Legendary documentarian, storyteller, presenter and historian, Sir David Attenborough, turned 100 this week. Birthday wishes for the icon have poured in across social media, with some joking that now Attenborough has hit three figures, he can no longer play with Lego. It turns out that the presenter is old enough that Lego has officially lifted its age restrictions.
Lego is for everyone from four to 99 years old
For those who are a little lost at this point, some Lego packaging notes that its sets are for people ages four to 99. A playful way to make it clear that Lego is meant to be for everyone, not just kids, which just printing 4+ on the box might imply. The thing is, even though 4-99 is more of a playful slogan than a hard and fast rule, every time some celebrity turns 100, people joke that they don't get to play with Lego anymore.
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It happened when Dick van Dyke celebrated his 100th birthday earlier this year, and it happened again with Sir David on Friday. However, Lego has honored Attenborough in a way that it did not honor van Dyke, although the actor may benefit from the changes now in place. Taking to his Instagram page, Lego has officially changed the age limit so that Attenborough can continue to play with Lego, unburdened by the fear that the Lego Police might turn up at his door and drive him away.
David Attenborough and everyone else who has turned 100 can still play with Legos
“Happy 100th birthday, Sir David Attenborough. There is no age limit to those who never stop playing,” Lego wrote on Instagram on Friday, pairing the caption with an image of a tub of bricks with a changed age group on the side. Before anyone makes any wisecracks about having to do the same when Attenborough turns 101 this time next year, the recommended age range now reads “4 -100+”, so that really covers everyone.
Unless you're three and under, of course, because the Lego pieces are too small and you should be playing with Duplo instead.
Whether or not Attenborough enjoys building the odd Lego set is unclear. He is one of the few people still around who was alive when Lego was established way back in 1932. If he hasn't, but would like to start, I would recommend this Majestic Rhino with Birds set (make sure you say it in his voice). Then again, he probably sees enough animals at work, so maybe just wait for the new Forza Horizon 6 sets to be released this summer. I'm sure he would love them.
