Okay, when I grew up NONE of the girl toys were exclusively pink. It disturbs me what the toy aisle for little girls look like. My Cabbage Patch doll didn't have an ounce of pink on her. I also grew up playing a lot of boy toys, building, destroying, inventing, etc. I think it's important to encourage our children to use their imagination. I have found that my oldest son is so obsessed with how his Lego kits go together, he won't take them apart to build anything else with them. It upsets me that he won't use his imagination to stray from the obvious, he's going to get a big box of Legos for Christmas without any instructions.
So, when I stumbled across this commercial (not getting paid for this at all) I had to share it. I'm glad to see that there are toys that are being marketed towards girls that encourage building and engineering. I don't have any girls, but I am probably going to keep some of these toys in mind when my two new little baby nieces are old enough for them. I might even have to get one for my niece who is seven.
I also wish this came in my size! Take note GoldieBlox! Moms who teach their children to build would like this sweatshirt in their size!!!
I love that Lego now has girl kits. They are as diverse as regular legos color wise, but they also recognize that girls like legos too.
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