For families looking for creative indoor activities for the week after Christmas, the LEGO Discovery Center in Great Mall Milpitas, is sporting a holiday theme, with a special add-on feature through the end of December.
The Holiday Bricktacular setup includes activities like building a sleigh mobile or an ornament and decorating a LEGO gingerbread house. The Bay Area-themed mini land has also been infiltrated by quirky Santa LEGO figures for a scavenger hunt. These are included with regular admission. For certain time slots through January, guests can add on a VIP experience where kids can take photos with a friendly LEGO gingerbread man and craft an ornament.
The LEGO Discovery Center also unveiled new artwork for the front lobby. The giant heart made of 88,748 LEGO bricks, titled “Inside” and constructed by Nathan Sawaya, was originally created for the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation’s annual Hearts in San Francisco sculpture series and was loaned out temporarily to the Discovery Center by San Francisco General Hospital Foundation.
Guests are encouraged to participate in “Build to Give” to donate a LEGO set to a child in need. All they need to do is build a LEGO heart, and post online with the hashtag #BuildToGive.
LEGO Discovery Center Bay Area
870 Great Mall Dr., Milpitas,
Admission: $27.99+
Bricktacular VIP Experience +$6.99
Dec. 24, 26, 27: 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm
Dec. 28: 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm
Dec. 29, 30: 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm
Dec. 31: 1pm, 3pm
Jan. 1: 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm
www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/bayarea/whats-inside/events/holiday-bricktacular
