LEGOs at the 6th Cavalry Museum
Hey, moms and dads! Do you want to spend a memorable evening with your son or daughter? Bring your child to the 6th Cavalry Museum for a fun evening with LEGOs on Feb. 23 from 6-8:30 p.m. for Mother-Son LEGO Night and on March 2, from 6-8:30 p.m. for Daddy-Daughter LEGO Night.
This year, the 6th Cavalry Museum will again partner with Bricks 4 Kidz out of Chattanooga to bring LEGO building fun to Fort Oglethorpe. LEGOS are a popular building toy found in many homes. Bricks 4 Kidz uses the LEGO bricks to teach everything from science and technology to engineering, math and architecture. Plus, LEGOS encourage creativity, and well, they are just plain fun.
To kick off 2018 with Bricks 4 Kidz, the 6th Cavalry Museum is hosting a Mother-Son LEGO night. This will be the second year that moms, grandmothers, aunts, etc. can spend a special evening out with their special young man having mindenriching fun and a great time. In addition to the motorized build that you’ll do together there’s fun games, challenges and a pizza party, it’s an evening the young boy in your life won’t soon forget.
New for 2018 is Daddy-Daughter LEGO Night on March 2. “We had several calls asking for a Father-Daughter LEGO Night and we’re excited to have Bricks 4 Kidz add this special night for the girls,” said Chris McKeever, museum director. Fathers, grandfathers, uncles, etc. can spend the evening with the special young lady in their life for LEGO fun and adventure.
The cost to attend is just $35 for one adult and child. Each additional child is $12. This event is appropriate for ages five and up. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the museum’s fifth-grade education fund. To learn more about the event or the 6th Cavalry Museum visit 6thcavalrymuseum. org. Registration is done online at www. bricks4kidz.com/ tennessee-chattanoogaooltewah.
Kelly and Ryan MacBride started the Bricks 4 Kidz program in Chattanooga in 2014. The couple grew up playing with LEGO Bricks and often joked about who had the bigger collection. Kelly graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and from the University of Michigan with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. While working, she continued her education to become a Six Sigma Master Black Belt (not in karate, but statistics and quality control for manufacturing). As an engineer and a mother of three, Kelly understands the importance of education and STEM activities to encourage and develop a child’s curiosity into how things work. What better way to teach kids than by making it fun and hands-on while using a toy that we both loved as children?