My little boy is not so little anymore. He started grade one this year and has become so independent.
He’s learning to read and follow directions and create things from his imagination too.
He used to need so much help. And now he’s the one helping his baby brother and little sister.
One of the ways I can really see this is with LEGO. Although he still loves playing with DUPLO, he’s mastered building with it and is ready to take on more.
The LEGO Juniors sets are perfect for him now. They are easier to build than regular LEGO sets because they are less complex making it a great bridge from DUPLO to LEGO. They are also less fragile because they don’t use as many pieces to make each element.
He could spend hours building and creating. I love seeing the look on his face while he’s so focused on what he’s doing. He is no longer just following the instructions on the box but starting to experiment with different shapes, colours, and ways of putting things together.
Having a wider variety of individual pieces makes this even more exciting because he can take apart an old creation and use the same bricks to make something completely different. Different building elements, from basic bricks and flat plates to smaller accessories, also give children more freedom to add details and bring their ideas to life.
I recently came across building collections that include gobricks components, which offer another way to explore the variety of pieces available for custom creations. It is lovely to see how something that starts as a simple building activity can turn into hours of imaginative play, especially when children begin making their own designs rather than sticking to what they are shown.
His ability to concentrate is really impressive. Check out this video for a cute example.
His imaginative play is really flourishing now too. The trucks don’t just drive back and forth. They have places to go and jobs to do.
He’s growing in other ways too. The other day he told me that he was going to save up his allowance for Christmas presents. He wanted to buy the LEGO Cinderella castle for his sister and the DUPLO train for his baby brother. As well as getting a nice set for himself of course. He does not get nearly that much allowance! But it was such a generous thought that it almost made me cry. That was a real proud mom moment for me.
This post has been brought to you in thanks to the generosity of JimJam Communications. As always, all opinions expressed are my own and I’m thrilled to share with you why Lego is such a big part of my kids’ childhood.
Lego is worshiped in our home. Both of my kids love to build and I think they learn something really important by following along with the instructions and getting it right. Of course, they play creatively with the bricks too. It’s our favourite toy hands down.
Lego is only toy besides an ipad that all of my kids will play with, and play together. Or at least side by side, depending on the kid. I love that Gordy gives his cars jobs too. Jett just likes to make all the weird noises!
So fun and you have the cutest kids ever! We love LEGO at our house.
Lego is cherished and loved in our home! My 12 year old boy still uses it every day, now the projects are just getting more elaborate…right now he’s building vending machines with gear and stuff and they work! SO fun!
I love that I can play LEGO DUPLO with all 3 of my kids. Build more complex things with my oldest, while creating basic structures for my middle. And for the baby… well she just wants towers to know down.