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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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

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non tester...currently have the lego from the mail on the side and little one knows if she listens and gets ready when asked, and walks properly and quickly to nursery she will get it as a treat. i will randomly give it her when she has consistently been 'good' and listened.. she then knows when shes good she gets occasional treats

Non tester here. We reward long term achievements with gifts such as Lego. These might be a good report, or a positive parents evening. Things that our D.C. have worked at over time.

Tester- got the city building site and animal ambulance sets, one for ds (7) and one for dd1 (6).

Ds got his today for being super brave going in the swimming pool (he has Asd and has some sensory issues with water, so this was a massive thing for him!) he was absolutely delighted as lego is his favourite thing.

Dd1 got hers yesterday as she came home with the headteacher award on Friday for writing a fabby story about when we got our kittens and they pooed on the floor

Lego is the toy of choice for my three boys, 10,6,4. They get Lego for random treats, tooth fairy visits, school reports, being brave. Any reason to treat them and provide an excuse for mummy or daddy and son time.

just rewarded my two with a lego set each for putting up with the restrictions of illness and not being able to play with their regular toys while they are cleaned.

ds had a melt down because a bit would not fit, which turned out was because he missed a coupke of steps that he did not think were important...

he loves free play with the figures though.

Which LEGO® sets did you receive?

We received the Mini Lego Friends Splash Pool set and The Mini Lego City Construction Starter sets.

• Which of your DCs would you be rewarding, if a reward/treat situation arises during the testing period?

I rewarded my 8 year old dd and my 6 year old ds.

• 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 used my Lego sets to reward good behaviour over the weekend, whilst we were camping, they were an ideal reward for the DC to play with in the new tent.

Tester here.
Received both the Lego friends sets which look amazing.
I will be rewarding my 6 and 7 year old daughters and they will get a box at a time to share.
They will be given it this week for doing their school home reading and home learning well,
Next week it will be for helping around the house - making their beds, loading the dishwasher etc

Tester here

Which LEGO sets did you receive?
We received two Lego City sets.

Which of your DCs would you be rewarding, if a reward/treat situation arises during the testing period?
I am rewarding my just turned 7yo DS.

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 will be using one of the sets as a reward for good behaviour as we travel a fair distance this coming weekend. I know that DS will be very well behaved int eh car, so I know that I will be giving him that treat. I try to reinforce already good behaviour, ratehr than taking that behaviour for granted.
I am saving the other one, but I know that I will be giving it to him at some point this week. We have another child with SN, and my DS is so incredibly understanding of this, very patient, caring and responsible.

I shoudl also have said thank you very much for the sets. Just for you to know (and it made no difference at all to us), the boxes got battered in the post, and the pieces had fallen out of the boxes into the jiffy bag and mixed up. But, as I say, that didn't matter in the slightest.

Non tester
We use lego as a reward for doing homework. It's one toy I don't begrudge buying as it's not junk and will be used!

Hello. Tester here :

Which LEGO® sets did you receive?

We had the swamp one and the city builder one. Pristine condition. Very exciting !

• Which of your DCs would you be rewarding, if a reward/treat situation arises during the testing period?

Eldest dc1.

• 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®?

We are going with a reward system. Have chosen a five point limit (to do them done in the time allocated). They get a point for above and beyond behaviour. Ie Helping bring in the washing, Laying the table, spontaneously doing home work etc.

Non tester

Nothing says 'well done' like Lego in this house

I make my kids work for their rewards though and use a chart to tackle something in particular (eg trying new foods) - if the chart is full after x amount of time they get something little (such as a Mixel packet). I would use it too if there was something big I needed them to be brave about too.

Lego talks!

Non Tester. We have a fabric reward chart that uses Velcro. DD1 (and DD2 when she's old enough) has a marker that climbs the chart when she's good (and goes down when she's not...). When she's at the top, she gets to choose a special reward - which quite often is Lego!

She gets rewarded for all kinds of things. It ranges from listening well, to helping out with chores, to being good for grandparents, to trying very hard at something like reading, swimming, etc.

non-tester: I reward them for trying really hard at school work or when they endure endless trips to relatives that bore them.

I reward my daughter using points then a certain number of points earns treats such as a toy. She is 4 and the value of treat toys is normally £5-10 depending. So for example a MagiClip Tiana recently cost her 30 points and she'd saved up 50.

She makes her bed in the morning and tidies her room which gets 1 point. Tidying downstairs, helping with laundry and other tasks all earn points. She's also helped clear hedge trimmings, done weeding, helps (or tries to help) with washing up, hoovering and feeding the dogs. Fortunately for me she's an enthusiastic volunteer!

Oh sorry! non-tester!

Non tester.

We normally reward for tidiness, good behaviour, good reports from school, kindness etc

We have a sticker chart that takes about 2 months to fill with good deeds and it can be redeemed in Lego, my little pony toys or a trip out to the bowling or cinema or similar.

It works well and dd knows that if she works hard it doesn't go unnoticed and she has something to show for it

Non-tester

I reward good behaviour and acheivements at school with a trip to the toy shop every couple of months. However I love a PP's points based system for helping - I may adopt this!

Non tester.

Ds1 gets rewards for

• going to the hospital for his appointments with no fuss. He has a lot of health problems and is really scared of the hospital.
• getting the star of the week award at school
• helpful tidy up

ds2 -

• saying thank you and please (hes just started to talk)
• helping me around the house
• playing nice with baby and older bro

Ds1 is rewarded with lego and screen time plus magazines, colours etc and cuddles! Ds2 rewared with cars, colours, small toys

- Which LEGO® sets did you receive?
We received the LEGO City Demolition and Swamp Police sets.

- Which of your DCs would you be rewarding, if a reward/treat situation arises during the testing period?
Our DD (currently only child), she's 5yo (nearly 6yo)

- 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®?
Yes, we're using the LEGO supplied as an extra swanky incentive for DD to be super well behaved while DH and I are leading a planning weekend for the summer camp we help run. DD is the only child attending (she doesn't usually) and she needs to occupy herself for a little bit while DH and I are busy leading the sessions. This situation is slightly unusual and certainly above and beyond what we would expect at home. Plus she'll be delighted to earn the boxes and then have someone sit with her while she makes them (she can do it herself but does love company). She's already suggesting which adults at the planning weekend will 'help' her

Non tester: I usually reward for a sustained period of good behaviour. Stickers on a daily basis culminate in a seriously good reward!

My children get a reward for great work at school. Doing something helpful/very kind/thoughtful for someone else, good behaviour. It has to be over and above what we expect normally, otherwise it wouldn't be a reward!

Non-tester. I don't normally give presents as rewards for specific behaviour, but I do usually get DS something between £10-20 during each half-term break as a treat. I say 'something' but it is always LEGO as he is a massive fan. I suppose you could see these as a 'reward' for his hard work at school.

Non-tester. I sometimes buy Lego mini-figures as a little surprise at the end of the day for my son when he's worked hard or even had a difficult day. He's nearly 12, but still loves Lego and it'll be on his birthday list again this year - perhaps the Agents or Lego Movie. I'd much prefer to reward him with Lego than cake or chocolate!

Non tester here.

I reward my older daughter when she tidies her room, does her homework, etc. When she got into reading I gave her 50p for every small book and £1 for a thicker book, she soon saved up for things she wanted! My youngest has not long been toilet trained,a sticker chart worked wonders.