We partnered with Thanksgiving Point to share more about Nature Connect with you. All opinions are my own.
Last weekend I took my family to Thanksgiving Point to enjoy the Nature Connects LEGO statues that are spread out through Ashton Gardens. Even though the weather was hot (we should have brought some water lol) there were lots of shady places to rest in and there was a nice breeze blowing. I love Ashton Gardens any time of the year. But the added bonus of the Nature Connects LEGO statues made it so much more fun! I am glad that we were able to go and enjoy all of it together. It was a great way to spend the day as a family.
Ashton Gardens at Thanksgiving Point is proud to welcome Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects made with LEGO® bricks! This amazing, value-added exhibit will be on display in Ashton Gardens from May 21 through August 28.
Sean Kenney is a renowned, award-winning artist and “professional kid” who uses LEGO pieces to design and create contemporary sculptures for high-profile clients, major corporations, and venues around the globe for more than 15 years. Each sculpture is built by Kenney and his team of nearly 10 artists who work in their professional studio based in Brooklyn, New York. The sculptures are fully glued, steel reinforced, custom-curated and durable to withstand the life of the exhibit.
GET YOUR TICKETS FOR NATURE CONNECT HERE
Nature Connects at Ashton Gardens features 15 sculptures made from LEGO pieces. Each sculpture is built entirely with LEGO pieces. The amazing pieces will feature the following:
Ant Hill
- 12,990 LEGO bricks
- 80 hours to complete
Birdbath
- 14,802 LEGO bricks
- 200 hours to complete
Bonsai Tree
- 9,143 LEGO bricks
- 90 hours to complete
Corn Spider
- 16,492 LEGO bricks
- 135 hours to complete
Buck
- 45,562 LEGO bricks
- 215 hours to complete
Doe and Fawn
- 37,879 LEGO bricks
- 215 hours to complete
Galapagos Tortoise
- 23,317 LEGO bricks
- 290 hours to complete
Gardening Granddaughter
- 11,294 LEGO bricks
- 202 hours to complete
Gardening Grandfather
- 35,646 LEGO bricks
- 334 hours to complete
Hummingbird Feeding from Trumpet Flower
- 61,107 LEGO bricks
- 265 hours to complete
Monarch on Milkweed
- 39,708 LEGO bricks
- 425 hours to complete
Pansy and Bee
- 29,314 LEGO bricks
- 280 hours to complete
Peacock
- 68,827 LEGO bricks
- 625 hours to complete
Roseate Skimmer Dragonfly
- 27,788 LEGO bricks
- 515 hours to complete
Wheelbarrow
- 29,900 LEGO bricks
- 205 hours to complete
ABOUT SEAN KENNEY’S NATURE CONNECTS:
This award-winning and record-breaking exhibit created by Sean Kenney displays beautiful works of art made from simple toy blocks to explore animal endangerment, the balance of ecosystems, and mankind’s relationship.
Nature Connects further shows that just as LEGO pieces interconnect, everything in nature is interconnected in a delicate balance. The narratives, along with the intricate displays, also explore the importance of conservation, the balance of ecosystems, predator/prey relationships, as well as the relationships between humankind and the natural world.
If you get the chance, go see these fun sculptures at Thanksgiving Point!
GET YOUR TICKETS FOR NATURE CONNECT HERE
Love Thanksgiving Point? Here is more you can do there:
Experience Luminaria at Thanksgiving Point
Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point
Butterfly Biosphere
Museum of Ancient Life (Dinosaur Museum)
Museum of Natural Curiosity
Farm Country
Mammoth Screen Movies