Lego is a Danish toy production company known for its colorful interlocking plastic bricks. The company's flagship product, Lego bricks, is named after the Danish words "leg godt," meaning "play well." The bricks are interlocked to enable the construction of objects ranging from simple buildings and vehicles to complex robots.
Founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen in Denmark.
Originally produced wooden toys, but switched to plastic in the 1940s.
The modern Lego brick as we know it was patented in 1958.
The company has since expanded to sell themed sets based on popular franchises including Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Marvel comics.
Lego UK was established in 1987 as a subsidiary of the global Lego Group.
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The Lego Classic sets are basic building sets that come with bricks in various sizes, shapes, and colors. They are designed to encourage creativity and imaginative play.
Lego Duplo sets are larger blocks for younger children with rounded edges and simpler designs. They come in a variety of themes including animals, vehicles, and buildings.
Lego City sets are themed around a realistic urban setting and include buildings, vehicles, and minifigures representing various occupations such as police officers and firefighters.
Lego Friends sets are designed with a focus on storytelling and character-driven play. The sets include buildings, vehicles, and minifigures based on five core characters.
Lego Star Wars sets are based on the popular space franchise and include sets to build spaceships, vehicles, characters and settings from the movies.
Lego is suitable for children aged 4 and above. Younger children can use larger blocks such as Lego Duplo.
You can build almost anything with Lego, from simple buildings and vehicles to complex robots and sculptures.
Lego Classic sets are basic building sets that come with bricks in various sizes, shapes, and colors. Lego Creator sets are designed for older children and offer more challenging builds and more advanced models.
Some popular Lego themes include Lego City, Lego Friends, Lego Star Wars, and Lego Ninjago.
The largest Lego set ever produced is the Lego Star Wars Ultimate Collector's Millennium Falcon which has over 7500 bricks and measures over 33 inches long, 22 inches wide, and 8 inches tall.