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How and Why Parties
Work
What I do is both simple
and complicated. The simple part is that every 7
year old wishes that they had more LEGO, so they
could create the game, the world or the scenario
that they have in their minds. When I was 7, I
always wished I had 20 space men, not just 4. With
20, I could have built that really big space
station I was imagining. By putting a lot of LEGO
in front of kids, I open that door. The
complicated part is the building and to some
extent the way that I interact with kids. I spend
countless hours building structures at home that
will be functional, impressive, and fun to play
with. The apartment building I bring to City theme
parties is filled with little rooms, each
furnished and very "playable". The airport has a
metal detector, baggage scanners, loading gates
and things that make it "playable". On the whole,
the town is rather simple and doesn't have every
building, but in this way invites kids to build
new things if they think something is missing in
the City.
During a party, I will
float around the room helping kids build or fix
things. I try to keep the floor somewhat clear so
that LEGO isn't stepped on (ya right), and just
back off a bit once the kids click into their
world. If there is a kid who seems left out, I
might try to get them going on something, and if
there are eager builders looking to be challenged,
I might play a game with them, or talk about
building techniques.
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