Lego Imagination

On a serious note, I wish more kids would go back to the basics when it comes to toys: play doh, legos, Lincoln logs, etc. Nowdays it's all electronic games and shit. I heard a phrase once that is so true: The more battery power, the less brain power.

"Simple" toys that do not require batteries often encourage imagination, enriches language development, and increases fine motor and gross motor skills, and all that good stuff that kids need.

I try to encourage my kids to paint, play with play doh, blocks, dolls, balls, etc. We do have a few battery-operated toys (such as the keyboard) but I try to avoid those. I'm proud that my kids hardly own computerized toys and games. A $3 ball does more for the kid's development than a $300 game system. And that's been proven through research.

Agreed - Also it develops their hands and eye coordination skills as well. The more they play with it, the more they think. Some of the toys such as Legos or Lincoln Logs also requires a "problem" solving scenario as to how to build a house or whatever it is.

btw - what's gross-motor skill?

Gross Motor Skills involves the large muscles of the body that enable such functions as walking, kicking, sitting upright, lifting, and throwing a ball.
 
Uh oh... I used to play a lot of video games..... :) Although I didn't start playing with them until I was about 7 or so. However, I definitely played a LOT of legos, k'nex, board games, played catch and tennis with my dad all before sweet sweet Nintendo came into my life.

Not to mention all the "adventures" I had with my cousins. We've pretended to be mermaids in the pool, Indiana Jones looking for treasure in the backyard, hiding from the "enemy" by building a fort (which was 2 chairs and a blanket thrown over them).

Man, I wanna be a kid again.
 
I do have some LEGO mosaic projects in mind, but they require a lot of LEGO pieces and money.

For a 5' x 5' picture, it would cost me at least $500 in pieces. (If I'm lucky, I can find them for $300.)

When I have time and money, then I might consider making something and then selling it for profit. ;)
 
I do have some LEGO mosaic projects in mind, but they require a lot of LEGO pieces and money.

For a 5' x 5' picture, it would cost me at least $500 in pieces. (If I'm lucky, I can find them for $300.)

When I have time and money, then I might consider making something and then selling it for profit. ;)
Here are a few...

http://www.geekalerts.com/u/gameboy-lego-mosaic.jpg

http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FY5/FR1Q/0HQEXCFI3VV/FY5FR1Q0HQEXCFI3VV.MEDIUM.jpg
(I like that one.)

http://i.pbase.com/g4/12/60812/3/64502171.Ta9Kwu22.jpg
(This is cool.)

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/seankenney/Mosaics/Sean-and-Lily/mosaic2.jpg
(I could do this... might be the cheapest.)
(Be sure to look at it from a distance. Looks better.)
 

Those must be time consuming and takes a lot of practice to piece all that together.. :eek:

I'd agree, someone would make a good profit out of that when one sells.
 
Agreed - Also it develops their hands and eye coordination skills as well. The more they play with it, the more they think. Some of the toys such as Legos or Lincoln Logs also requires a "problem" solving scenario as to how to build a house or whatever it is.

Gross Motor Skills involves the large muscles of the body that enable such functions as walking, kicking, sitting upright, lifting, and throwing a ball.

:ty:
 
I am with Vampy. I love lego and have been doing the star wars lego alot of them. I have at least 20 or more of star wars lego and now my new puppy mess it up and I gotta do it all over again. GRRRRRRRRRR

As Vampy mention some of the thing that he want to get and I want that too except the last one which I already have. :D
 
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