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Do you have a child aged 5+? Looking to reward your DCs with LEGO®? Sign up and you could win a £300 Love2Shop voucher for feedback NOW CLOSED

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AngelieMumsnet · 30/04/2015 11:33

We’ve been asked by LEGO® to find 30 UK Mumsnetters to give LEGO® as a reward to their DCs over a 2 week period.

We’re looking for Mumsnetters who have at least one child aged 5 or over.

Here’s what they have to say: “Here at LEGO®, we’re interested to see what occasions you would consider rewarding or treating your kids with LEGO®? A great school report. Holiday treats. Good behaviour on a trip to the dentist. Helping in the garden. Tidying their room. Mum's little star. There is a great LEGO® gift idea starting from £2.49 that is fun, creative and made for every occasion. With so many sets to choose from, we think LEGO® is a fantastic gift for every occasion and we’d like you to tell us about it!”

If you are selected to take part you will be sent one of the following:

  • Two LEGO® City Sets (Demolition Starter set and Swamp Police Starter set - RRP £8.99)
  • Two LEGO® Friends Sets (Garden Pool and Vet Ambulance - RRP £9.99)
  • One LEGO® City Set and One LEGOFriends Set (either Demolition Starter set OR Swamp Police Starter set, and Garden Pool OR Vet Ambulance)

Over a two week period we’d like you to give the LEGO® products to your child as a reward – should the situation arise where a reward or treat is warranted, of course Wink, in place of other rewards. During the testing period, you would need to give feedback on a thread on Mumsnet about the occasions where you have given the LEGO® sets as a reward. It's very important you share your feedback with Mumsnet and LEGO® on the thread. If there were no occasions to reward your child with LEGO®, you can use the LEGO® as a reward at a later date and still participate in the thread

Testers need to be available to participate in the test from 18-31 May. Please only apply if you’re available at this time.

Every tester who posts their feedback will be entered into a prize draw, where one winner will receive a £300 Love2Shop voucher.

If you’d like to take part please add your details here.

Thanks and good luck!
MNHQ

Please note: LEGO® and the LEGO® logo are trademarks of the LEGO® Group.
©2015 The LEGO® Group.

Do you have a child aged 5+? Looking to reward your DCs with LEGO®? Sign up and you could win a £300 Love2Shop voucher for feedback NOW CLOSED
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Superherosidekick · 30/04/2015 16:47

Done. We use cheaper lego as rewards already as others say above a magazine or a minifigure. It has to be a major achievement for an actual lego set!
I agree with namechange, more lego at around a fiver would be great as lego makes great birthday party presents too.

GandalfsOtherHat · 30/04/2015 17:01

I have entered. DS has just been given a very special Lego set as reward for stopping to bite and pick his fingernails, it was becoming a huge problem and the reminder of the reward plus his love of Lego motivated him to stop, took him about 3 months.

Kitsandkids · 30/04/2015 17:53

I've entered. I came on here to write a thread about my 6 year old's bad behaviour at school, so the promise of Lego treats as good behaviour might help!

itstheyearzero · 30/04/2015 17:57

Entered! Thank you x

fairgame · 30/04/2015 17:58

I've entered. DS is obsessed with Lego. This might be the type of reward that means he will get into his school taxi with no fuss and not run around school naked (he is at special school) Grin
He might even do the unheard of and brush his teeth!!

moominnewbie · 30/04/2015 18:23

I've just entered this - awesome idea! I loved playing with lego as a child, my older brother was quite good natured about me 'joining in' (i.e. taking over ) and was patient enough to help me when I struggled to build something. My two boys are similar - big brother builds the stuff, little brother plays destroys with it!
Its also very good timing - my youngest is struggling to settle down in his swimming lessons and I think the promise of more lego would be an encouragement - in fact, I am in the middle of doing a DIY portable lego kit for him to play with when we are out and about in boring places (i.e. waiting to collect big brother from beavers etc). I used an old tin (used to contain M&S curiously strong mints), and have superglued a flat board of lego to the lid and filled the inside with interesting lego bits such as wheels, person, small bricks etc. Should keep him amused for a bit!

hippoherostandinghere · 30/04/2015 18:31

Entered. Fingers crossed. Would love this for my DS.

sleeponeday · 30/04/2015 18:35

Lego is the best. DS is so obsessed we bought him a huge, top of the range Star Wars set as a present when DD was born (5 year age gap) and his jitters when she was overdue, and he still wasn't able to open the box quietly calling to him from under our bed... he spends hours with it, in fact he's currently playing with some in the bath.

MrsJayGatsby · 30/04/2015 18:45

I just entered but I'm not sure if it went through as the page didn't load! Would it be possible to check? As my children would LOVE this!

bonzo77 · 30/04/2015 18:48

Lego is great. It's one of the few things that distract Ds1 aged 5 from screens. He's really proficient and imaginative at constructing things. We are having some problems with behaviour at the moment, and he's about to experience some major upheaval: a new baby and a house move: a treat for some good behaviour might be just what we need.

RueDeWakening · 30/04/2015 19:56

Ooh fab! It was the promise of a Lego treehouse set that finally got DD to stop sucking her thumb, I'd love the chance to do something similar with DS and have another go at getting DD to stop answering back the whole goddamn time.

Jbck · 30/04/2015 20:00

Lego is a guaranteed incentive in our house.

HuftysTrain · 30/04/2015 20:04

What a peculiar thread...Everything about it seems very odd. Hmm

Tubbytimmy · 30/04/2015 20:07

I think I actually get more into the building than the dc do sometimes Blush

Bicnod · 30/04/2015 20:34

Done. DS1 is Lego obsessed.

DiaDeLosMuertos · 30/04/2015 20:36

Entered. DS is a Lego fanatic so this is a perfect incentive for him to be helpful and to do his best. Hope I get picked!

rupert23 · 30/04/2015 20:47

my sons would love this they are big fans of lego. i think it is a good idea to have small sets that can be given for treats.

AliceLidl · 30/04/2015 21:28

Have entered, my DS would love this. Smile

IAmAPaleontologist · 30/04/2015 22:22

lego is great, all 3dcs love it and lego has been used as an incentive for big things. But i mean big things. I'm rather peturbed by the concept of using £10 ish sets as rewards for stuff i expect from my kids as normal behavior. Doesn't sit right with me. Won't be entering this one much as I'd love some free lego!

Theimpossiblegirl · 30/04/2015 23:08

I have signed up. We do a treat when sticker charts are full so would consider the sets a reward worth working towards.

Love the new bit about if you don't feedback you will not be selected for more product tests. Very fair and hopefully will sort out some of the takers who never give back.

WarmHugs · 01/05/2015 06:16

Brilliant. I hadn't thought about using Lego as a reward!

hermancakedestroyer · 01/05/2015 07:25

Wow! what a great product test. I have one little man who loves his lego and would love to start building (when he's learnt his spellings for the week or completed his homework!) Great value little lego kits will be a hit with Mners who have a budget to stick to.

FirstOfficerDouglasRichardson · 01/05/2015 07:38

We already use Lego for rewards mainly in the form of mixels or mini figures. It's highly effective with my DS. More so than chocolate or sweets. He normally needs 5 stars for a mixel. But the mini figures are often for a special treat if he's been particularly good or kind or maybe achieved something at school.

Is it bad to say I reward DH with Lego too. DH is obsessed I bought him a massive Lego technic crane for his birthday and his parents bought him a camper van.

Actually maybe I shouldn't product test. Lego is taking over my house! :)

abhivirtara · 01/05/2015 10:23

Just completed the survey. This would really enable stimulating imagination for my children who are already Lego friends but we have been rewarding them with a mix of toys and more time on electronics .

FirstWeTakeManhattan · 01/05/2015 11:41

YEs, my two would love this. I have a Lego-obsessed 5 and 7 year old. They create so much with it, it's fab to listen and watch (and help playoccasionally).