Product Thursday
I blame Lego-My-Photo.
I shared my blogging experience with my kids and said let’s look at this great site with pictures of scenes made with hundreds, thousands of Legos. We did and my now 7 y.o. became enamored with creating his own scenes with legos. He took what blocks he had and started telling me to take a picture and post it on facebook.
Soon, his brother’s friends brought over their old Lego mini figs and Lego blocks. An alien showed up along with pirates and golden blocks.
His creativity in setting up scenes has been inspiring although it would be nice if he picked up more of the Legos from the floor. I have had too many late nite ouchies after stepping on a block or two.
So it was birthday weekend for the little guy and the parents (me and the husband) knew what we had to do. The siblings focused on Yu-Gi-Oh cards. But we wanted to encourage that creative streak so the mission was simple.
Get him Legos!
The first package he opened was a basic City set with a few police officers, a few robbers and a dog. It also came with a motorcycle and an ATM.
Playing Cops and Robbers
You think we hit a homerun with that set?
The next present made the boy squeal with excitement.
I thought this would be a good idea because we are presently reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. How can you go wrong with crazy trees, Hagrid and villians with a flat nose?
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Forest Legos set
Yep, it was everything the boy wanted.
A few years back, one of my adult nephews explained to me how Legos was resistent to character sets as they wanted play to be a creative act. But then the company started doing these character based sets because kids mixed and matched, going beyond where ever the original story line started and ended.
That is why I love Legos. You may have a storyline to start with but that is not where it ends.
"Harry Potter! Prepare to Die!?"
And sometimes Lord Voldemort feels the need to rob an ATM and Harry needs to stop him before Voldy can ruin the American financial system.
Wait, that already happened.
Whatever.
Just go to the online Lego store or find a local lego store and start your own addiction.
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I remember the lego days fondly!
I love messing with them as well. I just hate stepping on the blocks.
Lego is amazing–and indeed painful to step on–exceedingly painful.
Discovered you commented on my next to last post and wanted to thank you. Somehow your comment ended up in my spam or I would have done so sooner. But thanks. It was great hearing from you.
Sounds like you are doing well–Lego injuries notwithstanding (all one word, right?).
Take care,
Kathy
I think I will survive the Lego injuries. I find them wonderful and annoying all at once.
What fun! Great combinations of characters and activities – who needs battery-operated stuff for kids? This is way better.
You can make these guys be whatever, it is so cool.
My son is 24. He doesn’t live at home but two huge tubs of legos live in my basement. He doesn’t have room for them but no way am I allowed to sell them or give them away. Someday that might be you.
Well, considering he inherited his older brother’s hot wheels, I am very certain this is true.
Funny scenes you made! Have fun!
It was great fun taking these pics.