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Re: BrickFest for kids?
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lugnet.events.brickfest
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Wed, 13 Jul 2005 23:18:25 GMT
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Joe Strout wrote:
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My 4-year-old is very into LEGO, and has in the past spent most of a couple
of days studying layouts by the NILTC and neighboring clubs. I’m planning to
go to BrickFest, so my question is: should I bring my 4-year-old?
I’m sure he’d enjoy looking at the layouts, but from reading the event
schedule, it sounds like a lot of stuff which would be interesting to me but
boring to him (talks from LEGO bigwigs, building competitions he can’t
participate in, etc.). I haven’t been to BrickFest before, but I gather that
it’s really geared towards ALEs – the schedule even mentions a special
session for enthusiasts aged 12-17, which rather implies that participants
under 12 aren’t expected.
Should I leave my son at home? Bring him just to the Sunday general
admission? Or give him the full weekend?
Many thanks,
– Joe
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For a 4-year old, the Sunday general admission time should be adequate time to
satisfy their thirst for LEGO. Keep in mind that BrickFest is a hands-off event
for the most part and, as you can see, there are no activities or events planned
for young children.
I have attended several train shows with my LEGO club and I can tell you that 45
minutes to an hour is plenty of time for a 4-year old to enjoy the LEGO that he
can only look-at-but-not-touch. After that, the fun is gone and a youngsters
frustration will emerge.
One alternative is the LEGOLAND parts which are designed for children as the
primary audience.
Other alternatives may exist locally for you at such places as community
centers, day-care centers, public libraries, or children’s museums where LEGO
activities are planned specifically for young children. If such activities do
not yet exist, perhaps suggesting them will give the programmers some good
ideas.
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| (...) My 4-year-old may be unusual; at a NILTC show last year, he spent about 6 hours on Saturday (with a break for lunch) and another 3 hours on Sunday studying the layouts. So did I, for that matter – there was a lot to see. But your point may be (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jul-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| My 4-year-old is very into LEGO, and has in the past spent most of a couple of days studying layouts by the NILTC and neighboring clubs. I'm planning to go to BrickFest, so my question is: should I bring my 4-year-old? I'm sure he'd enjoy looking at (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jul-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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