- LEGOs were first created in Denmark in the 1940′s.
- The word LEGO comes from the Danish phrase “leg godt” which means “play well”. It is also loosely interpreted in Latin as “I put together”.
- If all the LEGO blocks ever produced were evenly distributed to all the people in the world, each person would have 62 bricks.
- About 18 bricks out of every million produced fail to meet the standard required.
- LEGO factories recycle all but about 1% of their plastic waste per year.
- About 36 billion LEGOs are produced every year, or 1140 elements per second.
LEGOS are a great tool to teach kids God's Word. Here's an example of a lesson I taught recently using Lego's.
The lesson was about the church.
The lesson was about the church.
- Had the kids work together to build a church building with the LEGOS.
- Asked them if the church was a building?
- Explained that the church is people not a building.
- Had the kids say, "I am the church."
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After we talk about the Bible story, I give the kids each a pile of Legos and ask them to build something related to the story. They then tell what they built and why. I get some very interesting and insiteful responses.
That's a great idea Rhoda. Very hands on. I'm going to try it in our ministry. Thanks for sharing.
Just spent 20 minutes with a preschool class playing with legos. The relationship building, trust building, and conversation is even more valuable than a lesson. It allows you to take off the adult hat and to get on their level. I sat down with 2 kids and soon had 5 or 6 there helping build a house with a swimming pool. (I did have to hold a doll in a blanket, as a preschooler handed her to me and said "Can you watch her, while I go do something.") We talked about the "Lego Movie", "Frozen" and I learned as I listened. They invited me to bring my "Potato Heads" and hang out with them again.
Our entire Church used Legos to show how many people we had "connected" with! A large bowl sits at our Welcome table! Over 5000!
We lett the kids "teach adults" with Legos - http://goodshepherdpceducation.blogspot.com/2014/01/lego-church.html
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