Harry Potter LEGO

It is a marvel how simple little bricks with tubes that interlock can unlock the world of creativity within a child. The LEGO bricks, introduced in 1958, did just that - it opened up an entirely new world for the child to learn and play. The name ’LEGO’ is an abbreviation of the two Danish words "leg godt" which means ’to play well’. The LEGO group, founded in 1932, is the world’s sixth largest toy company. The LEGO creator Ole Kirk Christiansen had started off by making wooden toys but the introduction of the LEGO bricks brought in the revolutionary concept of playing with learning.

Over the years, LEGO group has introduced several new features to cater to the demands of changing interests and methods of playing among the youngsters. The wheels, windows, roof tiles, minifigures that come along with the LEGO bricks give the youngsters free wings to build creations out of their imagination. Among the most popular LEGO toy innovations are the licensed products that are theme based. The Harry Potter LEGO is extremely popular in this category. The LEGO Harry Potter range is based on the entire Harry Potter series. Games like the LEGO Harry Potter Shrieking Shacks, LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle, LEGO Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and others that allow the children to build and experience the various incidents and events of the Harry Potter stories have become very popular. The sheer thrill to create the characters and incidents has led to huge sale of LEGO Harry Potter games.

Another play theme on similar lines as the LEGO Harry Potter is the LEGO Star Wars series. The battleships, heroes and villains that take part in the biggest battle in the universe can now be built and played with the LEGO kits. The LEGO Star Wars series encompasses the three Star War movies. The constant need to innovate led the LEGO group to blend the physical and the virtual world. The LEGO group came up in 1986 with the LEGO Technic series. The LEGO Technic supercars, LEGO Technic forklift, trucks etc are all sophisticated products that playfully challenge the child to hone up the inherent skills. The LEGO Mindstorm is another unique creation that helps children design and build robots. The LEGO Mindstorm kit comes with a software by which the robot can be programmed to perform different functions. The LEGO Mindstorm Education is a very useful kit to provide various classroom and after school activities for the children to learn concepts on science, maths and technology effectively. The LEGO shops have a wide variety of game kits on offer. There is just so much in LEGO Land that one can do. One can build an entire LEGO City with police, fire stations, catch thieves and race cars. The LEGO cars come in different models such as the Ferrari LEGO, Chevy Impala Police Cruiser LEGO, Honda S2000 and more. These cars, which can be built to the exact model, illustrate how curves and shapes can be made with just basic rectangle bricks.