Introduced in 1955 by Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, LEGO® System in Play is a structured system of products - the more bricks you have, the more you can build.
Fast forward to the year 2021, we now have countless innovations that have pushed the boundaries of the System in Play which can be experienced with LEGO® Powered Up, LEGO® Super Mario™, LEGO® MINDSTORMS®, LEGO® BOOST, and more!
This bridge between physical play and virtual play, makes for an engaging experience for children.
2020 marks the 25th year anniversary of LEGO Games. As The LEGO Group believes that the best is only good enough, we've seen endless innovations in the past year alone.
Let's dive in to take a look at these Digital Play Innovations as we look forward to what more can be in store for us, LEGO fans in the coming year.
No longer is LEGO play limited to just building static sets. With the creation of stop motion and movie maker apps you can create your own stories and bring them to life. So, grab some bricks and make a movie! Steps to shoot a LEGO Stop Motion Movie (or 2) At it's most basic all you need are some basic LEGO bricks, a minifigure or 2 and a smartphone or IPad. If lighting is an issue, place your workspace near a window or use a desk/table lamp. You'll need to work on a flat surface like a desk, table or...
Do you have a budding artist in the house? Looking for some different mediums to work in or genres to work with? Or something new to inspire them. At the most basic level, for the toddlers, large LEGO bricks are great for printing projects. All you need is some poster paint or ink stamps, paper and different shaped bricks. If your children are very young (under 6) just let them print as they want and chat with them about shapes and colours. With slightly older kids you can give them art challenges to re-create different images via LEGO printing/stamping. ...
Learn a new skill this month - Exclusive offer Coding and Robotics with LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime set & On-line Course Create cool robots and learn engineering, design and scratch programming15 hours of on-line learning with 10 awesome projects to completeIdeal for children aged 9+ The LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime Set is the go-to STEAM learning tool. Combining colorful LEGO building elements, easy-to-use hardware, and an intuitive drag-and-drop coding language based on Scratch, SPIKE Prime continuously engages children through playful learning activities, teaching critical thinking and problem solving. From easy-entry projects to limitless creative design possibilities, SPIKE Prime teaches the essential STEAM and 21st...