Lego bonanza!

I, Sanna and Aapo spend a late Wednesday afternoon shopping in Helsinki center, and accidentally stumbled upon Lego exhibition on Argos hall in Stockmann.

I used to have a lot of legos back in Polvijärvi — and they are still there, waiting for Aapo to understand that everything should not be put into the mouth.

The hall had a dozen or so large lego statues, several tables with a collection of bricks and plates to built on, a world map that was gradually filled by the creations of younger folk, and of course a lot of box on sale.

The show was a hit with the children, and even Aapo got really excited about the whole thing. Fortunately we found a sandbox filled with quatros, huge and soft blocks that are designed for small children. Aapo is now nine months old and he really likes to grab, chew and throw away. The quatro box was probably a heaven for him.

Some of the statues were somewhat functional. One of those was a nice green tractor (John Deere maybe?) shown above. Aapo liked the driving very much, but sometimes got so excited that he forgot how to sit or stand properly…