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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🙈!

LEGO Arctic Car Polar Bear Search 🛷

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In our second LEGO session, we took on the mission of helping a character get to the polar bears he loves so much! We built a car that he could drive across snowy places.

While coding, I discovered something really fun—loops! By adjusting a number, I could make our car do as many turns as I wanted. At one point, I made it spin 57 times!

Yue gave me a challenge to make the car drive in a square shape. Sounds simple, right? But when I tried, the car went a bit wild—it turned around, went backward, and did some crazy spins. It was funny, though!

As we didn’t have four wheels, it turned out to be a sledge/car! I love that I can make this sledge/car do all sorts of things—even if it’s not perfect every time. I 100% loved, and it was so funny!😄😂

Pumpkin Carving Fun 2024, Nezuko VS. Charizard 🎃

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It’s been a busy week, and while we haven’t found time to work on our game and app projects lately, Char and I couldn’t miss the chance to dive into a Halloween tradition together: pumpkin carving!

This Halloween, we went out with four pumpkins—two big and two small. As usual, I picked one to carve a character that’s been memorable from my year in anime. Last year, I carved Luffy from One Piece, and this year, I took on Nezuko from Demon Slayer. It turned out pretty well, although I did accidentally smudge her nose in the final cleanup.

Char decided to continue her Pokemon theme. Last year, she carved Zubat, but this Halloween, she upped the challenge with Charizard! She found a pumpkin Charizard design online but we quickly realized it was a bit tricky to follow. To make it easier, she simplified and adapted it, also adding her own twist by turning Charizard’s flame tail into a star. It was amazing to see her custom design Charizard come to life as we carved it out together.

One of our smaller pumpkins was dedicated to an anime classic: the Faceless character from Spirited Away. I thought this would be a straightforward design because of its simple shape. However, when we transferred the design onto the pumpkin, the proportions didn’t translate perfectly; the face ended up looking more square than slim, giving Faceless a wired look. Although it wasn’t exactly what we intended, it still came out kind of spooky!

Last but not least, my wife joined in on the fun with her first-ever pumpkin carving. She went with a classic, spooky Halloween pumpkin face that turned out looking like a scream. It had just the right amount of shock and Halloween vibes, and I’d say she nailed it!

There’s something special about spending time together, trying out new ideas, and seeing them take shape—whether it’s an app, a game, or just some pumpkins.