When I was a nipper we had older cousins who did the cool thing of passing down stuff that they had out grown to me and my little brother. They were around 10 years older than us so we got some really ace (if a little dated) stuff. This included about half a tonne of Lego. Over the following few years my Mum and Dad added as and when birthdays and Christmas's required.
Lego is every expensive if you want to build up a good selection of stuff to let youngsters let their imagination fully loose it can be very expensive if you don't have older cousins. My Lego is now living in my parents loft until M'laddo is the right age to get stuck into it but thanks to the incredible cleverness of Wifey, coupled with Oxfam, we have a new awesome supply of Lego. She managed to get several kilos of Lego, including the Star Wars figures (and probably a couple of ships once I sort it out properly) for the princely sum of £8.
I've been a fan of "proper" Star Wars since I was a nipper myself, so the chance to play with some actual Lego Star Wars, which only came around when I was a student, was frankly too much to pass up.
I really hope that M'laddo will have as much fun building things and being creative as I did when I was younger. If he gets halfway to where I did with my imagination, he'll have a wizard time.
Well done Wifey - what a great find. We are always searching at markets & charity shops for Lego or Duplo for Junior but it is not easy to come by (everyone has it stored in their loft for the kids/grandkids). In our house I think Hubby is the biggest fan but Junior loves it as well.
ReplyDeleteUh-oh. Just don't tell my husband. I don't fancy that prickly feeling under my bare feet.
ReplyDeleteLego Star Wars ROCKS!!!
ReplyDeleteI have to admit that I NEVER EVER pass a chance to play with them myself... heheheh :)