LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Westchester Searches for 2023 Mini Master Model Builder

By SÍLE MOLONEY

LAST YEAR, DANIEL Carrera from Queens represented LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester and won that coveted title with his “brick-tastic” version of the Statue of Liberty, which was made out of 2,000 LEGO bricks and took nearly 13 hours to complete.
Photo courtesy of LEGO

LEGOLAND® Discovery Center, Westchester is starting its biggest mini LEGO® competition as kids across the Tri-State area build their way to be crowned Westchester’s mini master model builder.

LEGOLAND officials said children aged 5 to 10 are invited to submit their best original LEGO creations online for their chance to be selected for the live Mini Master Model Builder competition on Saturday, June 3, from 11 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester.

Of all contestants entering, officials said only 10 will be selected to participate in the competition, which will be judged by Master Model Builder Matthew Graham!

The winner of the live competition will then go on to compete against all of the other local LEGOLAND Discovery Center winners from across the continent, for the title of Mini Master Model Builder of North America.

DANIEL CARRERA, WITH his LEGO version of the Statue of Liberty, pictured, which was made out of 2,000 LEGO bricks and took nearly 13 hours to complete, won the coveted title of Mini Master Model Builder in 2022.
Photo courtesy of LEGO

Last year, Daniel Carrera from Queens represented LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester and won that coveted title with his “brick-tastic” version of the Statue of Liberty, which was made out of 2,000 LEGO bricks and took nearly 13 hours to complete.

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