The best thing about the fact that this October has five weeks is that there is one more weekend left of LEGOLAND® California’s Brick-or-Treat Party Nights. If you haven’t yet been but live in the SoCal region, I highly suggest you find time to hightail it over there. Your kids will be forever grateful.

I’ve written several posts highlighting various aspects of Brick-or-Treat so check the past few posts for details on the costume contest and all of the spooktacular entertainment. Today I’m going to break down my Suggested Brick or Treat Party Nights Timeline:

5:00 pm     Go through one of the two Brick-or-Treat trails early on in the night (though the line may look long, it goes really quickly. There are two identical trails, and you can only go through one)
5:30 pm     Pumpkin Building in the Imagination Zone and/or check out the bonus treat station in SEA LIFE™
6:30 pm     Dinner at Knight’s Table (grab a table with a view of the Castle Hill Stage in case the magic show starts while you’re eating)
7:00 pm     Anthony the Magic at the Castle Hill Stage
7:15 pm     Enjoy some rides in Land of Adventure
8:00 pm     Paint in Motion at the stage in Miniland USA. You don’t want to miss this!
8:30 pm     Ultimate Dance Off with the Boogie MonStars at the Castle Hill Stage
9:00 pm     Watch the fireworks at Castle Hill. There you will have the best view and the best vibe for the fireworks as the Halloween themed soundtrack is pumped from the Castle Hill speakers. Talk about ending the night with a bang!

If your kid(s) have wicked crafty costumes, you’ll want to enter them in the costume contest!

Brick regards,
Model Mom Mary

Not only did LEGOLAND^® California kick it up a notch at their Brick-or-Treat Party Nights by adding a finale of fireworks, but they also added a slew of roaming performers to their already jam-packed entertainment line-up. No matter what your kiddos are interested in, or where you are in the Park, there is something to excite and entertain the whole family.

DANCERS: My kids love to dance so the Hubble Bubble Dance Party is their favorite part of the event. At 6:00pm and 7:00pm, the Boogie MonStars get their groove on in front of LEGO^® Showplace and then at 8:30pm there is an Ultimate Dance Party show-off where kiddos can compete for the grand LEGO prize pack and a pair of Park Hopper tickets.

There are also Tap Dancing Skeletons who roam the Park, boo-gie-ing on portable gravestones. You won’t want to miss them!

BUILDERS: For the kids that can’t get enough of building with LEGO bricks, there is a Halloween Pumpkin Patch Building activity located in the Imagination Zone where the kids can build pumpkins and then display them in a miniature pumpkin patch. Last year this event was so popular with the kids that they’ve expanded the building area to be outside as well as inside.

ARTISTS: I have never seen anything like the “Paint in Motion” technique that Stephen Fishwick uses to create a work of art, while dancing to a remix of popular music and literally splashing paint onto a canvas. Check out the new Miniland Stage to see his masterpieces at 5:15pm, 6:30pm and 8:30pm.

MAGICIANS: Anthony the Magician will seriously wow your kids. Without giving anything away, I’ll just say that live animals are involved, invoking many oohs & aahs from the audience. To check out the magic show, be front and center at the Castle Hill stage at 7:00pm and 8:00pm.

MUSICIANS: Mr. Hyde’s Percussion Cart and Professor Weasley the Theramin player, roam the Park waiting to entertain and impress your kids with their musical ability. Plus, they’ll teach your kids what a theramin is (I didn’t even know what it was before meeting Professor Weasley).

THESPIANS:  The crowd favorite, Mail Order Monsters starring Jester Funny Bones, runs twice throughout the night on the Castle Hill stage. And don't miss the Costume Contest and the Brick-or-Treat Trail. CLICK HERE to read more details on the contest.

To help you plan your night, here is a timeline of all the acts, by venue, so you can be sure not to miss anything.

Timeline for Courtyard Theater
5:00pm                Mail Order Monsters (play)
5:30pm                STAR WARS Costume Contest
6:00pm                Mail Order Monsters (play)
6:30pm                LEGO Costume Contest
7:00pm                Anthony the Magic
7:30pm                CREATIVE Costume Contest
8:00pm                Anthony the Magic
8:30pm                Boogie Monstars
8:40pm                Hubble Bubble witches Dance Off (6 finalists)
9:00pm                Fireworks

Timeline for Dance Party Stage
5:00pm                Dance Party with Hubble Bubble and Zany Zelda begins                             
6:00pm                Boogie Monstars
6:30pm                Dance Party Resumes
7:30pm                Boogie Monstars
8:00pm                Dance Party Resumes – head to Castle Hill
8:30pm                ULTIMATE Dance Off at Castle Stage
9:00pm                Fireworks
 
Timeline for Miniland Stage
5:15pm                Paint in Motion
6:30pm                Paint in Motion
8:00pm                Paint in Motion

See you there! I’ll be the one trying to convince Hubble Bubble that I am under eighteen so I can compete in the dance competition.

Brick regards,
Model Mom Mary

Not only are LEGOLAND^® California Brick-or-Treat Party Nights in full swing on Saturdays in October, but the Halloween Spirit is alive and kickin’ at SEA LIFE Carlsbad Aquarium as well. This is great news for me because the temperature in SoCal is dropping below 65° and being the weather-wimp that I am, it’s a thrill for me to have an indoor option.

The haunted happenings at SEA LIFE are focused primarily at the Southern California Tide Pool, which I have now dubbed the Spooky Pool. My kids were thrilled to score a Cliff Kid bar (their favorite of the healthy bars) and a glow-in-the-dark SEA LIFE pencil, which has not left my five-year-old’s grasp in three days.

The Spooky SoCal Tide Pool is also where the Daily Dive hosts read kid-friendly Halloween stories and perform underwater pumpkin carving demonstrations. That’s not something you see everyday! I still don’t know how they do that; I can barely carve a pumpkin under normal circumstances.

The hours for Brick-or-Treat at SEA LIFE are: Saturday’s 12:00pm-9:00pm and Sundays 12:00pm-5:00pm. Stop by for some underwater hauntings and a bonus to your already scheduled trick or treating.

Brick regards,
Model Mom Mary

This is the time of year that I wish I had the sewing gene because one of the highlights of LEGOLAND^® California Brick-or-Treat Party Nights is the costume contest where kids can show off their creative, crafty chops.

The three categories this year are:
STAR WARS ™ at 5:30pm (*new category)
LEGO^® at 6:30pm
CREATIVE at 7:30pm.

Each contest is judged by a panel of three Park employees. They rank the contestants based on a variety of criteria, including creativity and craftsmanship. Winners are announced immediately following each category.

1st prize is a LEGOLAND gift basket and four Resort Membership Passes to LEGOLAND. 2nd and 3rd place winners receive return tickets to the Park and LEGO product (you must be present to win). Everyone who participates in the costume contest will receive a collectible participation ribbon.

Some of the fun costumes I’ve seen over the years include: a homemade dragon costume that looked just like the LEGOLAND Dragon coaster, a family of siblings dressed as Vern and the Fun Town Fire Academy crew, a giant LEGO wizard, and one of the best was a fortune teller in a carnival-like booth.

If you have spent some time and energy this year on crafting and designing an imaginative, clever costume for your kiddo, be sure to head up to Castle Hill to sign up. I’ll be there, in my store bought costume, rooting you on!