What's Wrong with Lego? This Week in Hot Chocolate and Current Events

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At Silverdale Press, we want to help you teach your kids the ways of great citizens. In your homeschool, you can help your kids read the news by pointing them toward topics that interest them. We help you do that each week with with our Hot Chocolate and Current Events articles. 

Do your kids love Legos? If so, they might be interested in this article from the business pages on the drop in Lego sales. 

Discussion Questions
-Do you like Legos? Why or why not?
-What caused Lego to have to sell excess stock at a discount?
-Why do you think Lego overestimated the stock it would need?
-Do you think that Lego has “lost its imagination”? Do you think kids like themed sets? 
-Do you think there was “a bit too much of Star Wars” last year?
-Is Lego too expensive? 
-Has Lego failed to keep up with 2017 trends? 
-Does Lego need to try to attract more customers, such as girls, older kids, and adults? How can they do that?
-Why do you think Lego is aiming to use more environmentally friendly materials?