Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 11:06     Subject: Lego Friends Hotel fail
I don't think this is a simple problem to solve. Not as if there is a list and pictures of the specific lego pieces.

I would buy another set, and use that set to locate the pieces within the big bin.

End result, you will have 2 sets and can donate one.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 11:04     Subject: Lego Friends Hotel fail
Anonymous wrote:DD just turned 8 and has been wanting the lego friends hotel for years. She finally got it for her 8th birthday. Fast forward two days later, DD has been happily building and nanny dumps all the pieces into the bins of lego parts, making them pretty much impossible to find and assemble into the different pieces of the hotel. Poor DD is heartbroken about this. I am contemplating buying the hotel set again, but wondering if that is ridiculous. This is about $100... but I feel so bad she has been looking forward to building this for so long and didn't really get to enjoy it. WWYD?


So take the time to find the pieces with your kid. You would seriously buy another set when this is such a simple problem to solve? Tedious, but simple. No wonder people in the workplace don't have problem solving skills.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 10:49     Subject: Lego Friends Hotel fail
What kind of nanny doesn't know not to do this?
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 10:47     Subject: Lego Friends Hotel fail
The kits are cool and a great way for kids to learn to follow directions. If you have the directions, it shouldn't be too hard to identify the pieces. Warn the nanny, teach your kid to put a work in progress in a safe EPA e and move on.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 10:45     Subject: Lego Friends Hotel fail
I find people who buy these sets (hotel, amusement park) usually have passive boring kids.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 10:38     Subject: Lego Friends Hotel fail
These kits are killing the creativity right out of our kids.

Have her design her own hotel with the pieces in whatever order she wants to use them.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 10:31     Subject: Lego Friends Hotel fail
Anonymous wrote:Agreed. Have the nanny help you sort through the pieces.


Uh, unless that's part of her job description (to sift thru Lego pieces) or you told her specifically not to do it AND you're paying her to do it then don't ask the Nanny.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 10:10     Subject: Lego Friends Hotel fail
Anonymous wrote:Do it if you want but don't expect other people to tell you it's OK or a good idea.

FTR, I have bought entire lego sets again for my kids when requested for a holiday or a birthday. I personally don't see the appeal but the point of a gift is to give the recipient something that they want. And, yes, my kids spend hours building creative things with sets that have been taken apart. It's not either/or despite what some people seem to think.


Oh no, my dear. It boils down to a question of money. Looks like you're quite wealthy.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 10:09     Subject: Lego Friends Hotel fail
Do it if you want but don't expect other people to tell you it's OK or a good idea.

FTR, I have bought entire lego sets again for my kids when requested for a holiday or a birthday. I personally don't see the appeal but the point of a gift is to give the recipient something that they want. And, yes, my kids spend hours building creative things with sets that have been taken apart. It's not either/or despite what some people seem to think.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 10:01     Subject: Lego Friends Hotel fail
You're considering buying a whole new set? God help these spoilt children. Why don't you donate that set you were intending to buy to some poor little girl who would otherwise never get to build expensive Lego sets. This way, you could teach your daughter the value of giving and hard work while she looks for the missing pieces. Time for a reality check!
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 09:44     Subject: Lego Friends Hotel fail
This is why I hate all these Lego sets they sell these days. My kids have fun building them and play with them for a little while. After that they start to fall apart and the pieces get scattered and they're impossible to rebuild. And eventually the pieces end up in the big bin.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 09:36     Subject: Lego Friends Hotel fail
Long term solution: stop buying toys that need to be played with in such specific ways. You're building a lifetime of neuroticism.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 09:33     Subject: Lego Friends Hotel fail
Agreed. Have the nanny help you sort through the pieces.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 09:31     Subject: Lego Friends Hotel fail
No way would I buy it again. I'd rather sift through the Legos to find the pieces!
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2017 09:28     Subject: Lego Friends Hotel fail
DD just turned 8 and has been wanting the lego friends hotel for years. She finally got it for her 8th birthday. Fast forward two days later, DD has been happily building and nanny dumps all the pieces into the bins of lego parts, making them pretty much impossible to find and assemble into the different pieces of the hotel. Poor DD is heartbroken about this. I am contemplating buying the hotel set again, but wondering if that is ridiculous. This is about $100... but I feel so bad she has been looking forward to building this for so long and didn't really get to enjoy it. WWYD?