Lawmakers want to ban AI toys. Lego wants kids to build AI themselves

"On Monday, the Danish toy maker debuted a new computer science and AI curriculum for K-8 classrooms, Lego's first foray into AI that comes more than three years after the debut of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot. The "Lego Education Computer Science & AI" kits include Lego bricks and other interactive hardware components, as well as online education materials intended to take children from the beginning stages of AI literacy through hands-on experimentation."

"Lego says 90% of kids want to learn more about how to use AI, but two-thirds feel left out of the AI conversation, according to a survey of 800 students ages 8 to 14 across the U.S., Germany, South Korea, and Australia conducted in late 2025. "Children have their own thoughts on how AI should be used, or how it shouldn't be used," says Andrew Sliwinski, head of product experience of LEGO Education. "Let's bring children into the conversation in an informed and empowered way.""

"The curriculum will be sold in three grade bands-K-2, 3-5, and 6-8-and was designed as an end-to-end program for teaching both computer science fundamentals and AI concepts. According to Sliwinski, no data children share ever leaves the computer. The system works offline, and no private information is sent to Lego or any third party. Escaping the AI panic cycle Sliwinski says Lego wanted to move past the two dominant narratives around AI and children."

Lego launched a K-8 computer science and AI curriculum combining Lego bricks, interactive hardware, and online materials to teach AI literacy through hands-on experimentation. The program arrives in classrooms in April, sells for $339.95 per kit designed for groups of four, and is organized into three grade bands: K-2, 3-5, and 6-8. A multinational survey found 90% of children want to learn about AI while two-thirds feel excluded. The curriculum operates offline so student data never leaves the computer, and the company positions the program to move beyond alarmist or prohibitive reactions to children and AI.

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