The benefits of building LEGO® sets together as a family

Buckling down with schoolwork is one thing, but building your kids’ social, emotional and developmental skills is just as important. Finding the right balance between schoolwork and play can give your kids a fully rounded learning experience and all the skills they need for later life – without sacrificing the fun!

So, how can you build up your children’s developmental skills and have some fun together along the way? That’s where LEGO® Builder comes in! Using the power of play, parents can turn learning and fun into the same activity. Cool, right?

Development in disguise

Combining learning and fun is just like sneaking veggies into your kids’ favorite pasta sauce. But instead of blitzing carrots into your Bolognese, family activities with LEGO bricks disguise skills development and life lessons with fun.

But why is this important? Well, family building time powers intellectual development and boosts memory, thinking and reasoning skills – just as good for keeping adult brains active as developing younger minds!

Family bonding with LEGO® builds

It can be tricky to find an activity that excites the younger generation and that can get everyone in the family involved, from tiny toddlers to your great uncle’s cousin once removed.

Family activities with LEGO sets get the whole family together for some well-deserved quality time. Instead of the kids battling their friends online or grandma crushing some candy on her phone, getting everyone together around one table working on the same LEGO set builds memories for life – literally. And when using the Build Together function in the LEGO Builder app, our screens add to the experience allowing the whole family to get involved, no matter their age or ability.

Family bonding with LEGO sets is a truly timeless activity, letting the older generation pass down their building know-how to tiny first-time builders! What’s better than having everyone bonding over the construction of a vibrant Viking Village (21343) or the magnificent Natural History Museum (10326) set?

Plus, this social time is amazing for our kids’ communication skills! Soon their questions will evolve from the ‘Who? What? Where? When?’ to ‘Why? How? What’s the point of that? Are you sure that’s a good idea?’ etc. But it’s a good thing – we promise!

Teamwork makes the dream work

Family building also teaches your little constructors how teaming up can help them tackle any challenge that comes their way. Dealing with Tournament Temple City (71814) or struggling to get to grips with a mighty Heatwave Transforming Lava Dragon (71793)? No fear, working as a team makes any project manageable, even taming dragons!

Whatever pace people work at, building together teaches our little ones that their input matters. If mum is a quick-build dynamo or the youngest is still getting to grips with bricks, working together at a pace that suits the whole family teaches children (and sometimes the bigger children, too) the art of patience. And with the help of the LEGO Builder app, new builders can visualize each step and split projects into bite-size chunks for boss-level teamwork.

Essential social skills that shape your children’s lives, like sharing and taking turns, are picked up just as easy as the tiniest brick in the set. Collaboration creates communication, and hands-on activities can be a great distraction while chatting through tricky subjects or simply catching up on the latest juicy playground gossip.

Two tickets to imagination station, please!

To us, every build is a work of art – just because you’re following instructions doesn’t make the activity any less creative! And following guides on the LEGO Builder app can also help your little ones learn the importance of order and following instructions (who knew they could do that?!)

On the flip side, if you really want to let the kids loose, free-styling with LEGO bricks can fuel their imaginations and stimulate their senses! The sight of different colors, shapes and textures and using touch in physical activities gives your kids the tools they need for imagination, creativity and visualization. Epic!

Check out the countless ways to display your awesome LEGO builds, too. Makes a nice change from all your kids’ creativity resigned to the front of the fridge…

Working together as a family can build kindness, empathy and creativity in your little ones – with an all-important side of fun. What’s not to like?