Wow!! Coolest thing ever, my 2 year-old daughter is a Big Hats fan. Wohoo!!
My daughter is almost 2 and every now and again she has seen me browsing CDO off-and-on over the past year, usually looking through the image galleries. She’s also seen me with some of the figs as well (usually putting them away or moving them out of reach). She’s become quite partial to the classic CD Axemen as I let her hold one for a while last week. Although I don’t think the Axeman fully appreciated it she sang to him and was patting him like she does to the cats. After that episode she now calls all of them “Hats” and over the weekend pointed to my laptop and said “More hats daddy, please.” Of course I said ‘yes’, and so we just sat for 5 mins or so scrolling through the galleries looking at the “Hats”.
My three-year-old daughter is often asking me about the models. “What’s that? Why’s he holding that? Is it a scary monster?”. She is more into fairies than gaming at the moment though. Could be a potential Wood Elf player…
Fantastic story!!! does her mom approve is the big question though! lol!
dncswlf
Hey not all chicks are warhammer haters! Heck we do actully play as well (I admitt not many).
Oh by the way if you get an extra model (ie a warrior thats always kicked out for a hero/Lord) and spray it in a white undercoat you can let her "paint" the model with water colours. It will keep her busy for a while. Metal is best. You don't want to be re-sticking arms, axe tops etc. it gets annoying and invest in a lockable cabinet for bit part models. Like I said watch out for the find the model game ;) .
Fantastic story!!! does her mom approve is the big question though! lol!
dncswlf
Yes, luckily Mom is more than OK with the hobby. She feels that it is a good balance to my work life, which is typically 60-80 hours a week. When she sees me getting out paints and models she's usually relieved that I'm not working! :o
invest in a lockable cabinet for bit part models. Like I said watch out for the find the model game ;) .
Ronshank
As it happens, I've been fantasizing about a couple of different lockable metal tool cabinets at Home Depot. I figure I've got another year or two at least before it's an issue. Luckily we have a raised ledge in our basement where we store all of our board games and my Warhammer goods. Unfortunately my daughter has already developed the 'clever monkey uses her tools' tricks, like getting things to climb on so that she can climb to even higher places... but the ledge is quite high. Even the cats are only just able to jump up that high.
Thanks for the tip about the metal figs & water colours. So far she hasn't seen me painting but it's only a matter of time. If we give it a go I'll have to be sure to get pictures ;)
