6 stages of autism meltdowns

Here is the video I showed you the other day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkZPbGXD66Y

	6 stages of Autism Meltdowns What causes a sensory meltdown? When is a meltdown a tantrum, or both? What stages are there in a meltdown and how do you prevent meltdowns from peaking? We aim to answer those questions and help the autism community. www.youtube.com

The reference material in the video is sourced from the following book:

https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Meltdowns-Students-Spectrum-Disorder/dp/1626365695

Managing the Cycle of Meltdowns for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Paperback – February 4, 2014 - amazon.com Based on Geoff Colvin’s bestselling book, Managing the Cycle of Acting-Out Behavior in the Classroom, this practitioner-friendly guide provides special and general education teachers of autistic students with a six-phase positive behavior support model that includes interventions for each phase.Outlining practical steps for preventing and responding to the various phases of meltdown behavior ... www.amazon.com

 

WAYS TO MAKE MONEY WITH LEGO

Art inspired by LEGO

Conduct In-person LEGO Building Classes

Create LEGO Building Video Tutorials, live builds and reviews (youtube) inc patreon

Start a LEGO Blog

Décor DIY design for Lego

Sell LEGO Related Printables on Etsy ie  Gift cards and Stationary for Lego

Design Unique LEGO Sets

White Label Your Own Block Set

Sell Pre-built LEGO Sets

Start a LEGO Building Service

Selling and Buying Lego
Flip LEGO Sets

Become a LEGO Influencer on Social Media

Social media is a hot tool to use to market yourself, your business, and your brand. This is a great outlet to use to become an influencer on social media in the LEGO industry. Increase the number of followers you have on your platforms, engage with your followers, and show them why they should care about building LEGO sets.

Art inspired by LEGO.

As a lover of Lego, you should do this a lot. It would be best if you created lots of frames using several different Lego characters. They could be of the same theme or other themes.It does not matter.

You could use those like that from valentines, family, couples, groom, and bride too. They are all cool. 

https://youtu.be/022Dv4dRhSY

Looking at these examples

You could make an I love you frame using Yoda Lego from Star Wars. You could also create a superhero frame using superheroes like Thor, Super Man, Iron Man, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, WonderWoman, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and so many others. Make it personalized and lovely, and in the end, you would be making your steady sources of income, and you could get more money than you ever hoped for.

You could try all these Lego art and ideas at very cheap and affordable rates. You do not need to have a lot of items to try them out. All you need are a few little things. Before youknow it, your first art is up.

Apart from framing, you could also go into the blogging business. Write your heart out about everything related to Lego that you have got a passion for. You could also get into affiliatemarketing and help other blogs and websites sell Lego items in bulk and get your commission. That's the training I took, and we highly recommend it to you.

Sell LEGO Related Printables on Etsy Gift cards and Stationary for Lego

Gift cards and stationery are great ideas for Lego. They are so cool that you would want to get for yourself or get them for a loved one the second you see them. They look great, honestly.I love gift cards. I love getting personalized gift cards. Especially those that are Lego-themed. They make me feel loved because not just anyone can settle down and create a personalized Lego gift card for you. So if youcan make these stationary and gift cards and sell them, a lot of money awaits you. 

Look at the following examples.

 

Lego picture

Using some Lego bricks, you could organize them to look so beautiful how they stand out and look like a picture.

You could wonder how someone could hold all of these LEGO figures at a point they would be so cheap.

There are a lot of places you could get affordable Lego figures. They are relatively cheap too.

Try checking Leggings. These have a lot of Lego affordable figures. They are so cheap; one would think they are fake. Have you seen the Unicorn Lego Card? That is quite beautiful. Giftcards are just an idea. You could create notebooks, Lego pencil tops, Lego crayons, and so much more.

Décor DIY design for Lego

If you do not know how to do many things yourself, you can learn how to do it and become a master at it if you want to.

This way, you could create Décor Lego items and sell them on several platforms like Etsy and eBay.

Some of the examples of some of these items you could make include cupboards, shelves, Lego tables, and some Lego lights.

Examples of the LEGO Décor Design you could Make

Lego lamp

You could find this beautiful lamp available on Etsy. There are a lot of sellers there creating and selling these items that have been inspired by LEGO. 

Lego Tables

There are Lego tables which have been built by people, and these are great ideas. When young ones were younger, it is quite lovely to have these. Young ones love sitting on these becausethey feel fantastic and comfortable. They are made from fabrics, and they have several different forms.

So get on up, create something you've got in your home. Make it rare, memorable, and unique, and watch loads of people crave to have what you made.

Start a LEGO Building Service

There are people who are willing to pay someone else to build the LEGO set for them instead of doing it themselves. As fun as LEGO building can be to some, it’s time consuming. Much like a good DIY home project, it’s more fun when the project is finished and can be enjoyed versus the road it takes to complete the project.

Sell your services and get paid to build LEGO sets that customers want. They bring the set to you and you clock yourself on how many hours it takes to complete. Customers can pay you per hour or per project depending on your own preference.

 Selling and Buying Lego

This is straight forward. It is relatively easy too. You can purchase your Lego sets for a low price and sell them for a high price. The simple retail business.

 

You can look out at boot sales, garage sales, and even thrift stores. You can also get cheap Lego sets from places like eBay. You could sell back some of these LEGO at eBay, and youcould enjoy a bargain deal whenever other people are selling stuff too.

You usually should easily pick cheap pieces off the internet and then sell them at a high price online.

I always kick myself whenever I think of a new Lego set brand sold for a low price due to laziness by the vendor from not wanting to put these Lego products online.

Flip LEGO Sets

There are a couple of ways to flip LEGO sets for money. The first way to do so is by purchasing sets and then selling them for a profit elsewhere. It is not a big moneymaker to flip this way, however. If people see they can get the set on the LEGO site for less, they will likely do that.

However, you can also purchase sets on sale, clearance, or during holidays specials for less than normal. You could turn around and flip those for more money because the chance of them being that low again on the official site is unlikely.

Additionally, when LEGO retires a set, it can become extremely valuable. Purchase the set before it is no longer available. You can then sell the set for a higher price due to its rarity and discontinued status. Consider holding onto the set for some time to increase its value and rarity.

Design Unique LEGO Sets

Many LEGO sets come with their own design, but that doesn’t mean you have to always get the predesigned sets. Consider getting some generic sets and creating a unique design that you can later sell off to other LEGO enthusiastic builders. You put the time in to test out and create the design. It is appropriate to charge for your special blueprint.

White Label Your Own Block Set

There are many products you can white label and sell as your own. You can do the same with block sets. Find a block set that is appealing to you and notice the shapes and designs it has before proceeding. Start selling your own blocks on a website like Shopify, or even through word of mouth on social media.

It is important to keep in mind that because LEGO is trademarked, you cannot call your white label blocks “LEGO pieces.” You will have to refer to them as block sets and establish your own brand name when selling them. Additionally, you cannot trick or use verbiage with customers to make them think you are selling them LEGO sets when they are actually your own white label blocks.

Conduct In-person LEGO Building Classes

What better way to become a LEGO builder than by hosting your own in-person building classes. Use the LEGO Master Builder Academy “MBA” sets in your lessons and require a purchase of a set in order for students to participate. The MBA sets were created to show builders new techniques. The sets are the perfect opportunity to fill your classes.

To make money from the classes, you can also charge an entry fee in addition to the purchase of the LEGO set. Ensure you are charging enough that warrants your time to conduct these fun lessons.

Create LEGO Building Video Tutorials

You see kids creating YouTube videos of themselves playing with the latest and greatest toys and they get thousands of views. Consider how you can do that as well with LEGO blocks.

Start your own channel on YouTube and build LEGO sets for your viewers to watch. You can publish them live, edit them to hyperspeed mode, or make commentary along the way discussing each section you are working on. There is no wrong way to do this.

In order to make money from your YouTube channel, you will need to allow ads to be shown on your videos. This will ensure you get paid to build LEGO sets because you will get paid for the adviews of each person who watches your videos.

Additionally, you can become an affiliate to stores that sell LEGO sets and earn a commission for each sale you drive.

Start a LEGO Review Blog

Create a blog that is specific to developing content about LEGO sets. Write about new releases, share tips and tricks to cutting down on time, or simply discuss your favorite sets. Each blog post should be about building LEGO sets in some way so that readers look to you as the LEGO building expert. Post content consistently so that they can count on you to be there with a new, engaging LEGO post.

Making money with a blog becomes a passive income. Spend some time now creating content that will make you money for years to come. Incorporate ads and affiliate links to generate income.

Sell Pre-built LEGO Sets

You will find there are people out there who are collectors and like to add to their LEGO collections without having to build the sets themselves. Building the sets takes time and some people would rather have the finished item without putting in the work.

That being said, you can sell pre-built LEGO sets that you have assembled. Consider how much money you paid for the set and how much time you spent making it so that you know how much to charge. Don’t short change yourself; making LEGO sets isn’t quick and easy. Your time is valuable.

Sell LEGO Related Printables on Etsy

Etsy is an online marketplace where you can sell handmade items, including printables. Create your own Etsy shop so that you can sell LEGO related printables on your shop. Those printables can include LEGO organizing spreadsheets and container labels for all the LEGO pieces in your home.

You can also create fun LEGO activity sheets for kids that get them thinking of other ways to use their LEGO pieces to further their creativity.

https://gameofbricks.eu/blogs/news/5-ways-to-make-money-with-lego

https://thepayathomeparent.com/get-paid-to-build-lego-sets/

Lego Stained Glass repost

 

Construction Customization Presentation Lexicon Write an article Stained Glass Bruce Stained glass was a major art form in the medieval era. It was primarily used in cathedrals and other religious structures, often with a didactic purpose of illustrating stories from the Bible or the lives of the saints for a largely illiterate populace. Stained glass windows can be a great way to add a splash of color to your MOCs, and there are several ways to achieve this effect. When you are photographing interiors, putting a strong light source outside the stained glass can lead to great visuals.    In 2000, a printed stained glass window element appeared in King Leo's Castle and in the Royal Joust. This can be incorporated into MOCs, such as Obi-Juan-Kenobi's Ein Gedi Fortress. Of course, you can get a lot more variety if you build your own windows using transparent bricks, plates, slopes and tiles. The most straightforward way to do this is to stack bricks and plates studs-on-top. You see this in official versions, like set 4729, Dumbledore's Office, or in MOCs like my Paul Revere's Ride. Here I have a wall two studs thick - the back wall is a stack of trans bricks in varied colors, and the front wall has arched window openings, to give some shape to the windows. I didn't take any pictures from the back, as this MOC was meant to be only seen from one side, but if you did want to make this attractive from both sides you would need a three stud thick wall. That's pretty simplistic, though. You can get much subtler patterns if you use plates, or mix plates and bricks. Shmails shows an example of this in his flying buttresses entry to the CCC, discussed in this thread. Here's another example from Plums_Deify's St. Anthony's Cathedral, discussed in this thread. Transparent round plates will give an interesting textured look as in the Church of St Govan by Derfel Cadarn discussed in this thread. Brendan Powell Smith mixed round plates and bricks in this window from his Church of Evil. Turning your transparent plates by 90 degrees to be studs-sideways will give a more vertical feel to the window, which might be more appropriate aesthetically. Cathedrals were traditionally built with tall thin windows to direct the viewers' eyes upwards, towards heaven. In this window from Jojo's Canterbury Murder, the window and surrounding wall are constructed as a 1-stud thick sheet, that is turned on its side and slipped in a 1-stud-wide slot behind an opening in a studs-up wall. When you look from the other side you can see that the studs-up wall is built up on either side to mask the studs-sideways section. Notice that Jojo also includes gray plates, representing thin strips of masonry called tracery. Tracery will be discussed in more depth below. You can get greater complexity to your patterns if portions of your windows have studs pointing in different directions from eachother. Take, for instance, Cyndi Bradham's Blue Glass Castle. In addition to the main rose window in the front, there are two other complex stained glass windows as well. Let's take a more in-depth look at that main window, though. If you look closely, you'll see that there are four sections, with the studs pointing up, down, left and right. I've disected the window with red lines so you can easily see where these sections break down. The studs are all pointed outside of the frame, so where the sections come together it is either the bottoms or the edges of bricks that are touching, so they fit together flush, held in place by friction and because it is all sandwiched between arch pieces in front and behind. You could do this more simply by just dividing the circle into quarters, but Cyndi's is more complex so she could achieve her spiral pattern. Romas shows another example where he has sections facing in different directions for the rose window of his Cathedral of St Macario. You might be able to see the construction a little more clearly in Tony Sava's interpretation of Romas' design. basically there's a stripe through the middle that is studs up (with a line of tiles along the top of the stripe), and the top and bottom portions of the window have the studs pointing to the left. Daan Bargerbos realized you can get an interesting effect by fitting the studs of trans plates into the holes of pieces with lattices, such as the 1x4x2 fence, the 1x4x1 fence and the 8x8 grill plate, to come up with a number of window designs. I tried my own hand at this and came up with these. Notice how you can get different looks by using either round or square 1x1 plates. You get a different look from the other side, the side of the grill pieces, as you can see in this castle by Teddy. MrTS put 2x2 plates on one side of the lattice and 1x1's on the other, to come up with a great window design for his battle scene. You could use other elements to hold the transparent plates in place. Jens found that you could use the 2x2 turntable base for this effect in his throne room and kitchen. Notice that he used 1x2 plates for the transparent parts, as these are actually holding the turntable bases together. So in this case the stained glass is holding the tracery in place, rather than the other way around. Stone Goblin has an exploded view of this technique, so you can see exactly how this is done. Stone Goblin also used this technique for his Catacomb Church. I couldn't resist including this, because in addition to the more narrow windows using the turntables, the studs-up main window is so beautiful, and I'd already included two great examples of studs-up windows above when I discussed that technique. Teherean did something similar using technic bricks to hold the transparent plates to make small windows. This could also give an interesting effect if you turned it around. A clear transparent 16x16 baseplate was released in 2007 in a mosaic set, and this can be the basis for studs-forward windows. BreadMan shows how this can be done for his Cathedral windows. The windows are built on the baseplate out of trans elements, along with gray tiles to frame them, and this whole section is then slipped into a waiting slot. Note that he uses 1x1 plates, tiles and slopes to get some texture variation, which also leads to slight differences in the transmission of light. 1x1 round plates would also give some interesting patterns, because there would be little bits of trans clear peeking around the edges. He discusses this MOC in this thread. Given the size of the 16x16 backing plate, this technique could be used to create truly huge stained glass windows, as in a full scale cathedral. The release of 1x1x2/3 slopes (cheese) in transparent colors allowed for even more complexity in building stained glass windows. Here we see examples from Jim's church. There is a short article where he describes exactly how these were done. Bruceywan showed that you can also turn the slopes by 90 degrees relative to eachother to get even more complexity in this cathedral window. Another builder, Sandy_Cash has also explored possible patterns using these slopes. While he was not using transparent slopes to form windows, you could easily apply his patterns for this purpose. Katie Walker has done quite a bit of work finding how LEGO can fit together in all sorts of patterns for mosaics. Among other techniques she has found that cheese slopes can be put together to make complex geometric patterns and also to make pictures. She wrote up a tutorial on how to do this. Others have also extended these designs using cheese slopes, such as the windows in Giles Gaer's Church of the Trinity. Erik Amzallag came up with another great design held together by friction, his SNIR Window. He describes exactly how it's done in his announcement. Don't forget the tracery. This is a web of thin pieces of stone or iron bars that holds the pieces of glass together. Don Bruce uses bars, antennae and other elements to make a lot of interesting examples of tracery for a Hogwarts MOC. Milán Bikics incorporates plates and the 2x2 turntable base as tracery for the stained glass in his St Mirton Cathedral. Victor designed a rose window in LDD, incorporating tracery directly into the 'glass'. He discusses it in this thread, with more pictures to help in construction. I can't recall seeing this technique ever used for a stained glass window, but Brendan Powell Smith showed that you can combine headlight bricks to make a variety of complex patterns. He's used this a lot for floors, but these bricks are available in at least a few transparent colors, so I'd love to see them used for this purpose as well. He put together a tutorial on assembling these patterns. Hopefully in the future we'll see headlight bricks available in more trans colors. It's not a fig-scale creation, but I really can't leave this topic without pointing to Brian Korte's great reproduction of the Bernini window made in 1666 found above the main altar in Saint Peter's Basilica. Alyska Bailey Peterson has also made some amazing full-sized LEGO stained glass windows, such as Day Five from her Creation series. For more stained glass, you should also check out the Flickr LEGO Stained Glass group. Before leaving this topic, I should note that all of the techniques discussed above could be used with non-transparent colors to build mosaics, tapestries, rugs and floors. Mosaic by me: Tapestry by Bluesecrets: Rug by me: Floor by Brendan Powell Smith: Floor by Katie Walker:  Home | Archives | City | Events | Sets | How-to | Creations | Stories | Links | Contact