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This nursery rhyme just became a nursery ride

“There was an old lady who lived in a shoe, who had so many children, she didn’t know what to do.” On the other hand, LEGO builder Julie vanderMuelen‘s version of the footwear-dwelling senior citizen clearly knows what she’s doing. The old shoe has been upgraded to a fancy new roller skate, with all those children strapped in and ready to go. The old lady herself has settled behind the wheel, which rests snugly above the delightful curve of the roller skate’s tongue. It’s not hard to imagine those exhaust pipes belching whimsical smoke as this tricked-out skate rolls out to beat Mother Goose and Little Bo Peep in a drag race.

There was an old lady who lived in a roller skate

The cow jumped over the moon

Hey, diddle diddle! Anyone seen a cat playing a fiddle? And where on earth did the knife and spoon go? I’ll bet Jason Allerman knows, since he’s gone and built this lovely sculpture of the cow and the moon. I’m quite partial to the detail of the moon, and that sly grin.

The cow reminds me of a small chain of chicken restaurants who encourage us to eat more poultry. The ski pole as a tail is pretty neat.

The Cow Jumped Over the Moon - Escapement Sculpture

TBB has featured a number of Jason’s builds in the past, including his holiday helper cookie robot and Sisyphus, and I’d encourage you to check out more from his flickr stream for other excellent creations.