Do you still have your Lego sets from when you were a kid? Have you been holding onto them since the 80s and 90s, so that you can enjoy them once again with your kids this time?
In this episode we’re talking about Lego. More specifically, organizing it. This beast of a task, and I’ll say this coming from a Lego family w ho’s had 4 different iterations of organizing in the last few years …is crucial if you want your kids to keep building and creating for many years to come, if it’s it’s something they ask for at every birthday or Holiday and… if you care for your feet – then this is an episode you won’t want to miss!
I’ll talk about When to Organize Lego: by color or by category and the best way to store it
Lego – is timeless: from childhood to 99 years young! This is a toy that totally opens up those creative pathways and keeps the generations connected.
Our pile has some original pieces from the 80s that my husband and his brothers played with when they were younger. Since our oldest has come to an age where he can play with Lego without us worrying about him swallowing pieces, the collection has grown exponentially. He’s now 11at the time of this recording. And his siblings have followed the same path.
They request for sets on birthdays and Holidays then there are the surprise ones from my uncle – who, he himself, is a HUGE fan, have contributed to the Lego explosion chez nous.
But who could blame them though? Le go does a really great job at coming up with some awesome and amazing builds. You can’t help but stop at a Lego store to see what’s on display!
Now that the holidays are long gone and over with, whether your kids have just gotten their first set or just added to their growing collection, it’s a good time to establish a really good system so that:
It’ll be played with often because the pieces are accessible enough and easy to sift through
That they’re stored in a logical way that promotes creativity and more building, and
That the pieces don’t get lost or end up with you cursing IN PAIN from that rogue piece that got lodged under your foot.
There are MANY ways of organizing Lego and you’ve probably tried a few of them too, with your own twist added to it.
