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Re: LEGO-decorated Christmas Tree
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lugnet.fun.holiday
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Tue, 28 Dec 2004 23:32:07 GMT
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In lugnet.fun.holiday, Rick Clark wrote:
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For some reason, it never occurred to me before to decorate my home Christmas
tree all in LEGO ornaments ......>>
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A local charity event has small decorated Christmas trees auctioned off as part
of their fundraising efforts.
I used a 4’ artificial tree and decorated it with ornaments made using two
different years of advent calendars (add wire hangers), various figures, and a
garland made stringing transparent 1x cylinders (helps to have a Lego Store
nearby). Wrapped “presents” in varied sizes (up to 6” x 6”lego “boxes” with
complimentary “ribbons” and bows) were made from a variety of Lego bricks in
varied colors (again, having a Lego Store with pick-a-brick helps) along with a
few “unwrapped” Lego toys - plane, sled, etc.... Advent calendars, a tub of
bicks and varied Lego items (pencils, erasers, magnets and such) completed the
package.
This unique “tree” sold for more than the (donated) cost - and was the most
popular “tree” in the auction spurring quite the competition in bidding.
So, in the sprit of the season, you can help out a charity and elevate the
visibility of Legos to the world at large.......It also proved to be a
surprising conversation starter as I was approached numerous times about Legos
over the course of the evening.
Having picked up a few of the 500 piece “bonus” packs, for the odd pieces, we
donated the “mainstream” pieces in the plastic tubs to a few aferschool programs
to add to their assortments (my wife seems to think we may have a bit too many
legos around the house.....). They were most appreciative. Give kids access to
a 12 gallon bin of Legos and they finally have enough to really build something!
The program director has been thrilled with the “play value” provided.
John H.
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| For some reason, it never occurred to me before to decorate my home Christmas tree all in LEGO ornaments (1). I didn't go crazy, just a few designs, but the overall impact was quite effective. Non-LEGO parts included: Tree, tree stand, electric (...) (20 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.basic, lugnet.build, FTX)
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