Leggo my LEGO!
August 19, 2011
You would never know before walking through its front doors how grand the space inside of the National Building Museum really is.
Stepping into the museum will likely make you gasp, as the ceiling darts up hundreds of feet above you and the hall appears to provide enough open space to place a football field neatly within its walls. As Starlight MidAtlantic children and their families arrived on Sunday afternoon, July 31, you could read the excitement all over their faces; including thoughts of taking a lap around the museum, and one little boy did not waste any time in doing just that! After families finished their lunches of Potbelly’s sandwiches with peppers piled high and yummy cookies, they all migrated upstairs to the famous LEGO ® Architecture: Towering Ambition exhibit.
The exhibit greets you with the Buri Khalifa, the tallest building in the world! There were also perfectly replicated LEGO sculptures of the White House, the Empire State Building, and the Sears Tower among several others. One family member told us “I’m pretty good at building with LEGOs myself, I’m pretty sure I can make any of these models for my nephew.”
Children could be found in any corner of the open LEGO table working together building bridges or racecars, and one girl worked independently building a tower as tall as her. The parents offered their advice, looked on in support, and took pictures in pride, happy for their family to get a break from the stress of hospitals and childhood illness. A great time was had by children and parents alike, and if anyone needed a perfect piece to finish their unique model, no one hesitated to say “Hey! Leggo my LEGO! Please.”
-Tahis Blue, Summer Intern 2011
