LEGO Play with Braille Bricks (30711) Polybag Review

LEGO Braille Bricks were first introduced back in 2020, when the LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation joined forces and offered certain schools and organisations a limited set. Jump ahead to present day and there are a couple of large sets on general sale that offer the special bricks to help children with vision impairments, to develop tactile skills and learn the Braille system. These sets will set you back £79.99 each, quite a hefty amount, but that has now changed thanks to the release of the LEGO Braille Bricks Play with Braille Bricks (30711) polybag.

These unique LEGO Braille Bricks, created by the LEGO Foundation, are a fun and playful way to introduce braille to anyone who wants to learn, young or old. Each brick features studs on top that correspond to a letter, number or symbol of the braille code. The sets, and this new polybag, have been designed to boost kids’ skills, in an educational and playful way.

The new and very affordable LEGO Play with Braille Bricks (30711) polybag includes just 10 pieces, 8 of which are the braille bricks. The other 2 elements are an 8×8 white plate and 2x2x3 brick, these make a very simple display stand for the 2×4 letter bricks. Many words can be made with the braille bricks, but the intended use is to spell out L, E, G, O and A, B, C and D.

I’ve never had the opportunity to play with the specialist bricks until now and I must say they are great. Releasing a polybag is a great move, it gives the intended audience a way to test out the bricks before splashing out on the more expensive set. You could bag yourself a few more polybags to create longer words, although you are limited to the aforementioned letters.

We acquired our LEGO Play with Braille Bricks (30711) polybag from BrickABrac who are UK based but offer workdwide shipping options. We have used this company many times and they are aways great value and offer speedy delivery, they currently offer 3 polybags for £10. We affiliate with them and although can’t offer any discounts, we do have a link, which may earn us a small commission. Please consider using it to help support us here at The Brick Post, to continue to bring you news and reviews, thank you.