Built on Color

For everyone who has been keeping up to date with my blogs, it may seem as if my childhood was basically only video games. That is sort of correct but for a larger majority of my time spent as a kid, I got obsessed with a toy that I am pretty sure aided in growing my creativity to where it is today. The toy I am talking about is none other than, Lego. The brand was and still is such an iconic part of every kid's toy collection. Mine, on the other hand, may have been slightly bigger than the average size for a kid my age. Actually, who am I kidding? I had and still have so many Legos that I could build a full-size chair out of mini-figure pieces alone. Now I am not mentioning this to gloat about the amount of Legos I have. I just want you all to understand how deep I was into this building toy. So deep in fact that it even led me to create some of my first visual content.

At the prime age of 10 years old, I was so happy playing with Legos that I wanted the scenes and stories in my head to come to life! Armed with an old camera, a desk lamp, and way too many Legos, I started my adventure into the world of stop-motion animation. Lego stop-motion animation, in my opinion, is a relatively easy and fulfilling skill to pick up and learn. Now I am not saying you are going to make The Lego Movie 3, but I am telling you that after you piece together those first few photos and see a mini-figure walk, it is such an incredible feeling. While my career in stop-motion-animation was fun, it was short lived and I really regret that. Looking back at some of the shorts I made, I think they looked pretty good for a 10-12-year-old!

Nonetheless, I still build Legos from time to time even as a college student. In fact, just this past week my girlfriend and I finished a Star Wars set that I had forgot to finish way back when. Doing that threw me way back to my childhood and I definitely recommend you guys do the same. While Legos may be for kids, and Trix definitely are, you're never too old to take a break from your life and just build to have fun.

Overall, I am pretty sure Legos are what steered me in the right direction I am in today. They provide so much potential for creativity and really allow you to make anything you can think of. Toys and tools that allow that freedom are ones I find the most joy in. Even if it's not Legos, I really suggest you all try to find a toy or tool of your own that lets you express yourself because it totally pays off in the long-run.

Let me know down below if Lego was your favorite toy growing up!

- Jared