Will’s Legos

Even though Will did trickier sets with more pieces, Lego was a hobby that both of my boys enjoyed. Having other kids around to mentor your special needs kiddo can be a great way for them to learn and grow…both the special kid and the mentor.

Will did love his own Lego sets, but he was also happy to help Mikey build the Lego City sets. Mikey was obsessed with those!

Encouraging Pretend Play

If you have a child with special needs, some of the Lego City and Friends sets are a bit more realistic which may help them develop their pretend play skills.  This was always a bit beyond Mikey’s grasp; but pretend play does have an important role in developing thinking skills so if your child can get there, that’s great news!

The first building block (pun intended) to pretend play with toys is one small action. Mikey can do this part!! An example would be to take the Lego car your child just built and move it while making a car engine sound.  Or…taking a play kitchen bowl and whisk and stirring the pretend contents. Maybe you move the farm animal toys around the barn and make their sounds.

More complex pretend play might be tricky for your special kiddo, but Will would act out whole Star Wars scenes, both from the movies and from his own imagination, using his Star Wars Lego sets.

For more of Mikey’s Lego backstory, click the link below.