I'm disappointed you aren't gonna go lecture 5 year olds on using LEGO with highly specific math equations and angles, just kidding, also a good opportunity to show off the giant pencil.
I absolutely love that design. One of my brothers recently had a birthday party, and he wanted to have everyone build some lego ornaments for the tree. The two that I built were a purple guitar and a 4X4 pink castle on a green 6X6 off grid.
It's a wonder Lego don't do a poly bag kit like this . Would make a great Tree ornament. They do Rudolph, Santa and such;m and your build is so simple; even if you didn't prebuild some pieces; it would make for a great holiday kit.
What a great idea! I agree with others that they are likely more capable to build that than you think. They’ll still enjoy with the pre-built pieces, though. I hope you don’t find yourself where all the kids want to match the instructions with a red 1x2 piece for the hat but if you call that out ahead of time, that may work. Good luck and thanks for the great content!
I love building snowmans. I have a few in my winter village 😊 Your snowman looks extremely cute. It would definitely look great on the Christmas tree ☺️
My son started building kits like this at 2 1/2-3 years old, he was pretty good at it, but he didn't know his numbers yet so sometimes he would skip a step. Of course that would throw the build off because he would miss a piece of two, that's when he would come to me or someone else and ask for help. No problem, he's young, he's gonna make mistakes. However, when he started getting frustrated because he was making more mistakes that's when dad stepped in and did what good parents do, taught him a little lesson. My son, unfortunately, got a stubborn streak from his mom and myself, so kind of a double whammy. He was just about to start preschool around this same time and things like potty training and learning basic things like numbers, alphabet, reading, and colors were a bit of a battle with him. Not because he struggled, in fact, quite the opposite, he was too smart for his age and his own good, and because people tended to congratulate him for being so smart, he didn't think he needed to learn certain things, so he often refused to do so unless he thought it would benefit him, that he got from his mom, his strong desire to succeed and not give up he got from me, different types of stubbornness, but still, stubbornness nonetheless. So, one day he came to me with an issue while building a small kit, and I walked him through the process of troubleshooting where he goofed, but I also explained to him that if he learned his numbers, he wouldn't make such mistakes. I also explained that some day, I, or others, such as Mom or grandma wouldn't be there to help him, I didn't give specific reasons, just that it would happen. This is something he had never considered, so with this new knowledge, he took it upon himself to learn his numbers, and within a week, he did. He had one through twenty down, and with a little explanation, he had the concept of twenty-one on up to one hundred figured out by the end of week two. After that, he never made the mistake of skipping steps, he still has issues from time to time when something was a little unclear, but never skipped a step again. Reading, colors, and the alphabet went much the same, once he realized that there would come a time that he would need to do it himself, he got ahead of things and learned what he needed to in order to move forward in life. Potty training was a whole different ballgame, we, mom and I, simply had to outsmart him on that one. As I said, he was about to start preschool and one of the requirements was he had to be fully potty trained, so we took him to preschool and showed him how much fun it was and that he would make new friends, but only if he was potty trained. A week, I kid you not, he had trained himself to the point he was so confident in his abilities that he refused to wear diapers or pullups ever again, and he didn't. His teachers were always so amazed at how quickly he learned, how he could think his way through problems, and how helpful he was with other kids. He's 20 now, in college, and doing well for himself, and I couldn't be prouder of him. He's studying engineering, I guess all those years of Lego inspired him.
I get and appreciate the intent but at any age I'd have been upset to find any part of my Lego pre-assembled. Like. That's The Toy. That's the main play interaction, and there's already less of it cause someone decided I probably wouldn't be able to do it. Especially if you're there specifically to help with this, why not let them try first
My son might be an exception, since we've been building Lego sets since he was 3, but kindergarteners should only have issues with having enough attention span to do that build.
Great idea - and the kids will love to choose the color of the 1x2 brick 😊
I think so too
Doesn't look to complicated, even for a small child. They are smarter than you think!
I love the idea and it is a very sweet but simple snowman.
Thanks
You are such a great person doing this for the kids!
Thanks it will be fun!
I'm disappointed you aren't gonna go lecture 5 year olds on using LEGO with highly specific math equations and angles, just kidding, also a good opportunity to show off the giant pencil.
Oh man that would be cool if the pencil was ready.
I absolutely love that design. One of my brothers recently had a birthday party, and he wanted to have everyone build some lego ornaments for the tree. The two that I built were a purple guitar and a 4X4 pink castle on a green 6X6 off grid.
Nice those sound awesome!
wonderful i wil build this with my grandchildren in Houten (netherlands)
That is awesome im glad you you like it!
It's a wonder Lego don't do a poly bag kit like this . Would make a great Tree ornament. They do Rudolph, Santa and such;m and your build is so simple; even if you didn't prebuild some pieces; it would make for a great holiday kit.
Thanks I didn't even think of that it would make a great polybag.
Nice job. I’m sure the kids will have a great time.
I think so too. Thanks
Lucky kids!
What a great idea! I agree with others that they are likely more capable to build that than you think. They’ll still enjoy with the pre-built pieces, though.
I hope you don’t find yourself where all the kids want to match the instructions with a red 1x2 piece for the hat but if you call that out ahead of time, that may work. Good luck and thanks for the great content!
Thanks!
This is a great idea! They even get a little intro to snot pieces.
LEGO 206 Intro to SNOT. It's a college level course :P
@@bricksculpt Junior level at that!
@@bricksculpt*Sophomore* level. Would have edited my previous comment, but TH-cam will not let me see it. 😡
What a brilliant idea!!
Thanks
That’s really cute!
Thank you!
Bro that is such a cool idea.
Thanks
Aw! Thats cute! Be sure to bring some extra 1x1 round plates though, kids are very good at dropping things...
Yeah I brought extras. The kids did well with it.
I love building snowmans. I have a few in my winter village 😊
Your snowman looks extremely cute. It would definitely look great on the Christmas tree ☺️
Thanks
Hopefully no fighting when the colours inevitably run out
It will be a battle royal lol
cute
You could mod that easily enough and with the right colors and have yourself a couple of penguins.
Ummm YES! that would be awesome.
I wonder, how many will become creative and dissassemble and/or repurpose the bricks immediatly. :D
That's an interesting thought lol
My son started building kits like this at 2 1/2-3 years old, he was pretty good at it, but he didn't know his numbers yet so sometimes he would skip a step. Of course that would throw the build off because he would miss a piece of two, that's when he would come to me or someone else and ask for help. No problem, he's young, he's gonna make mistakes. However, when he started getting frustrated because he was making more mistakes that's when dad stepped in and did what good parents do, taught him a little lesson.
My son, unfortunately, got a stubborn streak from his mom and myself, so kind of a double whammy. He was just about to start preschool around this same time and things like potty training and learning basic things like numbers, alphabet, reading, and colors were a bit of a battle with him. Not because he struggled, in fact, quite the opposite, he was too smart for his age and his own good, and because people tended to congratulate him for being so smart, he didn't think he needed to learn certain things, so he often refused to do so unless he thought it would benefit him, that he got from his mom, his strong desire to succeed and not give up he got from me, different types of stubbornness, but still, stubbornness nonetheless.
So, one day he came to me with an issue while building a small kit, and I walked him through the process of troubleshooting where he goofed, but I also explained to him that if he learned his numbers, he wouldn't make such mistakes. I also explained that some day, I, or others, such as Mom or grandma wouldn't be there to help him, I didn't give specific reasons, just that it would happen. This is something he had never considered, so with this new knowledge, he took it upon himself to learn his numbers, and within a week, he did. He had one through twenty down, and with a little explanation, he had the concept of twenty-one on up to one hundred figured out by the end of week two. After that, he never made the mistake of skipping steps, he still has issues from time to time when something was a little unclear, but never skipped a step again.
Reading, colors, and the alphabet went much the same, once he realized that there would come a time that he would need to do it himself, he got ahead of things and learned what he needed to in order to move forward in life.
Potty training was a whole different ballgame, we, mom and I, simply had to outsmart him on that one. As I said, he was about to start preschool and one of the requirements was he had to be fully potty trained, so we took him to preschool and showed him how much fun it was and that he would make new friends, but only if he was potty trained. A week, I kid you not, he had trained himself to the point he was so confident in his abilities that he refused to wear diapers or pullups ever again, and he didn't. His teachers were always so amazed at how quickly he learned, how he could think his way through problems, and how helpful he was with other kids.
He's 20 now, in college, and doing well for himself, and I couldn't be prouder of him. He's studying engineering, I guess all those years of Lego inspired him.
Cute, you could test it out on your daughter first to see how well she can handle it.
Yeah I did lol she can handle it but for some reason she is a pretty advanced builder for 5 years old :P
Maybe it will be better to make the carrot the last piece, it looks kinda likely to fall off during the build.
Yeah not a bad idea it actually hold on there pretty good.
It seems odd that you didn't make the instructions in normal reading order (left to right, then top to bottom). Is that how Lego does it?
That's how studio did it
Great little kit. Can I ask why you made the bottom curved, but then went with the cheese slope piece above that?
Just to mix up the shape
I get and appreciate the intent but at any age I'd have been upset to find any part of my Lego pre-assembled. Like. That's The Toy. That's the main play interaction, and there's already less of it cause someone decided I probably wouldn't be able to do it. Especially if you're there specifically to help with this, why not let them try first
My son might be an exception, since we've been building Lego sets since he was 3, but kindergarteners should only have issues with having enough attention span to do that build.
Yeah attention span is the big challenge with 5 year olds lol