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What Kids Do In The “Most Boring Room Ever”?


A child alone in an empty room with a table and chair from the LEGO Foundation film

The LEGO Foundation believes that play time is essential to kids learning. How do they prove that theory? By creating the “most boring room ever” ... an empty room with a table and a chair. And then they give kids a roll of paper and film what happens next. The lead stat: 84% of kids wish they had more time to play. The call to action is for adults to make more moments where that can happen, and to recognize its importance in helping kids build problem solving skills and grow their creativity. Now we just need someone else to make a similar ad reminding us to create more time for play ourselves.

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