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My step-granson and I play Leggos every chance I get ... he just turned six in late Sept. The Leggo themes are interesting, with light sabers and Indy Jones characters ... I like the direction booklets with step by step instructions for construction. Now that he’s learned to read, he corrects me alot ...

I'll bet we've got the equivalent of 20 gallons of the stuff in the attic! :-) There was ALWAYS a Leggo piece laying around the house "somewhere"...along with being hidden in the depths of the mini-van. :-) Cleaning the van was like "Christmas" for them because they always found something they thought was long lost! To step on one at o-dark-thirty during a midnight kitchen trip was a most unpleasant experience!

Also, as they got more advanced with Legos, it became a major crisis if they lost a specialized piece!

Leggos were just coming into fashion when I was "about" 6 or so. We grew up with Lincoln Logs. :-) But I came to the conclusion that this annoying "toy" (Leggos!) was a very good thing for them! For starters, it caused them to think creatively! Once they learned to read, it honed their reading comprehension skills to have to read the instructions!...something they VERY much wanted to do in order to get the kit put together correctly! It helped build fine motor coordination and skill, and IF they did this together it required that they practice COOPERATION!

...all pretty important stuff IMHO! Yeah... Leggos ROCK. We still have the HUGE Walmart tub full of them upstairs!...and bring them down if somebody brings little kids over. If this happens, my two (who are 14 and 19 now) will help the little guys and I can see that they STILL like Leggos. :-)