Last weekend, Branko headed off to the Illawarra Brick Show. Along the way, he got caught up in a celebrity brick battle…
On the weekend of 20-21 April 2024, the Illawarra Annual Brick Show took place in Berkeley NSW. Organised by Gonglug, the event was raising funds for Kidswish, a charity in the Illawarra region which is committed to fulfilling the lives of children with disability or illness and their families through supportive programs, special events and community-impact projects, with a goal of building an inclusive community that can be enjoyed by all.
The show has a great vibe, more akin to a LEGO theme park than a LEGO display show, which I really enjoyed. Aside from many LEGO displays there were a lot of activities related to LEGO to keep kids entertained.
From memory there was:
- a huge activity area with several build challenges run by UOW Science Space LEGO Club
(I had mild heart palpitations walking past the vibration tables.) - LEGO Movie themed bouncy castle
- face painting
- remote control cars
- brick build tables
- a raffle with $2000 worth of Harry Potter LEGO sets!
- and finally… a celebrity brick battle!
Read on to see what the ‘Celebrity Brick Battle’ was about. No, it did not involve throwing bricks at each other… much.
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