Hey parents. If you have Lego fans in the family, the Lego store at Crabtree Valley Mall is the place to be the first Tuesday of each month.
The shop offers a free mini model build for kids ages 6 to 14.
This month, starting at 5 p.m., each child will build a miniature owl to take home.
Looking for a free activity for the kids today, July 3?
Take them to the Lego store at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh.
If you've got a Lego lover in the family, take them to the Lego store at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh this Tuesday, June 5.
Kids ages 6 to 14 are invited to build a free mini model.
Here's a great freebie for the kids.
Take them to the Lego store at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh to build a free mini model.
The fun starts at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, while supplies last so you might want to get there early.
This month's model is a miniature duck.
The mini model build is open to kids ages 6 to 14. Click here for more details.
Have schools in the U.S. and in the Wake County school system drained creativity from students and become too focused on standardized testing?
As noted in today's article, the high-stakes testing culture came under criticism at Wednesday's announcement that the Wake County school system has received grants from LEGO. It was repeatedly touted how the use of LEGO products to promote problem-solving skills can counter how traditional education is draining creativity away from students.
Muriel Summers, principal of Combs, told the audience that her “aha!” moment came nearly five years ago shortly after the schools began using LEGO as a teaching tool. She said a student using the LEGO blocks told her “thank you for letting us use our imagination.”
Six Wake County schools will benefit from a new education program launched by LEGO Education that will promote the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) concept.
LEGO Education North America and the Education Blueprint Association are giving the Wake County school system two $40,000 grants with the district providing a matching $80,000. Wake is receiving two of the 14 regional centers for the LEGO Smart Schools program.
The money will allow three Raleigh schools (Combs Elementary, Centennial Campus Middle and Athens Drive High) and three Knightdale schools (Hodge Road Elementary, East Wake Middle and Knightdale High) to receive special hands-on programs from LEGO.
More details about what the schools will receive will be unveiled at a presentation this morning at Combs.
Keep your kids busy for free with the help of upcoming events at local Home Depot and Lowes Home Improvement stores and the Lego Store at Crabtree Valley Mall.
First up, mark your calendar for the Home Depot Kids Workshop this Saturday, March 3. From 9 a.m. to noon, kids ages 5 to 12 are invited to build a race car and learn tool safety.
The kids will also receive a free apron, pin and certificate.
Click here for more details on the kids' workshops, which are held the first Saturday of every month.
Next up, the Lego Store at Crabtree Valley Mall will hold its next Mini Model Build on Tuesday, March 6.
Lego fans ages 6 to 14 are invited to make a free miniature model. The build begins at 5 p.m. and continues while supplies last. This month's free miniature figurine is a Lego garden, complete with snake.
Looking ahead to next Saturday, March 10, Lowes Home Improvement will hold its next Build and Grow Clinic for children in first through fifth grades.
The project is a "carnival hoops" game. It looks like a miniature basketball goal with its own mini ball. The first 50 children present receive the building kits, aprons and safety goggles. Sign up online here.
Keep the kids busy for free with upcoming activities at the Lego store, Home Depot and Lowes Home Improvement stores.
It's the first Friday in December so let's celebrate with a nice list of freebies.
It's Friday so it's freebie time.
Here are a few to get you started but please check back a bit later for a round-up of Halloween freebies.
