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LEGO® rewards Feedback Thread – Non testers: what occasions do you usually reward your children for? 10 MNers will win a LEGO® set of their choice worth £50 *NOW CLOSED*

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AngelieMumsnet · 14/05/2015 16:56

This thread is for the 30 Mumsnetters who are currently participating in the LEGO® reward activity.

Here’s what LEGO® 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!”

Non-Testers: LEGO® would love to know what occasions you usually reward your children for. Everyone who adds a comment will be entered into a prize draw where 10 Mumsnetters will receive a LEGO® set of your choice worth £50.

Testers: We'll be asking you to add feedback three times - we'd like your first impressions now and at the end of each week of the testing period, we’d like to know when you rewarded your DCs with a LEGO® set, if at all.

So for your first impressions, we’d like to know:

  • Which LEGO® sets did you receive?
  • Which of your DCs would you be rewarding, if a reward/treat situation arises during the testing period?
  • Over the testing period, are there any particular occasions (other than Birthdays, of course!) which you think might be a suitable time to reward your DCs with LEGO®?

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

Thanks and good luck!
MNHQ

PS: We've 'highlighted' the testers posts on this thread so we can see them!

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

OP posts:
AugustRose · 21/05/2015 23:45

DD2 had her hospital appointment yesterday and I had hoped the appointment and reward giving would go something like this:

DD would answer all the questions, do as she was asked and we’d come out feeling very positive. I would offer her the two Lego sets and ask her to pick one as a reward for doing so well. She would select one and say she thought DS2 would like the other (this is how she usually reacts and always thinks of others).

It didn’t quite go to plan; she did answer the questions however she didn’t want to be examined and started to create a fuss. I had to be firm and explain how important it was (we had been through this before we went in) to get her issue sorted. She relented and had her examination then patiently sat while the doc struggled to find the correct size BP cuff and ended up having to do two readings, one on each arm. At this point I was deciding whether I should actually give her the reward or not, but then she started to get upset when we discussed the further investigations she will need to have.

So when we got to the car I did let her choose a reward – the Lego Friends Vet Ambulance – but she didn’t say she thought DS2 would like the other one. I asked her what she thought we should do with the other one and she then said she thought we could give it to DS2 after his eye appointment next week – I have asked her not to mention the other set to him.

On an occasion like this I wouldn’t normally give something like the Lego set as a reward, it seems too big. She would normally be allowed a comic or maybe a book.

I am considering buying another part of this set to take to the hospital for her investigations as this will be a very difficult day, including needles and x-rays and she will be very upset and anxious.

I will report back next week on whether DS2 gets the other set, or DD2 depending on the situation.

SuzCG · 22/05/2015 09:44

Non tester here.
Not picked to be one of the lucky testers - but hope all that were, are enjoying having their super well behaved children, trying desperately to earn their lovely lego treats!
My 8 year old son will do absolutely anything for Lego - it really is the only toy that he now plays with with regularity. He focusses for hours when building new sets and the creativity around the games he plays afterwards is amazing. His 6 year old sister has been a bit slower at 'getting' lego but is just beginning to show the signs of falling in love with it. I'm thinking that the new 'Elves' range may help cement this.
I reward at home for going over and above what I would normally expect of them (certain rules & regulations have to be followed in life) - but where they have tried extra hard, got really good results in something or been particularly kind, caring or thoughtful then I will treat them.

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AngelieMumsnet · 22/05/2015 10:54

Thanks for all your comments so far :) Testers, as we're getting towards the end of the first week, please let us know:

  1. Did you reward your DC(s) this week?
  2. If so:
  • Which of your DC(s) did you reward?
  • Which LEGO® set did you reward them with?
  • What did you reward them for?
OP posts:
katiewalters · 22/05/2015 11:00

My son is 5. He will get rewarded for doing helpful things around the house, like making his bed, washing up, loading the washing machine, and will also get rewarded if he moves up a level in swimming, or karate and when achieves good things at school, such as recently he got presented with a dictionary for finishing all the words he had to learn

SpiritOfTheRitz · 22/05/2015 11:29

Tester:

  1. Did you reward your DC(s) this week?
Yes
  1. If so:
  • Which of your DC(s) did you reward?
I rewarded my 7 year old daughter
  • Which LEGO® set did you reward them with?
I gave her the choice of either set: she chose the Friends pool set.
  • What did you reward them for?
As I said up-thread, for trying her best at school sport's day.
marmitebear · 22/05/2015 11:50

I'm a non tester too but we are a Lego house! I have a five year old daughter and a 37 year old husband that are both huge Lego fans.

Lego Friends is a staple choice for my daughter when it comes to birthdays and christmas but she also chooses Lego when she deserves a treat. For example she recently passed her Level Five swimming and was treated to some money to choose something from the toy shop. She chose the caravan set.

Cookiecake · 22/05/2015 12:03
  1. Did you reward your DC(s) this week?

Yes, I rewarded my DS (5) yesterday

  1. If so:
  • Which of your DC(s) did you reward?

DS (5)

  • Which LEGO® set did you reward them with?

I rewarded him with the swamp set with the crocodile and police boat, I just preferred the look of this set and knew he would love the crocodile.

  • What did you reward them for?

I rewarded him after a hospital visit where he had to have a blood test. He knew he was going to get a lego set as a reward and I think this really seemed to help as at least once it was over he had that to look forward to. I took it in the car so he could have it right away. He built it as soon as we got home and it kept his mind of his hurting arm so was great. It's a lovely set and kept him occupied for some time.

knittingbee · 22/05/2015 12:13

Non-tester here.

DS (3) has recently got into Lego and I have to say the improvement in his behaviour has been enormous! He prefers Lego to almost anything now, and so good behaviour in the day is rewarded with n afternoon of playing Lego, which he does so happily and peacefully that it allows me to put dinner on/play with DD (1)/sort laundry… win/win!

DoomDeer · 22/05/2015 12:22

Non-Tester here.

I usually use a lego mini-figure or something small to reward my daughter when I'm really proud of her for something. It doesn't have to be an academic achievement or physical just something I know she's worked really hard to do.

LowryFan · 22/05/2015 12:32

Non tester. My 8 & 10 years olds have been bickering LOADS lately and its really depressing. Last night and again this morning, however, they have actually BEEN NICE TO EACH OTHER and so I am going to give them some Lego tonight as a surprise reward.

They also get rewarded for extra chores.

By the way Lego fans:

THERE IS FREE LEGO TODAY AT WHSMITH

(you have to buy a Daily Mail for 60p but they never mind when I leave it behind in the shop as I only want the Lego)

Nickles83 · 22/05/2015 12:47

Non Tester Here :

I don't think there is any occasion Lego couldn't be used as an award. Both my daughter and son can spend hours building and making things from a tub of Lego. We have given Lego for Christmas, Birthdays, Easter, rewards for school, reward for good behaviour and recently for my sons Holy communion.

The children have also saved up pocket money to buy small sets of Lego.

Archiesmummy1 · 22/05/2015 13:05

We used to reward for behaviour, (no longer need to as his behaviour is good) using a reward sticker chart. Then at the end of the week if his chart showed enough well done stickers he could pick a small reward on the Sunday. Usually a sticker book or small toy. We also reward for receiving well done certificates etc from school.

LowryFan · 22/05/2015 13:11

Cookiecake hope your DS is ok.

SmileyShazza · 22/05/2015 13:28

Non Tester

I use rewards for good behaviour and also to assist with toilet training, helping encourage our son to tidy up at the end of playtime/end of the day, to encourage (ok bribe) him to eat vegetables. I also use them as a well done for good work at pre-school and am sure that when he starts school in September he will get rewards for good behaviour and good work at school too.

BeeMyBaby · 22/05/2015 13:54

Non-tester - I reward my children if they have been doing well at school or even if they are just generally well behaved but this would generally be a mini figure or a lego magazine for my girls to enjoy - bigger sets are always saved up for special occasions like birthdays etc.

Lent1l · 22/05/2015 14:28

We are trying (once again) to potty train and when we asked our DD what special toy she would like once she can use the potty properly she asked to be able to go to the Lego store and choose something!

EcoMum42 · 22/05/2015 14:42

Non tester - Lego very popular with our little girl. 2 years old and sees it as the activity of choice while sitting on the potty. We reward her with stickers for good choices, eg being kind, good listening, brushing her teeth well, but the biggest treat she can get (other than food which we try and avoid) is to build the models that come with the booklets. Time spent doing that is a real reward for her.

thesoupdragon44 · 22/05/2015 14:44

I often reward my son with lego, usually for being well behaved at school. Or for a special half term treat I would let him have a set of his choose to keep him amused for a while.

moominnewbie · 22/05/2015 15:07

tester: first feedback

Youngest Son (aged 4) has just received his Swamp set - he did really really well with his challenge this week, to be good at preschool, no timeouts or pushy behaviour. Bribery worked a treat so he got to play with his set after lunch.

I have to say it was a really delightful moment. He was just so pleased with himself, beaming all the way home, then he was patient waiting for me to retrieve the pack. I let him assemble the parts, only helping where it was a bit fiddly with the smaller pieces, and then we played cops and baddies for a little while.

Win win all round I think, it provided an incentive for him to be good at preschool (and I think the key worker was also reminding him about his reward whenever he started to forget), and I really enjoyed giving him the lego and then playing with him. It surprised me how well he understood what he had to do and then again when he was quite dextrous in building it.

Conclusion - I will be using this method again when I think DS2 needs some extra encouragement to achieve something. It wouldn't be every week, but at a rough guess, I would say once a quarter.

I'll leave more feedback when I deal with DS1 (aged 6)- his challenge was to spend 5 minutes after school doing some handwriting homework, trying to improve his pen grip / control as he's loosing marks at school where the teacher can't read his writing. His challenge is to do the extra homework every day without any fussing and to try his best. So far so good, he just has one more session to do.

sss2012 · 22/05/2015 15:20

Non tester
I don’t wait for occasions. I like to give surprise gift and enjoy the excitement. My child likes LEGO a lot. So one of my top choices is LEGO

cather · 22/05/2015 15:28

Non Tester

I reward my sons for doing jobs around the house and if they have done well at school.

springalong · 22/05/2015 15:58

Non-tester

I reward my DS (age 9) when he has been helpful or kind. He has severe learning difficulties so I deliberately dont reward for good outcomes at school. However I will reward for really good effort. The rewards might be an icecream for DS and his friends. Or a book or a small piece of lego - the figure packs.

timeforacheckup · 22/05/2015 16:07

Non- tester. I reward dd1 for staying in her own bed all night. If she does a whole week she is allowed to pick a treat (£5 max) on our friday big shop. It's generally a My Little Pony at the moment!

del2929 · 22/05/2015 16:15

non tester- we usually reward good school reports, sports day achievements etc.

Lulabellx1 · 22/05/2015 16:32

Non-Tester - I reward my little one's for good behavior. Particularly tidying their room ect.

We also have a reward chart for trying new foods (helped DS when he went through a picky stage).

:)