Lego Mythical Creatures

Advantages: Educational, authentic design, excellent instructions
Disadvantages: Just can't think of any

...~~~Why Bother?~~~ The partnership between Lego and Star Wars is true genious. There is a timelessness about Star Wars that is quite amazing. The original film is enjoying its 30th anniversary and my son loves the films just as much as (maybe even more than) his Dad did at a similar age. One of the reasons for the film's success and longevity is the detailed back story that goes with it. There is a whole universe of planets, peoples, creatures, ships and weapons and a whole history of trade agreements and technology development, wars and treaties. My son has books that delve into all of this, one of the best being a Dorling Kindersley book which contains detailed cross sections of the Millenium Falcon, an Imperial Star Destroyer and the Death Star to name but a few. The detail behind the design of these 'ships' is astonishing. This whole... Read review

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Advantages: It's Lego!!
Disadvantages: Not Cheap!!

...Continuing on my quest to review all things Christmassy, here I am with Advent review number 2. So with my deepest apologies to all those bah humbuggers out there, may I invite you back to Beckie's grotto. Why don't you pull up a chair, help yourself to a glass of warm mulled wine, and a mince pie (Marks and Spencers with a dusting of icing sugar to make them look homemade). This year, as always, my children have been well and truly spoilt by their Grandparents. In a departure from traditional or even chocolate Advent calendars they have both been given rather posh Advent calendars. Shortie has a Playmobil one, and big brother "Small Fry" (aged 7 and a half!) has a Lego Advent calendar. When I was little I always had an Advent calendar to count down the days to Christmas, but mine were cardboard and had little pictures of robins... Read review

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Advantages: Long-lasting, wide appeal, versatile, creative
Disadvantages: Somewhat expensive

...Lego, at its most basic, consists of brightly coloured building blocks which snap together to form reasonably strong walls or other constructions. When I was a child, in the 1960s, there was not much more to it, and although I had a few pieces of Lego furniture, it didn't hold my interest for long. I can remember my brothers building cars and garages and playing all kinds of ingenious games, while I read books and thought of it as a 'boy' toy. So when I had two sons of my own, I assumed they would play with Lego. Sure enough, they seemed to gravitate to it whenever they saw it, and by the time they were about three or four, were beginning to collect it themselves. * Modern Lego sets * Lego has changed enormously in the past 35 years. It's no longer merely coloured bricks with a few windows, doors and wheels; now it comes... Read review

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