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LEGO activity for tots

May 30, 2013 by Kate 15 Comments

Here is a fabulous LEGO activity for tots to do simply at home. It is wonderful for hand-eye coordination and colour matching.
 
Don’t you just love those moments when children surprise you? 
Possum and I were playing with a few random paddle pop sticks that I’d left out from a craft activity when she climbs up on the couch (which is surprisingly hard to stop) and began creating her own fun activity! 

 
 
 
Possum (17 months) started placing paddle pop sticks into the underside of a few LEGO bricks I’d stepped on and removed earlier. How brilliant! I quickly grabbed the iPad and recorded what I could of her doing this activity. 

This was one of those moments that reminded me that children don’t always need to be ponked down at an activity all the time but that they need opportunities to create their own fun and develop their own skills when they are ready. 

LEARNING INVOLVED

This type of activity is great for toddlers as it helps them develop independence, fine motor control, patients and hand/eye coordination. For older children this activity can be extended to the expectation they are to match colours, so the paddle pop sticks to match the colour of the LEGO brick. 
 
Obviously lots of encouragement is required and some children may not master such skills until much later. All children are different and develop at different speeds. 

Do your children play with LEGO? 

Here are some more toddler activity you might like – 
Bath Paints using 2 ingredients     Guess the objects covered in tin foil    Homemade puzzles using paper plates
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Comments

  1. Deborah says

    May 30, 2013 at 4:47 am

    I would have never came up with this activity for my grandson. It’s amazing what we can learn these little tykes!! They always know what’s best for their own development and what they think is fun.

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  2. Jessica @ Play Trains! says

    May 30, 2013 at 6:35 am

    Great idea! I have some of those popsicle sticks, and lots of Duplo blocks, so this will be an easy one. I always love it when they make up their own activities!

    Reply
  3. Kz and Me says

    June 5, 2013 at 2:40 am

    Featuring this in my WKC roundup this week (and putting out these materials tomorrow to see if Kz follows suit!) Thanks! Krissy

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  4. Ness @ One Perfect Day says

    June 5, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    I LOVE this! Thanks so much for linking up to Tuesday Tots last week. I’m featuring this post on my round up of diy family games. http://www.oneperfectdayblog.net/2013/06/04/fun-and-simple-diy-games-for-kids/

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  5. Sugar Aunts says

    June 8, 2013 at 2:24 am

    This is so cute and simple! Love it. We are featuring your post tomorrow on Share It Saturday. Thanks for linking up!
    Colleen at Sugar Aunts

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  6. Carrie says

    June 14, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    What a wonderful activity and an important reminder!! Thank you for sharing on Sharing Saturday!! I hope you will share with us again this week!

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  7. Annette Belnap- Tips from a Typical Mom says

    October 7, 2013 at 12:09 am

    That is so simple and cute! My son will love this activity. I’d love for you to share this at our Pinning for Play Link Party today!

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  8. Renee Wilson says

    November 8, 2013 at 4:30 am

    Very clever. This would definitely appeal to my girls. Thanks!

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  9. tahlia @ the parenting files says

    November 9, 2013 at 6:21 am

    that’s it… they just use their imagination in ways that we could never plan for x

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