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Fostering Independence and Confidence with LEGO Juniors

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With three children, I’ve learned just how important it is to appreciate each and every stage of development. With a four year gap between my youngest Wesley and his next older brother, he desperately wants to be included and keep up with his siblings.  Over the years I’ve done what I can to encourage all three boys to find a way to play together so no one is left out. Now that Wesley is 4 years old, it has become easier for him to participate.

His brothers absolutely love toys that allow them to use their imagination and build something. That means they really enjoy their  LEGO® sets. (We have several bins in our playroom as evidence.)  For a long time, Wesley was playing with the LEGO Duplo sets as fits his age. His brothers also enjoyed them so it was something they could always play together. But lately Wesley has been showing more and more interest in the traditional LEGO bricks.

Foster independence with LEGO Juniors which are designed to provide just the right amount of challenge and creative play for children ages 4-7.

LEGO Juniors is designed to provide just the right amount of challenge and creative play for children ages 4-7. The intuitive, playful instructions help children build each part of the set and show lots of fun story and play ideas kids can recreate.

Foster independence with LEGO Juniors which are designed to provide just the right amount of challenge and creative play for children ages 4-7.

My 10 year old son Lucian really wanted to be part of the building process with Wes. After all, it is his very favorite part of playing with LEGO sets. Wesley was more than happy to have him included, but I made it clear that Wesley was in charge and would be adding all the pieces. Lucian instead took a back seat roll in helping him whenever a little guidance might be necessary.

Foster independence with LEGO Juniors which are designed to provide just the right amount of challenge and creative play for children ages 4-7.

This was the very first LEGO play set that Wesley built on his own. He took to it easily, needing almost no help at all.

Foster independence with LEGO Juniors which are designed to provide just the right amount of challenge and creative play for children ages 4-7.

While there are some larger pieces to make building a bit easier in this LEGO Juniors set, there was still plenty of opportunities to get used to working with the small pieces and following instructions. LEGO Junior sets include some premade pieces, like a shop wall or car chassis to help make the building process smoother, so your child can focus on the fun details and start playing right away.

Foster independence with LEGO Juniors which are designed to provide just the right amount of challenge and creative play for children ages 4-7.

Once Wesley was finished putting together his new helicopter, all three boys played their own version of cops and robbers together.

Foster independence with LEGO Juniors which are designed to provide just the right amount of challenge and creative play for children ages 4-7.

Wesley thought the moving parts at the top of the helicopter were so cool!

Foster independence with LEGO Juniors which are designed to provide just the right amount of challenge and creative play for children ages 4-7.

The pride that Wesley felt after he had finished was very obvious and sweet. He also felt in charge of their play because it was his own set they were using.

Foster independence with LEGO Juniors which are designed to provide just the right amount of challenge and creative play for children ages 4-7.

LEGO Juniors sets this size work so well for stockings. In fact, I’ve already purchased another set featuring Marvel characters to add to Wesley’s stocking. He had so much fun with this set that Grandma also picked out a larger set for Christmas. I know he will love it!

Much like our weekly kids cooking series, Mini Chef Mondays, this is just one more way to help Wesley grow his independence.

What are your favorite ways to help grow a child’s confidence?

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5 Comments

  1. I think Legos kits are great because it gets the kids in that project mind set, they concentrate on following directions and steps or they can get creative and do other things with the pieces.

  2. My grandsons loves to build. These are great sets for them to do themselves and then be proud to show off their finished product!

  3. Lego Juniors is perfect for my grandson. He is 4 and loves building things. I will have to get him some.

  4. I like it when I get my kids to be creative by creating crafts that they love to do. We made some Christmas ornaments and we also got creative with our Advent Calender this year!

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