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In lugnet.lego.direct, Sheree Rosenkrantz writes:
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> I think this opportunity to customize a tub of bricks is even more important
> for children than adults. Children are the original thinkers ouside of the
> box. Adults are the ones that keep shoving the kids into boxes. Stay in
> line, color inside the line, do it this way...follow the instructions.
> -IMHO, it is the parent buying the set for the child that wants the
> instructions, not the child... Children want to choose their supplies as
> well as decide what to do with them. Adults are the ones who keep asking
> *what is it?* Well, the truth is it doesn't have to be *anything* to be of
> value. Everything doesn't have to have a label.
Just a little story to reenforce this.
When I was little my parents got me my first set of LEGO. Don't remember what
it was but the got it from Sears mail order and it came in a plain brown box.
It had those big gears in it. Anyway when I got it I loved it and it quickly
became my favorite toy. The problem was my father was quite upset about the
gift. Why? No Instructions included!!!
See he wanted to be able to build all the models that were in the catalog
picture. Me I didn't care I just loved to build I needed no instructions.
Thats the problem now with LEGO today IMO. There are not enough large Basic
sets out there that encourage imagination. Today it is mostly about the sets
and building the set like it is on the box and not as much about creativity and
like Sheree says "thinking outside the box".
Eric "Sets are just a source of parts" Kingsley
The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
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| (...) I agree to some extent... I think the parents are very much to blame for this, though. I mean, who actually buys LEGO? Parents do, and most of them steer clear of the Classic line in favor of flashy themes. It's really interesting to listen to (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| (...) But, from TLC's perspective, they need to *market* their product. A bunch of bulk bricks is low on the excitement scale for the GP. In fact, it looks like work! But selling a cool model or set, packaging it with flashy photos, colors, and (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| (...) I agree just let us order what we want from the list. Why must people be forced to either give away a design before they even have a chance to build it for themselves or go through time consuming machinations to protect their intellectual (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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