Over the last school holidays, I brought the boys to our local museum to join in the fun at a “Lego” event just for kids.
Many tables were set up inside the museum open area, and on each table, there were hundreds of white lego bricks waiting to be built. The kids were encouraged to build buildings that were inspired by olden times. But one can also build anything he/she fancied.
Calvin is a big Lego fan. He loves to build with the bricks since he was very young. When he saw the hundreds of pieces of white bricks on the table, he was simply amazed. So was Mr A.
The boys were at a lost at what they wanted to build at first. Somehow, piece by piece and brick by brick, I began to see some structure taking shape. Athan was only interested in building his “fighter plane”. :) Well, that’s what he loves to build with Lego bricks at home. As for Calvin, this is what he came up with at the end:
Athan’s plane is the one on the left. I am pretty proud of the boys at what they came up with within the time limit. Most of all, they had fun. However, when they saw what others have built, they, especially Calvin, was so disappointed at his own creation. Here’s a picture of some amazing structures that people have built using the bricks:
What do you think? I can hardly imagine someone able to build such complicated structures using only the white Lego bricks. Of course Calvin’s creation cannot be compared with those in the picture above, but I think he has done really well. Me thinks he has *secretly* decided to play with his Lego more at home in order to improve his skills!
Calvin at age 5.