When we moved into our new home (and when I say new I mean new to us…it was built in 1895) the previous owners were empty nesters…their kids had grown up, gone to college, and moved out. They offered to leave us some of their old toys if we wanted them. We happily obliged and thanked them for the kind gesture…not realizing how truly awesome it was!
We don’t go into our attic…it’s not heated nor air-conditioned, and it’s quite drafty at times. But this past week I was playing hide and seek with my twins and I thought that hiding in the attic might be a fun idea….in my time in the attic I was snooping around and realized the amazing treasure I had forgotten about, the toys they left. Now, truly and honestly, I didn’t know exactly what toys they left and what a surprise it was when I realized it was three HUGE boxes filled to the brim with Legos. All sorts of shapes, colors, styles, kits and directions. I priced them out and it seriously would have been over a thousand dollars in Legos…more money than I would EVER consider spending on Legos. The Lego packs were pretty dusty from sitting in the attic for years and they all needed a serious washing. After washing the boxes of treasures my type-A son (bless his heart) he decided that sorting them by color would be a good idea. My type-A personality was super excited to take on the task of sorting them by color. Eeek!!!
We made a box of all the fantastic little guys too! Nine clear plastic tubs in total! I went on the internet and found the actual Lego font that they use on their boxes and on the Lego pieces themselves. I printed off the name of the colors (i.e. Green, Red, Gray, People =) ) and set them up for the kids. We have spent hours already building cities, farms, gas stations, and forests. I know this will be a memory that we will cherish years from now….and to be honest, I hope we have many more like it!
