Photo: Courtesy of LEGO Discovery Center
SOMERVILLE, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — A new colorful giant LEGO giraffe to honor a local boy who passed away will be greeting guests at LEGO Discovery Center in Assembly Row when it reopens later in the spring.
The new 20-foot giraffe will still be named Gio, after a boy who died six years ago after battling congenital heart disease. Gio's family attended the unveiling ceremony and said Geo would have loved it.
"He just loved giraffes. He was a big fan of colors. His favorite colors were primary colors. He just loved rainbows and everything beautiful about the world," Maya Maggiore, Gio's mom, said.
Photo: Courtesy of LEGO Discovery Center
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The giraffe took an entire day to piece together and features 22,000 LEGO DUPLO bricks. The new giraffe was a part of the $12 million renovation project.
LEGO Discovery Center closed for renovation in September and is set to open again this spring.
The renovated LEGO Discovery Center will have a spaceship build and scan, a LEGO Minifigure creator, MINIWORLD, and several adventures for kids to let their imagination and creativity run wild.
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