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Re: Handling "Kid play areas" on layouts
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Tue, 5 Sep 2000 19:51:28 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org, James J. Trobaugh writes:
I have a question for all the LTCs that have had "kid play areas" on thier
layouts. This summer we at the NGLTC had a section that the kids were allowed
to drive the trains, and this October we're planning on going a steop futher
and having a full section for the kids to build and drive trains.

The question is how do you keep these areas under control? Do you limit the
time kids can play? How do you keep parents from just dropping off kids and
leaving you to babysit while they look around the rest of the show? Any other
issues or hints that you may have would be welcome also.

jt

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James J. Trobaugh
North Georgia LEGO Train Club
http://www.ngltc.org

James -

My experience with kid play areas on one of my LEGO layouts at a train show was
that I let the kids touch or modify any moveable portion of the entire layout -
small layout of course.  The kids were allowed to play as long as the parents
were in attendance.  If they got carried away, I asked the parents to carry
them away.  It was mostly an honor system, and it worked well in a small layout
format.

Ed



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I have a question for all the LTCs that have had "kid play areas" on thier layouts. This summer we at the NGLTC had a section that the kids were allowed to drive the trains, and this October we're planning on going a steop futher and having a full (...) (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)

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