LEGO and Visitors

[Savage Oppress]

What do you do with your LEGO's when your cousins come over and visit you.

[Venunder]

Show them the latest great set that I purchased/built?

Or ask them if they are also AFOL's, then show them the great set I just purchased/built. :)

Edited January 18, 2013 by Venunder

[Clone OPatra]

I think this topic title is a little too specific, and would be better served as a general discussion of what people do with their LEGO when visitors come over.

Really, it's only an issue when there are kids that come over. Adult visitors who aren't AFOLS might still think the LEGO stuff is cool (although I suppose some people might want to hide it for whatever reason). Kids coming over are much more complicated. I always try to keep the majority of LEGO hidden away somewhere or consolidated in places that the kids cannot access. I'm always afraid they'll destroy and break things. It's useful to have a little bit of LEGO you don't mind that kids play with, though, to satiate their LEGO desires (especially if they know there is LEGO in the house).

When I was a kid, I hated that friends who came over would always want to do a LEGO 'war' which basically entailed smashing everything into bits. I've always been more into building the actual sets than building my own stuff (for the most part), so this irked me so much. It was nearly impossible to tell a friend that we shouldn't have a LEGO 'war,' though.

[Brickington]

I think this topic title is a little too specific, and would be better served as a general discussion of what people do with their LEGO when visitors come over.

Really, it's only an issue when there are kids that come over. Adult visitors who aren't AFOLS might still think the LEGO stuff is cool (although I suppose some people might want to hide it for whatever reason). Kids coming over are much more complicated. I always try to keep the majority of LEGO hidden away somewhere or consolidated in places that the kids cannot access. I'm always afraid they'll destroy and break things. It's useful to have a little bit of LEGO you don't mind that kids play with, though, to satiate their LEGO desires (especially if they know there is LEGO in the house).

When I was a kid, I hated that friends who came over would always want to do a LEGO 'war' which basically entailed smashing everything into bits. I've always been more into building the actual sets than building my own stuff (for the most part), so this irked me so much. It was nearly impossible to tell a friend that we shouldn't have a LEGO 'war,' though.

Couldn't agree more. Really sounds like you are talking about myself. I do the same thing when kids come over and had the same problem when I was a kid.

[Big Cam]

What do you do with your LEGO's when your cousins come over and visit you.

Do your cousins come over and mess with your LEGO? How old are your cousins?

[Palathadric]

I never understood how people could enjoy such "wars." Even when I was a kid.

[Savage Oppress]

When my cousins come over, they bring one of their lego minifigures and we play games with them but in between the games my cousins fight over them. I have 3 cousins. one is 4, another is 6, and the last one is 9

[Leo604]

Let them see my collection in my room but ask them not to mess around or take stuff apart too much. Other than that I'm usually fine.

[Big Cam]

When my cousins come over, they bring one of their lego minifigures and we play games with them but in between the games my cousins fight over them. I have 3 cousins. one is 4, another is 6, and the last one is 9

Well tell them if they are going to fight then they can't play, and take it away like any sensible adult would. Teach them that if they act like that, then they don't get to play I'd never let children play with my LEGO.

[Grimmbeard]

Oh god, the "Lego War" . I've experienced many a smashing in my times as a Lego builder.

[weazle1]

These may be harder to hide!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GIANT-PULP-FICTION-STYLE-LEGO-MEN-FIGURES-HANDMADE-BY-LOCAL-ARTIST-/330860178075?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item4d08cdaa9b

[Lance]

Best thing to do with younger kids is to keep all Lego (save a few high shelf mounted models) upstairs, out of the way.

Older kids/teenagers and adults I wouldn't worry about, as they know not to touch everything and cause it to fall to bits.

However if there's a party going on, store everything out of the way, as things can get hectic, and in the end something gets broken.

Edited January 19, 2013 by Lance

[RaincloudDustbin]

Usually, visitors are relaxed when it comes to LEGO. If they want to build something, they are welcome but must ask if they want to destroy something. I keep my latest sets separate/ask for them not to be played with.