Lego’s is one of those toys that virtually every kid knows about or of. Around for seemingly ever Lego’s have had an impact on kids and adults alike and still do to this day. Lego are unlike any other toy out there when it comes to playing. The uniqueness comes from not conforming to any one form of play. The tiny plastic bricks combined together to create even grander toys. Lego’s create an opportunity in the form of expression and imagination. Not conforming to one idea, one genre in the world of lego it’s possible to be anything and everything. If something doesn’t exist then it can be created out of bricks leaving the only limit is one’s imagination.
When I was in college I did a study on the benefits of playing with toys at any age. The simple interaction of playing with toys can take away stress and allow someone to reconnect with the simpler aspects of life. Often we get so caught up in the drama of the day to day life that we start missing out and losing our minds over small ideas. Sure we form hobbies in the form of hunting fishing boating, but how often do we engage our imagination.
Growing up it almost seems that there is no place for imagination or the world of fantasy that toys seemingly offers, especially the world of Legos. Most people subscribe themselves to the humdrum misery of the daily beat without giving anything beyond the chaotic moment. That is until someone is done with reality and in search of something much more, something that only the recesses of the imagination hold. Almost like a secret of rediscovering life once again. With that magic, I hope to find new beginnings and new ideas about living and being.
I am sort of taking a break from reality the mainstream version of it and focusing on myself and life to make for a better quality of life. In doing so I purchased some legos, some starwards, some notes. But in the lego world, you can have things like Shakespeare talk and have conversations with Alice from her adventures, or to French baker and his cute little dog.
That being said I wondered what might the conversations be amongst various characters and various individuals. What might everyone learn, what might I learn from such imaginary conversations. Another set I picked up was a set from the Lego Ideas series depicting steamboat willy aka Mickey and Mini Mouse. What a better way of telling one story and character development than a rendition of the movie Apocolopyse now. I choose this movie to capture the depth and vibrant characteristics of reality.
I am excited to bring about a chapter relating to the amazing world of toys. I also want to showcase my collections and toys I intend to collect here in the near future. Stay Tuned for the toys to come.