re: What the hell happened to Lego? Getting old rant

The big elaborate Lego sets are marketed towards teenagers and adults. My son loves legos, but we get him little small $10-$20 sets for rewards, like honor roll or something like that. Kids don't take their sets apart and try to create their own stuff like we did back in the day. That takes imagination. Most kids these days, I find, just follow the instructions, build the set, and try to play with just that piece. I used to have big, green, flat lego sheets when I was a kid and would try to build out my own buildings, forts, or whatever I could think of out of all the pieces in the bin. I've been trying to get my kid to do the same, like have contests to see who could build the most awesome looking race car or space ship, etc.