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Sloane's Brick Rodeo recap: a full room

By Sloane Grichy-Kosman & Gary Kosman · · 3 min read

Sloane, age 10, on stage at Brick Rodeo in Austin holding a microphone and presenting Fast Brix! in front of a Brick Rodeo backdrop.
Sloane presenting Fast Brix! at the Women's Brick Initiative workshop — Brick Rodeo, Austin, TX.

Gary (dad): We're back from Austin, and we're still smiling. Last week we told you Sloane was invited by the Women's Brick Initiative to present Fast Brix! at Brick Rodeo. This week we get to tell you how it went.

Sloane (10): There were more than 30 people in the room! It was so exciting to share the game with everyone!

Gary: I have to brag on her for a second: her presentation was flawless. She explained the game, walked everyone through a round, and handled the room like she'd been doing this for years. I was the proudest dad in Texas.

A full workshop room at Brick Rodeo with rows of attendees seated and facing a stage where Sloane is presenting Fast Brix!
30+ builders packed the room for the Women's Brick Initiative workshop.

Then we played

Sloane: After I explained the game, we handed out bricks and did a real round. Three silly words, five minutes, go. And then it happened — the whole room started laughing.

"It was so much fun to see people giggling while playing the game. That's exactly what it sounds like when my family plays at home!"
— Sloane, 10
Attendees at Brick Rodeo seated at long tables, sorting through colorful LEGO bricks and building their Fast Brix! creations together.
Grown-ups building alongside kids — five minutes, whatever bricks were on the table.

Gary: That was the moment I'll remember. It wasn't polite convention laughter — it was the same delighted, slightly-baffled laughter we hear on our living room floor when we play before bedtime on school nights.

Thank you, Women's Brick Initiative

Sloane: The Women's Brick Initiative even posted about us on Instagram after the workshop. That was really cool to see.

Screenshot of an Instagram post from @thewomensbrick spotlighting 10-year-old Sloane presenting Fast Brix! at Brick Rodeo and congratulating Sloane and Gary.
From @thewomensbrick on Instagram.

Gary: Enormous thanks to the Women's Brick Initiative for handing Sloane the mic, and to everyone who showed up, sat down, grabbed a handful of bricks, and played. You made this trip unforgettable.

Sloane: We can't wait to see your builds!

Want to play at home?

Sloane: Fast Brix! is free on the App Store and Google Play. Play a round tonight and see if your family laughs the way our room in Austin did.

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— Sloane & Gary