Advent Calendar Review

Advent Calendar Review

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Advent Calendar Review

Introduction

Children are a great blessing; every parent loves their children and tries to get the best for them. In order to do so, they provide the finest of everything, whether its clothes, education, food, or entertainment. Toys hold great importance in both the entertainment and learning of the children. Parents strive to get the best possible toys for their young ones so that they can only enjoy in their leisure time but also learn from them. One of the top choices, in this respect, especially among the parents of the United States of America, is Lego.

Lego, commonly seen as LEGO, is the trademark or the logo used for a plastic toy manufacturer, The Lego Group, privately held and based in Billund, Denmark. Lego is a name given to a series of interlocking plastic bricks. These toys are available in a number of colors and sizes and are accompanied by several gears and miniature figures known as mini figurines. These plastic parts or toys can be assembled and connected in a number of ways in order to construct various objects ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"NpYucYWZ","properties":{"formattedCitation":"\\super 1\\nosupersub{}","plainCitation":"1","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":10,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/aDSOzgCJ/items/KF9ZLSJX"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/aDSOzgCJ/items/KF9ZLSJX"],"itemData":{"id":10,"type":"book","ISBN":"1-135-46606-8","publisher":"Routledge","title":"Handbook of research on the education of young children","author":[{"family":"Spodek","given":"Bernard"},{"family":"Saracho","given":"Olivia N."}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2014"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} 1. These objects include various buildings, vehicles, and working robots. One of the most notable products of the plastic toy manufacturer is Lego City Advent Calendar.

Discussion

Lego City Advent Calendar is a series of plastic toys or building blocks that are released by the Danish toymaker every year ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"b1B26zLC","properties":{"formattedCitation":"\\super 2\\nosupersub{}","plainCitation":"2","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":8,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/aDSOzgCJ/items/YKM8HH99"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/aDSOzgCJ/items/YKM8HH99"],"itemData":{"id":8,"type":"article-journal","container-title":"Journal of the Association for Information Systems","issue":"11","page":"754-778","title":"Organizational learning with crowdsourcing: The revelatory case of LEGO","volume":"15","author":[{"family":"Schlagwein","given":"Daniel"},{"family":"Bjørn-Andersen","given":"Niels"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2014"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} 2. Every year, the set of plastic toys or building blocks contains some new addition or innovation, Most of the times, these additions or innovations include the addition of new characters and figures in its collection ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"n9EDg3nf","properties":{"formattedCitation":"\\super 3\\nosupersub{}","plainCitation":"3","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":7,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/aDSOzgCJ/items/BZZ3E7EN"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/aDSOzgCJ/items/BZZ3E7EN"],"itemData":{"id":7,"type":"book","ISBN":"1-118-93137-8","publisher":"John Wiley & Sons","title":"Building a better business using the Lego serious play method","author":[{"family":"Kristiansen","given":"Per"},{"family":"Rasmussen","given":"Robert"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2014"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} 3. The 2019 edition of the Lego City Advent Calendar is a perfect example of the innovation or along the lines of modern technology. The latest edition of the Lego City Series contains a number of enhanced figurines that would add up to the value of the whole pack and will be loved by both the parents and children alike.

The Danish Toy manufacturer has already rolled out the initial lot of the 2019 edition of the new Advent Calendar, and it has immediately become popular among the youngsters as well as the adults. The new 2019 Lego City Advent Calendar features a number of new characters and mini figurines from famous movies and comic books of children like Star Wars and Harry Potter. Considering the whole set contains a total of seven minifigures along with a bonus Santa BB-8 on a snowboard. Lego Group always keeps such a surprise for its customers every year, and this year it is Santa.

The series contains multiple scenes and scenarios as well, which the customers have to complete and win exciting prizes from the company. This year the company has included an amazing scene that includes the surface land of Jakku along with a star killer base. The scene has been embellished with the Christmas theme, and special elements like snow, ice, and snowboard have been inculcated to make it look more attractive. The Lego City overall is a must things to have if you have children or even if you are a grown-up ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"S4qHm10T","properties":{"formattedCitation":"\\super 4\\nosupersub{}","plainCitation":"4","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":9,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/aDSOzgCJ/items/AVZAK3RP"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/aDSOzgCJ/items/AVZAK3RP"],"itemData":{"id":9,"type":"book","ISBN":"1-317-93545-4","publisher":"Routledge","title":"Lego studies: Examining the building blocks of a transmedial phenomenon","author":[{"family":"Wolf","given":"Mark JP"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2014"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} 4.

Conclusion

Hence, it can be concluded that the Lego Advent Calendar is a very helpful and effective tool in enhancing the learning and constructive abilities of the children. It has various parts that help the children to build various structures and work on their analytical and building abilities. These enhance the creative abilities of the young generation. In addition to these, the whole set contains the characters and parts from the latest cartoon programs and comic series, which increases the interest of the children in playful activities.

References

ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"uncited":[],"omitted":[],"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Spodek B, Saracho ON. Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children. Routledge; 2014.

2. Schlagwein D, Bjørn-Andersen N. Organizational learning with crowdsourcing: The revelatory case of LEGO. J Assoc Inf Syst. 2014;15(11):754-778.

3. Kristiansen P, Rasmussen R. Building a Better Business Using the Lego Serious Play Method. John Wiley & Sons; 2014.

4. Wolf MJ. Lego Studies: Examining the Building Blocks of a Transmedial Phenomenon. Routledge; 2014.