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The Danish company Lego has been in the toy industry since 1932 and its most internationally recognized product is the Lego brick, a piece of plastic that allows children to kids can form all kinds of constructions. As for the word lego, it is an abbreviation of the language Danish, specifically from "leg godt", which could be translated as playing well.

At present Lego is one of the main multinational toy companies, but in its origins it was a humble workshop of carpentry from the Danish town of Billund.

The key to success

The bricks or small plastic bricks have three fundamental characteristics:

1) they are robust and can be interconnected,

2) They are easy to assemble and disassemble in an intuitive way and

3) feature bold colors that attract attention.

Based on these material characteristics, the creativity And the imagination of children makes it possible to build all kinds of objects with very varied sizes and shapes: vehicles, houses, small cities, human representations, mosaics, etc. You could say that its possibilities are practically limitless.

From an educational point of view, these plastic bricks are a perfect tool for promote manual skill and for the little ones to assimilate spatial concepts in a way playful

It should be noted, on the other hand, that children can play alone or in company, at home or in the classroom, in a very simple way or by making more complex constructions. The various Lego sets are suitable for children between 3 and 12 years old, but even adults can entertain themselves with them.

While the Lego company focuses on the manufacturing of creative toys, its success has reached much further. Remember that in your hometown there is a large theme park where the little ones can enjoy the Lego world in its entirety.

The Lego company is not without its criticism

It has been censored for introducing instruction notebooks, an element that can limit children's creativity.

Some sectors have criticized the sexism company, as some of the games prioritize male characters.

Traditional bricks are made from plastic, a polymer made with petrochemical substances. Thus, the production chain has negative effects on carbon emissions. This circumstance has caused the reaction of those responsible for Lego and alternative materials are currently being sought with the least impact possible about the environment.

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