Loving our new Legos!

Early this summer we purchased a special set of Duplos for the older children. Lego makes sets designed specifically for classrooms under their Dacta brand, and they have many features that their square and rectangular blocks do not - they can swivel, pivot, add motors and pneumatic features and comprise a real hands-on physics classroom in a box!

And the kids love them. They are safe enough for the two year olds to use, engaging enough to keep the older kids busy for quite a while and large enough even for the toddlers to try since they are not choking hazards. Here are some pictures of our older children's creations - spaceships and hotrods.