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

Step 1

Find the Duplo toys made precisely for the age of the child you are buying for.
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.
Step 3

Get the Discovery Set ($75) or Dump Truck ($8) for kids age 18 months to 5 years.
Step 4

Buy a Duplo Bulk Bucket ($12) or the 97-piece Farm set ($90) for kids age 2 to 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.
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.
Step 7

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