My son is a huge lego fan, for years it was the only toy on his Christmas list, and through thrifty finds and smart shopping adding to the Lego I kept from my childhood I think he probably has enough to never need to buy any more.
I was always a 'follow the instructions and do not deviate from the order of works' builder, but my boy happily refers to himself as an imaginative builder, he likes to invent his own builds, so much so I don't worry about missing pieces from the thrift finds, it all ends up scrambled together in his Lego boxes anyway.
He is always so proud of his inventions, they must not be mixed up or put away for a few days after they are built, and he's moved onto the next folly.
I had no idea there was a Lego community on hive, I'm going to go ahead and check it out.
Happy building!
That’s great that you were able to get some LEGO for your son! They are an awesome tool for them to both play and learn, especially one that isn’t a phone, computer or TV screen! It’s awesome for their creativity, I wonder if it’s a boy thing but your son, my son and I all enjoy doing our own thing with lego haha. I like the sets but freestyle, imaginative building is awesome! He’s built a bunch of really cool things since I posted this, I’ll have to take some photos and make an updated freestyle post!
I agree with you on every level. Lego is awesome!
I think you might be right about it being a male trait to tend towards more imaginative building. @rubido always pokes fun at me (in a kind way) for my instruction following when we do have a new Lego set in the house.
I look forward to seeing what fantastical builds you come up with!
Oh are you @rubido's wife?! That's awesome! I'm glad that you're on here with us :D My wife @ssiena is here as well, though she's got a lot of other things she's doing so she hasn't had a lot of time to keep up with the space.
My wife is also an instruction builder rather than freestyle haha, it's all good though! She's far more creative in other ways than I am so it's just some fun differences!