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LEGO blocks foster a wide range of abilities, including motor skills, spatial skills, language skills, and divergent problem solving. Others include: - Ability to visualize three-dimensional objects - Ability imagine and manipulate spatial information in one’s head Kids analyze what they see, perceive the parts that make up the whole, and figure out how the parts relate to each other. Children are free to create whatever they imagine, and, as they grow, they can use the same construction materials, year after year. Children love the thrill of building and they can do this for hours, building up strong little muscles in their hands that will help them do other skills, such as learn to write. Following Lego instructions can be challenging. However, it does help children to develop planning skills as well as lateral thinking. When faced with an assembly problem, children have to retrace their steps and analyse their work in order to find parts that need fixing.
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