This weekend a new and exciting avenue has been explored in our little household, and the result is a brand new addiction - an addiction that has even taken me away from the computer. It is slightly more addictive than Twitter and I am a little bit in love with it.
At least I would be if I had played with it, which I haven't of course, honestly, really, not even a tiny weeny bit.
It's Lego. I would imagine that if I had played with IJ's first ever set then I would be hooked on slowly but surely building something incredibly impressive. I would find the distraction it offered incredibly therapeutic and I would be impressed at my own ability to follow instruction to the letter and produce something that really looks like it does on the box, unlike my baking.
If I had played with it while IJ was in bed, over-excited at being able to construct the castle from the Kingdom's range in peace and quiet, and anxious to get in finished so I could marvel at the end result, I would imagine that I would have found it incredibly addictive. I would, no doubt be very keen for IJ to purchase even more products and I may even have my eye on an even bigger project next time.
And ultimately with pride and an overblown sense of achievement, I would be presenting this:
Which of course I have not painstakingly built myself, nor have I spent half an hour photographing my work (given that Lego is difficult to photograph with the flash on), in an attempt to find the best picture to display with pride on my blog. Not at all.
This is all the work of a seven-year-old child, you understand.
Amazing isn't it, what our 6 / 7 year olds are capable of given half an hour so away from twitter, the tv, the radio, and annoying interruptions from our children... (There's an army vehicle rattling around here that I swear my son is GENIUS for building...)
Posted by: Potty Mummy | July 17, 2010 at 09:27 PM
Ha ha. I totally hear you Rosie.
We are total Lego addicts in this house. Have been since my son was presented with his first Star Wars set at the age of 5. OBVIOUSLY mummy and daddy had to help him what with him being so young and all . . .
Posted by: Tara | July 17, 2010 at 09:28 PM
Star Wars you say? Hmmm. I think my daughter would really really like to have a go at that one. *quickly makes a note*
Posted by: Rosie Scribble | July 17, 2010 at 09:32 PM
So true. And I would imagine these half-hour building slots could become a regular occurance, around 9 o'clock every evening, possibly later at weekends.
Posted by: Rosie Scribble | July 17, 2010 at 09:34 PM
Another house of Lego'o'holics. The thing is JJ is really good at it now and tells me to go away because he can do it! I could start buying the older technics thought...
Posted by: Michelle Twin Mum | July 17, 2010 at 11:40 PM
Lego is brilliant. Bloody brilliant!
Posted by: Dan | July 17, 2010 at 11:45 PM
Oooh yeah, I love making my kids lego constructions. Dragon raiders is good too, and if I'm desperate I'll start on the Bionicles.
Posted by: Gappy | July 18, 2010 at 08:48 AM
I know exactly what you mean about just having to have a go! It's like having to put the odd one or twenty pieces into a jigsaw puzzle that is laid out!It certainly is a far cry from the Lego of old that you could only make buildings of!
Posted by: jfb57 | July 18, 2010 at 09:38 AM
I'm shocked there's something more additive than Twitter!
Posted by: Talli Roland | July 18, 2010 at 08:19 PM
Ha! It is addictive isn't it?
For the children I mean. The children. Definitely not me ;)
Posted by: Lucy Quick | July 18, 2010 at 08:58 PM
MadDad and the boys love lego
Posted by: TheMadHouse | July 18, 2010 at 11:20 PM
How could you find anything more addictive than Twitter?? :-) xx
Posted by: Mancunian Mum | July 19, 2010 at 03:03 AM
Oh god this is my future isn't it. Stepping on little sharp plastic blocks in the night. ARGHHHH
Maybe I should get some lego for the kids to keep them on the internet *cough*
Posted by: Nat | July 19, 2010 at 05:35 AM
Lego has to be absolutely the best toy ever invented. Nothing beats it.
Just a shame that the eight large boxes of the stuff we have in this house never seem to be in the box.
Posted by: Vic | July 21, 2010 at 12:39 PM
Bob is the big lego fan in our house, our kids have all of his old lego as well as their own collection. I've never really got into it as an adult but I remember spending hours as a child building little rectangular houses.
I did have to take Nairn to hospital as a baby when he swallowed a little block. Luckily he's much more content to simply build things rather than eat the lego these days.
Posted by: Vonnie | July 25, 2010 at 12:16 PM