When I was young, I had a few Lego sets. Lego sets then were expensive toys (they are no cheaper now). I remember after building them according to the instructions, we (sister, cousins and I) will tear them apart and build what we like, most well-remembered will be open-roof houses with rooms and furniture, something like the interior views of showflats... those were the days...
We reacquainted with Lego in 2012 when they had a collaboration with Shell. D, 2+ years old then, got into fixing the cars and since then, he got hooked! And so did B!
Slowly, we began to understand why there are many Lego fans, both kids and adults, as we list down some of the reasons why it has to be one of the best toy ever... (but we do not only play with Lego bricks... we do play with other toys too!)
1. Durable
In a bid to find an assortment of loose bricks, I went to ask my Mummy where our old Lego sets were. We found them with my cousins. How lucky! Collected them and gave them a good wash... Though no longer feeling as good, these bricks are still playable!
2. Educational
We like how D and E will look at the Lego boxes, front and back and ask questions about them. Through Lego, they learn things like the different types of vehicles, occupations etc. (the different Lego City sets). They imagine the Arctic to be cold, how a swamp is like and that fireman do not only operate fire trucks but there are things like aerial firefighting using fire helicopters.
3. Development
Physical development in terms of gross motor skills, the need to hold the bricks and fix them together with the tiny hands and fingers. Brain development in trying to decipher the instructions and fitting each brick correctly - D does not need to place the setup in the same direction / angle as the instruction as he goes through each step.
4. Creativity
It definitely encourages creativity! The boys have so much fun making new things with Lego. From a house to a vehicle, from an imaginary monster to a futuristic robot, they spend many hours making and breaking them.
As long as you are not "the Man Upstairs" from The Lego Movie, there is endless enjoyment and excitement with Lego bricks (Do not understand what I'm saying? Please watch The Lego Movie!).
5. Great bonding toy
Since Lego appeals to both young and old, girl or boy, it is a toy that brings the family together. From discussing which set to buy, to building it and then playing with it, the whole process is like a family activity. Like what D says, it is "Ultra Agents Night" tonight and the whole family crowds round and role plays with the Ultra Agents series we have. Laughter, some shouts and comments, maybe some cries (because the good lost or the bad lost) but it all ended with great fun and moments to remember.
This was a birthday present from B in 2013. It may look simple but it isn't! The flowers and trees, a fountain and a couple sitting on a bench - doesn't it look like parktor-ing (dating) times? :) Kept in a display, my sitting-on-a-bench-whispering-sweet-nothing times are now frozen... *LOL*
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