My son is a huge lego fan, for years it was the only toy on his Christmas list, and through thrifty finds and smart shopping adding to the Lego I kept from my childhood I think he probably has enough to never need to buy any more.
I was always a 'follow the instructions and do not deviate from the order of works' builder, but my boy happily refers to himself as an imaginative builder, he likes to invent his own builds, so much so I don't worry about missing pieces from the thrift finds, it all ends up scrambled together in his Lego boxes anyway.
He is always so proud of his inventions, they must not be mixed up or put away for a few days after they are built, and he's moved onto the next folly.
I had no idea there was a Lego community on hive, I'm going to go ahead and check it out.
Happy building!
RE: Freestyle LEGO Fun