I recently found an article online about an AFOL who set up a building club for his son and other kids to participate in. Mr. Keith Harmon used some of his own collection as well as donations from others to put the event on. I’ve seen building clubs before and they are often at local libraries or elementary schools. What struck me about this article was some of the pictures. If you look closely, there are a few pictures where adults are building/helping the kids out. That’s awesome to see. What a great opportunity to hang out with your kids and do something fun. I also like the concept of building to a theme. It looks like Mr. Harmon laid down some base plates and the kids were given the task to build up a city around it. My local library just gives kids time to build and then they display the creations around the library afterwards for the month.

So I’m turning to you…

Does your town, school, church, community center have a LEGO Builder’s Club?

Is it just for kids? For kids and adults? Just for adults?

Do you have any tips for making it successful?

What keeps people coming back?

Please share your insights in the comments. I’d love to hear what works and what doesn’t work.

Thanks and happy building!