Chip off the old block: Would my kids play with my childhood Lego?

With the fifth ‘Toy Story’ film set to hit the big screen, Simon Tierney dusted down his old Lego to see if his daughters would play along

Simon Tierney playing with his 35-year-old Lego with his daughters, Daniela, 4, and the Giovanna, 6. 'It is completely immaterial to them that it was made decades before they ever existed. All that matters is that it’s fun.'

AS FANS of the Toy Story franchise gear up for the release of the fifth installment next week, many of us will be remembering our favourite bits from the previous films.

One particular highly-charged scene, in Toy Story 3, came to mind when I found myself in a similar position to Andy, the master of Woody, Buzz Lightyear, et al.