Building bricks and understanding

FINE motor skill development, teamwork and problem solving is at the core of a weekly Bannockburn Library activity for seven to eleven-year-old children.

The Let’s Go LEGO club runs from 4pm to 5pm on Wednesdays, providing a collaborative environment where children with diverse needs can all learn and have fun, supported by their parent or carer.

Bannockburn branch librarian, Tracie Mauro said LEGO is an effective, tactile way to engage young minds, especially autistic children.

The brick toys are educationally beneficial, encouraging the development of spatial awareness, creativity, and mathematical concepts including shape, geometry and symmetry.

“It’s so satisfying seeing the kids and their parents building together, sharing resources and being creative,” she said.

“We don’t tell them that it’s a great learning experience but that’s what it is. This is such a great collaborative project between Golden Plains Shire and Bannockburn Library.

“We love LEGO afternoon and so do our participants.”

The club runs weekly during school terms at 27 High Street, Bannockburn. Bookings are essential and parents are required to stay.

Bannockburn Library is part of the Geelong Regional Library Corporation.