If you don’t know already, we are somewhat LEGO obsessed at our house.
Okay. Maybe a lot obsessed.
It’s true we play with LEGOS at our house daily and sometimes all day…especially in the summer time.
I even threw a whole birthday party dedicated to LEGOS for my oldest son, Owen, last year.
I love that they are high quality toys and mostly kid proof. They last forever, unless they get chewed on too much. In fact, most of my sons’ LEGO collection is from my brother and I when we were young. I guess you could say they’re vintage. But you can only tell that they are because the sets are no longer offered. We very much love LEGOS.
So when I heard about the new LEGO DUPLO Read & Build set, I got excited about sharing it with my three year old son, Reid. He shares his brother’s enthusiasm for LEGO anything, so using LEGO bricks to engage his interest in reading only seems natural.
Once we got the package in the mail, Reid excitedly opened it up and made quick work of assembling all the animals.
Then he disassembled them and we did it all again…reading the book over and over again as we went.
The LEGO bricks add an element of fun that really helped draw him into the story, helped him retain more of the storyline, and helped him stay happily focused.
Incorporating building LEGO animals into our reading experience opened the opportunity for more interaction between us as we role played with the animals and wove improvised lines into the story.
What kid doesn’t like to hear their mom oink like a pig while making a pig hop around and nuzzle him in his tickle spots?
The LEGO DUPLO Read & Build set gets big brownie points from me for bringing together auditory, tactile, and visual learning into one activity; making Reid’s reading experience well rounded and more likely to stick.
Plus…aren’t the little DUPLO animals adorable?
They’ve already joined our other DUPLO LEGOS for other fun adventures with our CARS 2 set.
I’m looking forward to Natalie growing into them. One benefit of being the youngest is that you get the coolest hand me down toys right? Hopefully, probably, by then Reid will be willing to give them up. Right now…not so much. He is super possessive of them at the moment.
So…Want to win some LEGOs of your own…since Reid won’t share? ; )
I get to giveaway one $100 LEGO gift card to one lucky reader!
That’s a lot of LEGOS, yes?
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I would love to get my little one stared with some duplos. We're doing some Montessori activities to learn letters and this could fall right in line.
the bright colors & hands-on activity attract children to books
I think that learning to read involves lots of "repeat" preformances! When you can get your littles engaged and wanting to re-read a story, all the better! I'd love to have this for my son!
OH this is awesome! We are big readers in my house. With my daughter going to school this year, I would love to have these for my son to get him interested in reading! LOVE! Thanks!
I would love this! my daughter needs the hands on learnng approach.
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This would definitely keep my 3 year old engaged long enough for some learning to take place. Plus, she'd request it over and over.
This would definitely keep my 3 year old engaged long enough for some learning to take place. Plus, she'd request it over and over.
The Lego read and play sets would help children remember the storyline. This is so cool!
My kids already enjoy reading, especially my son, but with the added element of building something while reading would be greatly enjoyed by my son and my daughter. That is an awesome idea. LEGO is amazing. My hubs still has his LEGOs from when he was a kid and can't wait until they are old enough to play with the smaller ones. How fun! Even if we don't win, I am definitely going to keep
My three year old would LOVE to play with these!!!
My kids LOVE their Lego Duplo blocks and I would love to get them more. 🙂 Such a great giveaway!
It would definitely help my little guy stay focused and not get too distracted! I'd love to win!
Our three year old would love to play with the new sets. It would help her learn to read by tying reading into familiar things she already knows. Lego's and animals. Wouldn't be so overwhelming for her.
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Wow, that totally got me excited to get a set for my girls. It would help them by connecting actions to the words on the page. We love Lego's too.
Eventually, my 1 year old will start to read and I'm sure these could help her simply be interested!!
Thanks!
Both of my girls would love this set. Yes, the little animals are adorable!
My 3 year old niece adores Legos, but still has a short attention span when it comes to reading. I never thought to incorporate the two, but I know she'd love it!
My son is too young for reading right now, but I would read to him as he built. It will definitely help him get interested in reading!
The hands on interaction is always a plus when trying to retain info with my boy.
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Both my boys would love the book and the legos. One could read while the other one builds. Thank you for the opportunity!
My daughter would love building the animals, and when she gets big enough the words will probably make more sense because she's already familiar with the animals!
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Oh, man the boys (dad and two sons) love legos at our house. I'd never heard of this particular lego product- I thought I was dialed in! Looks like so much fun.
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I've also recently discovered Lego Duplo for us.
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If I hold up a animal, my almost two year old son,
makes the sound of that animal.
So I think kids learn a lot by Lego Duplo.
Even when he put together the blocks.
(sorry my bad englisch)
I think that concentration and attention are pre- reading skills that would be encouraged with this.
I would love for my daughter to get into legos – great tool for building up her hand-eye coordination as well as creative building skills!
I've always heard that doodlers tend to remember what they hear better while doodling. Seems to me the same is would be true for kids and Legos, especially since what they are doing pertains to the story line. What a great gift idea. I have 12 nieces and nephews (with #13 on the way!) so we ALWAYS need fun gifts to give.
LOVE the Read and Build set – SUCH a great way to get boys to stay involved with reading. At their younger ages mine were always too busy to want to sit and read for longer than a few minutes. I love the added element of play! Perfect!
I just saw these for the first time yesterday and thought they would be perfect for my little ones! They both love their duplos, and being able to interact with a story by building with their favorite toy sounds perfect!
We love Legos at our house! Thanks for the chance to win
Omg that's adorable! I would love that for my son. <3
I have two boys that would rather play legos all day instead of doing anything related to letters or reading. While I appreciated the open ended play legos offer & know that they are learning tons while playing I also know that eventually they need to read – and pretty soon for my rising kindergartner! I think this series might be just the ticket to get them excited about reading!
I love reading, but my husband doesn't. I think one of these build and read books would be a great way to ensure my daughter adopts my love of reading!!
Can't wait until the little guy is old enough to play with these! The fun never ends w/ legos!
With a two-year old, he can't read yet. But we play with Legos daily. He can sing songs and remember storylines though. With this set, I feel like he would remember the story better. Then when he's a little bigger, he can know what the word is and pick out the letters in it.
This would help my 3 year old son stay focused on the story and apply it visually. I think he is going to be a visual learner like Mama 🙂
how awesome! I think it will help by keeping them engaged.
We are a lego household, too! I love that these Read and Build sets can be used for girls, too. I would love to do it together with my 4 year old.
My kids would love this! I think making reading more interactive helps to keep them interested and involved. This would also help the younger kids learn sight words like "pig" and "sheep" and I can picture my older son making his own stories with the characters and acting it out with the toys. So fun!
My sons loves Legos so much. He's still a little young for reading but he'll focus on books especially if there are animals involved. This set looks great!
With three boys legos are a must in our family. But I think that my husband likes them most.
SO cute! My kids are too old for Duplo (9 & 6) but I think I might get this for my 2 year old nephew for Christmas. I LOVE the idea of building the animals at the same time they can see them in the book. He would have so much fun!
Love these! I actually bought that exact set for my 2 year old niece for her birthday. Lucas is drawn to the bright colors and the story book when we play with them!
Legos were one of my favorite toys from childhood, so many possibilities! I have been thinking about getting some duplo blocks for my 2.5 year old, I hope I win! ruth(dot)siedlecki(at)gmail(dot)com
I think Little Man would connect the sounds and the shapes of animals more strongly with the letters on the page with the Read & Builds. Plus, he's an on-the-go kind of guy who loves Legos, so I think that he would be more likely to pay attention to a book when there are Legos involved.
We are a Lego loving family too. I know my boys would love this set!
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The best way to get children interested in reading is with something they love!
The best way to get children interested in reading is with something they love!
this would be wonderful for my 4 year old to prep for kindergarten and my almost 3 year old who loves to play all the time!!! It would definitely give him the chance to play AND read! What a fun idea!!!
Who doesn't love Lego's??? =) My son already loves books and loves Lego's. This would make his year! I think it's amazing that Lego is being so innovative and keeping up with the times while maintaining the quality they have had for decades.
Fun!! We love LEGOS (so long as they get picked up….everybody has had the step-on-a-LEGO in the middle of the night experience. Not awesome. LOL
The Legos will help to keep their attention 🙂
What a fantastic idea! I think these product line would be very engaging for early readers as it allows them to interact with the books in a new and creative way.
This is a really clever idea. I think these would help any child learn to read because it gives them something concrete and tangible to relate to the story. That creates more connections for them and overall they retain more!
My little is already recognizing letters and objects in stories. This would be a great visual to combine the two together to read the words.
I know my 2 year old would love these. And building the animals as we read through the book would help his understanding of the story.
My boys would burn through a $100 gift card in no time. The book looks like a great gift for our niece and nephew!
i think learning and hands on activities go hand and hand especially for little ones!
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This would be the perfect wind down activity at bedtime for me and my little boy! In fact, my daughter would probably get in on it too. What a great idea!
My son is only 4 months but I will play with it until he can 🙂
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These snappy Lego sets will help my little one learn to read by pairing familiar favorites with Legos. It will help him to stay interested and attach words to their counterparts!
My youngest is learning to read right now. I think that this looks like fun! Honestly, I know my big kids would love it too.
My oldest 3 loves the plain set of duplos we have and I think she would really enjoy making the animals and hearing the story I also have a 2 year old and a new baby on the way so it would get alot of use!
That's such a fun idea. My boys love Legos, so I can definitely see them getting into this and being excited to use the books.
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Well, as my husband says, LEGOS do all things wonderful for children and adults alike, so surely they must help children read!!! This is such a creative way to help draw children into the fantastic world of books, and I was so excited to see it in the stores, especially with a baby of our own soon to arrive 🙂 It would be so fun to win this giveaway and surprise my husband with LEGO gifts for our
Combining the hands-on activity with learning to read is great! Thanks for the chance to win. 🙂
This is perfect! My son LOVES legos but doesnt love reading! I bet this would help a bunch!
We read every day and duplo legs have become E's new obsession…so combining the two? what could be better!!
Oh wow, LEGOS are the awesomest! I can't wait to introduce my daughter to them.
Love this giveaway! My son is addicted to legos.
My son Finn LOVED the horse. He would want to play with this set so often that he would probably learn to read the book in one day!
I think these would encourage my children to sound out the words while they are building, because it would be fun and not seem like work.
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oh my kids would LOVE some more legos!!
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My son loves legos– so I think it would be a great help for him to learn how to read!
Awesome giveaway! My 3 yr old loves books, and building, so I'm sure that an activity that combined the two would be well received!
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My son would think it was a glorious day if I won!
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My little guy loves stories but has a hard time sitting until the end. He is attending preschool this fall and we have been working on listening to the WHOLE story when we read at night. These would be such a fun alternative to our regular story time! Hope to win these for my sweet boy! Erinm1979 at gmail dot com
We love Lego Duplos! We have four huge bins and spend hours creating masterpieces. The idea of combining reading and building is so wonderful. I can't wait to read and build with my daughters.
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My kids are all grown up now, but they loved legos when they were little. I've got 2 grandbabies now that will be the next generation to play with legos!
I think that being able to 'act out' the stories with the legos is a sure winner for helping kids learn to read. What a great way for them to build on the stories using their imaginations.
Thank you for offering this great opportunity for children to experience the joy of Legos. My son just turned two and has been receiving occupational therapy to strengthen his manual dexterity. He had weak muscle tone from being born 2 months premature. Legos are a great way to build hand strength. We have the basic set and I would love to get the next stage Legos. Please enter me in the drawing.
I picture my son creating the animals and then his own story.
My almost 12 month baby is very interested in books right now and she loves playing with everything big brother plays, including his legos. I think this set would be perfect for her so she can have her own set and practice eye-hand coordination.
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That is awesome! Perfect for my two little ones to play together
My daughter Lauren would love these- super fun and great learning tool! Thanks for a chance to WIN!
My son would love this, he csn't read yet but the pictures and hands on would be great
My 3- almost 4-year old loves buiding, so the excitement of new Legos would hopefully build excitement for reading the book.
Being able to "play" while reading would be great!
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My 3 boys would LOVE this! they love books and legos…i have not seen these kits anywhere….but any way to involve hands on activities with reading is a plus! thanks!
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Add "play" to any activity normally seen as a chore and it becomes instant fun.
I have a 3 year old who hates to do "school" work – but loves legos… this may really help!!
I would love this! My little boy has never been one for books and I've been searching for something to help him get into them more. He LOVES building with blocks so some duplos would be Perfect to help him really sink his teeth into it!
Sooo Hoping I get it!
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I just saw the commercial for these last night, and they looked awesome. They look even better on your blog. My son would love these, and it would motivate him to build more. He likes reading, but always wants ME to do the building. He could learn to do these on his own. Thanks for all your posts. THey're lovely.
Oooh. I can't tell you how happy I could make a little boy with a $100 lego card…. *swoon*
I would be like… mom of the year! mom of the century!!!
(We have legos spanning 1979 to today. at least 4 55gallon trash cans FULL to the tippy tippy top. Legos are our ONE TOY that kidlet cannot do without. :D)
This is fabulous for reading and help with word recognition for beginning readers, like my oldest, Eli! I can only imagine the excitement on his face to open this package up! Legos & a book??? That's a double score in his world!
This will be an introduction to creativity and building things to a toddler son of a friend. Lego Duplo is such an amazing tool for kids to get interested in reading more 'cause they get to build the characters in the book. How exciting!
$100 gift card? My son will be very happy getting a new Lego set.
What a great way to captivate a young mind! A great visual and tactile toy sure to stimulate the imagination. Having a book with high interest pictures and words is a great way to introduce reading to children. I know my little boys would love this product1
My son already adores Legos. This set would only continue his interest in Legos while learning to read without even knowing it! Best way to learn in my opinion!
I would love to get this for my nephews…they already love legos and reading- it seems natural to combine the two!
My son is learning to read, but puts up resistance any time he feels like I'm "teaching" him. Reading while playing with legos would be a perfect way for him to learn without realizing that he's having an educational experience.
My son is finally starting to like books and the lego reading set would have him so excited! he loves to play and so giving him something to focus on would help him sit still 🙂
The interaction attracts me to the idea. What a great teaching activity!
Legos are just the best– they are timeless toys.
My son has a 40 Gallon bin filled with Legos but no Duplo! I need to get his little sister started so this is perfect timing 🙂
This would help my 2 and 4 year old boys learn to read because they LOVE legos, it would keep them entertained, and help them follow directions. Love this idea!
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They look easy to follow along with for little ones.
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I’d love to get these for my “niece” (a good friend’s baby). She loves going to the zoo, so these would be great for her!
My son LOVES his Duplos. I like the idea of mixing play with learning.
fun! the lego newsletter is the best, my kid always reads the entire thing- and it has comics too.
It looks like fun and would keep her busy while learning.
I don’t have any kids, but I have a nephew who really struggles with reading and would rather just look at the pictures. I think the interactive element would help him to be more interested in reading. Thanks for the giveaway!
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My little boy loves being read to, but gets upset if I want him to be involved in the reading. If we could play with LEGOS that go with the story, I think he would be all over it!
My boy loves books and legos, this is a perfect combination.
This would be great for a child who needs sensory “motivation” to read and would help with following directions too 🙂
My son loves any kind of interaction when we read. He also loves Legos. Those two combined would have to entice a kid to read, right?
Legos help kids explore all parts of their brain while reading. They can be analytical, creative, use fine motor skills, and enjoy a story.
It would be hands-on learning. My son needs something to occupy both his mind and his hands!
Legos are awesome! My little guy just discovered our own “vintage” box and he’s been making me build things for days! I forgot how much I love Legos!
What what a fantastic idea! Building and readi together!! My daughter is very eager to start learning what a great way to help her start!!!
The hands on is what makes it so great!
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I think it would help them connect between the words and the items they are making.
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I know technically Legos are for boys or girls, but Polly Pockets have pretty much ruled the roost over here, so now that I have a boy I’m excited for boy toys! I told Ryan that I can’t wait to have a purse full of little cars instead of hair ribbons 🙂 BUT I didn’t realize how expensive Legos are!
I love the correlation between the book and the blocks. It’s never too early to have kids learn how to follow directions! The bright visuals help a lot too. Awesome product!
I love the correlation between the book and the blocks. It’s never too early to have kids learn how to follow directions! The bright visuals help a lot too. Awesome product!
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My son loves building with legos!
We're working on adopting an almost 3 year-old from Eastern Europe. The Read & Build set would be a fantastic tool to help build English understanding and increase language skills!
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My 4-year old is really into recreating things from books, so this would be perfect for him!
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Keeping my sons hands busy while reading will help him to read
Any time you can combine something that already holds interest with books and reading, you are creating a better connection to the printed word. I love this idea and I have three little boys who would love love love to spend some Lego money!!!
My boys LOVE anything Lego; even though the 'regular' Lego is technicially too little for my 2 youngest boys!! The only thing my oldest son (of 3) wants is ANYTHING Lego!!
Man, totally cool! For our family – with a newish reader to join the other 2 kid readers – the lego animals would be a jumping off point to more imaginative play. I would encourage him to draw his own stories with the animals and attempt to write his story. (One day when all kids were banned from electronics – they collaborated on an angry birds comic- hilarious!)
Oh, and yeah – Legos
Legos are my current #1 toy. Hope we can add to the collection!
I would love to win this for my nephew!!!
How cool is this, I know for my boys they are a little lazy when it comes to reading unless they want to learn something so this might be the push to get them reading more.
We're already big into books, but I think the duplo/reading combo would really help my son focus. His Duplos are his favorite quiet activity… he just gets in the zone.
I believe that any time you had a kinetic activity with reading and learning that it is more meaningful and therefore more likely to be remembered! Thanks for a chance to win and have a great day!
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My daughter loves reading but I'd like to get her more interested in blocks, etc. so this is great!
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My sons favorite thing to do is puzzles, so quite often we build word puzzles (with letters) to help him learn to read. But I love this take on it, he still gets to build while we read!
It may get them interested…and that is half the battle.
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Currently, when trying to introduce reluctant children to reading, I add words and letters to toys such as the basketballs, blocks, Legos, art supplies, anything! This set would up the interest level for so many kiddos!
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My daughter (and husband) love Duplo and reading. I think both of them would love these books! I've tried making Duplo shapes on paper for her to build, but I think she'd take to animals with much more enthusiasm!
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(Sorry, deleted old comment, as I didn't say how the books/duplo could help a child learn to read!) It would keep the attention of the child, as well as inspire him/her to read the book to themselves if they want to play with the Duplo on their own. Also, using many ways of taking in reading (visual, aural, tactile) is very beneficial. My six year old, who is struggling with reading, would
my boys love legos…what a great idea to pair a book! crystal
My son has a speech disorder, so anything that makes learning fun and more game-like, is a big help!!
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Oh, I love the idea! My almost-4-year-old needs interactive books to keep his attention and hte more boyish they are, the better! A great birthday idea for my little guy. 🙂
My little girl loves, loves, loves her books. I think she almost has a better attention span than daddy for reading. As you mentioned, I really like the tactile nature of these sets…not to mention that the Duplo animals are just stinkin' cute. amandabieghlerATgmailDOTcom
My very active three year old boy LOVES to build with Legos and has shown interest in reading, but he won't sit still long enough to really learn about letters and words. This looks like it could really help hold his attention and help him learn basics of reading! Thanks for the chance to win!
I'm so excited about this product because every kid seems to want to read/build over and over again. Of course I know many adults who are the same way when it comes to LEGOS! Read & Build will help because it's interactive. He'll love building the characters from the stories and seeing them take shape as he goes!
We LOVE Legos at our house!
My boys aren't reading age yet, but it sure would be fun to introduce them to it in this way.
It would catch and hold my son's interest long enough for him to learn something!
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It would help connect the fact that what's on the page actually means something.
My 5 year old is starting to read and he loves his school books that have instructions on how to do something. It helps him feel so accomplished in building his self esteem! Combining reading AND legos…Pure genius!
You're the 2nd lovely mama that has blogged about these read & build sets…so i ordered two! If i won the gift card i could build on my son's lego collection for his august bday! fingers crossed and thanks for the chance!
My daughter takes after her big brothers and has become a big Lego fan. Maybe this would finally get her to sit still and pay attention
We LOVE Legos in our house. We are always building castles and robots. These would be great especially for my 4 year old to engage him in a reading activity, which he doesn't have much of an interest in…Legos would help.
Wow, what a great product! I think the LEGO DUPLO Read & Build will help my kids learn to read with all those fun colors block building and interaction. For sure this is a lot more fun than just reading the book.
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This is a great idea! I am a speech therapist who works in an elementary school. I have many boys who are also Lego obsessed! I have learned that I absolutely can not redirect them off of the subject of latest Lego sets until they are satisfied that I have fully comprehended what they want to tell me. Because of this, I often spend the first 5 minutes of each session discussing Legos. I have
What a cute product!
We love our Lego Read and Build set. Fun for reading and my Jumping Bean can use them with his other Lego Duplo sets, too.
My twenty-nine year old husband still requests Lego sets for his birthday and Christmas. We're expecting our first baby and I know that Legos will be a major player in the bond between father and child. I think that the Lego Duplo Read and Build will foster an interest in reading, too. I'm already ordering a set for my nursery and my niece. Thanks for the opportunity!
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I know my oldest would absolutely love this! He is so into Legos and books right now, so putting the two together is a match made in heaven! 🙂
DDs love LEGO, this combination is such a great motivation to them in reading while playing with LEGO.
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This is great! My son loves reading and I think this would help my 15 month old daughter stay focused longer and love reading too.
Making reading part of their "real" world if the best thing for children (I'm a grandma who is also a teacher). If we can encourage connections between the real world and book, the learning is lifelong. Would love to have lego opportunities for my grandkids when they come to visit!!
I love the fact that the book/DUPLO combo really engages the reader. My nephew is a huge LEGO fan, and is just learning to read. I think these would be a nice change of material.
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Love the idea of adding a book to the legos for added learning experience! It will help the kids pay attention to the story for longer! My kids all love legos and hope to win.
My boys love books but I can't seem to get them to love legos so I am hoping these books could help that way. Legos teach so many important skills in such a fun way!!
My boys LOVE duplos and books, so I think mixing the two would be a perfect way to encourage them towards reading.
I think the way these would help my child learn to read best is by being able to re-tell the story in his own words. Children love to re-tell a story and when they do it sitting on your lap and pointing to the writing while making up their own version, they are learning concepts of print and how to enjoy reading!
My son loves this idea and has from the moment he first saw it. I would hope this would help with word recognition the more we played.
My kids are past the learning to read phase but I totally see how this could be a great “win” for young readers – especially tactile learners who will benefit from being able to interact with the story in such a hands on way.
Boy number four could really use an incentive to read (he keeps telling me his brothers will read to him, so he doesn’t need to learn). I’m pretty sure this would do the trick, as he LOVES legos!
This could help my child learn to read by engaging them in an activity that helps them truly interact with the text, by way of the building blocks. Very cool product!
my lo has loved her duplo since she first got them, and her megablox before that! we’re ready for baby sister to start playing with the giant blocks, and would love to add some pink ones into the mix since all we have are girls! reading time is special for us, and would be more interactive and fun with blocks, I think it would engage my girls better, and help the little one chewon the books less!
https://twitter.com/teamshoemaker/status/225620506345340929 jill dot shoemaker at gmail dot com
this will help my kids have more fun learning
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Will love to win this.
This would be a dream in my sons occupational therapy!
This would encourage fine motor skills as well as early reading.
I am hoping to homeschool, and think this would be a fun tool to use!
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it will add extra incentive and excitement to reading
We are Lego crazy at our house!!! They are wonderful for imagination and creation.
Our newly-turned 5yo son has chores and earns a nickle for each – he saves up ALL his money for Lego sets. It usually takes him 2 months to buy one, but he is always so proud.
A $100 Lego gift certificate would just bowl him over! 🙂
My son is a HUGE lego fan. Loves them in all shapes and sizes. I think the key to learning, is getting them interested in one way or another. Being that he already loves legos, and loves being read to (He is learning to read at age four…wohoo), it would be lots of fun to introduce lego books that can incorporate his love and imagination with his lego creations.
I tweeted the giveaway.
https://twitter.com/heatherlaverne1/status/228427553105408000
My son absolutely LOVES legos. I think the key to learning is engaging the child, capturing their attention, working with their imagination. I think the Lego Duplo Read and Build, would be fun for my son. And when your having fun, learning is easy. Incorporating something he loves, likes legos, and adding in books (which he loves), would be a great tool to helping my son polish up his reading
I tweeted. https://twitter.com/heatherlaverne1/status/228445832205189120
This is great…it’ll keep my son engaged. Reading and playing together is a great combination!
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My 2 year old would love this! Her two favs are books and blocks!
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My son loves Legos and would love to win this for him.
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Hayden is so close to reading… He loves legos and I know this would capture his interest to give him a little push.
Activity with the Legos will encourage reading.
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I've been looking at these as a birthday gift for our neighbor. We also love LEGO. And yes, my boys collection is largely made up of my husband's old LEGO.
this makes it fun to learn to read
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My youngest loves to carry around books and tell stores of what's in the pictures. With these blocks he could build the animals in the story!
My littlest boy loves carrying around books and telling stories from the pictures he sees! With this money I could buy him the build and read set and he could build the animals in his stories!
I think it will help my son with reading because he will be able to connect the pictures and what he can build with what the book is talking about.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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I think the fact that my 3 year old can engage in the storyline along with building will encourage him!
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Both my boys love Legos. I saved my sets from when I was younger and they play with those also. Lego Duplo Read and Build is an excellent idea for kids that are interested and reading and definitely for those that aren't. My oldest has fun putting together Lego sets using the instructions and making things off the top of his head. Legos in general are a great learning tool.
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/FireRunner2379/status/234447808692887553
I love that it combines something that they already love to do with something they can learn to love to do.
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My daughter is absolutely obsessed with Legos – we are hoping to go to Legoland later this fall with her. jenniferlynnhansen at yahoo dot com
The kids love legos already. This will be very exciting to see them having fun and learning at the same time.
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my nephew would love this he love animals and this would be great for him.
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By teaching that using your imagination it makes it a little easy to learn
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I love an activity that incorporates two learning tools. This is great for showing them how reading helps them to be able to do things by themselves without mom or dad and we all know how they want to be independent.
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it will help my kids learn to build on what they already know! thnaks for the great giveaway!
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tweeted here: https://twitter.com/anashct3/status/237129830984994816
thanks for a giveaWAY
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so fun! that is how it will work too! you are mixing a child's imagination and creativity to build and play with story telling and learning to read! that always works!
Angie
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I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/237221090244575232
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