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February 26, 2020

Delaware Fun-A-Day 25: In Space No One Can Hear You Spring

Tried to build a spaceship and got a space flower.

I grew up on #Lego space sets. Grey, white, and blue were my primary colors. The introduction of a line of black ships with yellow highlights was a thrill, but my tastes were already changing. I had completely shifted to comic books by the time the first green space suit showed up.

Now that I’m building again with my sons, I’m continually drawn to these “new” colors. I’ve never been talented with color choice and coordination. I love pushing into that arena, trying out combinations and playing with the craziest colors. The colors inspire new shapes and designs, testing my building skills.

My mind is still out there. Star Trek, Farscape, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, The Fifth Element, Enemy Mine, and Alien permeate my creativity. It’s the landscape in which I explore my own mind.

God bless and thank you for reading,

Jason

February 25, 2020

Delaware Fun-A-Day “Break”

We’ve been building like crazy, almost too fast to update the blog!

Today we visited the Route 9 Library and Innovation Center and spent a little time in their Lego Room.

We tried speed building in a space theme. We each knocked out four fun sculptures.

I got into my comfort zone, creating various spaceships. I also forgot to take individual pictures of two of the builds.

Isaac, 8, chose tan for varied builds from an alien dog to a moon bunker.

Westen, 10, was the most eclectic of us in color and design with a space flight training facility, space taxi, transport ship, and deep space probe.

Libraries are where we started our Lego journey years ago. There’s a special satisfaction in building and walking away, wondering who might play with or modify your creation.

God bless and thank you for reading,

Jason

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020

Delaware Fun-A-Day 13: Battlebots Arena

The youngest Zerbey strikes again!

I need brainstorming notes, verbal planning, external inspiration, piles of sorted elements to decide on colors, and all types of prep to get going on a build.

At eight years old, Isaac simply builds. He saw a Youtube video of a show I loved, Battlebots, and ran with the idea of the tank-shaped bot. I loved it and suggested an arena, offering to help build it. “I got a plan, Dad.” Then he went into a trance and threw this scene together (big brother was recruited for the referee, he’s the resident minifigure expert).

God bless and thank you for reading,

Jason

February 16, 2020February 16, 2020

Delaware Fun-A-Day 11: Valley of Death

Out of order and catching up! We’re unschooling this project in a hard way.

This gruesome boat was tricky and the scene became a bigger feat than expected as I saw the potential atmosphere a narrow, rocky passage could create.

God bless and thank you for reading,

Jason

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020

My Best Valentine’s Day

And I’m taking all the credit.

Not long ago I was afraid of my passion for life. It started with sadness and crying. I bottled up these inconvenient things and subsequently made myself more shallow across the emotional spectrum.

It took widowhood and parenting two boys who had lost their mother for me to embrace the depth of my pain. I did it for them at first, to model acceptance that it was okay to be sad. I learned that I was to find myself again in those deep, dark places.

Grief took its turns dragging me down into the black and I recognized a greater light each time it let me up for air.

The sun shines brighter on this day than any before it because I know how dark the night can be.

God bless and thank you for reading,

Jason

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020

Delaware Fun-A-Day: Open Loveshop

#ItAintAWorkshop

Today we expanded our Delaware Fun-A-Day project to include other homeschoolers and friends. We opened up our Lego Loveshop to showcase those who share our passion for the learning lifestyle.

Nothing was finished today, but much was started.

I look forward to sharing more creations as February progresses.

God bless and thank you for reading,

Jason

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020

Delaware Fun-A-Day 12: The Green Temple

My younger son blows me away with his solid, creative, colorful, and original builds.

I’m hoping to find him a couple black window frames as he wants to maintain his black and green scheme.

God bless and thank you for reading,

Jason

February 11, 2020

Delaware Fun-A-Day 9: Mr. Monkey’s Tea Time

I don’t know what the inspiration was for this creation except that most of the elements come from a Lego set titled Orangutan’s Banana Tree.

I love the way it looks in tea time light and the inviting way Mr. Monkey beckons his guests.

God bless and thank you for reading,

Jason

February 10, 2020February 13, 2020

Delaware Fun-A-Day 10: The Lion Sun

I’m angry with the mocking Snow Moon. Delaware hasn’t seen a snowfall worth a ball all winter and this full moon was accompanied by a cold bath for my son and more rain.

As the rain persisted and I was stuck home all day getting our hot water heater replaced, I built an antidote inspired by Delaware Art Museum’s Chinese New Year celebration: The Lion Sun.

God bless and thank you for reading,

Jason

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020

Delaware Fun-A-Day 8: Revenge of Daedalus

It took a few days, but I finally got moving on a treacherous hedge maze today. My sons helped pick the hazards and thought of sending Theseus back to Daedalus’s prison for the Minotaur.