From Toddlers to Tweens: Age-Appropriate LEGO® Sets for After-School Activities

After a hard day at school, kids just want to kick back, relax, and have a little fun. But young minds are always inquisitive, always learning, and always developing new skills. LEGO® sets for kids of all age groups are ideal for after-school activities that are fun and educational. Let's look at what's on offer for different age groups and how LEGO sets for after-school activities can make learning enjoyable for toddlers to tweens.

Tiny tots 1-3 years

These are the formative years when young minds want to explore colours, shapes, numbers, and letters. To help them get ahead with their alphabet and numbers, LEGO sets offer some bright, tot-friendly sets that are fun to play with but also help them learn the basics.

LEGO DUPLO® sets feature a wide range of funky and brightly coloured sets, perfect to stimulate young minds. Most sets are designed for little hands and help accelerate hand/eye coordination and social interaction skills.

The art of storytelling is encouraged through building these sets, igniting your little ones’ imaginations while helping them learn.

Unleash their creativity – 6-8 years

Young children just starting school spend all day learning, so a little after-school activity more focused on creativity gives them a chance to stretch their imaginations and learn how to enjoy playing with others. LEGO City sets are a great way to fine-tune motor skills and improve hand/eye coordination and problem-solving through its detailed building pieces. LEGO Friends sets teach them about friendship, responsibility and so much more. LEGO DREAMZzz sets encourage role-playing and storytelling, unleashing young imaginations.

Fire the imagination of tweens – 9-11 years

Older children can take on more challenging tasks, as well as problem-solving more complex builds. LEGO BrickHeadz are perfect for tweens who want to build and display. These kits let you build figurines which can be used as desktop decoration. The instructions are easy to follow without being too simplistic, and the kits let kids show off their love of LEGO sets in a unique way.

With thousands of LEGO kits, bricks, accessories and models to choose from, there’s a world of possibilities that kids of all ages (including grown-ups) will adore. Check out the different age-appropriate categories for tots, young children and tweens online and let’s get building with LEGO sets.