Little Coloured Bricks

When Lego turned 50 in the year 2008, many Lego enthusiasts and those whose lives have changed because of the little coloured bricks celebrated the existence of the world’s greatest toy. Although some people may disagree with the “greatest toy” comment, many would attest to Lego’s greatness for improving learning, imagination, critical thinking and playtime.

We have said this a thousand times and we will say this again -you can make anything out of Legos and this includes planes, dogs, houses, trees, what have you. From what we have seen through the years, you can make a Ferrari race car out of Lego, even a Volvo if you want to. The great thing about the bricks is that they are so rudimentary that you can actually think out of the box and build anything. it could be something useful like a pencil case or a wine holder or it could be something fancy like a castle or one whole Lego town.

Some people think that you need to have a background of the bricks before you can actually play with them but it does not necessarily mean that those who did not grow up with them cannot play with Legos.

Sir Paul Smith said in an interview with independent.co.uk  ”I didn’t play with Lego as a child, but my wife’s grandchildren love it. The hardest thing is understanding the structure of it. Once you’ve got the hang of that, it’s fantastic. The interesting thing about children is that you can buy them the most amazing toy and they’ll play with a shoebox. The thing with Lego is that it’s really basic and from it you can make things that are amazing. You can do a tower – or you can do a rabbit.”

Much like Sir Paul Smith, many grandparents and parents love the coloured bricks because they are very versatile.