Source: The LEGO Group

The LEGO Group is celebrating three years of its “Rebuild the World” campaign with a new short film that showcases the power of play in fostering essential skills such as creative problem-solving.

The Damp Knight’s Tale posits a world where a knight wishes to cross a river to meet with a friendly bear and a village comes together in an effort to devise creative ways to help him get across. The story jumps into the real world to reveal that the entire tale was powered by imagination and a group of kids that were working together through LEGO play.

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“We remain in awe of the creativity, optimism, and resilience that children show every day — and how, through play, they can develop the essential life skills not only to imagine but to create, a brighter future,” says Julia Goldin, chief product and marketing officer, The LEGO Group. “The Rebuild the World campaign is a celebration of this and provides a showcase for the inspiration that we can all get from coming together and collaborating creatively to overcome challenges.”

The new short film was produced by LEGO’s in-house marketing team at The LEGO Agency.

More information about the Rebuild the World initiative can be found at lego.com/en-us/rebuild-the-world.

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James Zahn

James Zahn

James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.

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