Brickboys518 - FUTURE FILM MAKERS!
Being a mom these days is tough. My tween girls are thankfully NOT requesting a Facebook page yet, or spend too much time online. They DO love playing cooking games on various apps and I think that's super important to learn to cook, so I don't discourage their playtime on their computers.
But I must say, there were 2 kiddos at the 'Tweetup' that had me intrigued. They greeted me kindly as I walked in, and little did they know, I had 'vetted them' before I arrived - I GOOGLED THESE KIDS! I came up with a plethora of links to a YouTube Flickr account, Twitter and FB Fan Pages about LEGO building. They have THOUSANDS of hits weekly on their accounts....OMG!
Yes, LEGO building is their claim to fame! And they make even ME want to go out and buy a set for heaven's sake - that's how fun they make it!
Local teenagers, Matt and Zach, have THE MOST AMAZING YOUTUBE CHANNEL...and they are only 14 and 17 years old. These kids could teach me a TON about Youtube and how to just follow your passion.
I sat down with them a bit and told them to follow their dreams and to always give back. THESE kids WILL BE FAMOUS one day... 100% believe this - I've seen people do just what they are doing at an early age, and now are super famous (sorry, I can't indulge who, but I did tell them *wink wink!). They have the people skills and smarts to make whatever they want, happen. They told me they want to go to college for film...YEAH!
I can't tell you how very pleasant this post was to write, often times we criticize the youth because they're bullying and just up to no good. Most kids want to have dreams. Most kids want to be good. It really is up to parents or caregivers to allow the opportunity to discover what it is that makes them feel passionate about something. That passion ALWAYS comes back in a good way, I'm convinced of that. And these opportunities don't cost anything...it's the TIME we invest in our kids that counts the most. I applaud Matt and Zach's parents, what a wonderful job they are doing to bring them to a very adult meeting...yet, STEAL THE SHOW!
GO AND FOLLOW these kids - or at least get your kids to!
YouTube Channel (yup, that is a LOT of people watching that channel!)
Brickboys518
3 comments:
That was so thoughtful of you! Everything was incredible! I really appreciate it and I had a great time the other night! Hope to meet again,
Zach :)
As the parents, we want to thank you for both your compliments and a wonderful post. Though we've provided some guidance on the development of brickboys518, the idea and execution are Matt and Zach's. We're trying to teach them how to channel their creativity into entrepreneurship, which should be a lesson for all of us. We also try to step back and learn from them, a true but satisfying reversal of roles.
Sincerely,
Rob & Laura
www.2palaver.com
It's wonderful to see kids like this with a passion for life! They are experiencing so much with each venture they do. Wether it be building the lego or posting you tube video's! Way to go to these ambitious talented kids :)
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