The Cloud That Fell Asleep 🌧️🌸

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Yue and I have been making animations together recently. Here is today’s work, cloud and flower. The story is about a cloud in the sky. The cloud fell asleep, and then it rained, and then the seeds on the ground grew into a flower.

It all started last night that I couldn’t play on Yue’s phone when I went to a restaurant, so I asked my Yue if I could draw on his iPad. He said yes. I wanted to draw a sky, so I did. Then I wanted to draw a ground, so I did. And then I made a cloud with a face. I tried to make it look like a bear, dog, cat, cheetah, jaguar… whatever you think it looks like.

One thing I did well is to use layers. I don’t really like using them. I think it’s easier to draw everything in one layer. But layers just make it easier if you need to erase stuff.

When Yue animated my drawing, I thought it was very good. I loved the way he made the cloud sleep. That looked so, so, so good. The best part was when the cloud was sleeping and the music was spectacular! It made everything look amazing.

The Great Lizard Space Adventure 🚀

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Today, I made a stop-motion movie about a lizard in space! 🦎✨

It all started when I found a little LEGO lizard piece on a rocket and decided he needed an adventure. My marvellous (and very smart) Dad helped me improve the rocket’s stand so it wouldn’t wobble. Thanks, Yue!

My plan was to create a big, bright, blue rocket launch. But… we discovered that small LEGO pieces are hard to position in mid air. Even though we couldn’t make the full launch scene I imagined, we still got a pretty awesome take-off effect in the end. 🚀💨

Then came the funniest part. About ten seconds into the film, the lizard mysteriously strolls into view from… somewhere. We’re not sure if it was out of oblivion, a metal hatch, or just the side of the set! He waddles over, gives the owner a big lick, leaves a little dribble on her face (ew!) and then—splat!—falls over.

But the adventure wasn’t over yet… Two seconds later, half the rocket tumbles down and crashes to the ground! A perfect, unexpected ending.

I think it turned out pretty great. Space launches, mystery lizards, and a bit of mess🙈!

Char’s Drawing – The Fashion Show 👗

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We have paused the Drawing Duo series because Yue has started a new “10,000 Circles” challenge. In the meantime, I’m beginning my own drawing series!

Today’s drawing is called “The Fashion Show”. While I was sketching Bunny from Bunny vs. Monkey, I got the idea to add some clothes. After I finished Bunny, I added Monkey, then Winnie, then Stunky, and eventually turned it all into a full fashion show. (But I forgot PIG, and with a red carpet!s 😮‍💨)

Bunny has an autumn style with a backpack, scarf, and hat.
Monkey wears an old-fashioned style with a classic top hat, bow tie, and walking stick.
Winnie sports a cookery style—she has a chef’s hat, apron, and carries a whisk and spoon.
Stunky went all out with a full-body rocket costume!

At the end of the walkway, you’ll see a bunch of cats trying to catch a glimpse of the fantastic menagerie!

Drawing Duo 001 – Mew

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Recently, Yue and I started a fun new project we call “Drawing Duos.” The idea is simple: each day, I pick a character to draw together, and we each do our best to recreate it. The goal is to practice our drawing skills, spend some creative time together, and enjoy the process.

There’s no competition, just teamwork (well maybe a lot of comparison😜)!

For our first Drawing Duo, we chose an iconic and memorable PokĂŠmon: Mew. I got this from the a big thick PokĂŠdex book.

LEGO Tree House Camp 🏕️

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Hi everyone! Yue and I recently finished another cool LEGO SPIKE project together. This time, the background story was about a character who was sleeping out side for the first time. The character wanted to see the moon at night, so we decided to build a treehouse with a roof that could open and close.

The treehouse has a really clever design! We added a camera to it, and here’s the fun part: when the camera sees black (nighttime), the roof opens so the character can see the moon. When it sees blue (daytime), the roof closes and shows a picture of a forest den.

The most fun part was building the treehouse. But honestly, I think I liked some of our other SPIKE projects more because I couldn’t program this one to go crazy! It just opens and closes, and I like it when things can move around and do funny things. Still, it was pretty cool.

LEGO Underwater Quest 🚣

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This time, Yue and I built the super cool LEGO SPIKE Underwater project. I cannot remember the background story, but we need to push a submarine into the water. Instead of just pushing it into the “water” like our first project (a boat), we made it more exciting—like a theme park ride!

I created a spinning machine that could not only push the submarine but also make it go round and round and round. It was so fun to watch! When I programmed it, I made three speeds: slow, medium, and fast. The fast mode was so crazy that the entire base plate started to shake! I had to stop it because it was going crazy!

The most fun part in all LEGO Spike projects? For me, it’s always when I program the LEGO projects to do something wild and unexpected. Watching them go out of control is hilarious!

Our First LEGO Stop-Motion Adventure ⛵️

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After seeing a video shared by Apple UK about Aardman Studios using an iPhone to shoot a Wallace & Gromit Christmas stop-motion film, we felt inspired to try our hand at stop-motion animation with our LEGO pieces. To make things more exciting, we decided to turn it into a fun competition.

The theme we chose was “a ship sailing over the sea.” Each of us came up with our own storyline. My version is a ship bravely sails through the waves, but disaster strikes! A giant wave crashes into the ship, breaking it into pieces and washing it away.

Char’s version is Pikachu is at the helm, sailing confidently until the ship crashes near an island. Pikachu wakes up, finds himself ashore, and pulls the boat to safety on the island.

It was a great fun experience capture the stop-motion frames with our LEGO pieces. After reviewing the initial shots, I realised the background was too messy. To fix it, I added a filter to give the video a ‘The Great Wave’ look. I also experimented with sound effects, like adding the sound of waves, to make it more realistic. Which one do you like better: the dramatic shipwreck or Pikachu’s adventurous journey?