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Re: Getting some organizational help from the kids
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lugnet.people.parents
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Tue, 21 Sep 2004 19:16:32 GMT
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In lugnet.people.parents, Manfred Moolhuysen wrote:
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In lugnet.people.parents, Kelly McKiernan wrote:
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Any other parents have secrets or tips to help the sprouts stay interested
in helping organize a large (several tens of thousands) LEGO collection?
I’ve tried telling them they couldn’t play with the Star Wars sets unless
they helped, but that’s a “problem later, bored now” issue that doesn’t seem
to impress them. Any other appropriate carrot-sticks been used successfully
out there?
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It takes some preparation and thinking ahead, but I suggest you make some
kind of game out of it. Work with a bell as in boxing matches, that signals
short “treat” pauses. Be crative with the “treats”. Put something tastefull
in a bidon and pretend its some very special powerfull sportsfood. Have a
bucket of water and a sponge to sponge their faces, fan with a towel, give
them a hilarious over the top massage to relieve finger stifness, let mam
parade with round number signs, imitate a sports commentator, and simulate a
doping check. Provide the unexpected and make them curious about what will
happen next.
With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen.
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Thats pretty funny. And creative. I like it.
-Alfred
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| (...) It takes some preparation and thinking ahead, but I suggest you make some kind of game out of it. Work with a bell as in boxing matches, that signals short "treat" pauses. Be crative with the "treats". Put something tastefull in a bidon and (...) (20 years ago, 20-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.parents, FTX)
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