Lawrence Hall of Science Has Success With Lego Day

Do your children love LEGO’s?  Make sure to visit the Lawrence Hall of Science for their very successful LEGO Engineering Session this Saturday at Inventor’s Lab.

Children and their parents put their heads together over a colorful and timeless children's classic Saturday, during a LEGO Engineering session at Vallejo's own Inventor's Lab.

The free event was organized by the Magazine Street lab to teach children about simple machines, using the children's play blocks, motors and programmable minicomputers.

"LEGO is really popular," Reyna Hamilton of the Inventor's Lab said. "Children innately like LEGO. It's what kids play with. We are just teaching them how to expand their knowledge using the toy they already like."

Hamilton and another staff member walked around the room to help anyone with their questions.

The Saturday session attracted more than 100 children, she added.

 

One was 8-year-old Marvez Carroll, who was building a race car with his mother, Mary Miller.

"I like it because it's fun," said Marvez, whose aspiration is to become an inventor. "I have lots of LEGOs at home."

His mother said the duo tries to visit the South Vallejo lab once a month.

"We love coming here," Miller said.

She said as a pre-school teacher she appreciates the opportunity to explore the sciences outside of the school.

"I think it's great," Miller said. "I think a lot of our kids don't get enough of (science)."

She also added that Marvez is not the only one learning from their visits to the Inventor's Lab.

"I've taken several things that I learn from here into my classrooms," Miller said.

For those who missed Saturday's session, the LEGO blocks will still be available for the public until Feb. 2.

The Inventor's Lab is open at 3 to 7 p.m., Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, and is at 545 Magazine St.

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