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Title: lego and meccano
Post by: pippin on April 08, 2006, 07:06:21 PM

i know these two things are not a craft but i love building modals out of these and i dont know of any other adults that like to as well,so i was just hoping maybe there is somebody out there who enjoys them as much as me, please let me know

Title: Re: lego and meccano
Post by: snaj on April 10, 2006, 02:12:53 PM

Pippin you are not on your own, - Sandra

Title: Re: lego and meccano
Post by: maisie on April 10, 2006, 06:58:21 PM

i love lego but only play with it when children are playing with it.

Title: Re: lego and meccano
Post by: Bob on April 10, 2006, 10:52:15 PM

Ah don't worry about bricks, you can do it virtually with a free programme from lego http://www.lego.com/eng/create/digitaldesigner/

Title: Re: lego and meccano
Post by: scooby on April 11, 2006, 02:23:48 PM

Looks like we've found out Bob's secret passion. Lego

Scooby

Title: Re: lego and meccano
Post by: Theresa on April 11, 2006, 05:20:49 PM

I let my boys play with the Lego- acting as mediator during arguements over who is having the best bits!!

I help build K'Nex with my eldest - its good fun, especially to see it work at the end (Big Wheel & Dragster)

We are ALL big kids at heart !  :P


Theresa

Title: Re: lego and meccano
Post by: pippin on April 11, 2006, 08:15:19 PM

lego,s not the same without real lego bricks

Title: Re: lego and meccano
Post by: jenny5mum on April 15, 2006, 12:06:54 PM

over the years my kids have gone through Lego, Knex, Maccano and many other bits and pieces, but my two girls love playing the big large bricks from Mothercare, they are a another version of Lego / Duplo

Title: Re: lego and meccano
Post by: maisie on April 16, 2006, 09:59:41 AM

andrew the eldest child i look after has been doing the lego virtual programme that bob told us about.

Title: Re: lego and meccano
Post by: Bob on April 19, 2006, 09:03:06 PM

He's prob better than me with it  ;D

Title: Re: lego and meccano
Post by: maisie on April 20, 2006, 09:15:54 PM

he is very clever for a 8year old and has told me various things about how the computer works that i didnt know nor did my hubby. that child is a store of information.