INFOGRAPHICS: Lego and development of children

I love Lego. We bought our son first set of this great designer, when he was 3 years old, and since then they have mutual love. Now with the help of my child can visualize almost everything he sees, from the boat, which we went on the weekend, and ending with a favorite character from the Transformers.

Some believe that the Lego kills creativity in children, but I do not agree with this view. So if you're still in thought whether to buy the first set of Lego for their children, this infographic to help you decide.

Interesting Facts

A bit of history

Lego was invented by Ole Kirk Christiansen in Denmark in 1940 and began with a set of simple blocks.

Evolution of the designer

1943 - the company acquires a machine for blowing plastic.
1945 - begins production "automatically connects the blocks."
1953 - hollow base and top rods (Design details) became known as "Lego blocks".
1955 - Lego released a set of «Town Plan», which consisted of a colorful building blocks.
1960 - after the fire company Lego refused to release the wooden toys.

1961 - the first wheel was made of Lego. Samsonite Company began selling in the US and Canada constructor.
1961 - was written by the first instruction for the collection of the designer.
1969 - presented a series «Duplo» designer for small children.
1971 - the company began producing dollhouses and furniture in order to win the love of girls.
1974 - First Lego man was released.
1978 - the first smiling Lego citizen with movable arms and legs.
1979 - it appeared the first space a set of Lego.
1982 - was released a set of construction equipment for a more adult audience.
1988 - was held first cup assembly designer.
1992 - the first Guinness record for Lego has been installed.
2004 - were released «Quatro Bricks» for children from one to three.

Statistics

If all the blocks of Lego, that were ever issued, divided among the entire population of the planet, then everyone would have been on the block 62.

Annual production of Lego blocks is approximately 36 billion per year, and is about 1,140 units per second.

According to an article in BusinessWeek 2006 Lego it is one of the largest manufacturers of... tires. the company's plants produce about 306 million tiny rubber tires.

Marriage product is approximately 18 units per million.

Lego processes about 1% of its plastic products each year.

It produced over 400 milliardov Lego blocks.

levels

Lego Learning Institute aims to transform the education of children to the game. They believe the game the basis of the emotional and mental health, which is crucial for a balanced development of the child. The company has developed a variety of Lego play sets specifically for each level of education: pre-school level, primary school, middle school, high school, university.

Lego in education

Lego provides tools to develop innovative thinking in an interesting environment.

It teaches children to think in three dimensions.

Improve literacy, as children should study the instructions.

Developing problem-solving skills, organization and planning with the help of design.

Develops communication skills and critical thinking.

It promotes creativity.

Develops fine motor skills.

Lego is often used in the classroom in order to contribute to the development of different skills: the coordination of hands and eyes; geometry, math, and engineering; duplicate complex models; developing scientific and technological solutions; learn to follow instructions using logic and reasoning; learn to plan and to determine the problem.

What does the name "LEGO"?

LEGO name arose as a self-made design from the Danish phrase «leg godt», which means "play well". This can also be interpreted from Latin as "I added together."