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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!

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OP posts:
hermancakedestroyer · 24/05/2015 21:43

Tester here again:

Following my initial post I have had cause to offer the lego to play with as my ds got awarded with learner of the week at his school this week.
He absolutely loves playing with it and has been increasingly helpful with jobs at home.

It is so much nicer and healthier to offer the lego sets as a treat for good behaviour / working hard at school or helping with jobs around the house than offering sweets.

I will certainly recommend these kits to friends with similar aged children.

hermancakedestroyer · 24/05/2015 21:47

I rewarded my ds with lego city builder set for this week's learning at school. (to add to my post above)

buckley1983 · 25/05/2015 00:19

Non tester

My son is 2yrs 4 months - he has a reward chart which we use to map out his successes - we want to be sure we praise him lots as he is constantly testing us & pushing boundaries so we're often saying 'no' & want to balance this out by really highlighting when he is doing well!!
He gets stickers for brushing his teeth (or rather letting us do it!), sharing nicely, saying please & thank you & eating all his dinner. We're going to carry the reward chart through to potty training & when he has achieved this - we're off to Thomas Land!! :)

GiraffesAndButterflies · 25/05/2015 08:00

I would reward DD for potty training at the moment!

Wolfcub · 25/05/2015 09:24

Non-tester here. We would reward DS (8) for things like: an excellent school report, helping out with an unusual job for example a few hours helping DH in the garden, a sustained period of very good behaviour (something he struggles with) or an outstanding achievement at school/home or at sport

Superherosidekick · 25/05/2015 10:57

DS has just received his first Lego set- demolition set
I made a chart to reward good behaviour, stars achieved for good behaviour, stars removed for 'bad' behaviour. Specific things we are trying to crack down on.
DS knew he would receive Lego if he had 10 stars at the end of the week. It's been touch and go, he was losing stars as fast as he was gaining them at one point! The lure of a Lego set kept him motivated though. It has worked better to have a specific 'prize' especially as it's Lego.
He was ecstatic with the set. He built it himself straight away (he's 5) the set was perfect for him to build independently. He's determined to get the next 10 stars now!

lorka · 25/05/2015 12:18

Non-tester.
I usually reward my children for doing well at school or achieving a goal. They are rewarded with smaller items for good behaviour or helping around the house.
We love Lego! Fingers crossed.

sarah3875 · 25/05/2015 12:35

Non Tester.

I reward my children with a small amount of pocket money in exchange for jobs or very good behaviour such as school reports. I am most likely to treat them to something nice in the school holidays. Mostly with days out though. I leave birthdays and Christmas for spoiling them with presents.

chr1ssy0908 · 25/05/2015 13:41

Non-tester

My daughter is now approaching 2 years old, so at the moment she will get small rewards for what seems to be small achievements to everyone else! Like doing little wees in her potty (not moved on to poos yet!!), managing to (for the most part!!) dress and undress herself, tidying up....that kinda thing!!

DragonWithAGirlTattoo · 25/05/2015 14:37

non tester

my kids love lego and bionicles

oldest 14 with Aspergers, youngest 9
rewards are for cleaning bedrooms, good marks at school and good behaviour

TooMuchCheesecake · 25/05/2015 14:49

Tester, first feedback.

  1. Yes, rewarded yesterday.
  2. I rewarded DD aged 5.
  • She was rewarded the pool set.
  • DD was rewarded for helping to tidy her bedroom (it was a huge task!)
Judgementalbadgerface · 25/05/2015 15:41

Non tester here, dd1 is 4 and collecting stars for good behaviour towards a Lego set - when she gets to a certain number she can choose a set Smile Good behaviour includes being polite, being kind to her sister and friends, going to bed nicely, getting dressed in morning.

SagaNorensLeatherTrousers · 25/05/2015 15:50

  1. Did you reward your DC(s) this week?

Yes, I rewarded my DS this week.

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

DS(8)

  • Which LEGO® set did you reward them with?

I rewarded him with the Lego Swamp police set.

  • What did you reward them for?

I rewarded him for doing one sheet of his handwriting booklet every day for the entire week. He was very chuffed to get such a nice reward. Smile

herakles · 25/05/2015 19:36

Non tester -

I reward my son for working hard at school or on his guitar, so usually after a particularly good school report/parents' evening. Also, he got a VERY expensive Lego set (Saruman's tower) for being brave when he had to have several stitches done on his leg (he was only 8) - I felt very sorry for him when we were waiting for the doctor to start with the stitches, so I told my son he could pick any Lego set he wanted... he used the opportunity very well.

ArthurChristmas · 25/05/2015 20:59

Non tester here

I am now feeling horribly guilty, we don't award for anything at school, star of the week, SATS, good reports, we say well done. Maybe I have been horribly tight all this time.

Dd has always loved Lego but Ds (4) is coming into his own!! Ds on first cub camp and he has been distraught, very quiet and noticeably upset. So we treated him today to a new Lego star wars and now have to find a good set for her Grin. Should be searching right now!!!

CopperPan · 25/05/2015 21:36

Non tester here.

I've used reward charts when the dc were younger - for simple chores like setting the table, getting ready for bed/in the morning, and home work. Stars would add up each week for a pocket money toy.

They are older now and mostly do those tasks independently so it's mainly for academic work, good reports and sports achievements.

glenthebattleostrich · 26/05/2015 07:26

DD (5) was rewarded this week for going to bed every night without a tantrum. She got the vet ambulance which she and Daddy enjoyed building yesterday afternoon.

She now has a reward chart for half term to try to earn the other set.

LowryFan · 26/05/2015 08:37

My plan went a bit awry.

I rewarded DC for not squabbling with a small bag each of (identical) lego. DS promptly gave his to his sister 'to be kind' so now she has the beginnings of a fleet of lego bin lorries. DS has nothing but a warm glow of satisfaction.

At least they have got back into the habit of being nice to each other (today at least...).

AliceDoesntLiveHereAnymore · 26/05/2015 09:49

Tester here. I was very ill and missed the first delivery but have now received the sets. Thank you!

Which LEGO sets did you receive? the swamp set and city builder set

Which of your DCs would you be rewarding, if a reward/treat situation arises during the testing period? I have a 5yo and 8yo so they will both receive a set as a treat/reward

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? I generally provide rewards for sustained or ongoing good behaviour, playing well together (no fighting), being helpful, or really making an effort in a difficult situation.

jo4chelsea · 26/05/2015 09:53

Non tester
My daughters love lego and it's always on their lists for Christmas and birthdays, one of my sons is 2 and a half and has just been potty trained he had been asking for be boy superman lego for a while (duplo) so as a reward for using the big boy toilet all week we bought him it as a treat, he was thrilled and now thinks he's a big boy as he has superman lego and is still using the big boy toilet Grin

AliceDoesntLiveHereAnymore · 26/05/2015 10:01

Did you reward your DC(s) this week? Yes, the dcs each received one set as a reward because of exceptional behaviour while I was ill over the last couple weeks.
Which of your DC(s) did you reward? both of them. One set each.
Which LEGO® set did you reward them with? My 5yo got the swamp set and my 8yo got the builder set. The swamp one had less complicated items to build, so I felt it would be a better choice for my 5yo.
What did you reward them for? Because they've really had to pitch in more while I've been ill and it's been a rough couple weeks. They've been well behaved throughout, even though it's been a struggle.

I try not to get tied down to the reward with a reward chart, as then it becomes a bit obsessive for ds1 due to his SNs (and ds2 too, to be honest). I like to use these types of things (small toys, books, character tshirt) occasionally as treats or rewards so that it's more of a surprise than an expected thing.

Both boys struggled a bit with the building, ds2 more so, but they both have SNs, so that contributed to some extent as they have some coordination problems. They've been playing happily with them, swapping and playing with each other's sets since they received them. I'd prefer to get the LEGO sets in smaller bundles like this than the huge playsets that are so expensive and such a struggle to put together anyway.

JoCar72 · 26/05/2015 11:56

We reward our little boy for putting all his toys away safely when he's finished playing with them and especially if he takes good care of them. We think he gets a lot more fun out of his things when he knows how to treat them right and that consideration is passed on with how he socialises with his little pals and how he treats them and their stuff. Smile

Patilla · 26/05/2015 13:55

Non tester here.
Lego is a biiig reward here as DS is obsessed with it to the point whee we have a toy monoculture!

Therefore we pull it out as a reward for things he has to persevere for and work at. This time it's practising his weekly spellings without complaining. If he does that til the end of term he gets the Ninjago set that he has been leaving a trail of drool to in the Lego store for ages.

Smooshface · 26/05/2015 14:22

Non-tester
we have done lego sets for good school reports, great parents evening meant daughter got superman plane from daddy!

We are doing lego land on inset day, good behaviour pending!

FoxyJane · 26/05/2015 14:38

Hi tester here.

The Lego sets look brilliant and the kids are working hard to earn them as a reward.

We are half way through our reward chart, week one went well.

So far the dc have earned enough stickers for a bar of chocolate but they will need to continue working to get the Lego sets.

Ds 6 has earned 6 stickers on each column over this week and dd has earned 7 so by tomorrow they will have enough stickers for the Lego but we will reward them on Sunday as we wait until we have the reward chart completed before we tally the scores.

So no Lego reward this week but they are almost there.