Who doesn’t love LEGO bricks?
They are the ultimate toy for teaching, building, and designing.
You can use them for helping your kids learn math, science, history, and more.
But did you know that you can also motivate your child to get work done with LEGO bricks?
Yep. You can. And you have Justin Pot at MakeUseOf to thank for this idea.
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Basically, the way it works is that your child builds a model throughout the day by adding a brick every time he has completed a task.
The tasks can include but aren’t limited to:
- showering
- brushing teeth
- combing hair
- doing schoolwork assignments
- making beds
- doing dishes
- vacuuming
- doing laundry
- caring for animals
It’s a more enjoyable way to motivate your child because he is building a toy as he goes. When he has completed everything for the day, he has something to play with.
Neat, huh?
All you have to do to prepare for this is decide on a model (or two or three 😉 ) that your child can build that uses the same number of bricks as there are tasks. OR you can have a smaller model for morning tasks, one for afternoon tasks, and one for evening tasks. OR you can have your child build a really big model over the period of a week. (That might be better for older children.) You can really organize it the way you like.
The Lego Ideas Book has some ideas for models that can be built using their LEGO Bricks. You might want to check it out.
I hope your kids enjoy building with LEGO bricks!
Many blessings,
P.S. If your kids really like LEGO bricks, you might like these brick-themed letters. They can be used on bulletin boards, for arts and crafts, or in educational games and activities.
