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Very nicely done! I'm impressed, especially since she is so young. All the kids did really well

Amen to you parents! Thank you for raising the next generation of young ladies to love wargames. It always offended me when parents found their young girl in our GW store and told them (despite their interest) that it wasn't for them.

Kozaan wrote:my mom says as soon as she has some spare money she is going to get A DaemonHunters army

You're going to let her?
Are you TRYING to scare her away from 40K?

Maybe you just want an easy opponent to beat? LOL


Eric

I don't have kids yet, but my little brother is showing real talent and did this when he was 11 as his first model. I can't believe how accurate he was with the eyes for example.

http://www.pbase.com/migsula/image/38030946

I haven't pushed him at all, and the few years I was doing my MAs in London, he'd assembled everythng, painted everything we had primed and memorised the entire Necron Codex. Now he is taking part in Jade Vessel, and we've made deal that every time he finishes all the models he has, I'll buy him new ones. Black Reach is next of course.

Migsula, that necron warrior looks great. I'd love to see what he can do with some of the more detailed figs out there.

For the parents out there, awesome job. The kid who painted the blue marines with the white striped shoulderpads looks great as well. Young Bloods is going to be a tough category in the future...

I tried to interest my sister in the hobby, without much success. She knows what models she likes, though (Ultramarines are not on the list )

MagickalMemories wrote:

Kozaan wrote:my mom says as soon as she has some spare money she is going to get A DaemonHunters army

You're going to let her?
Are you TRYING to scare her away from 40K?

Maybe you just want an easy opponent to beat? LOL


Eric

hey it's not my fault she liked the name

My daughter's been bugging me for years to be allowed to paint 'Daddy's toys'. Now she's seven, she got her chance. Combine her love of fairies with some unused mini's and, voila ... purple and pink mandrakes!

They rock!

We still have the prized "mardi gras" chimera and Leman Russ. Painted by having colored glues and sparkles poured on them. Looks like the good fairy barfed all over them. Strangely enough they would make excellent nurgle vehicles.

OK my nine year old son got me back into this!!!

Basically since he didn't fall far from the tree, walked into the GW store, and just began screaming excitedly.

Now try to imagine the look on his face as his land raider crusader rolls around the battle field blowing apart his Dad's armies. Exstatic isn't strong enough.

Got him painting hte stuff too, so it's all good.

haha all of your kids seem to have a lot of talent

So, while we're all talking about teaching our kids to paint and game, I have a question.
If I need to post this ina new thread, say the word. Otherwise:

Do you LET your kids win? Why or why not?
If "No;" Do you "take it easy" on them?

I never have and never WILL let my kids win. It's not an ego thing. It's a "get used to it" thing. I want my kids to learn to be good losers AND winners. Letting them win will NOT help them to deal with their eventual losses. Aditionally... they're not stupid. They'll figure out you're letting them win and THAT is not good. They need to know that, when they win, they earned it.

I do, however, tend to take it easy on them... for a while, anyway.
When I taught my oldest Mordheim, Magic & Pokemon (::shudder:, I went easy on him... didn't trounce him but also didnt give him the game. I did that until he had a firm grasp of the rules... then, it was no holds barred. I played against him like I would anyone else. When he won, he was absolutely ELATED... because he KNEW he earned it.

What do/will YOU do?


Eric

I take it easy one them. They're only 5, so haven't quite learned all the tactical nuaces of the game.

Ifurita wrote:I take it easy one them. They're only 5, so haven't quite learned all the tactical nuaces of the game.

LOL
You get a pass on that one. Probably on "letting them win," too.

I guess I was more thinking of older kids.. Say, 9 and up.


My youngest, for example, is 10. She'll get an easy battle, but nothing will be "given" to her.


Eric

I have a 7 year old and a 16 year old.. both girls.

Teenager WILL NOT play minis with dad.. she will happily lose to me in Magic.. but will not touch models.. "Too complicated"

the youngest wipes the floor with me .. in Pirates (Wizkids) .. specifically the Caribbean expansion (she loves the movies).. and the chance to beat Dad (English) with her beloved Jack and Elizabeth is always seized upon.

One of my issues is a rather strong competitive streak. I WILL take it easy on the kids (or wife) but eventually there comes a time when gloves are off. I moderate it as much as I can..

Reminds me of when I taught my girlfriend (now wife) to play Magic.. I won every game.. she could not bring herself to "hurt" me in the game.. until I beat her again and again.. and she got mad. THEN her competitive urges kicked in.. and kicked my hiney back.

However, all of my ladies just do not have the drive to game as I do.. sigh.. well.. maybe the youngest.. (crossing fingers)

I will have to post a pic of some minis they have painted.

-P

MagickalMemories wrote:LOL
You get a pass on that one. Probably on "letting them win," too.

Actually, they take their lumps too and learn how to lose graciously.

I'm glad most your family plays my family just plays video games

When it comes time to teach her, I will not let her win, I will go as easy as possible so that she isn't discouraged, but if she's anything like her mother...and she is....her competitive streak will be off the charts.

My parents never let me win, and that is why I believe that to this day I strive to win.

Incedentally, after six years of marital bliss, my wife now refuses to play scrabble, monopoly, risk, and trivial pursuit alone with me. She says its because it changes the odds, I say its so that there are witnesses if she decides to shank me!!

LOL that you mention Scrabble. My wife's family plays Scrabble very collaboratively. They help each other find words, etc.

My family plays Scrabble very competitively. We block each other, etc.

My wife is a very sad panda when she plays with my family.

Good idea Jedi, I'm starting my daughter out young as well!

We have a small 4 x 4 table set up for the kids

Ifurita wrote:

We have a small 4 x 4 table set up for the kids

THAT should be your avatar.


Eric

MagickalMemories wrote:

Ifurita wrote:

We have a small 4 x 4 table set up for the kids

THAT should be your avatar.


Eric

totally!

i dont have anything else to add to this thread (as im 17 and i dont want to have keds for a good 10 years or so )

This thread is just awesome, really shows how great some people are at being parents, and not onyl being parents, but also taking pride in their children Congratulations to you all that have posted on this thread

nice very nice, my little sister wants Orks, she will walk around the house yelling "WAAAAAAGH!!!!! ORKS IS BEST WAAAAAGH!!!!!" (seriously)

you should definitely make that your avatar.

This is my 9 year old son joining in at the local club, he was in charge of the Nid centre. I've learned not to play against him myself as he beats me every time...
Mick

lol, I love the stories on here, makes me look forward to having kids... now I only have to work on the whol socializing part..lol.

Me and my Bro (3.5 years my younger) used to play a long time ago. He used to play a pure Kroot Army.

Alas, my Guard always crushed him. He stopped playing about 4 years ago once he found out about women, and skateboarding, and after many years of getting his ass kicked.... maybe I should have taken it easy on him, but meh, I'm his bro.

When my daughter gets older (shes only 8 months now) I will do a show and tell about daddies toys if she seems interested in it. My wife wont be too proud but I say let her make her own decisions. Of course if our next is a boy then the rules go out the window and he'll be my little wargamer for sure lol.

when i have a kid (i'm 15 - nov 20 16 -- hopefully a son) i will mould him into a little wargamer, and enjoy playing against him.

Hmm, well my brother started off with Battle for Macragge when he was 7, I was twelve at the time and had bought myself the Fellowhip of the Ring boxset to I started with LOTR and started with 40k. However after seeing how much fun my brother and mom where having playing 40k I switched over for the most part. As for painting however. He is lightyears ahead of me, and even more he enjoys it immensly. (frankly I don't, so I pay him to paint me models for me) As for a family event, my older sister who got us into wargaming paints but doesn't play woodelves, dark elves and other models that catch her fancy. My dad thinks we are all nuts but likes to build the tables and terrain that we play on, my mom likes to trounce us with her nidzilla list, and my brother paints for me and plays Space Wolves and Brettonians. I play an army from all three major systems...

Pretty much my family is a big collection of nerds. A tradition wich will most likely be passed on. (Seeing as my older sisters boyfriend plays Orks.)