LEGO Love LEGO Love LEGO Love

Jeffrey and Megan are Legomaniacs. Over the Christmas Break, they spent hours building LEGO Creations using Jeffrey's 20+ year old LEGO Collection. Megan enjoyed having her big brother, Jeffrey, teach her some inside tips on being a LEGOMANIAC.

Megan continues to build with LEGOS most every day. Her LEGO village gets larger and more detailed each time she sits down to create.

Jeffrey's LEGO Collection is UBER Organized. Pieces are sorted by color, size, shape, etc. He still has many of the pictures and instructions from individual LEGO Sets.

LEGOS are seriously one of THE BEST toys ever...for boys and girls, young and old. Jeffrey proved that you are never too old for LEGOS.

Did you love LEGOS as a child?

Do you still love LEGOS as an adult?

Toy Recall Hitting Home

The List Keeps Growing and Growing...

With two little girls, we have an extensive (rhyming with expensive) Polly Pocket Collection. Finally, I got around to checking the Mattel Toy Recall List....Oh my.... we have at least 6, and counting, Polly Pocket Sets on the Recall List. I registered with Mattel to receive my return shipping labels and for the complete return instructions.

Now the real fun begins.... putting all the sets together....oh yes, I can hardly wait...thank goodness we are out of school today (what a choice-go to the Beach or sort Polly Pocket sets). One of my main gripes about Polly Pocket Toys (toys I am already not too crazy about) is all the small, I mean small, teeny, minute pieces. We have them all in one big tub. With a little sorting we will have them separated and ready to return. I must say, I do like the old original Polly Pocket sets, but the sets of the past few years are not on my favorite list. I will take LEGOS any day!

Polly Pocket Sets Are the Tip of The Iceberg...

Yesterday's recall announcement got my attention.... Children's Garden Toys from Target. The ones we have been using to dig at the Beach all summer. Where will this list ever end? What will be recalled next?

Getting in to the economics of this recall will begin my editorializing on Big Box Retail (WM and others), Trade with China, Consumer Education, and the pressure for all retailers to provide rock bottom, low dollar prices. Don't get me started on this subject (at least not today). It is probably a good thing I am pressed for time this morning.

Lego-Mania-No Batteries Required

Calling Lego-Maniacs..
Summer Toy Recommendation... No Batteries Required! Unplug your children and introduce them to Lego Building. This will sharpen their Math skills without them realizing they are doing schoolwork over the summer.,
Legos are quite possibly the number one toy, in my opinion. I still have 24 year old Jeffrey's extensive Lego collection, all categorized and sorted by color, shape, and theme stored here at my house. This is more than I can say about any other toys or electronic games we have had over the years. There are so many great things to say about Legos. They are an attraction for many ages, interests, and skill levels. Even when my boys were in High School, they could be caught building with Legos on occasion. As an adult, I have found it relaxing to sit and create, build, and plan a Lego design. Visit Designmom today and register to win LEGO cuff links... yes... see photos of all sorts of cool jewelry made with Legos, the classic toy.

Why my sister may have a love/hate relationship with Legos....
PS- This is not for those with a weak tummy.... When Katherine was born, my boys were 11, 14, &16-Legos were still a big part of life. Their perspective of keeping Legos picked up changed once Katherine started crawling and putting everything she found directly in her mouth. After repeated requests to keep the Legos picked up, Katherine provided me with an object lesson. While changing a messy diaper, low and behold, a bright blue Lego piece was in the "mix". I called Jeffrey and Andrew to SHOW them why keeping the Legos picked up and out of a crawling baby's reach was so important. Luckily, she swallowed a very small (one section) piece and did not try a larger piece that could have choked or injured her!