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Summer Fun {Eat & Play} at LEGOLAND Discovery Center DFW


I was invited to check out the new cafe at LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Grapevine yesterday. I just love the new Coffee Shop look!  

It looks like it is really made of LEGOS, doesn't it?  It even has a canopy-covered entry, windows with cute LEGO flower-filled window boxes and terrace-like seating.  So cute!


The interior features a coffee shop counter design, exposed brick details, pendant lighting (the red ones are giant LEGO bricks!), along with booth and bistro seating. It's so much more inviting than their previous cafe design.


They now offer Starbucks signature coffee and tea beverages.  The Frappuccinos are so refreshing on a hot summer day!


Rachel loves that they have even have drink options that aren't coffee-based like Double Chocolate Chip and especially the Vanilla Bean drink that she ordered.  So refreshing!


They now offer a great selection of food items as well from sandwiches to salads and even cinnamon rolls and ice cream.


Some of their menu items are made fresh daily by Grapevine's Main Street Bread Baking Company.  I tried a turkey sandwich.  It was quite good.


Of course, the freshly baked chocolate chip cookie was delicious and the perfect way to top off a fun lunch with my girl!


I love the new variety in the food menu options.  It makes it easier to stay all day and play when you can take care of the munchies anytime they call.


After our bellies were full, Rachel had a chance to spend some one-on-one time with a LEGO Master Builder. 


She built a LEGO flower like the cute ones in the Coffee Shop window boxes.


Once she was done building we decided that there was no better way to beat the heat than getting wet on the outdoor Pirate Beach.


Rachel loves the jets and fountains on the shipwrecked pirate vessel playground.  There are squirt cannons, water jets, and water slides.  

But the most fun is the 50 gallon pirate bucket that dumps water on the kids every few minutes.  That's a lot of water!


Splash!  Followed by lots of squeals and giggles...


There are several interactive models around the beach as well as lots of soft giant LEGO bricks to build to your heart's content.

  
For more information visit LEGOLANDDiscoveryCenter.com/dallasfw or call 877-818-1677.  LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Dallas/Fort Worth is located at 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway Grapevine, Texas 76051.

LEGOLAND Hours:  Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. - last admission two hours prior to closing.

LEGOLAND Ticket Prices: Admission is $21 for guests 3 years of age and older, free for kids 2 and under.

As we were leaving I noticed that Grapevine Mills now offers Valet Service outside of the LEGOLAND entrance.  Considering the crazy heat we get in the summers, I just might have to try this next time we come.


Nexo Knights at LEGOLAND Discovery Center - A new 4D Movie Experience

Have you heard of the latest LEGO series called Nexo Knights?  My kids were excited to experience Nexo Knights first hand in 4D animation fun at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Dallas/Fort Worth in their new movie "LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS: The Book of Creativity"!


Right on the heels of “The LEGO® Movie™ 4D A New Adventure” release, LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Dallas/Fort Worth announces another all-new 4D movie experience, based on the popular LEGO® series of NEXO KNIGHTS™ building sets and just-launched TV show. “LEGO® NEXO KNIGHTS™: The Book of Creativity” premieres exclusively at LEGOLAND® Discovery Center on Saturday, May 28.


Set in the futuristic Kingdom of Knighton, the theatrical film pits five young knights against the evil Jestro and his sidekick, the Book of Monsters, in a battle for control of the Book of Creativity, a rare book of magic that gives its owner tremendous power. Will the heroic NEXO KNIGHTS™ be able to connect together with Merlok 2.0, wizard protector of Knighton, and become the ultimate power to defeat Jestro and the Book of Monsters? 

Join in the action as the adventure unfolds. Included in the price of admission, the 12-minute, immersive experience combines 3D computer animation with 4D, real-world effects that bring the high-tech action bursting off the screen and into the audience. Check out the trailer HERE on the Legoland website.


We participated in a fun Nexo Knights mini-build.


Nicholas built the LEGO Nexo Knight kit for Knighton Hyper Cannon.



Opening weekend activities include:

NEXO KNIGHTS™ Take Over of MINILAND: (Saturday – Monday)

* NEXO Knights Build Lesson (Saturday): 
Get tips from the Master Model Builder as you build your own unique LEGO® NEXO KNIGHTS™ shield.

* Scavenger Hunt (Saturday – Monday): 
Rise to the challenge of the NEXO KNIGHTS™ by downloading the free Merlok 2.0 app and setting out on a quest to find the six exclusive shields hidden throughout the attraction.  Here is a sneak peek at the first one called Broccoli Tornado!



For more information about “LEGO® NEXO KNIGHTS™: The Book of Creativity” 4D movie visit LEGOLANDDiscoveryCenter.com/dallasfw or call 877-818-1677.  LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Dallas/Fort Worth is located at 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway Grapevine, Texas 76051.

Attraction Hours:  Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. to 7
p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
– last admission two hours prior to closing.
Tickets: Admission is $21 for guests 3 years of age
and older, free for kids 2 and under.

The Giraffe Weevil

My kids both like to make crafts and draw pictures in their free time.  They will work at the kitchen table while I'm washing dishes or cooking dinner.  

Yesterday Nicholas just kept asking me what he should draw.  He drew a peacock then a praying mantis but still needed more ideas for what to draw next.  So I tried to stump him by asking him to draw a giraffe weevil.  I should have known better since son would probably qualify as a junior entomologist.

He soon came back with this amazing drawing.  Seriously, take a look here to see what a giraffe weevil really looks like!

Drawing of a giraffe weevil

As Nicholas often does, he disappeared for a few moments and came back with his version of a LEGO Giraffe Weevil.  Yep, how many kids can make that in five minutes without instructions?

Lego Giraffe Weevil

And just to take another step into creativeness, he then donned his black hood from a ninja costume and a red cape from Six Flags to become...dun, dun, dun....a GIANT Giraffe Weevil!

Giraffe Weevil costume

Nicholas is so bright but his creativity and ways of thinking outside of the box just amaze me.