Comments on: Merry and bright

By: Jenn N

Jenn N — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 16:37:20 +0000

I’m excited for the TBT challenge! I’m also curious about the participants you tracked…will you follow up with them at some point and see what rules they kept and what rules they didn’t? It’s impressive that you aim for all 9 every week because I feel like I can only focus on one at a time…although I suppose once my glee club starts back up in February that the “take one night for you” will just happen on its own…hope you’re having a great weekend!

By: Lina Di Blasio

Lina Di Blasio — Sun, 20 Nov 2022 13:43:20 +0000

Our town transfer station has a large Lego “trash” bin were you can drop off unwanted Lego pieces. Check your local transfer station or reclamation center (i.e., town dump).

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 14:13:38 +0000

In reply to Lisa of Lisa’s Yarns.

@Lisa – yep, the multiple green areas (or blue areas with sky) can even be worse than the single spot. I just bought a Christmas themed puzzle but I looked for one that had a lot of visual interest – no giant patches of blue sky even though I tend to find those more esthetically appealing!

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:26:17 +0000

One missing piece – I’m screaming on the inside!

By: JGold

JGold — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 01:38:18 +0000

Love the idea of TBT deep dive in the new year!

By: Lisa of Lisa's Yarns

Lisa of Lisa's Yarns — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:48:40 +0000

I’m working on a puzzle, too, although I have kind of stalled out now because there are several areas with trees, which is worse, IMO, that one area with trees. So I haven’t gotten it out in about a week. But I need to get back at it. I’m looking forward to my sons being old enough for lego sets. I did buy a small one for the older one for a stocking stuffer. It’s Spidey themed so I think he’ll love it.

The guided TBT challenge sounds great! I did the time tracking challenge last year for the first time and will do it again.

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:37:39 +0000

In reply to KatherineB. @KatherineB - certainly hoping to do it! It does seem like it will be fun.

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:37:07 +0000

In reply to Grateful Kae. @Grateful Kae- the Christmas ones we display year to year and then just store when it is not Christmas. As for the ones the kids have built, one of my sons displays his. The others often just kind of fall apart and get absorbed into the bins of Legos...

By: KatherineB

KatherineB — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 19:30:06 +0000

Why is the missing puzzle piece always in the middle like that? What a beautiful picture though. I think a guided TBT course in early 2023 would be brilliant thanks, so please do this.

By: Grateful Kae

Grateful Kae — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 15:48:54 +0000

What do you do with your Lego sets once they are complete?? My older son still enjoys Lego sets from time to time, and as you know, some are super cool. (We never buy the HUGE ones, but neat cars, etc.) We installed a shelf in his room that holds some, but obviously there are limits. Taking it apart always feels wrong after all that work, and also like a shame, because they are really cool! I feel like in a perfect world he would take them apart and store WITH the booklet in a clearly labeled container so it could be done again, but that never seems to happen.