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As your child moves through the many stages of growth, we offer toys that foster creativity and encourage the development of motor skills, role-playing and problem-solving abilities. Use this site to learn about age-appropriate toys and activities, to read parenting features and to find LEGO play ideas for your children.
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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• Walking – ready to explore the world.
• Conflicting desires – let me go, do not let me go.
• Growing sense of self – what makes me unique and distinct?
• Exploring independence – take me seriously, I can do things myself.
• Seeking logic – still governed by appearance.
• Figuring out the world – trial and error, hands-on and minds-on.
• Pretending or make-believe – talking to themselves and having collective monologues.

Age 0-2
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Stop-Motion Animation: It’s Not Just Plasticine Anymore

Type ‘LEGO®’ into YouTube’s search engine and within seconds you will discover a plethora of clips of LEGO mini-figs dancing, singing, saving the world and even delivering soliloquies. LEGO Stop motion animation has exploded; thanks to the internet, not only watching, but producing and sharing these films is becoming ever easier.

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More Than Child's Play: Favorite Toys Can Provide Clues to Future Career Choice

New research from LEGO® UK reveals how children’s future careers can start to be carved out in their early years through play preferences - with architects having preferred construction toys, nurses most likely to have chosen dolls and IT workers having opted for computer games.

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