LEGO Brick City Book - End of School or Father's Day Gift

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Today I found the book Brick City: Global Icons to Make from LEGO while out shopping. I immediately put the book in my cart for my daughter to give dad for Father's Day. They both love LEGOs and building them together. I hope the book inspires her to build more form her imagination and less from the pre-purchased sets.

The book gives instructions on how to build various icons from a NY City Taxi Cab to the Empire State Building to the White House and even a Parisian coffee machine. The models with directions range from the size of a mini set (the LEGO White House or US Capitol building are made with just a few pieces on a miniature scale) to a model that is over a foot tall like the Empire State Building.


The LEGO Architecture sets are some of my daughter's favorites (she only has the small sets), so I know she will love working on these sets with Dad.

The book would make a great end of school gift to keep your child occupied over the summer or, as in our case, would be a great gift from a child to a Dad who loves to build LEGO with them.

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With spring coming, there are so many card giving occasions coming up - Mother's Day, Graduations, Birthdays, Father's Day, and of course wedding/anniversary season. Plus, it's time for teachers cards whether for National Teacher Appreciation Day on May 7 or the end of the school year.

In June we have a 7 day span that includes:

• Last Day of School
• Two Birthdays
• 1 Anniversary
• Father's Day (3 Dad's)

Definitely a big card sending week in our house. And that is after Mother's Day!

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You can use their layout software or convert PDFs to make your book. I have digital scrapbook pages from when my daughter was an infant saved as PDFs. This is a great way for me to turn them into a bound book. Blurb books have an advantage over photo books in the way they incorporate text.

Some ideas they suggest are a year in review, a family cookbook, genealogy, and more. With graduations, weddings, Mother's Day, and Father's Day coming up there are plenty of great gift giving occasions coming up.

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