It’s also a great way to play with and understand patterns. Making with LEGO is the ultimate way to encourage creativity and imagination; you can also use the bricks and creations for storytelling.

Master LEGO builder [Yoshihito Isogawa] has been ... and larger ones 36 or 40 — see a pattern? Such predictability may be great for a building set, but it doesn’t engender a lot of spirograph ...