The first rule of playing is... there are no rules! We know there is no ‘right way’ to play. Ten minutes and a pile of LEGO® bricks is all you and your kids need to build a masterpiece that might only last until dinner time, but a memory that will last a lot longer. Here are some fun tips – not rules! – for when you’re looking for a little ‘play-spiration’!
We get it, car trips can be LONG, but with a simple plastic container, a few handfuls of bricks and a LEGO baseplate, you have all you need to keep your children entertained for hours in the backseat. Let their imaginations run wild, or better yet, buy yourself a bit of time to pack the car by asking them to prepare pictures to replicate! And voilà, no more “are we there yet?”!
Desperate to keep your active kids occupied when it’s too rainy to head to a playground or even squelch around the garden? Who says playing with LEGO bricks has to be sedentary? Create some elaborate LEGO targets and use some birthday party leftovers to create a ping-pong ball catapult! Keep moving the targets further away to keep things interesting.
Looking for the perfect party game? Forget ‘pass the present’. Instead, pop handfuls of your LEGO bricks into a few bags and hand one to each player. Borrow a timer from another game and give the kids one minute to create their best house, then a cat, then a spaceship... The possibilities are as endless as their imaginations!
Tired of only hearing ‘fine’ when you ask your kids about their day (complete with sigh and exaggerated eye-roll)? They don’t always communicate the way we might, but they will probably be more interested if you ask them to create a scene of the day that celebrates an exciting or inspiring moment! Maybe you could create one too!
Ramp up the competition in this reimagining of an old classic. Get the kids to flip a cup so it lands upright, then place a LEGO brick onto the tic tac toe board – the first to get three in a row wins!
Another winner for a rainy day, a LEGO brick treasure hunt can keep your children active for hours! Hide LEGO bricks all around the house and draw a treasure map to show where they might be in each room. If it’s a competition, make it more interesting by giving different colored bricks a different value! There’s no limit to the fun you can enjoy with a few leftover LEGO bricks!
