I don't have a kid, yet, however I do remember how I learned. My dad (who knew more about the game then anyone I ever knew) had Multiple Sclerosis and my brother who was about 16 used to go out every morning and get him the daily newspapers. On his journey he bought a Cello Pack every day of 1987 Topps. He was building the set (stored in 9 card pages and a binder) by acquiring a pack a day. I believe those Cello packs were about 75 cents.
For me seeing how important every single card was for him made me learn about who the players were, how important it was to keep the cards safe and also the importance of building these cards into a collection.
PS - The last card he needed was Don Mattinlgy, I believe #500. He refused the buy it and kept buying more packs until he eventually got it!! Talk about stubborn!
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