Gravity Defying Builds

J fell in love with Buzz Lightyear and Toy Story since the moment he first saw the film. So taken is he by the Space Ranger, that most every waking moment is spent building spaceships to take him and Buzz into outer space. All sorts of construction materials go into making giant gravity defying builds that double up as rockets in pretend play.

Lego Duplo works wonderfully well as the pieces are a perfect size for little hands to grasp and build with. They have the added advantage of locking quite firmly into place, so that they can withstand the occasional gentle accidental push without instantly toppling over.

We are not particularly partial to Duplo. Mega bloks seem to do the trick just as well.

And then there is a huge set of unbranded foam bricks that Aaji (Grandma) sent over as a birthday present for when J turned two. They too work well to defy gravity. These blocks are very, very light. They are made of foam after all. They do not have anything to physically keep them in place or hold them together. It is all about gentle and careful placement, almost like building a house of cards. So it has taken J a little while to figure out just how much pressure he needs to apply to make these foam bricks stay together. And judging by how tall the latest anti-gravity project turned out, I think he is doing rather well.

His mother thinks the child is an architectural genius. For nobody defies gravity better than J does. Check out a couple of his latest builds and see what you think. "To infinity and beyond," surely!

Gravity Defying Build #1

Gravity Defying Build #2