Our Lego mosaics are back and this one is a bumper! We set ourselves the challenge of creating a Lego world map and I think we did a pretty great job. Lego mosaics are fun for those in the middle primary/elementary grades and up. They involve lots of sorting, matching, counting, adding, subtracting, even dividing […]
21 Awesome Building Kits and Sets for Kids
When a reader recently asked the Childhood 101 Facebook community for building and construction toy set suggestions the responses were too fabulous not to share! So I have combined my own top building kit suggestions with those popular with readers to bring you this list of 21 awesome building kits and sets for kids. 21 […]
2D Lego Mosaics: 3 Printable Circus Designs
Following the popularity of our printable animal themed Lego mosaics, I started working on a second set – this time CIRCUS themed! These mosaics are fun for primary/elementary school aged children, as they really are more challenging then you might think. There is lot’s of sorting, matching, counting, adding, subtracting, even dividing and multiplying involved […]
Printable Animal Lego Mosaic Patterns
We love creating with Lego in our house. Whether it be making their own creation or creating a Lego set, there is always a Lego project in progress! I have recently been thinking about ways to extend the children’s play with Lego and I had the idea of making up some 2D picture designs for […]
5 Lego Duplo Play Ideas
We love these great Lego Duplo play ideas! They are lots of fun and inspire so much learning for toddlers, preschoolers and even kindergarteners. I am a big fan of investing in building kits and sets for kids, because of their hands-on, engaging learning potential. As children build, they are using and developing; Fine motor […]
