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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 , 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.

DD was a regular in our local LEGO shop and early one Saturday morning, she was playing with the bricks in the shop (while DH and I were looking at the sets), we were the only ones there, and one of the assistants came over with a LEGO bunny from their Easter display. Apparently they just get destroyed and added to the shop bricks for playing with. DD was absolutely delighted and it totally made all our days, we had to keep it built for ages!

Our local shop was just lovely, so friendly and chatty with the children. Shame we've moved away, we really miss it.

Would love to give the lego rewards a go with my autistic daughter

Both my children absolutely LOVE Lego my eldest being 17 and way taller than I am, but he has now progressed onto the Architectural Lego sets and funnily enough he will still "demonstrate" to his little sister "how to build" vehicles etc. if she is playing downstairs.
Lego is an absolute timeless classic,as a gift it grows and changes as they grow older. My 9yr old girl is a girly girl and loves animals and the Friends Lego range.
We have been rewarding her with cheap pocket money toys or money for certificates at school, good behaviour & medals/achievements at clubs like her street dancing & netball.
To reward her with Lego would be a wonderful surprise & will hopefully spur her on even more at school especially with her mock SATS exams at school.
I must say Lego has always been treasured in our house and carefully guarded & stored along with their keeping instructions. As the collection grows I am saving the sets they grow out of for grandchildren one day.

Done

It has occurred to me to be an excellent reward/ motivator to use with the ASD Sen children I teach. The more able lego motivated ones. Collect parts of a set during the week to play with at the end of the day/ week/ as appropriate.

I wonder if it works with husbands?

My 9 year olds twins - one boy one girl both love lego and its always on the wish list. Its interesting to see the differences between girls and boys and how they play or react to different toys. Its not always what you would expect.

All done, my DS6 would LOVE this!

My son would love this. And I'd be keen to stop the food-related treats!

Gosh...this looks like the answer to my prayers and (maybe...) the solution to the ongoing still totally nightmare-ish temper tantrums we are constantly navigating with dc3.

Clarella I agree with you that this could work well with children with ASD.

6yo DS has ASD, and loves lego. We haven't yet figured out a way to really capitalise on that at home, other than allowing him to play the games on the Lego website during screen time. This has led to problems though, as they don't always work (Unity player, I am looking at you...) which is understandably frustrating. Plus he likes to look at the related sets and they include ones that have been discontinued. While we are happy to accept that the whole website is effectively advertising, it's a bit much when it's advertising something that can now only be bought for twice the price via Ebay, if you're lucky.

The challenge is pitching the incentive so that you are just asking for a tiny stretch on their skills, which they can manage. Otherwise, you get into the horrible position where they desperately want the reward, aren't able to fulfil the challenge, and massive meltdown ensues with greater than ever resistance to engaging with the challenge in the future. So we have learned to be quite careful with DS.

Have you heard of Lego Therapy? Our MS school is starting to try it with DS and his friends, so a bit early to say how it is working.

Isit - within a class room setting I could see a child collecting several pieces from a special set and the the time to make it with an adult. Working towards specific targets of course - usually task reward, tadk reward. Would only work with some children.

I really want to know more about lego therapy; I wanted to attend a course but I've been off sick. We've had children come from mainstream very disgruntled, anxious and not wanting to work, given them pretty much free rein with lego for a week or two, then slowly increased the tasks (often short, in independent area). It's usually the high functioning ones.
I remember one child carrying a box everywhere in school, to assembly etc. It's the only way he'd participate in anything. But gradually he got the confidence to leave it behind.

I'd love to see this sort of approach I'm mainstream. They're often peripheral learners so keep one ear open while they build.

I know what you mean re meltdown, it's usually very much anything they're asked to do is actually well within their capabilities. This gains both trust and raises self esteem. Then we teach how to ask for help properly. Then learning can take place 1:1.

It's actually more in social settings that I could see bricks being collected for the extra special set. Sit in assembly for 2 mins, get 2 bricks etc.

Have entered. My 2 sn dc would LOVE this. Fingers crossed.

filled it in fingers crossed as love lego in our house

Clarella yes, DS is high-functioning and I recognise the peripheral learning. He always seems to be listening while apparently absorbed in something else. Then he will suddenly just join in the conversation with an entirely appropriate comment. His reception teacher remarked on it.

At the moment school let him spend time at his own workspace (he's Y1) if he needs to. If he's missing out on classes, it certainly isn't appearing to negatively impact his learning. He does have a very good 1:1. But I suspect the peripheral learning might also be relevant.

Filled in the survey with fingers crossed would love to win this for my boys!

I signed up too. My 4 year old will be excited, even though it's the 6-year-old that allows us to be eligible!

All done, fingers crossed :)

Completed and keeping fingers crossed. This would be brilliant for our daughter who has Asperger's. Just hoping.

Yes please! My son would be so happy.

My DS was terrible at sleeping in his own bed all night until we started a sticker sheet. With the exception of one night of illness he has earned a sticker every night and has received a "sleeping reward" every month since. He would love to get a Lego set this month. (Fingers crossed)

Entered ?? this would be perfect for us, I'm disabled and we use lego magazines as housework dependent currency in our house ??

Great idea for rewards.

Anyone heard yet???