by Steve | May 5, 2014 | Cool stuff, LEGO®
Who wouldn't want this? Elsa's Frozen Ice Palace, in LEGO®! There are more than 86 pieces of LEGO® for every human on the planet. For eight decades, LEGO® has persisted as one of the world’s favourite toys. Why the longevity? Because LEGO® taps into a...
by Steve | May 2, 2014 | Cool stuff, LEGO®
LEGO® and Maker Culture: You have to take things apart if you seek to put everything together. You may not have heard of it, but you will! The Maker Movement is an evolution of millions of people who are starting their own small businesses dedicated to creating and...
by Steve | May 1, 2014 | LEGO®, News, STEM
"Making things with your hands can be really cool." Awhile ago we came across an article, written by Gillian Tett in FT Weekend. In it, she describes how serendipity brought her family back into contact with LEGO® – a rainy weekend, two kids trapped in a hotel room,...
by Steve | Apr 26, 2014 | Cool stuff, STEM
"Why is the Solar System flat?" and lots of other cool science videos, for kids! We’ve posted before about the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) education for our kids. Increasingly, jobs everywhere depend on an ability to create,...
by Steve | Apr 25, 2014 | STEM
BRICKS 4 KIDZ® is part of response to #STEM Education crisis The parent company of BRICKS 4 KIDZ® is Creative Learning Corporation, a publicly-listed US company. The company recently posted an article detailing the extent of the crisis facing STEM education, and how...