Drawn from below version

The midget out of Lego or the floor version out of Megablocks.

The 3D version he made in 2009.

A grander version he made just recently mixing Lego with styro balls.

And a whole bunch of random sketches.

Meet the Lego artist

If I'm not mistaken, this the first time I am going to introduce my lego artist - Sean, my eldest son. He's 10 but he started creating those lego transformers and other characters  back when he was only 6 years old. One of my favorites that he created is the Optimus-Jetfire union. The simple Wall-e he did was also cute. The liger (combination of lion and tiger) was really awesome. He still continues to amaze me and his dad until now. We're so proud of him, he did it all without any pattern, just pure imagination.
I'm sharing again some of his most recent works. One is a land rover, a mammoth, and his version of Demolishor from the movie Transformers. There were others before but sadly I was not able to photograph them.

Kids' Artworks Captured

The only way to make your kids' artworks- paintings, sketches, drawings, last a lifetime is by creating soft copies of them, photographing them, so even when they'll get torn or lost or thrown in the trash in the future, which is very likely, you will still have a copy. They also make great additions to your scrapbooks and photo albums.

Make sure to load them up to the archive of your kids' mementos - photos and videos. And don't forget to keep a back-up. In this day and age, one should always produce a back-up, nothing is certain coz it's almost impossible to make our computer crash-proof.And we don't want to regret losing fun memories because of some technical failures.

But still, I suggest that we don't forget to keep the originals in some place safe. The kids would really love to see these when they grow up and they would thank us parents for keeping their works.

Above: Artworks of my kids: Andre, 4 and Sean, 8

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Easy to Build with Legos Part 2

Here are some more easy to build Lego ideas. This is actually the 3rd batch of Lego artworks by Sean. These are a few of the firsts that he worked on. The first one is a T-rex, then fighter jets, helicopter, and some kind of a tractor.

Check out Wall-e, Devastator and dinosaurs here  and Optimus Prime combined with Jetfire in this post. Enjoy!

Optimus Prime and Jetfire Lego

Hi there again! Here's another set of LEGO artworks by my son. These are his favorites. He did them right after we watched Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. One of these is the combination of Optimus Prime and Jetfire. Not all the pieces he used though are Lego pieces. He loves to combine his genuine Lego with other brands. Enjoy! Check out his version of Wall-e, and transformers' devastator. Really cool!

Easy to Build with Legos

I'd like to share some Lego artworks that are easy to  build. My 8-year old son has really the talent to put his Lego toys (he mixed it with other Lego-like pieces) into its maximum potential. And I am ever so proud of him. His works are pretty simple but I am always amazed by his imagination.When I ask where he based his works, he always tells me he imagined them or that he got the idea from a Comics or magazine. He has the picture of the object/animal/character in his mind while forming them with his Lego. His favorite subject to make is the dinosaur. I am sharing his works here so other kids can learn from them. You are free to share yours too! Enjoy! (Note: these are original ideas, my son did not use any instruction manual, he relied on his imagination and creativity.)

Train

Wall-e

Spinosaurus
 

A liger