Where and When for Free Tickets

• Duke Energy Convention Center
  525 Elm Street
  Cincinnati, OH 45202
• Friday Session, March 23, 2012
  4 pm – 8:30 pm (the raffle is for this session)

Other Purchasable Time Slots

• Saturday, March 24
  Session I: 9 am – 1:30 pm
  Session II: 3 pm – 7:30 pm
• Sunday, March 25
  Session I: 9 am – 1:30 pm
  Session II: 3 pm – 7:30 pm
• (Note: Each session offers the same exhibits and activities)

More Details on the Event

The Cincinnati LEGO KidsFest will have dozens of activities covering 150,000 square feet of the Duke Energy Convention Center. LEGO KidsFest brings all of the creative hands-on, minds-on fun of LEGO building and experiences together in one activity-packed family event for children of all ages and builders of all skills and interest.

Last month, we wrote about this upcoming event (LEGO KidsFest Coming to Cincinnati). This event typically does not return to your city the following year, as this is a touring event that has a different line-up of cities each and every year. Last year this event was in Cleveland, Hartford, Carolina, and a couple other cities. This year they’re in Cincinnati, Detroit, Denver, and a couple more cities.

Win Your Cincinnati LEGO KidsFest Tickets Here

Applicants for the Free Family 4-Pack of Cincinnati LEGO KidsFest tickets must have a valid Facebook account. Sign-up for a free Facebook account if you don’t have one. If you have any questions about his promotion, please contact us.

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The background wallpaper comes in many different colors. They originated from various pages of the LEGO KidsFest website.

Download the Entire Collection

Download the complete set of LEGO Brick Backgrounds. The individual colors are below if you want to download just one color. Use the “tile” option when putting them on your desktop. Leave us a comment and tell us your favorite color!

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Most week-long classes will run during the morning and afternoon for 3 hours/day (15 total hours per class). Children attending full-day (both morning and afternoon camps) may stay and eat with other full-day campers and staff (just pack a lunch). Classes are available in junior video game design (ages 7-9), junior LEGO robotics (ages 7-9), video game design (ages 9-13), LEGO robotics (ages 9-13),  Scratch computer programming (ages 9-13), and stop-motion animation (ages 9-13).

Select locations will feature our popular super-camp called Summer Tech Camp (ages 9-13), which is a combination of video game design, LEGO robotics, and stop-motion animation. Summer Tech Camp is a very-flexible 35-hour full-day weeklong camp that runs from 9am-4pm each day. Kids can pick any of the three technologies they want to work on each day of camp.

Columbus Ohio 2012 Summer Camp Schedule

Register Today

Camp space is limited. Only 12 children per single-technology camp, and 24 children per multi-technology camp. Sign-up early to reserve your space and receive the biggest automatic discounts.

Most week-long classes will run during the morning and afternoon for 3 hours/day (15 total hours per class). Children attending full-day (both morning and afternoon camps) may stay and eat with other full-day campers and staff (just pack a lunch). Classes are available in junior video game design (ages 7-9), junior LEGO robotics (ages 7-9), video game design (ages 9-13), LEGO robotics (ages 9-13),  Scratch computer programming (ages 9-13), and stop-motion animation (ages 9-13).

Select locations will feature our popular super-camp called Summer Tech Camp (ages 9-13), which is a combination of video game design, LEGO robotics, and stop-motion animation. Summer Tech Camp is a very-flexible 35-hour full-day weeklong camp that runs from 9am-4pm each day. Kids can pick any of the three technologies they want to work on each day of camp.

Cleveland Ohio 2012 Summer Camp Schedule

Register Today

Camp space is limited. Only 12 children per single-technology camp, and 24 children per multi-technology camp. Sign-up early to reserve your space and receive the biggest automatic discounts.

Cedar Point has donated a family 4-pack of admission tickets, valid during Math & Science Week, May 14-18, 2012. This giveaway is to help promote the K’NEX Roller Coaster Build Competition (details below). We are very thankful for Cedar Point and their generosity in donating these tickets for this raffle.

Each +1 in the competition gives you another chance to win. There will be only 1 winner in this drawing. The raffle ends February 15, 2012 at 12:01 AM. Share this page on Facebook and encourage your friends to enter the drawing. Hopefully someone you know (or you!) will win!

Contact us with any questions.

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2011 Top Finishers in K'NEX Competition

Roller Coaster Build Competition

It’s called the Great Thrill Ride Build-Off. And it’s a K’NEX competition that LEGO can only dream about.

K’NEX and Cedar Point have joined together and created a competition for students in grades 6-12 to build the best roller coaster using K’NEX building materials. This is the second year of the competition. I personally saw the winners from the 2011 competition, which Cedar Point displayed for the entire 2011 summer season in their Town Hall near the Antique Cars ride in the pack of the park. And I have to admit, the “cool factor” was oozing from the top finishers in the competition.

Cedar Point and K’NEX chooses five winners to exhibit their creations at Cedar Point during Math & Science Week (May 14-18, 2012) and remain on display throught the park’s 2012 operating season. Additional prizes include K’NEX building sets, online store credit codes, and Cedar Point tickets. One of the five winners will be chosen by the public to be the “Fan Favorite” and receive a variety of additional prizes including an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Cedar Point and and invitation to visit the K’NEX headquarters in Hatfield, PA.

To be eligible, students must consider math and science applications such as potential and kinetic energy, speed, acceleration, and gravity. The project is intended to encourage students to apply their knowledge of math and science in a fun and innovative way.

How to Register for Competition

To enter, school groups must submit a 500-600 word description as well as a video and photos of the K’NEX-built ride. Entries will be evaluated on creativity, uniqueness, detail, and accuracy of the ride description.

Register your team on the K’NEX Great Thrill Ride Build-Off website before April 2, 2012. For more details, read the official Great Thrill Ride Build-Off press release.

New Dinosaurs Alive Attraction

Cedar Point also announced a new prehistoric-themed attraction for this summer 2012 called Dinosaurs Alive! on Adventure Island located on the wooded island near the lagoons in the back of the park. This $1 million project has a collection of 50 life-size animatronic dinosaurs that will roar and move. The dinosaurs are expected to be very lifelike, covered with hand-made skin-like materials. Three of the dinosaurs will have interactive consoles which will let guests move the dinosaurs arms, tail, eyes and mouth. Guests will enter Dinosaurs Alive! by crossing a bridge near Camp Snoopy. Admission will be $5 per person. To make room for the new exhibit, the Paddlewheel Excursions board cruise was retired from the park.

Campers may enroll in up-to-two camps. Choose one camp in the morning, and another in the afternoon. Or just sign-up for a morning or afternoon class for a half-day option. Camps are $199 each.

Fairlawn 2012 Camp Details

Fairlawn Kiwanis Community Center

• June 25-29, 2012
• Fairlawn Kiwanis Community Center
  3486 South Smith Rd
  Fairlawn, OH 44333

• Junior LEGO Robotics Day Camp (ages 7-9)
• Scratch Programming Day Camp (ages 9-13)
• LEGO Robotics Day Camp (ages 9-13)

• Junior Video Game Design Day Camp (ages 7-9)
• Stop-Motion Animation Day Camp (ages 8-13)
• Video Game Design Day Camp (ages 9-13)

The Fairlawn Kiwanis Community Center has defered registrations to Classroom Antics Tech Camps for these classes. Register online.

This location is very close (within 15 minutes) to residents of Fairlawn, Copley, Montrose, Bath, Pigeon Creek, Sharon Center, Wadsworth, Cuyahoga Falls, Akron, Tallmadge, Norton, Barberton, Richfield, and parts of Medina.

Campers may enroll in up-to-two camps. Choose one camp in the morning, and another in the afternoon. Or just sign-up for a morning or afternoon class for a half-day option. Camps are $199 each.

Middleburg Hts 2012 Camp Details

Middleburg Hts Community Center

• June 18-22, 2012
• Middleburg Hts Community Center
  16000 Bagley Road
  Middleburg Hts, OH 44130

• Junior LEGO Robotics Day Camp (ages 7-9)
• Scratch Programming Day Camp (ages 9-13)
• LEGO Robotics Day Camp (ages 9-13)

• Junior Video Game Design Day Camp (ages 7-9)
• Stop-Motion Animation Day Camp (ages 8-13)
• Video Game Design Day Camp (ages 9-13)

The Middleburg Hts Community Center has defered registrations to Classroom Antics Tech Camps for these classes. Register online.

This location is very close (within 15 minutes) to residents of Middleburg Hts, Berea, Brook Park, Parma, Parma Hts, Strongsville, Olmsted Falls, Olmsted Twp, North Royalton, and parts of Cleveland, Brunswick, and North Olmsted.

Classroom Antics will be giving away a family 4-pack of Cedar Point tickets next week. Join our Customer Mailing List to be notified when the giveaway starts. The mailing list is on the right side of this page.

Tickets will be valid during Math & Science Week at Cedar Point, May 14-18, 2012.

Cedar Point Park Information

Cedar Point is a 364-acre (147 ha) amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Opened in 1870, Cedar Point is the third oldest amusement park in North America behind Six Flags New England and Lake Compounce. It is owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company featuring a world record 75 rides as of 2011 including 17 roller coasters. Other attractions outside the park include a mile-long white sand beach, an outdoor water park called Soak City, two marinas,[2] several nearby resorts, and an area known as Challenge Park which features attractions such as go-karts, miniature golf, Ripcord and Skyscraper.

Junior campers attending both morning and afternoon camps may stay during the break (just pack a lunch). All camps and classes below are July 9-13, 2012.

Summer Tech Camp (35 hours) is $449. Junior Camps (15 hours) are $199 each.

Medina Eagles Banquet Hall

Broadview Hts 2012 Camp Schedule

• Junior LEGO Robotics Day Camp (ages 7-9)

• Junior Video Game Design Day Camp (ages 7-9)

• Summer Tech Camp (ages 9-13)
• This super-camp features Stop-Motion Animation, Video Game Design, and LEGO Robotics. Kids pick which technologies they want to learn.

The Medina Eagles has deferred registrations to Classroom Antics Tech Camps for these classes. Register online. Classes will be held in the Medina Eagles Banquet Hall, located at 696 Lafayette Rd, Medina, OH 44256.

This location is very close (within 15 minutes) to residents of Medina, Brunswick, Hinckley, Litchfield, Spencer, Lodi, Chippewa Lake, Westfield Center, Seville, Wadsworth, Sharon Center, and parts of Bath, Copley and Fairlawn.

Junior campers attending both morning and afternoon camps may stay during the break (just pack a lunch). All classes below are July 9-13, 2012.

Summer Tech Camp (35 hours) is $449. Junior Camps (15 hours) are $199 each.

Powell Gateway Community Church

Powell 2012 Camp Schedule

• Junior LEGO Robotics Day Camp (ages 7-9)

• Junior Video Game Design Day Camp (ages 7-9)

• Summer Tech Camp (ages 9-13)
• This super-camp features Stop-Motion Animation, Video Game Design, and LEGO Robotics. Kids pick which technologies they want to learn.

The Powell Gateway Community Church has deferred registrations to Classroom Antics Tech Camps for these classes. Register online. Classes will be held in the Powell Gateway Community Church, located at 8794 Big Bear Avenue, Powell, OH 43065.

This location is very close (within 15 minutes) to residents of Powell, Shawnee Hills, Dublin, Muirfield Village, Lewis Center, Worthington, and parts of Ostrander, Delaware, and Westerville.