Yep. That's my problem with the new Lego as well. All of the special parts are fun, but they do tend to direct kids a bit. The worst are the Lego people. They impose a scale on the model building and therefore limit the imagination to a certain degree. I try to encourage my kids to forget about the Lego people. They also have the benefit of a large collection from when I was a kid -- mostly basic blocks.
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Yep. That's my problem with the new Lego as well. All of the special parts are fun, but they do tend to direct kids a bit. The worst are the Lego people. They impose a scale on the model building and therefore limit the imagination to a certain degree. I try to encourage my kids to forget about the Lego people. They also have the benefit of a large collection from when I was a kid -- mostly basic blocks.