Tending a healthy Lego obsession is an interesting thing. Friends are always supportive and will show great interest but in the back of my mind I know that I am still a grown man playing with toys. Sometimes, I think, “Don’t they realize that I’m just a dork.” What keeps me going is the look on those same faces when I build something great.
AFOL’s, or Adult Fans of Lego, have few opportunities to show off but we do like it. Conventions are my favorite. All the creations are out front for the world to see and all the faces going by are all smiles. We also join local Lego User Groups and then work to put displays in front of the public. An annual tradition for my group is at a local library, Books Come to Life.
All members take inspiration from a favorite children’s book and creates a scene from it in Lego. Getting the details just right takes care and persistence but it is fun seeing the finished product.
This year I chose The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. The art is simple and beautiful; wonderful story-telling. It tells the story of a boy named Peter exploring his world after a night of snow. Exploration and play fuel imagination. Imagination may be the single greatest gift of childhood.
All this made me realize what a great project this is to do with your own Lego-loving little one. Let them pick a book and choose a page to recreate. You can use minifigures for people but if you want a challenge, follow the link below to find instructions to build a Brickhead. These are brick-built people and Lego has a whole series of characters from famous movies and books. This set of instructions was for a set in which you could build a Lego version of yourself. Look through them and it will help you get an idea of what you can do.
https://www.lego.com/cdn/product-assets/product.bi.core.pdf/6234198.pdf
