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It’s supposed to look like this.
But for now it’s a nightmare that looks like this.
With about 10 or so parts as thin as these.
And a gazillion parts as tiny as this.
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It doesn’t matter if I designate a special toy box for this heap. Soon it’ll find its way in the most obscure places. You know what I’m talking about.
Oh, the stress that awaits me!
Nevertheless, many thanks to my sister for giving this gift to my son. He finds it wonderful. He is now singing praises to his aunt as I massage my temples.
annamanila:
Some people think Lego deserves a Nbbel Prize or something close to it for being the most creative, unlimited-only-by the imagination, educational toy in the world. I agree. But I can see where the headache is coming from.
LC: yes, it sure encouraged my son to be creative. pero, the pieces can be parusa to me. masakit sa paa, for one. i remember seeing another mommy blog, inis na inis siya sa lego, and i can so relate. iniisip ko na lang happy ang anak ko. then i quietly pack away the pieces in the bodega as soon as he gets tired of it.
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17 June 2007, 7:31 pmmalaya:
Ang bait naman ni Tita!
Favorite din pala ng tsikiting mo ang Power Ranger SPD.
Suwerte ang mga bata ngayon, ano? Kami noon, nag-aagawan kami sa Lego ng mga pinsan ko.
LC: oo nga, e, thanks anyway to Tita
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17 June 2007, 7:54 pmann:
Si kd napapraning sa sakit kapag naaapakan yang mga lego pieces na nagkalat sa sahig kasi di masyado mapansin kapag kakulay ng carpet….hehehe.
LC: korek!! o kaya, nakatulugan nila sa sahig, gigising ka sa umaga, nasa sahig pa yung mga lego, aray talaga!
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17 June 2007, 8:31 pmbrVince:
relax, mommy, daddy will help looking after the missing pieces. greetings for your beloved, sa araw na ito
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17 June 2007, 9:15 pmAileen:
I came to terms with Miguel’s “mess” easily when I read somewhere that you have to let your kids mess up and explore things - this will help in developing their creativity. 10 years later and a gazillion missing lego pieces, I’m happy that I let Miguel his thing coz he’s very creative and is even planning to program his own game now (yikes!). Just give your children a corner where they can place their stuff and discipline them to put it there after playing. It will minimize your squabbles believe me
LC: hay, oo nga, yan na lang ang aking consolation. i also noticed that my son’s analytical skills are honed here. it’s just that sometimes, no matter how vigilant we all are, the lego pieces do a toy story - nabubuhay sa gabi at kung saan-saan napupunta. or maybe my housekeeping skills need fine tuning! hahaha~
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17 June 2007, 10:03 pmLynn:
Haha! The upside is more bonding on challenging times with your son as the two of you find those tiny parts in the obscure places in your house.
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18 June 2007, 12:45 amidealpinkrose:
nice aunt! nadagdagan na naman ang libangan ng son mo sis. that means mapapadalas na ang pagba blog, di kaya? hehehe…
LC: oo nga, many thanks to her pa rin
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18 June 2007, 7:16 amera:
toys, toys, toys! they all love it, sa umpisa lang.
we have a box of lego infront of our door left by a nephew. wala na yatang balak balikan.. di kasi nakakabit-kabit.
LC: hahaha, napagsawaan na!
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18 June 2007, 8:45 amToni:
you’ll have so much fun putting that together!
LC: it’s daddy who’s having fun, hehehe. bonding sila
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18 June 2007, 10:17 amRowena:
hi cess,
hay naku ang sakit nyan sa paa pag naapakan mo…he he. my son pio is now playing the bigger version para daw di ko matapakan uli.
LC: at least mas madali yang hanapin pag nawawala.
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18 June 2007, 12:11 pmTikey:
Naku daig pa ang puzzle jan! hate ko mga pag buo buo na ganyan! wala akong tyaga tlga! nyhahah!
LC: ako rin, hehehe. silang mag-ama ang magka-partner dyan.
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18 June 2007, 12:57 pmjho:
Let him try to assemble yung ZOIDS. Maloka ka din dun.
LC: ah, oo, my sis gave her two sets of zoids last year, same problems… teka, galit yata sa amin ang kapatid ko, puro mga ganito ang mga regalo sa anak ko.
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18 June 2007, 1:47 pmmousey:
hay… kaloka mag assemble nyan heheh sa puzzle na nga wala akong tiyaga.
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18 June 2007, 2:49 pmSexyMom:
i owe a lot to Lego. my kids have developed a lot of skills and patience during their growing up years.
and tikey is right–imagine yourself stepping on lego pieces in the middle of the night. ouch!
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18 June 2007, 3:25 pmMommyBa:
Kaming magkakapatid lumaki na me Lego sa paligid. ‘Til now my youngest brother collects Lego - the Star Wars collection. I am planning on having my Ferrari collection and in fact, I’ve already started that last year when I bought my first 2 sets of Lego - the Ferrari pitstop and a motorized Police boat. Nakadisplay sila ngayon sa bahay.
Basti wanted to tinker with it but I firmly told him that I won’t let him - not until he’s older anyway. Masakit yan pag natapakan - believe me!
It would be great if you could get to keep all the pieces as much as possible and maybe rebuild them later on for a collection. Iba ang satisfaction pag nakita mo syang nakadisplay. Dati ayoko nyan kasi nga nung bata ako, di ko rin sya masyadong na-enjoy. Pero nung nakita ko yung Star Wars collection ni younger brother, na-entice ako - at masaya magbuo! Patience, creativity and technical know-how din ang kelangan (i.e. following instructions as much as possible to a T). Those are things na kelangan kong ma-enhance. Hehehe!
Good luck sa pagliligpit. That’s one task that is unavoidable
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18 June 2007, 3:57 pmlazarus:
i guess dad and son are enjoying the lego toys. leave it up to them to assemble them. most moms don’t have the patience. lalo na sa pagligpit. he he.
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18 June 2007, 5:59 pmrHo:
gudlak sa kanilang mag-ama para mabuo ang mga yan!! gudlak naman sa’yo te sa paglilinis ng mga keli-liit na piraso nyan!! susme!! hehehe!! naaakuuu… ang sakit talaga nyan pag naapakan mo!
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19 June 2007, 12:46 amKongkong622:
With my girls it’s doll heads, arms, and legs. Yikes!!
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19 June 2007, 10:34 amfeng:
haha, i can totally relate. that’s the reason why we didnt really pursue buying lego, yun nga lang, may nag regalo pa rin, hirap iligpit. thank heavens, there’s MegaBlocs, mas bigger yung blocks at madali lang mahanap sa mga sulok-sulok ng house.
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19 June 2007, 11:42 amRach:
haha! I can relate. Some challenging toys have given me quite a headache in the past. I think by now Yohan has learned that his Dad can work faster on toys that need to be assembled than me.
Ay naku, I make it a task to buy different sizes of plastic boxes and label them accordingly para magkakasama ang mga parts pero after a few days, halo halo din. It’s a never ending sorting.
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19 June 2007, 4:00 pmgracita:
my dad was always giving me lego when i was a kid. no matter how complicated, i was able to form the pieces together! kaya nga ata ako naging engineer (although dapat ata civil engr, hehe).
anyway, as long as your kids don’t eat the small pieces and always place them in a container (so its not messy), lego should be good for him!
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19 June 2007, 6:57 pmAllan:
lego ba yan? lego!!!! saan ka nakabili ng lego?!!!
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20 June 2007, 3:56 pmJO:
you know, when i first bought my son small items like this to assemble? I had 2.5 days of peace and quiet! its very rare to see my son so engross with legos/k’nex/bionicle.
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20 June 2007, 10:08 pmauee:
I used to organise my son’s pieces in neat containers. I gave up. I just chuck them all in one big box and tell myself, I will organise them in some distant future.
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21 June 2007, 5:15 am