Bug World LEGO® Contest

LEGO® Contest Winners

We are excited to announce the winners of our Bug World-inspired LEGO® Contest!

The winning build in NHMU's Bug World-inspired LEGO® Contest Advanced Category is a Mormon cricket, Anabrus simplex, built by Keegan Petersen, 27, of West Valley.

For the Advanced Category, the winner is Keegan Petersen, 27, of West Valley, whose Mormon cricket, Anabrus simplex, wowed the judges with its accurate dimensions and life-like, smooth exoskeleton.

"I decided to build a Mormon cricket given its cultural relevancy to the state of Utah. The build took about 16 hours in total, with the main challenge coming from the limited pool of bricks I have in my collection."

The winning build in NHMU's Bug World-inspired LEGO® Contest Novice Category is a ruby-tailed wasp, Chrysis ignita, built by Soren Potuck, 9, of Heber.

In the Novice Category, the winner is Soren Potuck, 9, of Heber, whose dazzling ruby-tailed wasp, Chrysis ignita, scored highest among the judges, especially in the criteria of creativity.

"I love the colors and abilities of the ruby-tailed wasp. It took about 10 hours to build. It uses 373 Lego pieces. The biggest challenge was figuring out how to keep the body together."

Congratulations to our two winners, who will be attending BugFest this weekend where their winning creations will be on display in the Canyon.

Thanks again to our contest partners, BrickSlopes, Utah LEGO® Users Group, and the County Library for supporting this content, providing prizes, and helping Utahns participate with free LEGO® classes.

Utah LEGO® Builders — We Want to See Your Insect Builds

We want to inspire and develop the entomologists of tomorrow with a Bug World-inspired LEGO® building contest!

From June 15 until August 1, submit photos of your LEGO® bug builds via the webform below for a chance to win an amazing Bug World prize pack.

Prizes

A LEGO model of a stick bug on a branch.

LEGO® stick bug built by Travis Schmidt-Wagner

For this contest we are partnering with Brick Slopes and the Utah LEGO® Users Group to celebrate bugs, LEGO®, and creativity! Grand prize winners from each age category will win an awesome prize pack that will include:

The LEGO® Icons Natural History Museum Building Set
Six tickets to BugFest at NHMU on August 8–9
A VIP behind-the-scenes tour of NHMU's entomology collections during the BugFest event
A Super Fan Pass to BrickSlopes 2026, Utah's premiere LEGO® fan event
A LEGO® prize pack from the Utah LEGO® Users Group
Display of your LEGO® bug builds at the Natural History Museum of Utah during the run of Bug World

Rules

Builds cannot be made using official LEGO® kits, third-party kits, or digital instruction files, and must be original designs
Winners from the Advanced category will be picked based on the accuracy of their insect builds
Winners from the Novice category will be picked based on the creativity of their build
Adults cannot help children with their builds in either category. We want to see their true creativity come to light!
Scale does not matter for either category. For example, a tiny but accurate build could win it all! So we encourage builders of all ages and skill levels to participate.
Contestants can enter as many builds as they wish, but only one entry is permitted per form submission.
Parent/guardian information is required for any contestant under the age of 18, no matter which category they are entering.
No purchase necessary.
LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO® Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this contest.

Free Building Opportunities

In an effort to enable free and easy access to this contest, including for anyone who doesn't have LEGO® at home, we are partnering with the Salt Lake County Library system to provide free bug-building opportunities at some of their upcoming LEGO® Club events.

Daybreak Branch: LEGO® Club July 9 from 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
West Valley Branch: LEGO® Club July 2 from 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
South Jordan Branch: LEGO® Club July 8 from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Kearns Branch: Details coming soon.

Entry Form

Complete the form below for a single entry. You can upload multiple entries for more chances to win, however, submit only one entry per form.