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Winnipeg family builds Lego video of Trudeau's COVID-19 message to kids

A Winnipeg family has hit the bricks to sharePrime Minister Justin Trudeau'smessage to children in a videothat featureslittle Lego versions of him and reporters, well as a cameo appearance by Manitoba's top public health officials.

Tyler Walsh and his 2 boys recreated prime minister's speech about how young people can slow spread

Winnipegger creates Lego version of prime minister's address

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Tyler Walsh created a Lego version of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent message to children.

A Winnipeg family has hit the bricks to sharePrime Minister Justin Trudeau'smessage to children in a videothat featureslittle Lego versions of him andreporters, as well asa cameo appearance by Manitoba's top public health officials.

When Trudeau used one of his dailynews conferenceslast month to speakdirectly to young people about how they can help slow the spread of COVID-19, Tyler Walshdecided to capture thosewords in a stop-motion video.

Walsh told CBC's Up To Speed host Ismaila Alfa that he wanted to find a more creative way toreach the target audience,like his sons, who arenine and 12.

"The idea just kind of popped in my head: 'What if I take the audio from the prime minister and kind of combine it with some Lego?People might like that and they might think it's interesting and the message might get across better,'" he said.

Walsh and his boys, Jack andNoah, were working on another Lego project, which they set asideto start thenew challenge to take up some of their newfound free timeat home.

The three spent about 12 hours over the course of a week buildingsets, assemblingLego people into their characters, and then moving themaround ever so slightly, taking photos all the while.

The smaller the movements, the smoother the video, according to Walsh.

"[It took] a fair amount of time and hundreds and hundreds of photos," he said.

Each working to their strengths, Walsh said the kids were primarily in charge of piecing together the Lego elementssuch as a podium, as well as hair and a bearded head for Trudeauto bring the set to life.

"I would have questions for them like, 'I need a sad kid. Do we have any sad kid Lego heads?'"

Walsh, who works as a marketing manager with Economic Development Winnipeg, said his favourite scene is a Lego imitation of his family sitting around the kitchen table.

Walsh's creation also features Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba'schief public health officer,and chief nursing officer Lanette Siragusa.

"They're sort of front and centre to our COVID-19 fight,so I thought it might be cute when Trudeau was mentioning, you know, 'listen to the doctors and the scientists,'to put them in there," Walsh said.

His tweet about the video has garnered thousands of retweets, including by the Lego company. Trudeau himself evenreplied:

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With files from Janice Grant and Ismalia Alfa

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