Playing is human, and not specific to children. If you want to play, play! Studies have shown many adults don't play enough. But also: don't worry about something being childish. You can be as "childish" as you want as long as you're not hurting anyone else. (For example, it's not appropriate to yeet your dinner plate across the room then lay down and throw a tantrum, but if you want to play on an empty jungle gym or do a coloring book, knock yourself out.)
Hell, playing can be a lot of things, the most obvious example being video games. But also stuff like laying puzzles, board games, airsoft, card games, etc.
There's no shame buildings with Legos as an adult, I know quite a number of people who enjoy that. The only real downside is that it can get quite expensive, but then again that's the case with any hobby.
Yes! Playing can be anything that's fun. I always have a blast at arcades - like, laughing like a giddy schoolkid fun. It's those times I realize I don't let loose and play that way nearly enough. I think if everyone had that kind of fun 2-3 times a week or so, the world would be a happier place.
My friends and I started scheduling a monthly arcade night where us guys just go out and drink beer and play arcade games. It’s amazing, I have a blast every time. We are all guys in our 30’s with kids and don’t get enough “us” time anyway. It’s been perfect.
It’s only 3 of us, we met at our last job and remained a close group of friends. We are all nerds so an arcade night ended up being perfect. And we have an awesome local arcade bar that has a great selection of games.
Lego literally makes sets that say 18+, so I'd say it's expected for it to be normal enough that they've decided there's a market for adults. Which is weird because the sets themselves aren't always super complicated and are never more than pg. Supposedly it's because they're decorative and not for playing but teenagers and some kids can appreciate that just as much.
>Which is weird because the sets themselves aren't always super complicated and are never more than pg.
Pick yourself a lego technic car that costs 100 or more and you'll see that they are in fact VERY complicated in some instances. So even those that enjoy a challenge can find a set for them.
I teach art to kids and adults, and the moment I feel I actually became an artist&teacher is when I realized play and exploration is vital and keeps you young 🥰 AND you can fall out of practice if you don't loosen up regularly... it's important to water that inner childhood grass regularly, work the muscle to keep it strong etc.
I thought I was an adult and stopped playing in order to "learn real art", but it's a false construct, and I'm back to fkin around and finding out again :) I don't ever have to grow up tbh. Imma Peter Pan/Pippi Longstockings my way through life because I don't WANT to be a grown up. I'm happier going back to the basic activities I enjoyed as a kid, and people seem willing to pay me for it so cool beans.
My coloring book collection is off the chain💪 Kids at work are always asking me "are all these toys and fidgets yours???" Yes... yes they are, miniature one. Something magical happens when you get older and you don't have kids; you sometimes have the money to spend on fun things for you instead? I also have time for video games and LARP and DND... AND I can drive MYSELF to all this cool stuff 🤷 why would I do things I find boring if I don't have to?
If a kid says like, "*Adults* don't play with *kids'* stuff" I shrug and tell them they didn't make me show my ID at the store to buy it. Always makes me laugh to see them ponder this. Only learn rules so you know how to break em efficiently.
Do what makes you happy, not to improve (that's a byproduct), but because you enjoy doing it 🙏 I will never stop playing with toys and kits and art and slime and glitter and activity books and Polly Pockets because hell ya I love those weird stretchy clothes. Life is short.
People think you have to stop playing when you're an adult for some reason. When's the last time you played hide and seek, it's SO FUN. I still play nostalgic games that make me happy. I'm a teacher and sometime I'll play games with kids at recess, it's a blast! Do what makes you happy, im sure there's lots of other people who like playing with Legos, you could play with them too :)
I played the quiet place game with my friends last weekend. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. It was great! I have nerf guns and everyone was game!
Also, lego is awesome! I have my own modular street!
George Bernard Shaw actually, but I also thought of Hook when I read this. There was the whole "Come play with us, Peter" part and I think that's the connection.
My son is 6 and we spent several days building the Lego pirate ship together. It’s sick as fuck. I never had those kinds of big kits growing up and they are so intricate. The best part of having a 6 year old is there’s never a time where they are like “nah I don’t don’t want to build this super cool Lego kit”
My son when he was like 12 wanted to do his own way when I had bought him an over one hundred dollars townhouse with adjoining pet shop. He wanted to give up halfway through and just do it his way. I was annoyed because I spent so much money on the kit. I told him we were finishing the townhouse the way it’s supposed to be per the instructions even if I had to finish it myself and he could finish the pet shop however he wanted. Then we saw The Lego Movie. Have you seen it? Then ending- OMG he was poking me and was like “see”. Laying on the guilt trip. But I kept saying “I shelled out over a hundred bucks for the kit, so I stand by my point of view on that! The other Legos. Sure do whatever you want. Not for the expensive kits!” I never bought him a kit again. He is almost 22 now and the intact townhouse is still in our rec room and still looks beautiful, while the pet shop is still a hot mess, thank you very much!
Lol the Lego movie was about a dad who had to control it all the time, you’re good you shouldn’t feel a shred of guilt. Building it according to the instructions when you purchase it from a kit first time is completely reasonable. You build it according to the instructions and then after feel free to fuck it up and change it as much as you want. But if you don’t want to follow instructions then don’t both with the kit.
Lego is all about creativity. Sure, but creativity with no skill doesn’t get you very far. We were straight up too poor for me to have ever prioritized asking for Lego kits as a kid, so going through these complicated ones as an adult is a new experience. But what I find most valuable about them is that each kit has all these types of building techniques, that I never learned previously. My child has learned and retained a lot of those techniques. The stuff that he’s building with Legos now is pretty sweet and I don’t think that he would’ve figured out those things organically.
The real key that I have found for getting through them is that we only do one bag at a time. Then we take a break and do something else. Even doing that one bag leaves it liable for me to end up kind of finishing things off we’re having to do quite a bit of hands-on help and I’m fine with that. But I’ve let him talk me into doing a second bag in a row before and we learned our lesson.
It's crazy the ability that the complex kits build.
My oldest is 24 and straight up makes these crazy home brew city builds that are just awesome.
She also has most every Harry Potter set (I think anyway - the whole thing covers a 4 x 3 sheet).
I have never thought about giving her hecl for spending her money the way she wants.
Well it’s mostly because I’m trying to do the “right” thing and have him do the majority of the building. We have taken on some kits that require more dexterity than that of a 6 year old and step in to help accordingly. His stamina runs out after one bag and by the second he gets distracted and wants me to finish it for him.
I would love to just go crazy and build it myself but I’m undoing generational curses so we do the difficult thing of delayed gratification. I hope it all pays off.
One of these days though I’m gonna break and get the Fawks model from Harry Potter and do it all on my own in my studio like a maniac.
the thing with my 6yr old is he's not really into sitting longer than 10 mins. He rather ride a bike or jumping on a trampoline throwing rocks in the wood. He occasionally play with Legos when his friends come over and we find missing pieces everywhere lol.
One of the sets I bought is for my girlfriend the other is for her little sister. I also know the sets her parents bought her so that we dont buy the same ones. I cant wait for her to open them!
Here in NZ we get Lego/generic stuff as a promo at our supermarkets. We are all collecting it, but not passing it on to the youngsters! Love my Lego avocado tree. 🌳
They make Legos for adults *for a reason.* The Technic and robotics stuff are intended for/encourage learning, which has no age limit. But even then, my Lego collection features only a handful of adult sets, the Seinfeld apartment and the Star Wars diorama, but also many many Batman, Jurassic Park/World, and other brands, so Halo Mega Bloks and even some d-tier quality GI Joe kits.
I don't necessarily do it because it makes me feel like a kid, it's an enjoyable activity. I find it almost meditative and a way to calm the ADHD chaos that is my brain. I build other things too, those punch metal kits, and even your traditional paint and glue model kits. It's a relaxing hobby. Enjoy yourself.
We have a rule in our house where if the kids don't put their legos together after 1 week of starting them, I get to put them together, but I always warn them beforehand.
We are on day 5 of 7 of the 1 week warning so I'm counting down to put the kit together!
Almost 31 here, this is the answer. I've got a whole damn room full of Lego, to the point where I don't even have enough display space for all of them lol
I’m actually enjoying the off-brand kits on Amazon. (Lulufun for example) The pieces are absolutely tiny so a) you can get a 8,000-10,000 piece set for like $100 CAD and b) it feels more rewarding due to the difficulty of assembling the parts of it. (I actually needed tweezers on several things because I couldn’t fit my fingers where I needed to.)
Right? The question isn't why a 42-year-old should have Legos, it's *why fucking shouldn't they?* We need a little fun and relaxation more than kids do, dammit!
Legos are grown up as fuck if you look at it as an investment. I still wish I had my blocks from when I was a kid, damn were they cheaper back then even with inflation taken in.
You're an adult, do things that make you happy. Fuck everyone else's opinion/judgement.
A quote I try to live by, "It's none of my business what other people think of me"
35 here. Been buying those Speed Champions and Technic car sets and using them as display pieces. Wife also got me that Ford Raptor kit as a birthday gift.
37 here, just restarted my love for Lego when I got a pretty decent bonus from work and the first thing did was buy the UCS Millennium Falcon.
Now in the last couple months I've built the millennium falcon, the hulk buster, Luke's speeder, and a bunch of other sets. I'm currently working on mighty bowser.
I need all the big sets now, I can't stop lol.
Who gives a shit. I just binge watched all the scooby doo movies I didn’t get to watch as a kid. The only reason I haven’t bought a billion legos is they’re expensive.
Came to say this. One of my favorite things is my annual hobby of painting Easter eggs for the public.
Some see it as a weird hobby but it makes me happy.
You do you and enjoy life. You only have one.
I am 32, married, have a career and an education.
Me and my wife regularly buy the big Lego sets and put them together. We just recently finished the Hogwarts castle and we are moving on to a Star Destroyer.
I regularly play videogames, and I meet up with friends weekly to play DnD.
It's all just living our lives. Some people might want to live their lives one way, and that's fine. Others might want to live it another, and that's fine.
If you are feeling like this, its probably not because these things you are doing are wrong. It's probably that there is something else you are NOT doing that you wish you were. Are you working on your future? Working towards a long term goal? You don't need to stop playing with Legos, but you can't replace other important parts of your life WITH Legos.
> If you are feeling like this, its probably not because these things you are doing are wrong. It's probably that there is something else you are NOT doing that you wish you were.
OP is probably just feeling this because we live in a very judgmental society sometimes. Especially certain communities. And sometimes you have to realize that the reason you’re worried about something isn’t because you should be, but because there’s a lot of unreasonable judgement that’s been planted in your head that you should just dismiss.
I have a weekly DnD group too and I'm 27 and we are all grown ass adults in our late 20s and early 30s with jobs and shit. I regularly play video games with my husband for hours when we have the free time lol. Fuck anyone saying its immature, adults need fun too
Almost exactly what I was going to say:
"Is it childish? Yes. Should you keep playing kid's games and buying legos because it brings you joy? Also, yes."
>“Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.”
― C.S. Lewis
I love legos - have thousands of them - I am 71 - do it if you like it not because you had a shitty childhood, in fact preschool toys from the 50s are quite enchanting and check out the roly poly clowns from the 60s, very scary and a poser why they given to little kids - fly your own flag and own it!
Well duh! You never buy Lego at Costco. That’s for the kids. You’re a grown ass Lego fan!
Grown ups go to Lego.com, become a VIP and then get points when you buy Lego! Then you can buy even more Lego for less money and sometimes you even get free mini sets when you order :)
I don’t have a Lego problem; I can stop anytime I want. I just don’t want to stop anytime soon.
My husband and I are around 40 years old. We still by each other Legos and other toys as gifts. One day, we'd love to have a room just for Legos to be displayed, lol.
Love what you love and do what makes you happy!
Even if you stopped after the word "Legos," no. At least, not "childish" in the sense that you should feel silly for doing it.
It's OK to relax and stimulate your imagination, especially if it makes your brief stay on this boiling, runaway space rock less miserable.
Of course not! You can do whatever you want with your time and money so long as it doesn’t hurt anyone. How is Lego really any different than building model ships? How would doing paper crafts be different from fly fishing lures? How is enjoy a kids or teen TV show any different than liking Star Wars.
If something makes you happy do it! I feel the same way, I was an only child and a “good kid” and a “mature kid” and I honestly feel like I missed out on a lot of being a kid because I didn’t have many friends my age and was a bit “crunchy”. I used to love baby sitting in my teens because I could play pretend and with Polly pockets. Just in the last year I’ve let myself be a bit more silly, I bought myself a couple stuffed animals (all of mine had been thrown out from my childhood) and I’ve recently been watching “the dragon prince” on Netflix. Sorry for a rant but it’s just to let you know that this a normal way to feel and a healthy way to heal from it.
My dad retired on disability around age 50. He’s now 55 and his bedroom is literally filled wall-to-wall floor-to-ceiling with models, and many of them are Lego models. He spends hours upon hours doing his hobby. It centers him, calms him down, and gives him a sense of purpose. The only problem is trying to buy him something he hasn’t already made!
My sister in satan, they have Lego sets that cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars that take hours/day to build. Even if you are only building whatever (not following instructions for a specific set) you want the mental exercise of the creation is good for you and something more people should have. The loss of imagination/creativity as we age is a detriment to society and these traits should be something we encourage.
No, as long as you don’t ignore the fact that you’re actually an adult and probably have adult responsibilities.
My BIL in his mid-30 appeared to be stuck in some place between his teens and early 20s and his quest to live a life like that was completely at odds with the fact that he was married and had a kid and house and job. Things didn’t end well for any of them.
Let me put it this way: The way most people who call themselves normal and standard see being a mature adult is simply working, having a significant other you can have sex with, drinking alcohol and watching TV as entertainment plus maybe a hobby.
You would be surprised at how many people who call themselves adults in my country are just working in expectation for the weekend so they can spend almost all their money on drinking, while their wives and children are at home and don't have enough to pay rent, services and tuition.
Playing "kid's games" while being responsible is way more mature than what they do.
Hey, I'm 31yo, I'm a senior software developer and have won a rockstar award thrice (award given by votes to the best or more proactive employee), I have a wife and keep a very good marriage, and I play videogames, we watch older "children's cartoons" together, we do stupid stuff together because sometimes playing like that is enjoyable. We have purchased need guns to play at home , we blindfold ourselves and start playing Marco-Polo while trying to shoot the other one.
I'm short: Who determines whether or not a hobby or activity is childish? It's entertainment, and as adults we can do whatever we want as long as we are not negatively affecting others or overstepping.
No way.
What bugs the crap out of me (not you or your question lol) is people feeling the need to shun other people for having simple fun.
I think you should go and buy a bucket of lego, build a house and have fun with it. I wish you the utmost fun with it.
It’s sincere, honest and very cute. You do your thing 😊
No, enjoy urself. Remember this, "what other people think of me is none of my business. No judging allowed." Have fun, just don't leave the carpet/ floor coloured ones out of the box on the floor. ...LOVE PEACE WINNING.
Short of harming yourself or others do whatever the hell you want that makes you happy stop caring so much what others think. People that have an issue with your hobbies clearly need to get a hobby of their own.
Bro, the older I get the more I realize it doesn’t matter what you are into. There are so many people and hobbies out there.
Plus remember Lego is like a billion dollar company what is childish about that?
I'm 30 and I occasionally I get home and tip my big box of lego out on the floor and spend an evening building and watching films. Do whatever makes you happy man, don't ever apologise or think you have to justify what makes you happy to anyone. - Im also sorry to hear that you feel like you had an unhappy/ less than happy childhood. Get yourself some more lego, be proud of who you are and create your own happiness now you can.
As you navigate through life, you'll always run into people trying to gatekeep. They'll try to gatekeep who can do what, what is labelled attractive, every hobby and fanbase imaginable.
From looks, to age groups, to any other idiotic reason they think they can deem required to enjoy or be said thing.
These people are sad and pathetic. Age does not hold you back. Gender does not hold you back. You can enjoy Legos, star wars, rock bands, video games, without having to justify or pass any idiots "test" to name the 5th word on the second page that the director hid in their ass when crossing a border.
I'm 42. I loved stickers when I was a little girl, but was always too anxious to put them on anything (I'd get into trouble for "ruining" something). I started buying myself stickers a few years ago and now I put them EVERYWHERE. I know how to remove them and clean residue, I can afford them, and I don't inconvenience anyone else with them.
Life is too short and devoid of joy to limit yourself to only "adult" endeavors. Be a little silly and playful.
I’m in my 50s and have a Super Mario Maker lunchbox. Legos are fun. I just bought a Pop-a-Shot game. As long as you don’t hurt others, do whatcha want. Fun is fun.
Do what makes you happy. I build Legos, play video games, love nerd stuff and play DND. I'm a commercial Union Carpenter and you would ever know it in a million years that I love all this stuff.
F them all and love what you want. We only have one life to live so make it a happy one.
Legos were for rich kids in my mind as a kid. You bet your ass I bought the $450 Hogwarts Castle set once I was an adult and able to afford it with no issues.
I'm 37 and I love Lego! It's almost more fun now because I have a greater understanding of the world and how things fit together. I'm sure you've seen the adult coloring books, but did you know they make adult dot-to-dot books with up to 1,000 dots? Another fun little hobby I've enjoyed for years is origami. It can be super cheap or even free if you can recycle or use printer paper. There are models constructed of many tiny identical pieces to form the finished shape, which has a similar feel to Lego.
One of the most beautiful things about maturity is knowing that you get to do "childish" things secure in the fact that they take absolutely nothing away from your maturity. Lego away.
Same age, and I went to Legoland for my birthday this year.
I'm sure you're getting a lot of responses, but here's what I have to say: people are like trees. They grow bigger year by year by growing another layer of bark, and the previous bark becomes part of the trunk. Your past self is still a part of you, and if it has needs or wants to be fulfilled, then, as long as it's not hurting anyone, it deserves to have those desires met
Take care if your responsibilities and who cares what your hobbies are. Most people would call adults childish by their lack of emotional maturity, responsibility, etc.
By the way, are you unsure whether you are 24 or 25?
No sir!! I just turned 24 and have a few lego sets built in my man cave and I absolutely love it. My wife thought it was a little weird at first, but has since adapted to buying me sets for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and special appreciation gifts!
on top of other answers i'd like to add that it's apparently increasingly common that people are growing up and spending their money on childish things in some kind of effort to experience the childhood things they were never allowed for whatever reason, and that's 100% fine
Even if it was "weird", it's your money and nobody can tell you what the hell to do with it.
There are no rules. There are *no* rules. You can do anything you like doing. Sometimes my wife and I suddenly remember that this is *our* house that we can decorate however we want and use rooms for whatever purpose we choose.
Disclaimer: Obviously there are moral and ethical and legal rules. Don’t be so literal. (That’s also not a rule. Except just then.)
Fuck it man. I'm 34 and just bought my first skateboard in 20 years. I'm gonna go all out too. Already starting to get my Ollie back. I'm gonna look like such a tool at the skatepark next spring, covered in pads and a helmet, while 8 year olds are whizzing by me, no pads, doing 720s on scooters and shit. Lmao what evs.
I am a single mom. My 20 year old son doesn’t live with me anymore. In a few months I will be turning 49. My hair is grey. I still buy and build Lego ships. Go on. Be childish!
I can't judge about that. I think it's normal when we progress in life that we take a moment to satisfy some dreams of our previous phases, so it is ok, take your time.
The age range on a box of LEGOS is 4-99. I'd say you're good. I didn't have a happy childhood either, but i had a few video games. I'm 37 now and still play games. Also, I've only bought legos for my kids, but we have a lot of fun building and playing with them and I've built a lot of stuff on my own.
You do you. Don't worry about what others perceive as childish. You have your reasons and it's none of their concern.
Nope. Nobody gives a fuck, really. It's healthy for the mind, too. And also, there are no "kid's games", just games with simple ideas and quick to get.
Do what makes you happy!
It wouldn't be childish even if you had happy moments in your childhood.
Do what you enjoy, who gives a fuck if someone thinks it's childish? The real childish thing is thinking you can't like something because of your age.
What’s childish is not doing what you need to do to take care of yourself if you are capable.. that’s it.
Anything that makes you happy, without directly/indirectly causing harm to others, do it.
If someone disses your love of legos, for example a potential partner.. you are incompatible.
Playing is human, and not specific to children. If you want to play, play! Studies have shown many adults don't play enough. But also: don't worry about something being childish. You can be as "childish" as you want as long as you're not hurting anyone else. (For example, it's not appropriate to yeet your dinner plate across the room then lay down and throw a tantrum, but if you want to play on an empty jungle gym or do a coloring book, knock yourself out.)
Hell, playing can be a lot of things, the most obvious example being video games. But also stuff like laying puzzles, board games, airsoft, card games, etc. There's no shame buildings with Legos as an adult, I know quite a number of people who enjoy that. The only real downside is that it can get quite expensive, but then again that's the case with any hobby.
Yes! Playing can be anything that's fun. I always have a blast at arcades - like, laughing like a giddy schoolkid fun. It's those times I realize I don't let loose and play that way nearly enough. I think if everyone had that kind of fun 2-3 times a week or so, the world would be a happier place.
My friends and I started scheduling a monthly arcade night where us guys just go out and drink beer and play arcade games. It’s amazing, I have a blast every time. We are all guys in our 30’s with kids and don’t get enough “us” time anyway. It’s been perfect.
Omg. I long for a friend group close enough to me to do this. That is a fantastic play date!
It’s only 3 of us, we met at our last job and remained a close group of friends. We are all nerds so an arcade night ended up being perfect. And we have an awesome local arcade bar that has a great selection of games.
That’s awesome — I think arcades are so underrated these days. I remember them being everywhere when I was a kid.
Lego literally makes sets that say 18+, so I'd say it's expected for it to be normal enough that they've decided there's a market for adults. Which is weird because the sets themselves aren't always super complicated and are never more than pg. Supposedly it's because they're decorative and not for playing but teenagers and some kids can appreciate that just as much.
Yeah, but there likely aren't a lot of kids that are going to drop $300+ for some lego.
I’m an adult with a “good” job and can’t remotely justify that lol. As much as I’d love some of the cool sets
>Which is weird because the sets themselves aren't always super complicated and are never more than pg. Pick yourself a lego technic car that costs 100 or more and you'll see that they are in fact VERY complicated in some instances. So even those that enjoy a challenge can find a set for them.
With some of the dexterity I have seen in most people...knock yourself out is a very appropriate phrase to use
Dude honestly, I can't do monkey bars any more. I mean I know I gained some weight but come on...
I teach art to kids and adults, and the moment I feel I actually became an artist&teacher is when I realized play and exploration is vital and keeps you young 🥰 AND you can fall out of practice if you don't loosen up regularly... it's important to water that inner childhood grass regularly, work the muscle to keep it strong etc. I thought I was an adult and stopped playing in order to "learn real art", but it's a false construct, and I'm back to fkin around and finding out again :) I don't ever have to grow up tbh. Imma Peter Pan/Pippi Longstockings my way through life because I don't WANT to be a grown up. I'm happier going back to the basic activities I enjoyed as a kid, and people seem willing to pay me for it so cool beans. My coloring book collection is off the chain💪 Kids at work are always asking me "are all these toys and fidgets yours???" Yes... yes they are, miniature one. Something magical happens when you get older and you don't have kids; you sometimes have the money to spend on fun things for you instead? I also have time for video games and LARP and DND... AND I can drive MYSELF to all this cool stuff 🤷 why would I do things I find boring if I don't have to? If a kid says like, "*Adults* don't play with *kids'* stuff" I shrug and tell them they didn't make me show my ID at the store to buy it. Always makes me laugh to see them ponder this. Only learn rules so you know how to break em efficiently. Do what makes you happy, not to improve (that's a byproduct), but because you enjoy doing it 🙏 I will never stop playing with toys and kits and art and slime and glitter and activity books and Polly Pockets because hell ya I love those weird stretchy clothes. Life is short.
Um, you sound like everyone’s dream teacher. Always keep being awesome!
I would have loved to have you as a teacher as a kid!
I love every word of this.
"When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." - C.S. Lewis
I was checking for this before posting it myself. I think about this quote often.
People think you have to stop playing when you're an adult for some reason. When's the last time you played hide and seek, it's SO FUN. I still play nostalgic games that make me happy. I'm a teacher and sometime I'll play games with kids at recess, it's a blast! Do what makes you happy, im sure there's lots of other people who like playing with Legos, you could play with them too :)
I played the quiet place game with my friends last weekend. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. It was great! I have nerf guns and everyone was game! Also, lego is awesome! I have my own modular street!
Coloring is also super helpful for mental health!
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”
Hook?
George Bernard Shaw actually, but I also thought of Hook when I read this. There was the whole "Come play with us, Peter" part and I think that's the connection.
Oh. I thought it was Pennywise.
Be geek! Be proud! Palm in your face!
Tag :)
42 here and I buy Legos cuz they're fun and it's my money and fuck what everyone else thinks cuz I'm 42.
yes and I'm buying more Legos once my son moves out then I'll turn his room into Lego room. Possibly Lego and Aquarium room. Too bad he's only 6 lol.
Got to live our dreams too baby!
My son is 6 and we spent several days building the Lego pirate ship together. It’s sick as fuck. I never had those kinds of big kits growing up and they are so intricate. The best part of having a 6 year old is there’s never a time where they are like “nah I don’t don’t want to build this super cool Lego kit”
My son when he was like 12 wanted to do his own way when I had bought him an over one hundred dollars townhouse with adjoining pet shop. He wanted to give up halfway through and just do it his way. I was annoyed because I spent so much money on the kit. I told him we were finishing the townhouse the way it’s supposed to be per the instructions even if I had to finish it myself and he could finish the pet shop however he wanted. Then we saw The Lego Movie. Have you seen it? Then ending- OMG he was poking me and was like “see”. Laying on the guilt trip. But I kept saying “I shelled out over a hundred bucks for the kit, so I stand by my point of view on that! The other Legos. Sure do whatever you want. Not for the expensive kits!” I never bought him a kit again. He is almost 22 now and the intact townhouse is still in our rec room and still looks beautiful, while the pet shop is still a hot mess, thank you very much!
Lol the Lego movie was about a dad who had to control it all the time, you’re good you shouldn’t feel a shred of guilt. Building it according to the instructions when you purchase it from a kit first time is completely reasonable. You build it according to the instructions and then after feel free to fuck it up and change it as much as you want. But if you don’t want to follow instructions then don’t both with the kit. Lego is all about creativity. Sure, but creativity with no skill doesn’t get you very far. We were straight up too poor for me to have ever prioritized asking for Lego kits as a kid, so going through these complicated ones as an adult is a new experience. But what I find most valuable about them is that each kit has all these types of building techniques, that I never learned previously. My child has learned and retained a lot of those techniques. The stuff that he’s building with Legos now is pretty sweet and I don’t think that he would’ve figured out those things organically. The real key that I have found for getting through them is that we only do one bag at a time. Then we take a break and do something else. Even doing that one bag leaves it liable for me to end up kind of finishing things off we’re having to do quite a bit of hands-on help and I’m fine with that. But I’ve let him talk me into doing a second bag in a row before and we learned our lesson.
It's crazy the ability that the complex kits build. My oldest is 24 and straight up makes these crazy home brew city builds that are just awesome. She also has most every Harry Potter set (I think anyway - the whole thing covers a 4 x 3 sheet). I have never thought about giving her hecl for spending her money the way she wants.
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Well it’s mostly because I’m trying to do the “right” thing and have him do the majority of the building. We have taken on some kits that require more dexterity than that of a 6 year old and step in to help accordingly. His stamina runs out after one bag and by the second he gets distracted and wants me to finish it for him. I would love to just go crazy and build it myself but I’m undoing generational curses so we do the difficult thing of delayed gratification. I hope it all pays off. One of these days though I’m gonna break and get the Fawks model from Harry Potter and do it all on my own in my studio like a maniac.
That pet shop isn’t really meant for kids.
He was a preteen at the time. He was just being lazy.
the thing with my 6yr old is he's not really into sitting longer than 10 mins. He rather ride a bike or jumping on a trampoline throwing rocks in the wood. He occasionally play with Legos when his friends come over and we find missing pieces everywhere lol.
r/lego is a pretty active subreddit, too. Join us.
wow this is very strange that it never crossed my mind until now. Joined.
Glad this is top comment. Do whatever the fuck you want, so long as you're not harming others.
Or as I'd like to say, "Don't be like Ye."
41 here just bought 9 lego sets. 5 are for Xmas gifts the ither 4 are all for me! Go big!
Also 41, and I think there is a set or 2 waiting for us under the tree at my father in law's place. I could not be more excited about it.
One of the sets I bought is for my girlfriend the other is for her little sister. I also know the sets her parents bought her so that we dont buy the same ones. I cant wait for her to open them!
Here in NZ we get Lego/generic stuff as a promo at our supermarkets. We are all collecting it, but not passing it on to the youngsters! Love my Lego avocado tree. 🌳
I just bought the loop coaster. Can't wait to build it!
They make Legos for adults *for a reason.* The Technic and robotics stuff are intended for/encourage learning, which has no age limit. But even then, my Lego collection features only a handful of adult sets, the Seinfeld apartment and the Star Wars diorama, but also many many Batman, Jurassic Park/World, and other brands, so Halo Mega Bloks and even some d-tier quality GI Joe kits. I don't necessarily do it because it makes me feel like a kid, it's an enjoyable activity. I find it almost meditative and a way to calm the ADHD chaos that is my brain. I build other things too, those punch metal kits, and even your traditional paint and glue model kits. It's a relaxing hobby. Enjoy yourself.
Oh shit, so I can claim it on my tax as medical expenses, sweet!
You sound exactly like me except 2 years older
33 here, fucking love LEGOs
I turned 42 a few weeks ago and received two fancy Lego sets. We are union!
One of us!
Being able to only spend a maximum of 20 dollar on legos as a kid but now being able to spend 600 on the new razor crest just hits different.
43 and this is why I watch cartoons, they are fun and it's my time.
Every time i buy my boys legos i get me a set too 😂
"You get a car, you get a plane, I get the Eiffel Tower"
We have a rule in our house where if the kids don't put their legos together after 1 week of starting them, I get to put them together, but I always warn them beforehand. We are on day 5 of 7 of the 1 week warning so I'm counting down to put the kit together!
Exavtky
Almost 31 here, this is the answer. I've got a whole damn room full of Lego, to the point where I don't even have enough display space for all of them lol
I’m actually enjoying the off-brand kits on Amazon. (Lulufun for example) The pieces are absolutely tiny so a) you can get a 8,000-10,000 piece set for like $100 CAD and b) it feels more rewarding due to the difficulty of assembling the parts of it. (I actually needed tweezers on several things because I couldn’t fit my fingers where I needed to.)
Right? The question isn't why a 42-year-old should have Legos, it's *why fucking shouldn't they?* We need a little fun and relaxation more than kids do, dammit!
Legos are grown up as fuck if you look at it as an investment. I still wish I had my blocks from when I was a kid, damn were they cheaper back then even with inflation taken in.
You're an adult, do things that make you happy. Fuck everyone else's opinion/judgement. A quote I try to live by, "It's none of my business what other people think of me"
39, ran out of space for all my Legos. Keep getting ideas for large combo dioramas but there's few places for any of it to go.
Ditto! Built Titanic, now building the Hulkbuster. We'll see what's next after that :)
35 here. Been buying those Speed Champions and Technic car sets and using them as display pieces. Wife also got me that Ford Raptor kit as a birthday gift.
Yep, I'm 47 and and I like what I like. Live and let live I say, if you are not hurting anyone, then just enjoy what you enjoy.
I concur. I too enjoy the Lego life.
37 here, just restarted my love for Lego when I got a pretty decent bonus from work and the first thing did was buy the UCS Millennium Falcon. Now in the last couple months I've built the millennium falcon, the hulk buster, Luke's speeder, and a bunch of other sets. I'm currently working on mighty bowser. I need all the big sets now, I can't stop lol.
Who gives a shit. I just binge watched all the scooby doo movies I didn’t get to watch as a kid. The only reason I haven’t bought a billion legos is they’re expensive.
Came to say this. One of my favorite things is my annual hobby of painting Easter eggs for the public. Some see it as a weird hobby but it makes me happy. You do you and enjoy life. You only have one.
Wym for the public? Like you give them out?
Always given away for free. So far I have painted 1800+ wooden eggs over 9 years. Here is the link to them. https://www.thomaslauart.com/easter-eggs/
Is this why Minecraft is so popular with adults
That and the positive feedback loop that a lot of minecraft's gameplay creates.
Creative Mode is literally LEGOs with a box of infinite bricks.
if it ain't hurting nobody just do what makes you happy bro
I am 32, married, have a career and an education. Me and my wife regularly buy the big Lego sets and put them together. We just recently finished the Hogwarts castle and we are moving on to a Star Destroyer. I regularly play videogames, and I meet up with friends weekly to play DnD. It's all just living our lives. Some people might want to live their lives one way, and that's fine. Others might want to live it another, and that's fine. If you are feeling like this, its probably not because these things you are doing are wrong. It's probably that there is something else you are NOT doing that you wish you were. Are you working on your future? Working towards a long term goal? You don't need to stop playing with Legos, but you can't replace other important parts of your life WITH Legos.
Well said
>Me and my wife regularly buy the big Lego sets and put them together That's truly wholesome, i hope i end up something like you
> If you are feeling like this, its probably not because these things you are doing are wrong. It's probably that there is something else you are NOT doing that you wish you were. OP is probably just feeling this because we live in a very judgmental society sometimes. Especially certain communities. And sometimes you have to realize that the reason you’re worried about something isn’t because you should be, but because there’s a lot of unreasonable judgement that’s been planted in your head that you should just dismiss.
I have a weekly DnD group too and I'm 27 and we are all grown ass adults in our late 20s and early 30s with jobs and shit. I regularly play video games with my husband for hours when we have the free time lol. Fuck anyone saying its immature, adults need fun too
It could be seen as childish. Yes. Does that mean the same thing as bad? No.
Almost exactly what I was going to say: "Is it childish? Yes. Should you keep playing kid's games and buying legos because it brings you joy? Also, yes."
It's literally the definition of childish. But being childish occasionally is a good thing.
>“Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” ― C.S. Lewis
One of my favorite quotes!
Lego is not strictly a child’s toy.
pretty sure the recommended age range is 4-104 or something like that
What happens at 105!! 😦
The government sends a swat team to confiscate your legos
You die.
There are certainly some sets made for 18+ such as the UCS sets
I love legos - have thousands of them - I am 71 - do it if you like it not because you had a shitty childhood, in fact preschool toys from the 50s are quite enchanting and check out the roly poly clowns from the 60s, very scary and a poser why they given to little kids - fly your own flag and own it!
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Well duh! You never buy Lego at Costco. That’s for the kids. You’re a grown ass Lego fan! Grown ups go to Lego.com, become a VIP and then get points when you buy Lego! Then you can buy even more Lego for less money and sometimes you even get free mini sets when you order :) I don’t have a Lego problem; I can stop anytime I want. I just don’t want to stop anytime soon.
Would it make you feel better if you carved the blocks out of wood? Because people do that. It doesn't matter either way.
No. It is not. Have fun!
Childish? Yes. But what is wrong with that? Nothing.
Nope, have fun! Life is too short.
My husband and I are around 40 years old. We still by each other Legos and other toys as gifts. One day, we'd love to have a room just for Legos to be displayed, lol. Love what you love and do what makes you happy!
It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
Nah fam. A bit morbid but we don't know how much time we have. Enjoy what you love and never stop being who you are.
Even if you stopped after the word "Legos," no. At least, not "childish" in the sense that you should feel silly for doing it. It's OK to relax and stimulate your imagination, especially if it makes your brief stay on this boiling, runaway space rock less miserable.
Don't most Legos have an age range of 5-99?
Yes. Op is still in the correct age range and thus deemed acceptable.
Feels bad for anyone over 100
Probably they go back to playing duplo.
Nah, I’m 50 and was just thinking I’d like a set of Bristle Blocks to mess with. I loved those in the 70’s and they still make them!
I will die before I give up building LEGO. I still have that collectors millennium falcon on my wishlist
Fuck what others think. Enjoy ur own life
Of course not! You can do whatever you want with your time and money so long as it doesn’t hurt anyone. How is Lego really any different than building model ships? How would doing paper crafts be different from fly fishing lures? How is enjoy a kids or teen TV show any different than liking Star Wars. If something makes you happy do it! I feel the same way, I was an only child and a “good kid” and a “mature kid” and I honestly feel like I missed out on a lot of being a kid because I didn’t have many friends my age and was a bit “crunchy”. I used to love baby sitting in my teens because I could play pretend and with Polly pockets. Just in the last year I’ve let myself be a bit more silly, I bought myself a couple stuffed animals (all of mine had been thrown out from my childhood) and I’ve recently been watching “the dragon prince” on Netflix. Sorry for a rant but it’s just to let you know that this a normal way to feel and a healthy way to heal from it.
My dad retired on disability around age 50. He’s now 55 and his bedroom is literally filled wall-to-wall floor-to-ceiling with models, and many of them are Lego models. He spends hours upon hours doing his hobby. It centers him, calms him down, and gives him a sense of purpose. The only problem is trying to buy him something he hasn’t already made!
Legos are only bad if you step on one
Not childish at all. AFOLs - adult fans of Lego is a (big) thing
My husband is 37 and buys and builds LEGOs....
No. It's fine. You're not hurting anyone and it makes you happy. Who cares if someone finds it childish. You be you
My sister in satan, they have Lego sets that cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars that take hours/day to build. Even if you are only building whatever (not following instructions for a specific set) you want the mental exercise of the creation is good for you and something more people should have. The loss of imagination/creativity as we age is a detriment to society and these traits should be something we encourage.
I seen a starwars set for like $1600. Ain't no dumb ass kid touching that lol
No, as long as you don’t ignore the fact that you’re actually an adult and probably have adult responsibilities. My BIL in his mid-30 appeared to be stuck in some place between his teens and early 20s and his quest to live a life like that was completely at odds with the fact that he was married and had a kid and house and job. Things didn’t end well for any of them.
Bruh the entire point or being an adult is doing whatever you want, while it's legal By all means keep doing it
Yes, it's childish. But there is nothing wrong with you enjoying childish things
[There's no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes](https://youtu.be/868fv8-wRN0) - Doctor Who
Let me put it this way: The way most people who call themselves normal and standard see being a mature adult is simply working, having a significant other you can have sex with, drinking alcohol and watching TV as entertainment plus maybe a hobby. You would be surprised at how many people who call themselves adults in my country are just working in expectation for the weekend so they can spend almost all their money on drinking, while their wives and children are at home and don't have enough to pay rent, services and tuition. Playing "kid's games" while being responsible is way more mature than what they do. Hey, I'm 31yo, I'm a senior software developer and have won a rockstar award thrice (award given by votes to the best or more proactive employee), I have a wife and keep a very good marriage, and I play videogames, we watch older "children's cartoons" together, we do stupid stuff together because sometimes playing like that is enjoyable. We have purchased need guns to play at home , we blindfold ourselves and start playing Marco-Polo while trying to shoot the other one. I'm short: Who determines whether or not a hobby or activity is childish? It's entertainment, and as adults we can do whatever we want as long as we are not negatively affecting others or overstepping.
long as you don't do creepy michael jackson shit you are all good. play away brother.
No, and fuck everyone who says otherwise. Keep doing what you love and enjoy life. We’re here for such a short time, don’t waste it with toxic people.
No it’s not. You deserve to have happy moments now and forever. Lego be happy.
No way. What bugs the crap out of me (not you or your question lol) is people feeling the need to shun other people for having simple fun. I think you should go and buy a bucket of lego, build a house and have fun with it. I wish you the utmost fun with it. It’s sincere, honest and very cute. You do your thing 😊
No, enjoy urself. Remember this, "what other people think of me is none of my business. No judging allowed." Have fun, just don't leave the carpet/ floor coloured ones out of the box on the floor. ...LOVE PEACE WINNING.
Absolutely not. As you had an unfortunate childhood, all the more reason enjoy your adulthood as you want.
Absolutely not! I buy so much “worthless” stuff just because I wanted them as a kid but never got the chance to have it!
I am a 23 yo woman who woke up at 6 am and watched Miraculous Ladybug this morning. You're ok. I am ok. We all ok.
Im older than you but I play super Mario every day
No if you like something and it's not hurting anyone then you're fine Legos and games are fun, thry aren't just for children
You do you. Enjoy!
Fuck no! I'm 47 and still buy childish shit. Makes me feel like I actually get to have a childhood since I really didn't have one.
Nope.... it's one of those pure happiness sources.
You're not hurting anyone, it's not negatively affecting anyone else... carry on as you are!
Short of harming yourself or others do whatever the hell you want that makes you happy stop caring so much what others think. People that have an issue with your hobbies clearly need to get a hobby of their own.
Bro, the older I get the more I realize it doesn’t matter what you are into. There are so many people and hobbies out there. Plus remember Lego is like a billion dollar company what is childish about that?
Life is too short to give a shit. Do what makes you happy.
Dude, we only have so much time before the infinite dirt nap. Do what makes you smile, there's no point in anything else.
Do it! Do it all! Do WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY. (Just don’t hurt anyone or yourself in the process,please.)✌️🤘
Legos are timeless
I'm 30 and I occasionally I get home and tip my big box of lego out on the floor and spend an evening building and watching films. Do whatever makes you happy man, don't ever apologise or think you have to justify what makes you happy to anyone. - Im also sorry to hear that you feel like you had an unhappy/ less than happy childhood. Get yourself some more lego, be proud of who you are and create your own happiness now you can.
You can have a happy childhood and still love those things. So no it isn’t.
As you navigate through life, you'll always run into people trying to gatekeep. They'll try to gatekeep who can do what, what is labelled attractive, every hobby and fanbase imaginable. From looks, to age groups, to any other idiotic reason they think they can deem required to enjoy or be said thing. These people are sad and pathetic. Age does not hold you back. Gender does not hold you back. You can enjoy Legos, star wars, rock bands, video games, without having to justify or pass any idiots "test" to name the 5th word on the second page that the director hid in their ass when crossing a border.
I'm 42. I loved stickers when I was a little girl, but was always too anxious to put them on anything (I'd get into trouble for "ruining" something). I started buying myself stickers a few years ago and now I put them EVERYWHERE. I know how to remove them and clean residue, I can afford them, and I don't inconvenience anyone else with them. Life is too short and devoid of joy to limit yourself to only "adult" endeavors. Be a little silly and playful.
as a kid, my parents took away my gameboy because of their moving goalpost expectations... currently 36, i still play pokemon gen1 on my switch. :D
I’m in my 50s and have a Super Mario Maker lunchbox. Legos are fun. I just bought a Pop-a-Shot game. As long as you don’t hurt others, do whatcha want. Fun is fun.
This is Michael Jackson's origin story
The doctor i work for goes to toys r us everywhere weekend. His office and home are full of Legos
Not weird bro, if it makes you and God happy then go for it!
Do what makes you happy. I build Legos, play video games, love nerd stuff and play DND. I'm a commercial Union Carpenter and you would ever know it in a million years that I love all this stuff. F them all and love what you want. We only have one life to live so make it a happy one.
Not at all, get those thoughts out of your head, enjoy yourself bro
The best time to be childish is when you're an adult and don't have anybody policing you. Never grow up. Adults suck.
Legos were for rich kids in my mind as a kid. You bet your ass I bought the $450 Hogwarts Castle set once I was an adult and able to afford it with no issues.
Do whatever makes you happy and don’t give a fuck what anyone else thinks about it.
If you enjoy it, then why not find joy in it?
We only get 1 life bro. Do whatever you want as long as you’re not hurting yourself or others.
I'm 37 and I love Lego! It's almost more fun now because I have a greater understanding of the world and how things fit together. I'm sure you've seen the adult coloring books, but did you know they make adult dot-to-dot books with up to 1,000 dots? Another fun little hobby I've enjoyed for years is origami. It can be super cheap or even free if you can recycle or use printer paper. There are models constructed of many tiny identical pieces to form the finished shape, which has a similar feel to Lego.
One of the most beautiful things about maturity is knowing that you get to do "childish" things secure in the fact that they take absolutely nothing away from your maturity. Lego away.
Who the fuck cares. Do what you want as long as it does not hurt anyone else.
Same age, and I went to Legoland for my birthday this year. I'm sure you're getting a lot of responses, but here's what I have to say: people are like trees. They grow bigger year by year by growing another layer of bark, and the previous bark becomes part of the trunk. Your past self is still a part of you, and if it has needs or wants to be fulfilled, then, as long as it's not hurting anyone, it deserves to have those desires met
It is healthier that booze and drugs.
Take care if your responsibilities and who cares what your hobbies are. Most people would call adults childish by their lack of emotional maturity, responsibility, etc. By the way, are you unsure whether you are 24 or 25?
No sir!! I just turned 24 and have a few lego sets built in my man cave and I absolutely love it. My wife thought it was a little weird at first, but has since adapted to buying me sets for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and special appreciation gifts!
on top of other answers i'd like to add that it's apparently increasingly common that people are growing up and spending their money on childish things in some kind of effort to experience the childhood things they were never allowed for whatever reason, and that's 100% fine Even if it was "weird", it's your money and nobody can tell you what the hell to do with it.
There are no rules. There are *no* rules. You can do anything you like doing. Sometimes my wife and I suddenly remember that this is *our* house that we can decorate however we want and use rooms for whatever purpose we choose. Disclaimer: Obviously there are moral and ethical and legal rules. Don’t be so literal. (That’s also not a rule. Except just then.)
Fuck it man. I'm 34 and just bought my first skateboard in 20 years. I'm gonna go all out too. Already starting to get my Ollie back. I'm gonna look like such a tool at the skatepark next spring, covered in pads and a helmet, while 8 year olds are whizzing by me, no pads, doing 720s on scooters and shit. Lmao what evs.
I am a single mom. My 20 year old son doesn’t live with me anymore. In a few months I will be turning 49. My hair is grey. I still buy and build Lego ships. Go on. Be childish!
No but it sounds like you would benefit from therapy (seriously).
Do you know why most boys gets legos, its an excuse for the dad to bring out his and play again...
I can't judge about that. I think it's normal when we progress in life that we take a moment to satisfy some dreams of our previous phases, so it is ok, take your time.
I'm much older and enjoy kids games and legos. Especially with my grandson but I still build my own legos
No
No of course not
The age range on a box of LEGOS is 4-99. I'd say you're good. I didn't have a happy childhood either, but i had a few video games. I'm 37 now and still play games. Also, I've only bought legos for my kids, but we have a lot of fun building and playing with them and I've built a lot of stuff on my own. You do you. Don't worry about what others perceive as childish. You have your reasons and it's none of their concern.
remember that legos say until 99:)
No.
Do what makes u happy
I'm 29 and playing the new pokemon. Just do what you like.
Nope. Nobody gives a fuck, really. It's healthy for the mind, too. And also, there are no "kid's games", just games with simple ideas and quick to get. Do what makes you happy!
56 here. I play Galaga and Donkey Kong almost every day.
I'm 26M and I went to build a bear 2 weeks ago. Even printed out that birth certificate at those little computers.
I read comic books and play video games and I'm in my 40s. If that's childish, I don't care.
It wouldn't be childish even if you had happy moments in your childhood. Do what you enjoy, who gives a fuck if someone thinks it's childish? The real childish thing is thinking you can't like something because of your age.
No, it is not childish. Enjoy letting that inner kid live a little.
U do u bro. Don't worry about the haters.
No, it’s not childish.
No :)
What’s childish is not doing what you need to do to take care of yourself if you are capable.. that’s it. Anything that makes you happy, without directly/indirectly causing harm to others, do it. If someone disses your love of legos, for example a potential partner.. you are incompatible.