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Random First World Problem
June 5, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Legos. My kids have too many of the things, mainly due to a family friend giving us 2 moving boxes of them when his son graduated from college and didn't want them. The boys enjoy building various things and being creative with them, but there are too many for anyone to find anything. We were also gifted all the instruction booklets from our friend's son's sets, but can't build them due to being unable to find the necessary pieces.
My question is: Does anyone have any ideas on how to sort/organize them? I've attempted various sorts before, but none have been effective. They're currently in multiple bins with no organization whatsoever. Ideas? Please! The Legos have taken over!!!
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RE: Random First World Problem
June 5, 2013 at 12:49 pm
(This post was last modified: June 5, 2013 at 12:49 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
I'd organize them into two piles.
One pile labeled
"trash"
the other
"things that aren't legos"
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RE: Random First World Problem
June 5, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Oh come now, Rhythm - Legos are great fun, until you step on them in bare feet.
@ festive1 - if you figure it out, let me know. My kid has a huge bin full of the things.
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RE: Random First World Problem
June 5, 2013 at 12:54 pm
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RE: Random First World Problem
June 5, 2013 at 12:56 pm
I've contemplated burning the damn things... But then I think of the toxic fumes...
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RE: Random First World Problem
June 5, 2013 at 12:57 pm
Just how many people on here have kids? Congrats and all but bloody hell... I didn't know the older gen. were that tech savvy tbh.
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RE: Random First World Problem
June 5, 2013 at 1:00 pm
"Older generation"... I don't think I quite deserve that status yet... We had computers in my kindergarten classroom... They ran on those giant floppy disks, but still...
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RE: Random First World Problem
June 5, 2013 at 1:01 pm
Build something that they won't want to take apart.....
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RE: Random First World Problem
June 5, 2013 at 1:01 pm
My son isn't past the Duplo phase yet, so I've got no experience with that.
I do seem to remember from my childhood, however, that organizing Legos is ultimately futile.
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RE: Random First World Problem
June 5, 2013 at 1:02 pm
(June 5, 2013 at 12:54 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Oh come now, Rhythm - Legos are great fun, until you step on them in bare feet.
And then you grab your foot and start hopping around on the other one, forgetting that the kids were playing jacks...
...but it's okay, since they were playing it on their Android devices.
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