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And maybe it’s more than just a LEGO disaster. Maybe it’s a complete disaster. It can be easy to walk into a very messy bedroom and get upset as a parent, especially when you work so hard to keep the rest of the house reasonably tidy. What about guests? What will they think? What will…
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Some kids love diving into a brand-new LEGO set, opening the bags one at a time and following the instructions step by step until the finished model comes together. Others would rather find a pile of new-to-them LEGO pieces and dive right into inventing. Some might even open a brand-new set, dump out all the…
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She’s the mom who watches carefully for loose LEGO pieces as she walks down the hallway. She might stop to pick them up—or, more likely, call for her child to come take care of their toys. He’s the dad who helps his child pour a bin of LEGO bricks onto a sheet instead of directly…
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“If your minifigures could only shop at one store, what would they choose?” Imagine you’ve built the most amazing store ever, and there’s a long line of excited minifigures waiting outside! Is it a cozy bakery with delicious treats, a pet store full of adorable animals, a giant toy shop, an exciting arcade, a colorful…
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We all reach this point as parents. The kids have toys they don’t play with anymore. Clothes they’ve outgrown. A few games with missing pieces. Maybe even a chair that’s seen better days. But what about the LEGO collection? Unlike most toys, LEGO is different. Every brick made today still connects with bricks made decades…
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The family dinner table sure gets a workout. One day it’s dinner. The next it’s homework. Then it’s a science project…and before you know it, an entire LEGO city has taken over. Some days the easiest solution is pizza in the living room while everyone watches a movie. 🍕 When was the last time LEGO…
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Hey builders! 👋 It’s Friday, which means there’s still plenty of time to jump into this week’s challenge! Build one crazy LEGO mini golf hole, then grab a marble and see if it actually works. 😄 Don’t overthink it—the fun is in trying ideas, testing them, and making improvements. When you’re done, post a photo…
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Earlier this week, we talked about two ideas. First, letting go of old LEGO creations isn’t losing memories. It’s making room for new ones. Then we talked about how LEGO building is a lot like reading a chapter book. Most children aren’t finished with their story after one afternoon. They want to pick up where…
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Which LEGO theme makes your child’s eyes light up the most? When I first started building with LEGO, there were really just three big themes: City, Castle, and Space. I spent countless hours bouncing back and forth between building castles, hosting jousting tournaments, and designing spaceships. By the time my own kids came along, our…
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Imagine sitting down with your child each evening to read a chapter of a favorite book together. When you finish Chapter 3, you don’t immediately close the book and say, “Well, that’s over!” You don’t throw it away because you haven’t reached the ending yet. You don’t return it to the library halfway through the…
