Posted June 11, 201113 yr Hello, My nickname is Bruz and I'm 37. I'm not fluent in English (I'm french speaking). I used to play Lego in my childhood then I left my Lego for a while but I always thought Lego was the smartest game ever (learn to build then create). Then... I became a father of a wonderful girl. Every dad like me is kind of frustrated because Lego focuses of boys not on girls (don't tell me about the Belville pinky stuff, the design is ugly and does not attract my daughter: if she want pink stuff, she plays with Barbie dolls). But I really wanted to share this absolutely great toy with her... So I had to invest some really nice time playing with her on Lego. I started to influence her by buying her a small pirate set when she was 4. She had really hard time building it, but she enjoyed it. So I followed with a Toy Story brick set (7594). I was amazed how fast she built it... (a week!) Then I started to bought few minifigs for her. Then, quite frankly, I had a plan. I didn't want to force her of course, but influence a little bit. So we went to LegoLand Germany, and we could build our own minifig, so we built 6 differents girls (mermaid, queen, magician, ninjago-kind-of-girl, etc.) Then she asked for 2 Ninjago brick sets (2258 & 2516). Quick and easy. We watched the 3 first movies of Pirates of the Caribbean (yes at 5 years-old! Remember it's Disney and my daughter knows that there is a human behind the monster - Thanks to Scouby-Dou). I offered her the Queen Anne's Revenge set (4195) she built in 2 weeks (when we received it, she stayed one hour watching the unopened box and already playing on her mind with the figures). Now she is currently building the Imperial Flagship (10210). It is really tough for her, but it's OK, she takes her time, she is very proud of herself (knowing this set is for 14+) and she really enjoys playing with the non-achieved boat, it does not matter for her. And of course, we are going to see the 4th chapter of Pirates of the Caribbean tomorrow! She can't wait to see what Jack and Angelica will do on the Queen Anne ship. I took pictures, movies of my daughter building the Queen Anne ship and the Imperial Flagship. My daughter and I have really great time: I'm coaching her, she read the instructions, find the pieces, built it, ask for approval, get congratulations, and move on! My 2 cents for parents in the same situation. If you can afford Lego, do no hesitate. Bruz PS: I almost forgot to say that she plays with my very old Lego, building aircraft, houses, chairs, cars, etc. Edited June 11, 201113 yr by Keupon
June 11, 201113 yr Welcome, Bruz! You've shared an interesting story. My own daughter is three years old and already interested in Lego. Sometimes I let her play with the minifigures and interiors of the modular buildings I've built. And one of her favorite Lego building activities is paving a sidewalk with tiles, like she has seen her dad do with a modular building. You can imagine that her colour scheme is a little bit bolder than mine. So I look forward to let her play at a higher level.
June 12, 201113 yr A really great introduction story. I think all AFOL parents must feel some kind of pride when they see their sons or daugthers constructing with LEGO. Welcome and have fun on the forum.
June 12, 201113 yr I always thought Lego was the smartest game ever (learn to build then create). [...] ThenI started to influence her by buying her a small set [...] Welcome aboard! Like you I think that Lego is many steps forward the other toys, and like you I'm using to play Lego with my two kids and I love the whay they use few bricks to imagine great spaceships, trucks or cars...
June 12, 201113 yr Welcome to Eurobricks Keupon, I hope that you and your daughter enjoy the forums! ~buddy~
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