Who doesn’t enjoy tinkering around with LEGOS? I used to play with brick blocks similar to LEGOS when I was a young girl. It wasn’t until I had my own children that I had the chance to play with real LEGOS.
I love the fun things you can design with LEGOS. My family way to play with LEGOS is simply create whatever comes to mind.
Did you know that LEGO is an abbreviation for two Danish Words, “leg godt”, which means “play well”?
Here are some other fun LEGO facts.
– If you built a column of about 40,000,000,000 LEGO bricks it would reach the moon.
– There is an average of 62 LEGO bricks for every person on Earth.
– The LEGO Club has 2.4 million members world wide.
– Approximately every 7 seconds a LEGO set is sold.
– If you lay end to end the number of LEGO bricks sold each year it would go around the world 5 times.
Needless to say LEGOS are popular around the world, and there are A LOT of them. Ha Ha.
If you are a fan of the iconic colorful plastic brick blocks, you might be interested in two books that I had the opportunity to read recently.
The LEGOS Idea Book – If you are looking for some inspiration on what to build with all your LEGOS look no further then this book. WOW! Everything and anything you can possibly think of can be built with LEGOS, and this book proved that to me. There are pirate ships, race cars, castles and so much more.
Each section of ideas starts off with a layout of most of the pieces used to create the pieces that will be shown within that chapter. I found that very handy because it gives you an idea of what pieces to look for in your collection so you can try and re-create the LEGO designs found within the pages.
The book also gives you a brief bit of information about the LEGO master builder who created the pieces found within the book. You would think these people would be the ultimate nerds, but they are not. 🙂
Flipping throught the pages of this book only made me realize just how much fun LEGOS can be. It also inspired me to try and create my own pieces. I doubt I will ever be as good as the people are in the book, but it’s fun to try. Even my son tried to create a few pieces he liked in the book (most we didn’t have the right pieces for – he doesn’t have that many LEGOS).
If you are fan of LEGO, or you have a child who enjoys playing with LEGOS, then this is the book for you. People young and old can enjoy it. I don’t think there is a age level (maybe 6+). Younger children might need help trying to create the designs in the book.
Another great LEGO book is also ideal for Star Wars fans. It’s called the LEGO Star Wars Characters Encyclopedia. I LOVE Star Wars. I’m a HUGE Star Wars fan. So I really enjoyed reading through the pages of this book.
This unique encyclopedia gives you in depth details and profiles of all the LEGO Star Wars mini-figurines. The book features over400+ photos and a lot of fun and fascinating facts. I never knew LEGO had so many Star Wars mini-figurines. They had characters I wasn’t even familiar with.
As a Star Wars fan I enjoyed this book. If you are also a LEGO fan I think you’d be even more thrilled about this book. It was fun to read.
The LEGO Star Wars Characters Encyclopedia also comes with a Han Solo mini-figurine right in the book cover that you can pop out and enjoy. My husband has ours on his desk at work. He’s also a Star Wars fan and he loves LEGOS too.
Both books are available where ever books are sold.
Another great LEGO book to read is the Cult of LEGO. I reviewed that book a while back. You can read that review here, https://www.shescribes.com/2011/10/cult-of-lego.html.
Kimberly
*I received free product samples in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own.
Marianna says
We have a Star wars LEGO book that I bought for my oldest last year that has every set and character ever made in it. (Up until that point anyway) He loves that thing. Of course he also uses it to “shop” and tell Grammy which sets he wants. lol.