by Betty C

June 30, 2024  

My 17-Year-Old Son Was Glued to His Phone… Until One Weird Box for His Birthday Pulled Him Out

I expected a half-smile and a “thanks.” What I got instead? A week I’ll never forget.

 

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"I thought we were just building a bear. Turns out, we were rebuilding something bigger."

I didn’t expect much this year.

 

Another birthday. 

 

Another awkward moment where I hand him a card. 

 

He says, “Thanks, Mom.”


And goes right back to scrolling.

 

It’s been like that for a while now.


His phone is… everything.


His friends live in it. 

 

His attention is buried in it.


And no matter how hard I try, game night, dinner, 

 

“let’s hang”---I can’t compete.

THE MOMENT THAT SHIFTED EVERYTHING

I found it while scrolling TikTok, actually.


Some mom was showing off this massive 7,000-piece teddy bear building set.

 

Her caption?

 

         “He finally put his phone down.”

 

That line hit me hard.

 

So I ordered one. I didn’t ask my son.


I just threw it on the kitchen table and said, “I’m building this bear. Help me or don’t.”

 

He gave me that classic teenage half-smirk and walked off.

 

Ten minutes later, he came back.

 

And for the first time in two years,
he sat next to me… and started clicking pieces together.

WHY THIS DUMB BOX OF PLASTIC HIT SO HARD

 

We didn’t talk about anything deep at first.


We just built.

 

But something about it, the clicks, 

 

the focus, the way each piece fit perfectly into place.


It slowed everything down. No noise. No screens. Just progress.

 

By hour two, we were laughing about the time when he was 3 and fell over.


By hour three, he said, “This is actually kinda sick.”

 

By the end of the weekend, we’d finished the entire thing.

 

A 7,000-piece bear. Built by a mother and son. Together.

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It’s not about the toy.


It’s about time.


About presence.


About giving your kid something real to build—so you can rebuild the bond that life has chipped away at.

 

This set gave me back a part of my son I thought I’d lost.

 

Not forever.


Not perfectly.


But enough to remind me that he’s still in there.

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What Are People Saying About The BearBrick??

Donna B., Michigan

Verified Buyer

Great looking set that will keep you entertained/ busy for so many hours.

Fred K., Tokyo

Verified Buyer

This is the main concept of building this: You build a layer on your table. That layer stands by itself. You add that layer on top of the previous one, rince and repeat.
There's a LOT of blocks here and it'll take you time to build this up. I have a few other builds using similar blocks.
It's a great de-stresser for adults, and a challenging task for kids.

Brian K., Utah

Verified Buyer

Lego pieces have rigged edges that fit into each other for a more snug connection. Directions can be challenging. My advice is to follow the steps accordingly and count out the exact number of pieces you need for that step. This took me about 8 hours to build.

Rita Carroll., Ohio

Verified Buyer

My grandson loved it. But it was difficult to put together. Some kids may have a hard time with it.

Kate B., Michigan

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This bear building block set was very fun to build, the style and size of the bricks made it a little challenging but not too difficult. The design of the half skeleton half normal bunny looks very cool and is way larger than I expected for the price.

Mary C., Utah

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My son loved it and is in the process of building it.

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