Do you have a kiddo that loves LEGOs? I sure do! All of my children love building with bricks, but my 8-year-old son is especially keen on them. It seems like from the minute he wakes up to the time he goes to bed, he’s working on a new creation…whenever he’s not at school, of course! My son was stoked to discover two new titles from Quarto that are perfect for helping him learn new techniques for building the things he loves – cars for sure, but also animals, too.
Beasts from Bricks: Amazing LEGO® Designs for Animals from Around the World – With 15 Step-by-Step Projects by Ekow Nimako ($24.99) shows you how to re-create wild animals in stunning detail. The book presents illustrated step-by-step instructions for building 15 animals from around the world: Africa, Europe, Asia, the Arctic, Oceania, Central/South America, the Caribbean, and North America. Each set of instructions includes entertaining and educational information about the animal’s characteristics and habitat. Also included is a bonus gallery of Nimako’s more complex, large-scale animal designs.
How to Build Brick Cars: Detailed LEGO® Designs for Sports Cars, Race Cars, and Muscle Cars by Peter Blackert ($24.99) encourages readers how to tap into their inner creativity as they build their way through classic and contemporary sports cars, race cars, and muscle cars. Each build was designed by Peter Blackert, one of the world’s foremost custom builders in the brick world as well as a real-life car designer for the Ford Motor Company, and features informative and historical text about each car, step-by-step instructions, and STEM skills masquerading as LEGO® fun!
Reader Giveaway: One lucky Jinxy Kids reader will win both Beasts from Bricks and How to Build Brick Cars. To enter, just complete the entry form below by 11:59 pm ET on 11/13/17. Good luck!
i think they would like beasts from bricks
Oh I really like the Beats from Bricks book! My kiddo made a batmobile that was pretty neat!
MIne would like the Brick cars
My grandson would love both, but would probably use the car one most. His most creative creation has been a garage to house his vehicles he makes.
My 11 year old would love the Beasts from Bricks. He has built numerous boats in the past and one was similar to Noah’s Ark! His most creative creation was a replica of the USS Ronald Reagan. It’s the ship that my husband was on during his time in the US Navy!
I think my son would like the one about building cars the most, he loves to play legos with his cousins.
My cousin would like building cars! She loves cars!
My son would love absolutely all of it. He is a 8 and a Lego fanatic!!
probably the brick cars, don’t know bout his coolest creation
I think the Beasts book would be so interesting. My niece follows the LEGO kits but I love the cruise ship.
I think my daughter would like the beasts book. The coolest thing she has made was a big ghost for halloween.
My grandson would love the beasts from bricks book. He has made some really neat airplanes out of Lego’s
I think that my nephew would like the Beasts from Bricks book.
My kids love legos
My kiddos would be most excited to try the cars
My son would love the Beast from Bricks book. We recently made a Minecraft kit out of legos and he loved it.
Beasts from Bricks
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My son would be most excited about the How to Build Brick Cars. The best thing he has built is a multi car garage.
How to Build Brick Cars: Detailed LEGO® Designs for Sports Cars, Race Cars, and Muscle Cars.
My son built the ship from star wars.
My daughter would love the bests from bricks. thank you
My son built a really cool Star Wars thing (not sure exactly what it was, but it looked great!)
My kid would love Beasts from Bricks. Her and her friends were just building farm with equipment and barns in the living room today, really cool.
one time our son built a house it really was cool. he would love beasts from bricks.
I think my boys would like Beasts from Bricks a little better. My oldest son built a huge Minecraft scene that was pretty impressive.
I think my son would like the bricks to cars one. He makes all kinds of vehicles with his legos.
How to build brick cars.
my boys love Beats from Bricks book
My youngest would like the Beasts, my other 2 boys would like the car. (they are 14, 15 and 16, but still love building with Legos)
I think they would be most excited for the beasts from bricks book! My boys have made some really cool spaceships. We have tons of legos and the kids are always creating really awesome things.
My son would like the beasts from bricks book.
My nephew is really into cars right now, so I would have to say the car book. He builds a lot a cool things with his legos, mostly recreating Minecraft stuff! Thank you!!!
My daughter would like the beasts book and she built a pretty awesome castle once
My kids would like the beasts from bricks, the cars book looks fun too.
How to Build Brick Cars: Detailed LEGO® Designs for Sports Cars, Race Cars, and Muscle Cars
My nephews would like the How to Build Brick Cars: Detailed LEGO® Designs for Sports Cars, Race Cars, and Muscle Cars.
My baby would love the How to Build Brick Cars.
The Beasts from Bricks would excite my granddaughter.
my son would like the beasts from briks the most!! my son creates a ton of things, but my favorite he created was a drive thru mcdonalds out of legos!
The brick cars
My son would like the Brick Cars book.
My kids would love the Beasts from Bricks book – they’re animal lovers.
We would be most excited about the book Beasts from Bricks. Our most fanciful creations are fancy buildings.
I think they would like Bricks to beasts. They are always creating and made a pretty sweet rocket ship.
My son loves his cars! He’d love the How to Build Brick Cars book!
I think they would like “How to Build Brick Cars”. They have created some cool vehicles!
My grandson is a Lego fanatic! He would probably like How to build brick cars the best.
My year old would love the Beasts from Bricks! She love building cars!
My nephew would love the How to build Brick Cars book.
My daughter would love the Beasts from Bricks book!
My nephew would love both of these books. His biggest project was a fort.
I think my nephews would love them both!
My daughter would love both of these books, with the beast one being her favorite.
Beasts from bricks would probably occupy my 7 year old for hours!!
My kiddo loves animals so would probably LOVE the Beasts From Bricks book.
I think the Beasts from Bricks book would be the most beneficial for my grandsons; they are just now starting to build things so no major construction yet lol
I think Beast from Bricks would be a hit.
how to build brick cars for my little nephew
My kid has made some pretty impressive things with his Legos. Probably most impressive is the
Star Wars stuff he has made.
We couldn’t come to a consensus and it’s 50-50 at this house for animals and cars!
beast from bricks, thank you
I think my son would love love love the How to Build Brick Cars: Detailed LEGO® Designs for Sports Cars, Race Cars, and Muscle Cars!
He would love the Cars book.
My boy would love the Beasts from Bricks. His biggest creation was a city with skyscrapers!
I think my grandson would like the Beasts from Bricks book,
I have one that wants beasts to bricks and the other 2 want the brick cars
my son would lke the Beasts from Bricks because he loves animals.. he built a pirate ship once that came out awesome
My kids would love the beasts from bricks.
I think the Brick Cars would be their favorite.
My son would love the Brick cars!
My grandson would love the Brick Cars book, he has been building a garage for his cars.
she would love the one about making animals, b/c she is always making zoos out of her legos
How to build Brick Cars
My son would have fun with the beasts book. He likes building Minecraft mobs with his Legos.
My little guy loves animals so he would love the Beast From Blocks book.
My grandchild is most excited about reading the “Beasts From Bricks”.
My son would love building the brick cars. He’s a big star Wars fan and has built a number of copies of the ships — some with kits and some with just bricks and imagination.