Kids and collecting!

[sarakawa]

So, I am about to have twin girls...prob in a couple weeks from this post I am thrilled as they are first additions for my wife and I. I started collecting sideshow stuff last year and have a modest collection. I display half of my stuff at work and half of my stuff at home in a computer/guest room. I want to continue collecting, albeit on a limited space and budget. My question is, who has kids, and how do you deal with them and your statues? I have a feeling I am going to have to box up the ones I have at home for a few years as I don't want my kids to destroy them. Just wondering how people deal with this sort of predicament.

 

[averone]

How old are they?
Mine were raised with statues

 

[sarakawa]

Still got a couple weeks to go before they pop!

 

[Shropt]

I don't have kids but my best guess would be to invest in some nice LOCKABLE display cabinets.

 

[Kabukiman]

My question is, who has kids, and how do you deal with them and your statues?

I do, and I don't think I do anything special with my figures and statues. Just teach the little bugger(s) respect and you shouldn't have any problems.

 

[Shoo]

 

[MarfMaster]

I have my 1/6 stuff in detolfs and my statues in an enclosed billy bookcase (both from Ikea). They don't lock, but they are tough enough to open that my 2-year-old doesn't even try anymore. Teaching her boundaries when it comes to my display has also helped

 

[BadMoon]

So, I am about to have twin girls...prob in a couple weeks from this post I am thrilled as they are first additions for my wife and I. I started collecting sideshow stuff last year and have a modest collection. I display half of my stuff at work and half of my stuff at home in a computer/guest room. I want to continue collecting, albeit on a limited space and budget. My question is, who has kids, and how do you deal with them and your statues? I have a feeling I am going to have to box up the ones I have at home for a few years as I don't want my kids to destroy them. Just wondering how people deal with this sort of predicament.

Having just had our baby girl just over a month ago, I can honestly say that if you are worried about any material items you likely have a mental problem.

You will quickly find out that nothing else matters.

Good luck and congrats!

 

[ArmoredFoe]

Ive only bought 2 kids so far, they require to much space. I squeezed the other in the detolf, but she keeps trying to get out. Looking to get maybe a few more kids off ebay for a good deal.

 

[**16k**]

Sorry, but no, I don't collect kids!

 

[Kamandi]

So, I am about to have twin girls...prob in a couple weeks from this post

Congrats! I also have identical twin daughters. Mine are eight years old now.

The thing that has worked best for me is to give the girls their own collection of superhero figures. They have a bunch of 6 and 8 inch figures from DC direct of all the female JLA members and the essential Batman and Superman. Some villains too. I handed down all of my Hasbro Star Wars. They get a steady diet of geek. They think it's pretty cool as long as they have their own stuff to play with.

My kids understand the collection stuff and how some things are just for display. The really expensive pieces are behind glass or acrylic.

 

[IronLungs31]

Congrats!

High shelves, glass or acrylic cases looks to be your best bet at the moment, and of course having you own little section of the house never hurts either. You have at least a good year before those little fingers start to get sticky.

 

[smartartist]

The thing that has worked best for me is to give the girls their own collection of superhero figures. They get a steady diet of geek. They think it's pretty cool as long as they have their own stuff to play with.

Great idea! I might do the same. I found 1-2 mine was very inquisitive and needed to have an eye kept on him. I then invited him into the whole unboxing and talked about how it's not a toy for playing its for looking at.

He gets it and but I'm pretty sure I've doomed him to a life without female interaction... But you know, you've got to way up all the risks

 

[Kuzeh]

Ive only bought 2 kids so far, they require to much space. I squeezed the other in the detolf, but she keeps trying to get out. Looking to get maybe a few more kids off ebay for a good deal.

Sorry, but no, I don't collect kids!

 

[AllisonAmy]

If you have anything fragile, you may want to keep it out of harm's way for a while; accidents happen quickly with little kids. Other than that, teaching them boundaries as well as getting them their own stuff to play with and separate things to collect, I haven't had any issues with my kids. As they get older, it is their friends coming over that you may need to worry about.

 

[floppy hat jon]

All my 1/6 figures are behind glass and my kids (5 and 3) know they are off limits. I do have a pretty sizable 6" figure collection (Marvel Legends, Lord of the Rings, etc.) that they are allowed to "play" with, if I'm with them.

 

[UltraMarknus]

Congrats!!

It's tough to say...all kids are different. My 8 year old daughter NEVER got into my collectibles. It was such a blessing. My 1 1/2 year old son, on the other hand...tries to and gets into everything LOL! I try not to keep my collection isolated away from him because he does have to learn boundries. I just keep an eye on him when we are in my office. I say a lot of "no no no" and he repeats it back to me, waving his finger and smiling as to say "hahaha shut up!". LOL, he's pretty great.

 

[occulum]

the trick will be figuring out how YOU will react once they arrive.
I quickly started realizing my collecting didn't really mean jack compared to the joy my daughter brings me.
Actually Id say she filled the void my collecting was trying to fill and made me realize I didn't need to collect/buy like I did in the past.

The day you come home from work and your girls scream "DADDY!!" and run up and give you a giant hug will be when you realize your collecting is optional and not nearly the big deal it used to be.

... at least thats how Ive reacted to it...

 

[sarakawa]

This is a very good point. I am definitely excited about my 2 daughters coming into my life. I know there are things I still want to do in my personal time in the future but that can wait til my girls are a bit older and start doing stuff on their own. I don't collect that much now as it is...a statue every 3-4 months. I am totally ok with packing them up for a few years too. I just wanted to see how collectors were handling situations with kids. It's more a curiosity thing than any real concern about collecting vs. kids as I know that there is no comparison.

the trick will be figuring out how YOU will react once they arrive.
I quickly started realizing my collecting didn't really mean jack compared to the joy my daughter brings me.
Actually Id say she filled the void my collecting was trying to fill and made me realize I didn't need to collect/buy like I did in the past.

The day you come home from work and your girls scream "DADDY!!" and run up and give you a giant hug will be when you realize your collecting is optional and not nearly the big deal it used to be.

... at least thats how Ive reacted to it...

 

[JosephCPR]

How old are they?
Mine were raised with statues

Did you even bother reading the original post?

So, I am about to have twin girls...prob in a couple weeks from this post I am thrilled as they are first additions for my wife and I. I started collecting sideshow stuff last year and have a modest collection. I display half of my stuff at work and half of my stuff at home in a computer/guest room. I want to continue collecting, albeit on a limited space and budget. My question is, who has kids, and how do you deal with them and your statues? I have a feeling I am going to have to box up the ones I have at home for a few years as I don't want my kids to destroy them. Just wondering how people deal with this sort of predicament.