Lego Challenge
Posted By Melissa on July 24, 2010
Update: There were some mistakes in my diagram. My apologies for my late night brain malfunction. The correct diagram is now shown below.
I love Legos and all the educational opportunities they provide. I love the creativity they inspire. I love that they don’t need batteries. I get paid to play with Legos. Robotic Legos. (Don’t hate me too much). So I often have Legos on the brain.
PJ needs things to keep his brain busy. I adapted an idea from www.legoeducation.com and came up with his new favorite brain game.
Gather the following Lego bricks…
Whites
1–1×6
2–2×2
1–2×4
1–2×8
Reds
2–1×2
5–2×2
4–2×4
1–2×10
Yellows
4–2×4
1–2×3
2–2×2
3–1×2
Greens
1–1×2
3–2×2
Blues
1–2×2
5–2×4
1–2×10
Grays
2–1×2
1–1×8
Print out this picture.
See how long it takes your child to arrange the Legos to match the picture.
Notes:
- There are probably more than one solution. Contact me if you want a picture of my solution.
- This is probably best for children 6 and older.
- PJ has a flat 16×16 base that he works on. That’s how big the above picture is.
- If you don’t have all the bricks I listed, just make up your own. I used excel to make my diagram.
- To make it easier, print out the gridlines or make it smaller. That way younger siblings can play, too.
- Ignore the misalignment of the blue block with the reds in the bottom right. That’s my pdf printer acting funny.
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