Lego for 4 Year Olds

Lego is such a good toy for 4 year olds. Currently its probably the toy that keeps my son occupied for the longest. He builds all kinds of things, robots, funny cars, buildings and more. They're not the most conventional things - its quite funny to see what his imagination comes up with. 

There are lots of educational benefits of lego. Its great for developing creative skills and the imagination. It can help with problem solving skills, learning how to pieces fit together to make certain things. Its good for honing fine motor skills too. 

There are lots of great lego kits for 4 year olds. Check out some ideas below. 

Lego Brick Boxes

There are lots of lego brick boxes which normally come with a variety of different bricks. Some have more bricks than others (hence the differences in price). The great thing about these boxes is that you have the blocks to build lots of different structures, vehicles and constructions. My 4 year old has the 6616 large brick box and so far we have built a windmill, house, truck and various other structures. 

Lego Sets for 4+

Lego do a range of starter building sets from aged 4+ which are perfect for children starting out on lego. There are quite a few available and they have good reviews. Some examples include car building sets, my lego town, pirate sets, castle building sets and house building sets. Many 4 year olds will need a little helping hand building the sets but will have great fun building it with an adult, playing with it afterwards and perhaps using the bricks to build other things too. 

The next step up

For children approaching five, there are some great lego sets that they will love. Adults and children will have great fun building these sets and there's lots of opportunities to play with them afterwards.