This is Angela Odell and you are listening to real cool history for kids.

A podcast show featuring history told from a distinctly biblical world view perspective.

Welcome to an adventure.

Welcome to episode 90 of real cool history for kids.

This episode is for Alex Johnson, Mia Kimps, Charlotte Blackwire, and Silas Werner,

who all in the very same week requested the story of the history of Legos.

Well you guys, this one's for you.

Chances are you have played with Legos at some time in your life.

In fact, I think it's safe to say that most kids own at least one set of Legos.

But who for a invented this popular toy?

How long have they been around and how did they get to be such a staple in the toy industry

for so many decades?

Well, as is the case with most amazing inventions, Legos started with a bright idea in someone's

head.

The year was 1932.

The place was a little shop in Billand Denmark.

The owner of the shop was a master carpenter named Oli Kirk Christensen.

Oli and his 12 year old son, Godfred Kirk, liked to work together in the shop.

Before the idea of creating Legos came along, Oli mostly made ironing boards and sub ladders,

with an occasional wooden toy when he thought of a good idea for one.

Well, the wooden toys Oli created became very popular and soon he was putting more time

and attention into creating them than any other product in the shop.

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