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Re: Storage and sorting (Theme oriented)
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lugnet.storage
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Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:59:31 GMT
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I'm replying to an old message I found here.
The simplest sorting method is always the best when it comes to children.
The WORST thing you can do to a young child is make playing with lego a
chore. NEVER make him sort it by piece and only by type (brick, plate,
tire, minifig, etc..) if he wants to. That is something adults with a lot
of time do.
Remember themes change over time. He will eventually move to a new theme.
While the collection is releatively small (tub 12"x12"x12"), I would suggest
leaving it unsorted. It is easier for the child to pick up his legos if he
doesn't have to keep sorting it.
Once the collection gets large, you can sort the pieces by color. Children
can usually sort by color very quickly.
If his collection continues to grow you will find that he will come up with
his own sorting methods. Make sure that you buy him the tubs he needs to
sort the lego.
Jonathan
Sorry for the late response
In lugnet.storage, Gail Olmstead writes:
> My children ages 4, 6 and 8 recently began their LEGO collections, and I am
> beginning by collecting one particular theme for myself. At this time they
> are interested in the themes and not interchanging the pieces to build new
> creations.
>
> Right now each theme has a large rubbermaid container in which all the
> unbuilt pieces are dumped into. The built pieces usually sit on top of the
> containers if they are small enough or on the living room floor if they are
> large. We usually have to dump the whole box out to get particular pieces.
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> I have started with one of the themes by sorting some of the pieces and
> putting them into plastic bags and then putting the bags into the
> containers. A bag for mini figs, one for wheels, one for
> hats/tools/accessories, one for windshields, one for chains, one for
> dinosaurs (for the Dino Island theme), one for the nets.
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> Seeing pictures of the massive amounts of LEGO which many of you have and
> your sorting methods, I am sure that I could be doing something better. Like
> many of you have done, I could sort by brick size and type. Though since
> they want to maintain each theme separately, I could separate brick size and
> type among the themes. Would this work? Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Gail Olmstead
> (aka Gail Storm)
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