Refresh a Cedar Closet?
If the sanding doesnt work, find a Stanley/Fuller Brush rep in your area. We sell a liquid cedar product that you could spray on the blocks.
Poll: Do you give your kids an allowance?
My kids are all grown up now, but they did get an allowance. They did, however, have chores to do in order to get the allowance. I had a chore list on the refrigerator, and they would check off the chores as they did them.