We are a Lego House, I was a Lego girl and I still have the rooms for the Lego house I played with as a child in the loft. I am thinking about bringing them down for the boys to play with, but the truth is, they still bold too many precious memories for me to do that yet, I need to hold on to them a little longer.
But just because I haven’t shared my vintage set with the boys doesn’t mean that they don’t love Lego. There favorite type at the moment is Lego Nijago, which is an interactive Lego that you can battle with and boy do they battle. The whole street are hooked on the stuff and the boys rush in from school and grab their spinners, cards and figures and off they go. When they are not battling with them, they are using them in Garrmadon’s dark fortress (£43.99 Amazon). They really do seem to have got into the whole Ninjago thing. Yes my boys are younger and they don’t use the cards correctly and they make sure that they come home with the same weapons that they go out with, but they love it.
I am slowly learning about it, the forces of good and evil and the four elements of spinjitzu.
The boys other Lego love is Star Wars Lego, now I have to admit that building this is pretty much a Daddy job, but it is great watching him sit at the dining table, the boys either side and then they build. All the while the boys tell him more and more about Star Wars. They are also a little more precious about their Lego Star Wars and have not yet allowed any of their friends to play with it, no this is just for their use and again they have so much fun both constructing and playing.
We have just built the TM 7931 : T-6 Jedi Shuttle (Currently £39.99 on Amazon) and it took just over an hour for MadDad and Maxi to built and just over 4 minutes for Mini to have detached the cockpit and turn it in to an escape pod! It is really detailed and comes with 4 Jedi’s to play with, which the boys love. Oh yes I am currently feeling the force with this model!
I think that is what is so special about Lego, it is both a construction game and a toy that stimulates imaginary play and it hasn’t changed for generations.
I LOVE lego the boys are into Duplo just now but it’s not the same. Can’t wait for the lego years x
Ah Lego. We used to team it up with a plastic road set, wooden railways, toy cars, buses and carparks, and anything else to make whole towns. I’m surprised I didn’t become an urban planner. Loved it.
Love your video, really made me chuckle with mini mad popping up in the background. Just like my 2 would do if I was trying to video one of them.
My son has been into lego over the years and the most recent being Star Wars but at the moment it’s been put on the backburner for flippin nerf guns!! My daughter has a set of lego but hasn’t really been that keen on it.
Still enjoy reading your blog!
Ali
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Wow, legos have really changed since I last played with them. We are still on the mega blocks but these look intense!
Our boys are hugely into Lego still – aged 12 and 13. They haven’t got into the ninjago – a bit young for them – but they are adoring the Lego ‘build it yourself’ board games, which have very clever and varied rules and lots of potential for adapting them and creating your own rules. Lego really is a very clever toy manufacturer!
I was mad about lego too – the endless possibilities. I have two little girls now and I’m desperate for them to be as inspired as I was. We’re currently in the throes of a unicorn/pegasus/pony obsession (sadly!) but I won’t give up. Does lego do unicorns??
We are a lego house too! My little boy has just moved onto ‘big boy’ Lego. Currently the Pirate stuff is his favourite. The Nijago ones look great though.
Make your own lego board games! It is fun to make and to play.
I found this nice and simple game for the youngest. It is easy to play and it does not take long to finish the game.
http://www.buildingexamples.com/board-games/lego-games/133-treasure-hunt
Make your lego boat (this is already a part of the game), and select your treasure. This can be box of lego-blocks, but also some candy! Let your creativity play. It is fun to make your own board game. Download board games at this site. There are also other examples.
Good luck!