If you've ever stepped on a Lego block before, you know how that little plastic block can take on the qualities of a razor blade. You're going to want to wear protective footwear at our house from now on.Chris and I decided to stick our toes into the shallow end of the Lego pool by picking up a couple of small Cars 2 Lego sets for Jack for Christmas. Though the pieces are pretty small, Jack has done pretty well with being able to take them apart and put them back together. And to not leave them all over the floor ... .
When we were in Algona earlier this week, I got out some of my old Lego sets and let him go to town. If the ones we got for him are slightly over his head, the space plane from 1985 was WAY over his head. He dropped it once on my parents' hardwood floor and sent pieces skittering across the room.
But, for the most part, he did pretty well. I imagine we have a future ahead of us that includes plastic totes filled with foot-slicing little blocks. And I'm cool with that, because Legos are awesome.
2 comments:
speaking from experience and having a giant, seriously, one of those great big bins you put xmas trees in, full of legos in the garage...
When boys are in the Lego years, using stackable drawers like these http://www.containerstore.com/shop/toyStorage/drawers?productId=10004578&N=80472
and sorting by configuration...
1x2, 2x2, 2x4, 2x6, "guys," "special," etc., leads to much more play as kids start to make their own creations because they spend less time looking for the right pieces.
Now that the boys are simply saving their legos for their kids, we've put them in the bin.
Oh, good call! I have a feeling we'll end up there with only a few more Lego sets.
Thanks!
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