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Styrofoam Lego Complex

Donna Young @ 14 February 2008
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Ten years ago we bought something that came packed in formed Styrofoam. I can’t remember what it was now, but this is about what we did with the Styrofoam.

I love legos and admit that I have played with them about as much as the kids did. I’m sure that is common among adults. Using the Styrofoam, I built the kids a Styrofoam Lego Complex. This was the first one that I built. I made another one a few years later and it is pictured in the background of an image at my other blog at Kitty Life.

 

An Image of One Side


Styrofoam Lego Complex

 

Another Side


Styrofoam Lego Complex

Some of the Neighbors’ Children Playing with the Legos


Styrofoam Lego Complex

We had a lot of fun with those legos!

Copyright © 2008 by Donna Young

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  1. My boys thought that was the coolest idea EVER! They wished they`d thought of it. Then they wished we had some styrofoam. That looks like it was a lot of fun. Thanks for the pictures and the idea! yes :idea: yes

    — Barb Szyszkiewicz, sfo · Feb 14, 08:03 PM · #

  2. That is way cool! yes My kids would rather play with wooden blocks than legos. It might be because the legos on back in the cabinet. I should get them out and see what happens. wink

    — Appliejuice · Feb 14, 11:30 PM · #

  3. smile Maybe they will build something. My daughter liked both blocks and legos about the same. There was usually an ongoing structure of each in her room.

    — Donna Young · Feb 15, 12:30 AM · #

  4. How ingenuous of you to figure out such a great way to use what most of us would consider to be trash!! My kids, especially the son, would have loved playing with that. big grin

    — Elaine · Feb 15, 04:49 AM · #

  5. Barb I hope you can locate some Styrofoam soon! smile



    Elaine, Styrofoam forms have always looked like toys to me. big smile Before this Styrofoam Lego thing, I used Styrofoam for other temporary toys. I guess I get that from dad. He made me toys from trash (oatmeal and raisin boxes usually) when I was very young. smile

    — Donna Young · Feb 15, 05:15 AM · #

  6. We used styrofoam in a Halloween costume one year, to make a "jet pack" for a little "space man."



    I`ll have to keep my eyes open because my 16-YEAR-OLD SON is the one who wished he had some to make a Lego/foam fortress. Good thing he has a little brother who has inherited all the zillion Legos.

    — Barb Szyszkiewicz, sfo · Feb 15, 01:29 PM · #

  7. Very cool Donna! yes



    We like blocks and legos here too. A few years ago Jessica asked for some building blocks for Christmas. I was thinking she was a little too old for blocks, but she really wanted some, so I found a nice set of wooden blocks; we all still play with them a couple times a week big grin

    — Heather · Feb 15, 04:20 PM · #

  8. That is way cool! wink You always do such neat things!



    My kids like legos in theory, but in practice they just stand around and watch me build things. smilie The biggest lego project they did on their own was to copy national flags out of the encyclopedia. That took a good couple of weeks. When they were done they set the flags up around an arena and held games with their lego peeps. I wish I had taken a picture, but by the time I thought of it they had put everything away to make room for their army men.

    — Melanie · Feb 16, 04:31 PM · #

  9. That is ingenious.... yes



    I can`t wait to show the kids. We have 80 gallons of legos. I can see them wanting to do something really spectacular now...Thanks for the idea... smile

    — Ginger · Feb 18, 06:31 AM · #

  10. Of all the things you never think of... Thanks and reminds us to never throw something away without first thinking of something to help teach or entertain our children with! My son now "has an even better idea for his Lego guys" then the current castle.

    — Elizabeth · Feb 18, 02:44 PM · #

  11. That is the coolest idea! I am going to have to remember this for next time we ever get some styrofoam. My boys would love this. They love their legos. I am happy that they love their legos, but they are always laying around the house. It really hurts when you step on them with bare feet. surprised

    — Tressa · Feb 18, 10:26 PM · #

  12. FYI-

    You can buy very large pieces of styrofoam at Home Depot. Last summer I bought one large piece to use at a summer camp (Science Center of Pinellas County) for the kids to try and make a giant styrofoam airplane. It did not fly but we had fun making it and trying to fly it.



    At first I thought your article was about building a regular size room from styrofoam blocks. Anybody game to try that?

    Send pictures if you do. Along the same lines, but everyone knows this, time after time, the most fun and creative activity I`ve led kids in at summer camps (Great Explorations and City of St. Petersburg Recreation Centers) has been providing them a a whole bunch of large cardboard boxes. They form families, have role-playing games for hours, and never want to stop. Caution, they must be supervised or the inevitably devolve into a destructive mode and desire to smash the houses (boxes).



    Brett

    — Brett Taylor · Feb 21, 06:25 PM · #

  13. Donna-

    My son and daughters love love the pictures. I have always let them have the packing materials for toys for a limited time. (until next week when the trash man comes).

    Thanks for the new ideas.

    Rindy

    — Rindy · Oct 9, 11:14 AM · #

 
 

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