Legos Are Meant To Be Broken

One of my favorite open-ended toys involves building, the classic Lego brick.  When we buy a set it doesn't matter what the picture on the box is, it usually becomes that object only one time.  Booklets of "how to" pictures are sources of inspiration, but do not get used much.

Over and over they are broken down and remade again.  We've made new breeds of dinosaurs, flying aircraft, mazes, towers, swimming pools, and tunnels.  We use them for counting, measuring, patterning, color recognition, spatial awareness, and most famously in our house, storytelling.

Aidan and my husband sat down one afternoon to tell a story, they made a movie actually.  They recorded small scenes and objects they had built, Aidan was the narrator.  We took some still shots of their blockbuster film...

There was more to the story, but as much work they had put into it, it was short, and so is my memory.  Aidan had other ideas popping into his head and they moved on to another plot that involved pirates I believe.  Aidan's box of Legos originally contained pieces meant to build various flying contraptions, but they've been broken down to be made into movie props, houses, race cars, and other silly creations that he's designed on his own.  Sometimes we photograph what he builds so he can see them when he wants after they've been broken down and made into something new.

Replicas are cool, but there isn't anything more memorable, or makes him more proud, than taking a picture he sees in his head and making it real over and over again...that's why Legos are meant to be broken! 

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