When a long-awaited baby appears in the family, unreasonable parental anxiety about the desire to give their child the best and a huge amount of financial costs come into the house along with happiness, pleasant chores and joy. Money is needed for absolutely everything: food, personal hygiene products and, of course, toys. Without them, the child may well develop, but with them the cognition process becomes vivid, colorful and unusually exciting. Modern parents do not experience problems with the choice of educational toys and thematic educational books, there are a great many of them absolutely for different tastes and wallets.

The best constructor in the world

Among the huge variety of all sorts of things, the designer has always been and will probably remain one of the best games for the development of visual perception, fine motor skills, developing perseverance and care. There is a huge assortment on the market, but many parents prefer Lego designers. Despite its high cost, it pays for itself over time, because it is extremely sturdy. In connection with universal love whole parks, simply called "Legoland", are being opened in large cities of our country for the products of the Lego brand. with St. Petersburg, Arkhangelsk and Novosibirsk, can also boast of such Lego-cities, which will be interesting not only for children, but also for their parents.

Legend Maker

The Lego designer invented, invented and patented the Dane. He also founded a company that later became involved in the manufacture and release of bricks so famous all over the world. It is worth noting that at first, the designer was significantly different from what we see and buy now. The blocks were made of wood, and already with the advent of plastic in the modern industry, "Lego" was modernized into the usual lightweight plastic bricks. It is worth saying that Denmark also became the first country where Legoland appeared.

In Moscow, something similar was first built almost 50 years after the discoverers. However, those who did this realized that there is nothing more interesting for children than a whole city made from their favorite construction set. The stream of those interested and carried away by "Lego" can be described as endless. Adults forget about their age, being within the walls of a designed park.

The capital is not far behind

The first "Legoland" in Moscow, or rather, its reduced copy, is presented in the central "Children's World" on the capital's Lubyanka street. There, on the territory of a huge toy store, a sufficient area was allocated, on which the Lego town was located. Everything that appears before the eyes of those who entered there is made of the bricks of the designer. Huge cars, animals taller than human growth, cities of the future with flying cars that are set in motion by pressing a dedicated button. "Legoland" in Moscow on Lubyanka boasts a miniature copy of Red Square, assembled from the Lego constructor. There is even a train there, similar to the well-known "Sapsan", which is activated again by pressing a button.

From small to large

"Legoland" in not only a park of constructed figures, houses, cars, people and so on, also offers for its visitors the Lego constructor itself, lying in special tanks intended for this. Anyone, regardless of age, can invent and build something special out of it. Moreover, each visitor has the right to leave his craft in a specially designated place. By the way, even little ones will be able to start collecting their first masterpieces here, or at least just try to connect two parts together, because among the variety of parts there are so-called "mega blocks". These are large enough building blocks that even a six-month-old child can handle.

Profitable offer

The first "Legoland" in Moscow, the address of which was mentioned above (the central store "Detsky Mir" on Lubyanka) is far from the only institution of this kind). If at the beginning of 2011 the Moscow authorities only intended to build real "Legolands" in the most densely populated districts of Moscow, then the owners of large shopping centers and children's stores have already been able to implement this, albeit not on a huge scale. This does not change the essence of the matter at all. In them, as in the real Lego city in Denmark and Germany, there is something to see and something to be surprised at.

By the way, "Legoland" in which many are interested in visiting, also offers a service called "Shopping without children". That is, parents can leave their kids in the city of the designer, and there they will be looked after by experienced qualified nannies. At this time, adults, not afraid of losing a child in a huge hypermarket, will make the necessary purchases, and their children will not even notice how time flies by while playing. The cost of the service ranges from 300 to 1000 rubles.

Is there more?

Those who are interested in whether there is still a Legoland in Moscow (besides being located in the central Children's World), it should be said that there is, and not even one. I would like to make a reservation right away that the Russian model is unlikely to be able to compete with the real city "Lego" of Denmark, but it is quite possible to consider it as a worthy park from the designer. Moreover, so far in our country they have not allocated a place for a huge Lego city. We offer a list, you can enjoy the colors of different-sized bricks and see interesting large-scale crafts from your favorite designer:

1. SEC "Riviera", located on Avtozavodskaya street at 18.
2. SEC "Novomoskovsky", Khabarova street, building 2.
3. Entertainment center "Circle" on Starokachalovskaya street, 5A.

It is worth coming there with the whole family, because the time spent with the family is priceless.

Series Lego City

Series Lego City is one of the oldest in the line of Lego sets. It evolves from year to year and continues to delight children around the world. With the help of Lego City construction sets, your child will be able to build his own city with all the infrastructure: there is both the police and the service. fire department, and forest police, and construction services, and aviation, and explorers of the deep sea, and now its own spaceport. In a word, whatever your heart desires.

The theme of the police is very widespread in Lego City sets: here is a large mobile command post of the LEGO City Police Department, hidden in a trailer with an opening case, a police car for transporting criminals and a whole series dedicated to the Lego City forest police officers who chase criminals in the forests and in the swamp. City Coast Guard officers perform police functions on the water, and police helicopters are always circling in the sky. And, of course, just a huge Lego City Police Station with a prison, a helipad, a garage and a lot of rooms.

Brave firefighters rush to the challenge in their cars. Fire engine in a matter of minutes, he will take them from the fire station to the old house, whose roof caught fire. A little more time and the fire is extinguished. The fire brigade goes on a well-deserved rest.

LEGO City construction sets will also tell about the work of the peaceful workers of the city - the LEGO City builders. Various heavy equipment is widely represented here: excavators, bulldozers, dump trucks and battering machines.

Big and beautiful Lego City constructor Railway is every boy's dream. With it, your Lego City will come to life: freight trains from mines will be pulled, factories will ship finished products, between the suburbs and the central part of the Lego City, a high-speed passenger train will be launched with several stops in the most picturesque places. A futuristic tram will run on the central square - Lego has approached the solution of the transport problem very carefully.

But, while life in the city of Lego City goes on as usual, scientists cannot stop dreaming of conquering two elements: water and air. And now, in the suburb of Lego City, a cosmodrome has been built, the astronauts are completing their preparations, the upper layers of the atmosphere have already been explored and everything is ready to go into deep space. Space-themed building kits can also launch satellites into orbit and provide stable connectivity to Lego City services.

But, they were ahead, first, all the glory will go to scientists from the Institute of Oceanology Lego City. Equipped with last word technicians, fearless divers were able to find a sunken ship loaded with gold. And now divers and bathyscaphes are constantly working around it, and hungry sharks and curious octopuses are circling around. The Lego City Explorers of the Depths sets must include representatives of the fauna of the ocean floor.

Of course, the inhabitants of Lego City love sports. The line of the city constructor includes motorcyclists, pilots of racing boats and motorcycles, surfers and other fans of extreme sports and speed.

This is how we see the life of an ordinary city built from Lego. And these and many other sets of Lego City series constructors can be purchased in our online store.

Hello. Received a gift from the Mark of Parents - a certificate for two hours to the network of game rooms Legorod [link]. We went there with a five-year-old daughter who is crazy about Lego constructors, especially the Frends series. Here are our impressions.

They met my daughter and me very friendly. The girl kindly offered us one hour to play in this room (SEC Magapolis, metro Technopark)

And the second hour to visit the second room (SEC Riviera, metro Avtozavodskaya).

To get a complete picture of the game rooms - we agreed, especially since they are slightly different.

The room was not large in size. On the tables are large pre-assembled sets that you can play with. Separately, there are parts in plastic boxes, from which you can create something new.

Lego sets are not for kids (there is no hollow), there are series with small details. Consequently, the age of children is somewhere from 4 years old.

A sticker is glued to the child's back with the name of the child, the time until which the child can play and the parent's phone number. Parents can safely go for a walk around the mall, shop.

I really liked the girls animators who will not let the child get bored, are fully responsible for the children and, if necessary, will call their parents by phone.

The cost of an hour of games in the room is 500 rubles, 2 hours - 800 rubles, 3 hours - 1000 rubles. With each visit, a token is issued, which can then be exchanged for a title or for gifts from Lego. You can also bring unnecessary Lego parts and exchange them for free minutes of games in the rooms. There is a pleasant carpet on the floor, you can lie down.

The room in the Riviera shopping center is distinguished by the fact that the walls are made of wallpaper for drawing. You can draw or paint anywhere.

Unfortunately, there was no Frends series, so much loved by all the girls. We kindly ask you to fix this. But, my daughter was not upset, she played wonderfully with a large steam locomotive with a remote control

dump truck with remote control

city ​​with transport and little men.

LEGO sets have gained popularity due to their quality and variety. LEGO has offers for all ages: for the little ones - LEGO Duplo, and for older children - the Friends series, Ninjago, City, Star Wars, Nexo Knights, Harry Potter and many others.

The classic Lego City set (or the LEGO City series) is designed for children over 6 years old and includes the following sets: trains, arctic expedition, town, mountain police, cars, jungle explorers, coast guard, police, fire brigade. If you buy the entire collection, you have to buy 65 LEGO sets - that's a fortune!

How to make your own lego city

In order not to spend so much money, you can turn on your imagination and use the sets that your child already has to build a Lego city, combining them into one city, even if they are not included in the standard LEGO City set. Almost every LEGO set has characters that fit as residents of a Lego city. If they are elves, Gary Potter or Darth Vader, then it will be even more interesting for a child, he will not have a simple city, but a fabulous one.

All LEGO sets have unusual small details that will complement the houses of the city's residents.
You can find tea sets with cups and plates and even croissants, mobile phones and laptops, a globe, a telescope, books and a lot of things.

In almost every Lego set there are large parts from which you can build buildings, as well as vehicles, animals, furniture.

By connecting imagination and ingenuity, you can assemble an excellent Lego city.

What to do if there is no LEGO at all

If there is no LEGO or there are too few parts, then you can go to the official Lego website, see what sets are there, get inspired by ideas and assemble your own unique and inimitable Lego city from scrap materials, toys and various other constructors.

In stores, you can find several brands of constructors that are considered analogues of Lego, but their price is more affordable. For example, Sluban (made in China) or Brick (made in Shanghai). Both brands are compatible with LEGO sets, that is, they can be used to build one object, all the parts will be well attached to each other.

Any missing figures and objects can be molded from plasticine or glued with super-glue from available materials.

There are many different characters and figures in kinder surprises, which are given to children with or without reason. Boys, for sure, will have small cars for the Lego city, and girls will have different beads, beads, feathers, sequins with which you can decorate characters, rooms in houses, make fictitious food for the inhabitants of the Lego city.

Lego games have been popular with children for decades. of different ages... Almost every family with a child has several sets of this constructor. After all, this is not just a toy, but a whole fairy world, which allows you to create your own cities, buildings, structures and cars from small blocks and parts of different sizes. The child is very interested in fantasizing how to make a Lego city, a farm or a police station. But sometimes simple observation and ingenuity will not be enough. It is important not only to have detailed instructions, but also gain experience in construction from this constructor.

The history of the emergence of Lego

The history of the appearance of Lego begins in 1932, when at that time a little-known joiner and carpenter Ole Christiansen, together with his twelve-year-old son, started producing ironing boards, stairs and wooden toys. But it was toys that began to be in good demand, so two years later the company specialized only in the production of goods for children. For everything children's world this moment became a turning point. In 1947 Christiansen became the first manufacturer plastic toys, and two years later, the first building parts and elements appeared, which became the progenitors of the Lego constructor. However, the year of the appearance of the famous toy is considered to be 1955, when the first construction kits were released.

The very name "Lego" came from two words - "leg" and "godt", which translated from Danish means "I play well." In Latin, Lego means "I am learning."

Development of the company

The first kits included plastic parts of various sizes, which were connected to each other using pins. Interestingly, since 1958, the lego details are almost completely consistent modern designer and can be used in construction together with any series. The idea of ​​the company and the production technology of the constructor have not lost their relevance at the present time. The most important thing for the company is the high quality of its products. The quality of the plastic meets high standards and is under strict control at all stages of construction set production, thanks to which Lego products are appreciated and loved by buyers from all over the world.

How to make a lego city

In 1968, a whole toy city was built from Lego pieces. Since then, lego festivals and contests have been constantly held in different countries. For the convenience of buyers, each designer has assembly instructions, as well as last years many different author's guides have appeared that describe in detail how to make various structures and mechanisms out of Lego with your own hands.

Currently, the assortment of constructors is very wide, in stores you can even find various add-ons: figurines of animals, people, trees, vehicles and so on. In addition, you can purchase sets of various themes, for example, dedicated to pirates, wizards, movie characters. But the most popular among children is Lego City (Lego city).

It is better to collect your city on a flat and smooth surface: on the floor or on a table. While working, try not to confuse the parts used for different elements. The details should be fastened to each other neatly and tightly so that they do not disintegrate.

Instructions:

Draw on a sheet an approximate plan of the future Lego city, mark its central part, residential area, park area, roads. It doesn't have to be an ordinary city. Perhaps your child wants to create a fairytale castle or an alien metropolis.

Pick up the parts that you will use to create this or that structure. You can use all the kits you have as they fit together perfectly. To help your child, you can print simple instructions: how to make a helicopter from Lego, a car, a farm and other buildings. The use of outline instructions is useful for developing a child's thinking and attention.

A large rectangular piece should be placed at the base of each block or building; blocks can be connected by bridges, crossings and railways. Complement your landscape with trees, ponds, flower alleys, cars, people and other figurines. Assign roles and play with the whole family!

What else to make of Lego?

Surprisingly, a plastic construction kit can be used to create various interesting things. For example, Lego can be used to make ice cube trays, fridge magnets, candlesticks, even soap molds or a flower vase. And decorative wreath On Christmas, Christmas decorations, comfortable housekeeper, night light, jewelry. Fantasy has no boundaries!