A Lego village

@JudyEv (340019)
Rockingham, Australia
December 27, 2022 4:43am CST
We spent Christmas with our niece and her family. On the long sideboard is a Lego village with a number of different buildings including shops, a fire-station, hotel, etc. Although you can’t see it here, there is also an Eiffel Tower on the right. Our boys had a lot of Lego and spent many happy hours playing with it and creating all sorts of things. It seems to be one of those toys that never loses its appeal.
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@Juliaacv (51213)
• Canada
27 Dec 22
Your great nephews did a good job making the little city out of the blocks. Building blocks teaches children depth perception, although these boys may have learnt a bit more such as architecture.
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@Juliaacv (51213)
• Canada
27 Dec 22
@JudyEv There may be some truth to that old saying..........once an adult, twice a child then.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 22
Now that they're in their 20s I think it is their mother who is now hooked.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 22
@Juliaacv I think so. Vince doesn't mind playing with it if he can get his hands on some. lol
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
27 Dec 22
This looks beautiful.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
28 Dec 22
@JudyEv It is even more than a hobby. I have seen real size constructions made with the Lego cubes.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
@LadyDuck We sometimes see snippets of the big Lego exhibitions on our news.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
This photo was taken last year. The village has grown and there are pots of flowers and a lot more people on the street.
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@xFiacre (13023)
• Ireland
27 Dec 22
@JudyEv I loved to old style Lego but not so keen on the modern stuff.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 22
Fair enough. I don't know what you'd call this - whether it's modern or old style.
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• United States
27 Dec 22
I bet it took a long time to build that Lego village. Sometimes I think Legos have more appeal for adults
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
I know Vince is always happy to play with Lego.
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• United States
28 Dec 22
@JudyEv we have a tv game show here that's called Lego Masters and teams compete with some extravagant Lego creations. It's unbelievable some of the things they make. Does Vince come up with some elaborate Lego creations?
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Dec 22
@Marilynda1225 He and a mate made a pile driver once. The real ones are used in ports. Theirs drove a matchstick into a lump of plasticine. A lead fishing float was the actual 'driver'.
@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Dec 22
I played with Legos as a kid, and both of my children played with Legos as well. I'll be honest, I would still play with Legos now as an adult if I had any in the house to play with! There is a huge Lego store at Disney World where you can buy just about any set imaginable. My son wants me to buy him a Star Wars Lego set of the Millennium Falcon that costs nearly a thousand dollars!
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@moffittjc (121586)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Dec 22
@Fleura Oh yes, I’ve used eBay quite a lot for finding good deals!
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@Fleura (30399)
• United Kingdom
27 Dec 22
Worth looking out on ebay, you might bag a bargain A lot of my Christmas shopping was done on ebay.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=lego+millennium+falcon&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
Wow! A thousand dollars? Then I don't think I'll be encouraging Vince to take up Lego again.
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@Beestring (14560)
• Hong Kong
27 Dec 22
Yes, my nephew's boys love Lego.
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@Fleura (30399)
• United Kingdom
27 Dec 22
@Beestring I didn't know that!
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 22
Lego seems to be popular with most children and quite a few adults too.
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@Beestring (14560)
• Hong Kong
27 Dec 22
@JudyEv Lego is not just for children. Lego has a Lego Certified Professionals program for adults who creates architecture models, sculptures and mosaics and showcase them to appreciators at exhibitions.
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@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
27 Dec 22
My sister and I had Legos as children and I remember having so much fun playing with them building different things.
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@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
28 Dec 22
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
They are very good for children i think as you can make so many different things from them.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
27 Dec 22
Years ago one of my roommates used to ask for Legos for birthday and Christmas presents. He had half the garage taken up with them.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
27 Dec 22
@JudyEv My friend is almost 20 years younger than me. I felt like his dad every time I went shopping for Lego sets for him.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 22
We bought sets for our boys for many a year.
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@cacay1 (83495)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
27 Dec 22
They look real, fantastic. Boys are boys
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 22
True but in this case the mother is just as wrapped up in them.
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@BarBaraPrz (47313)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
27 Dec 22
@JudyEv Good for her!
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@cacay1 (83495)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
28 Dec 22
@JudyEv that's how a mom is sacrificial and fantastic.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Dec 22
My son still puts Star Wars Lego sets together. The village looks awesome!
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 22
I can understand the attraction of them.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Dec 22
@JudyEv So, can I? They're lovely.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
27 Dec 22
@JudyEv The Lego village in the picture is very cool. I was never very good at Legos.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
I don't really have enough imagination to create things like this.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
28 Dec 22
@JudyEv I have imagination but not for things like that. I am not good at puzzles either and putting legos together. I think that is a rare talent to be able to do that.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
27 Dec 22
My kids love Legos and still ask for it every Christmas.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
We bought it many a time for our kids.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
28 Dec 22
@JudyEv it is a very nice toy.
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@LindaOHio (178701)
• United States
27 Dec 22
I always liked playing with Legos. The picture is really neat.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
The photo isn't from the other day. Now, there are more pot plants, lamp-posts and people. The town has grown!
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@LindaOHio (178701)
• United States
28 Dec 22
@JudyEv Wow! That's a lot of Legos!
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@Adie04 (17360)
27 Dec 22
I like to play Lego too. Not good with the making things like in the picture, I just connect and stack it up. Sometimes able to make stairs.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 22
It's a fun toy and used to keep our boys occupied for hours.
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@Adie04 (17360)
28 Dec 22
@JudyEv True. Not only children, but adults who like to play this game too.
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@BarBaraPrz (47313)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
27 Dec 22
I like the billboard on top of the hotel (I guess it is).
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
I thought that was pretty spiffy/cute/smart too.
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@allknowing (136446)
• India
27 Dec 22
Putting those pieces together sure was an effort with lot of patience.
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@allknowing (136446)
• India
28 Dec 22
@JudyEv Tenacity is the name of the game!!
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
I'm sure it was done over a good few weeks.
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
27 Dec 22
This is most beautiful Judy. When my son was small he loved Legos and won a Lego competition.
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• Arvada, Colorado
28 Dec 22
@JudyEv He did..oh your son loved them too then.. is that the one in Ireland or the one there?
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
Really? How cool is that? Our elder son took his Lego with him when he moved.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Dec 22
@RebeccasFarm The one here played the most with them.
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@jstory07 (139717)
• Roseburg, Oregon
27 Dec 22
That lego village is really neat./ My kids had lots of things made out of legos but they always tore them apart.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
This is big enough now to look like it's part of the decoration.
@wolfgirl569 (106298)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Dec 22
That took a lot of time. It looks good
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
It would certainly have taken ages to make. No wonder it stays there.
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@aureliah (24316)
• Kenya
27 Dec 22
Wow! That is beautiful. My son would really love such
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
Most kids love playing with Lego and lots of adults do too.
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