Comment Old Lego and create your own kits (Score 1) 425
I gave my kids my old Lego and have added a few new pieces. I keep away from the franchise versions, which can be hard in some stores. When I gave them the Lego there were no pictures from the boxes let alone instructions and my son loves building his own cars and trucks. Some can fly others are so large they "pick up others when they run out of gas" My daughter has some "Hello Kitty" Lego but she puts it aside and builds her own houses and garages out of my old stuff too. My youngest is playing with Duplo right now but when she stops trying to eat it we will move her to original size Lego too.
All in all I will probably not buy the Starwars or other branded sets of Lego because I want my kids to use their own imagination and not get tied down to the specialized pieces in these branded sets. but that, most likely, will not stop me from buying the death star and trying it out before I give it to the kids in a few years....