Lego is utterly fantastic. I love how I used to play with it and now those plastic bricks have been passed onto my children, who enjoy it perhaps even more than I did. Lego building is awesome, the movies are fantastic and the Lego Masters TV show is a wonderful way to be inspired. I’m not a massive fan of stepping on the pieces during the Did you know that there are actually loads of valuable lessons to learn from Lego though? It’s more than just colourful bricks that can piece together. It’s more than starter kits and models of the Death Star. Let’s look at learning through Lego.
Creativity For All
Firstly, there is no age limit for Lego. This means that being creative and building things out of Lego is open for everyone. When you are young, you might be inspired by the kits and follow those instructions to the letter in order to build your very own Marvel mech or Minecraft building. As you get older, you might see things differently. This is the genius of Lego, whilst everyone thinks, feels and buildings differently, the things that we are building with are all the same. Lego bricks, from the simple 2 by 4 to incredible, individual and essential pieces from some of the most zany builds out there, can be used for a whole host of creations. Lego is inclusive, Lego gives you freedom to be creative. There is no limit to Lego, just your imagination. A great lesson to keep improving as you advance through life.
Lego Games
Did you know that there are lots of Lego games for you to enjoy too? These can actually give you insight into life as you play, and give you lesson to take forward into your future. Let’s take LEGO City Adventures Build And Protect as an example. Not only are you building things out of Lego on screen, you’re earning money on these projects which will help you develop your city, making it even bigger and better. You also need to look after your city, protecting it, just as you would your own home. These little, behind the scenes if you will, lessons can help you figure out situations in the future. Learning things now will stay with you and if you can learn through play with something you love like Lego, that is fantastic.
Don’t Rush It
Different people building ego at different speeds. If you have watched the previously mentioned Lego Masters, they often lay bricks at an alarming rate because they have a countdown clock. For more of us though, we don’t have that time constraint. We can take our time and gets things right. Maybe we need to use that lesson in life. Don’t rush things because maybe they go wrong, aren’t quite how we want them to be or we get to the end and realise we’ve missed an important piece. Whilst you don’t always have to follow the instructions and can be creative in our builds, taking time over things is important.