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How to Buy Lego Duplo Toys

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Lego Dacta (the creator of Duplo toys) was formed as a separate division of Lego in 1980 to design hands-on, educational toys for boys and girls.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Duplo Building Cannister
  • Duplo Bulk Bucket
  • Duplo Community Vehicles
  • Duplo Discovery Set
  • Duplo Dump Truck
  • Duplo Eeyore's Happy Birthday
  • Duplo Farm Set
  • Duplo Flower Box
  • Duplo Home
  • Duplo Little Forest Friends
  • Duplo Pooh Hide & Seek
  • Duplo Pooh Honey Hunt
  • Duplo World People
  1. Step 1

    Find the Duplo toys made precisely for the age of the child you are buying for.

  2. Step 2

    Know that Duplo blocks are eight times larger than Legos and can be used with Legos when the child's dexterity is more advanced and the smaller pieces no longer pose a safety risk.

  3. Step 3

    Get the Discovery Set ($75) or Dump Truck ($8) for kids age 18 months to 5 years.

  4. Step 4

    Buy a Duplo Bulk Bucket ($12) or the 97-piece Farm set ($90) for kids age 2 to 5.

  5. Step 5

    Set the kids up with a Lego Duplo Home set ($85). The 107-piece set includes an operating doorbell, 8 people, house pets, and furniture.

  6. Step 6

    Populate your Duplo communities with World People ($45), a 24-piece set of figures that range from a chubby baby to a gentle nurse and from a kindly grandfather to a friendly cop. Send them on their way with the 25-piece Community Vehicles ($35) set, which includes seven more figures.

  7. Step 7

    Look at the Little Forest Friends sets for ages 2 to 6.

  8. Step 8

    Help Winnie the Pooh and friends celebrate with Eeyore's Happy Birthday ($8). There are several other Winnie the Pooh sets in the series.

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on 2/1/2008 For interesting DUPLO building examples visit http://brickplayer.com/blog

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