I wanted to include my 11-year-old Grand Daughter in getting my Lego cleaned/organized
in a creative way that I thought could benefit her (think educating her by example)
. . .
- She looked through my Lego manuals and chose sets she wants to earn.
- Based on the sets and whether I have the minifigs we negotiate a # of hours.
- Then she starts helping me clean and sort my bulk Lego.
If at the end of the day/weekend she's 80% or more toward earning a set,
we pull the pieces for the set(s) so she can take them home. (I make sure she's
80% or more )
Since we started doing this she . . .
- takes a lot better care of her Lego
- started using some of my old storage drawers to organize her Lego
- is very adamant about keeping her Lego separate from non-Lego (Pokemon sets)
- keeps track of her time spent helping me
- is starting to understand how to value her time
My daughter and ex-son-in-law say they see a big difference when they go shopping.
She has a lot more understanding of the cost for things she wants. They even
had a conversation about how many hours my daughter had to work to pay for the
Nightmare Before Christmas set.
I wanted to include my 11-year-old Grand Daughter in getting my Lego cleaned/organized
in a creative way that I thought could benefit her (think educating her by example)
. . .
- She looked through my Lego manuals and chose sets she wants to earn.
- Based on the sets and whether I have the minifigs we negotiate a # of hours.
- Then she starts helping me clean and sort my bulk Lego.
If at the end of the day/weekend she's 80% or more toward earning a set,
we pull the pieces for the set(s) so she can take them home. (I make sure she's
80% or more )
Since we started doing this she . . .
- takes a lot better care of her Lego
- started using some of my old storage drawers to organize her Lego
- is very adamant about keeping her Lego separate from non-Lego (Pokemon sets)
- keeps track of her time spent helping me
- is starting to understand how to value her time
My daughter and ex-son-in-law say they see a big difference when they go shopping.
She has a lot more understanding of the cost for things she wants. They even
had a conversation about how many hours my daughter had to work to pay for the
Nightmare Before Christmas set.
Thats awesome! The best way to teach a kid is by example.
And it doesnt hurt to have an extra pair of hands helping out
I wanted to include my 11-year-old Grand Daughter in getting my Lego cleaned/organized
in a creative way that I thought could benefit her (think educating her by example)
. . .
- She looked through my Lego manuals and chose sets she wants to earn.
- Based on the sets and whether I have the minifigs we negotiate a # of hours.
- Then she starts helping me clean and sort my bulk Lego.
If at the end of the day/weekend she's 80% or more toward earning a set,
we pull the pieces for the set(s) so she can take them home. (I make sure she's
80% or more )
Since we started doing this she . . .
- takes a lot better care of her Lego
- started using some of my old storage drawers to organize her Lego
- is very adamant about keeping her Lego separate from non-Lego (Pokemon sets)
- keeps track of her time spent helping me
- is starting to understand how to value her time
My daughter and ex-son-in-law say they see a big difference when they go shopping.
She has a lot more understanding of the cost for things she wants. They even
had a conversation about how many hours my daughter had to work to pay for the
Nightmare Before Christmas set.
Hopefully her dad is still fully engaged in her young life? Whether he is
or not, it's good hear you're there in her life with love and the strength
girls of that age need to feel secure and happy
You sound like an awesome dad/grandpa! Stay on that ex-son-in-law
USA, Washington
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