Ole Kirk Christiansen and Invention of Lego

Bedtime History: Inspirational Stories for Kids and Families

Bedtime History

Stories For Kids, Education, Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.6 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Learn about the history of Ole Kirk Christiansen and the invention of Lego by he and his sons.👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org📺 YouTube👍 Facebook | Instagram🇲🇽 Spanish | "Déjame contarte la Historia" Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show📢 Get a shout-out from Breck! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Welcome to Bedtime History. Hello, this is Brake.
0:12.0	Growing up, one of my favorite childhood memories was using my imagination to build new things.
0:18.0	I'd take apart old, unused electronics or appliances in our home, and then try and rebuild them into something new and interesting.
0:25.0	They usually didn't work. They were more like works of art than functioning inventions, but I had a blast doing it.
0:31.0	What's great about a product like KiwiCo is the things you build as part of the engineering kits actually work.
0:37.0	My kids and I have built a few different projects together, including a ukulele, a pinball machine, headphones, and a speaker.
0:44.0	These projects include detailed instructions and also explain the science behind how the devices work.
0:50.0	As a parent, it can be hard to find creative ways to keep your children busy, challenged, and off screens.
0:55.0	KiwiCo does the legwork for you, so you can spend quality time tackling projects together.
1:01.0	KiwiCo also has boxes for geography and culture, the Atlas crate, and another one focused on cooking.
1:07.0	Other subjects are science, art, engineering, crafting, and design. KiwiCo also has crates designed for kids and adults of all ages.
1:16.0	Redefine Learning with Play. Explore hands-on projects that build creative confidence and problem-solving skills with KiwiCo.
1:24.0	Give 50% off your first month plus free shipping on any crate line at KiwiCo.com forward slash bedtime history.
1:32.0	That's 50% off your first month at kiwico.com slash bedtime history.
1:41.0	We want to give a shout out to Laura Lyon or family, Emmett Nizmamm and McLean Virginia, and Eli and Sammy and Minnesota.
1:51.0	Once again, everyone, thank you so much for donating. You are awesome.
1:55.0	If you'd like to donate to bedtime history, go to our website, bedtimehistorystories.com, to donate via Patreon.
2:02.0	Donors also get access to our entire 140 episode catalog of shout out for you, pitch free episodes.
2:09.0	No extra stuff, just the stories you enjoy.
2:12.0	Now onto our episode.
2:15.0	Have you ever played with Lego?
2:18.0	I grew up playing with Lego, and it was one of my favorite pastimes.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Bedtime History, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Bedtime History and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.