The Benefits of Playing with LEGO

Playing with LEGO provides a child with many incredible benefits, whether they’re playing alone or in a group. Whether your child uses DUPLO or LEGO bricks, the benefits remain and help them to develop many important skills through play.

5 Benefits of Playing with LEGO

Everyday children learn through play and it remains the best way kids learn to discover, explore, experiment and solve problems. For generations LEGO has provided millions of opportunities for kids to test out new theories, learn cause and effect, and develop their social skills. Let’s look at these five benefits of playing with LEGO kids may receive:

1.Language development

Describing the shapes and colours of bricks pieces helps them to grow a child’s vocabulary, as does describing what they are doing or what they want to do. Playing with LEGO also gives a child the opportunity to grow their descriptive language and storytelling skills, sharing what they are doing with others and answering questions.

2.Fine motor skills

Manipulating the bricks helps kids develop their hand-eye coordination, finger strength and dexterity. Beginning with the larger DUPLO bricks before moving on to the more intricate LEGO size, kids become experts in mastering with their fingers what their brains tell them to do.

3.Problem solving skills

Playing with LEGO requires kids to identify and then solve problems from which bricks go on first through to how to build a dinosaur freeform! Growing cause and effect plus critical thinking skills, LEGO provides great opportunities to build upon a child’s problem-solving skills.

4.Concentration and focus

DUPLO and LEGO provide something tangible for a child to hold and experiment with. Their concentration and focus skills are given continual opportunities to grow as they have fun playing with LEGO.

5.Creativity and imagination 

One of the great things about playing with LEGO is there are infinite possibilities beyond following the instruction guide to create specific pieces. Kids can build whatever is in their imagination, try out new ideas and make discoveries about what they can do.  We are excited to sell LEGO and DUPLO online through our popular NZ toy store. Explore our range online or drop instore to purchase one of our popular LEGO or DUPLO sets for your kids.