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The LEGO Group and Sesame Workshop have partnered on Build the Change for Little Ones, a set of videos and creative activities about animals and their habitats. The resources include bat, butterfly and worm themes, printable inspiration cards and ideas for building with LEGO bricks and recycled household materials.
The LEGO Group and Sesame Workshop have teamed up to release videos and activities that encourage young children to learn about animals and their habitats by building with bricks and household materials. The initiative, called Build the Change for Little Ones, features Sesame Street characters and focuses initially on bats, butterflies and worms.
Families can find the videos, activity guides and printable inspiration cards at lego.com, according to the source report. The activities are aimed especially at children ages 4 to 6. The companies describe the project as a combination of LEGO’s Build the Change social impact program and Sesame Workshop’s educational approach to play.
Each short video features a Sesame Street character alongside an animal built from LEGO bricks. The videos share information about the creature’s habitat and food, as well as how it helps people or the natural world. The first short features a bat; the next two focus on butterflies and worms. The source report says the bat video was timed for Halloween, but does not give a release date.
The suggested activity has three stages: watch a video, build a habitat for the featured animal, then talk about the creation with someone else. Children can use LEGO bricks alongside materials found at home, including cardboard, tape, pens and paper, with recycled items among the suggested supplies. The inspiration cards show possible constructions for an animal’s food source, water source and home. Their reverse sides include photographs of the real animal, a short habitat description and building tips.
Turning Animal Facts Into Building Play
The initiative gives families and educators a structured way to connect creative play with basic nature learning. Rather than only presenting facts about an animal, the activities ask children to use those details when designing a place where it can find food, water and shelter. That can give children a practical prompt for discussing what a habitat needs.
The organizations present the project as a way to encourage care for the environment from an early age. LEGO’s social responsibility leader said the aim is to help children connect curiosity about nature with care for it. Sesame Workshop’s marketing and brand strategy leader said the stories are intended to show children that their actions, even small ones, can contribute to caring for nature. Those are the organizations’ stated goals; the source material does not provide evidence measuring the activities’ educational or environmental effects.
For caregivers and educators, the format combines short videos with a hands-on task and a discussion prompt. Using common and recycled materials may make it possible to take part without relying only on bricks, though the report does not specify whether any materials or kits are supplied. The activities focus on animals children may encounter around their homes, linking the exercise to familiar surroundings.
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How Build the Change Works
Build the Change is described in the source report as LEGO’s social impact program. The new project adds Sesame Workshop characters and its education-based play model to that program, creating resources for younger children. The report identifies Cookie Monster, Elmo and Abby Cadabby among the familiar characters intended to appear in the materials.
The animal sequence begins with a bat and continues with butterflies and worms. The cards and videos are designed to work together: a video introduces information about the animal, while the card offers visual ideas and habitat guidance for a building activity. Children are encouraged to use what they learned to add features that help the creature thrive.
The companies have also pointed families toward lego.com for the resources and said additional videos will be available on the Sesame Street YouTube channel. The source report does not list a full publication schedule or say how many further videos are planned.
“Children look after what they love, and we want to help them fall in love with nature.”
— Lauren von Stackelberg, vice president and head of social responsibility at The LEGO Group
Schedule and Reach Remain Unspecified
The source report does not give exact launch dates for individual videos, a timetable for the additional Sesame Street YouTube releases or a total number of planned activities. It also does not specify whether the materials are available in multiple languages, whether they will be distributed beyond the websites named, or whether participation requires LEGO bricks.
The organizations’ statements describe the intended benefits of the activities, but no assessment of children’s learning, changes in environmental attitudes or real-world conservation outcomes is included. The report also does not detail how the guidance addresses differences among species or local habitats. Families and educators should treat the cards as activity prompts, rather than assuming they provide complete wildlife-care instructions.
More Sesame Street Videos Planned
Families can access the videos, activity guides and inspiration cards through lego.com. The companies say additional videos will be made available on the Sesame Street YouTube channel, but the source report gives no release dates or further details. The next confirmed subjects in the initial set are butterflies and worms, following the bat short.
Further information about the project’s schedule, any added animals and the reach of the materials may become available through the companies’ websites and video channels. For now, the confirmed offer is a set of online resources that pairs animal-focused videos with at-home habitat-building activities.
Key Questions
What is Build the Change for Little Ones?
It is a joint LEGO Group and Sesame Workshop initiative combining the LEGO Build the Change program with Sesame Street characters and educational play activities focused on nature.
Which animals are featured?
The first short features a bat, and the next two focus on butterflies and worms, according to the source report.
What do children do in the activities?
Children watch a video, build a habitat for the featured animal using LEGO bricks and materials such as cardboard or paper, then discuss what they made with others.
Where can families find the resources?
The videos, activity guides and printable inspiration cards are available at lego.com. The companies say more videos will be available on the Sesame Street YouTube channel.
Are the activities intended for a specific age group?
The source report says the activities are especially aimed at children ages 4 to 6. Caregivers and educators can adapt participation to a child’s abilities and supervise the use of building and craft materials.
Source: toybook.com
