Lego Heaven?

Posted on September 17, 2009 
Filed Under Parenting, Personal

We’ve been parents for 21 years, and Legos have been a continual fixture in our home for nearly as long. I’d think most kids have at least one Lego playset, even if only a modest collection of pieces. And I’ll guess that almost every parent has had the misfortune of stepping on one of these little pieces while walking through a dark hallway or play area at night – ouch!

Our Lego buckets have, I don’t know, maybe 3,000 pieces. We’ve made a lot of different things with these snap-together plastic bricks. The kids have enjoyed creating vehicles, ships, spacecraft, bridges, weapons, giants, houses, skyscrapers, and various geometric shapes. Sometimes we keep these expressions of design genius together for days, sometimes we break ‘em all down right away – so we can start fresh on the next big thing.

I don’t think we’ll ever be “Lego-maniacs,” despite our love for this wonderful toy. But if we ever feel a need to go overboard and really do something zany to show our affections for them, here’s one idea we’ll keep in mind.

What about you? Did you play with Legos as a kid, do you have ‘em in your home, or…?

(UPDATE with this link to yet another cool thing to do with Legos.)

Comments

2 Responses to “Lego Heaven?”

  1. Amanda on September 17th, 2009 11:54 am

    It is Lego heaven :-) . When we were stationed in Germany we took a little trip north and spent two fabulous days there. We even stayed in the Legoland hotel. They had legos on the sheets, in the curtains and the upholstry. The French fries and waffles were shaped like legos. I still have the comb and emory board that were in the room. Jack was the perfect age – 4. My parents went with us. It was one of those perfect times that just can’t be recreated. So fun :-)

  2. Bob on September 21st, 2009 6:18 pm

    I used to be the technical project leader for the distribution system that shipped Lego’s from Enfiled, CT. That was positively the best job I have ever had. What great people to work with, with a fun purpose. They had Lego sculptures every where!

    I still love them, even though my son is almost 18. If there is one toy I will keep, its the Lego’s!

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