Cant seem to get it any more (Lego 5575 Duplo: Basic Bricks Medium)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Lego 5575 Duplo: Basic Bricks Medium
Date:	03/12/08 (277 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Duplo bricks are great

Disadvantages: Dont think this set available any more

I just love Lego Duplo bricks. One of the best pre schools, early year's toys there is.

If you have read my previous Duplo reviews you will know how much I like Lego Duplo bricks I have played with Duplo bricks for about 38 years in my career working with children. The first Duplo bricks were marketed by Lego in 1969 I began my training in 1970.

Duplo bricks come in many different sets today I will be talking about the Duplo Lego Basic Bricks - Medium 5575

This Duplo set of bricks is presented in a cardboard box if you have a plastic tub transfer then to it, as the box will break after your toddler has tried to open it a few times. Stick the picture from the box on the tub then you and your child will know what's inside.

Inside this starter set of Duplo bricks are 45 bricks. The bricks are standard Duplo bricks including 2 stud/pip, 4 stud/pip bricks 6 stud /pip bricks and the 8 stud/pip bricks. These bricks come in a variety of bright primary colours red, blue, yellow, green. No wheels or strange shaped bricks.

This box is an ideal present for a child aged over 1 this Christmas. Duplo bricks are recommended for children aged upwards of 1 1/2 years old so it is a gift the 1 year old will grow into. I personally think that by 1, most children will begin to play with these bricks. They will be appreciated by a 2, 3, 4 year old too. Possibly a 5 year old. Ideal for older special needs children too.

Duplo bricks are safe toy they are made of easy to clean plastic, just wash in warm soapy water or if they have been mouthed by other children and get germs on them then wash in a dilute disinfectant. Yes young children will chew and mouth these bricks as young children chew, mouth lots of things at this early age. But there are no sharp edges on these Duplo bricks. Mouthing toys is away of exploring them, what do they taste like are they smooth, soft, hard, lumpy? Your child is learning about their properties. There are no sharp edges on these Duplo bricks

These brightly coloured bricks will stimulate their vision too. Your child discriminating the colours choosing the colour they like best. Talk to your baby while playing with these bricks use the colour names and your child will pick up the colour names easily.

Count these bricks as you pile them together or put them in a tub, that's the beginning of maths early counting and names for numbers. So already your child is learning language and maths.

Fitting these bricks together may be easy for us adults but baby at1 ½-2 will find it difficult fitting the studs together. But just piling those up is fun .That classic action all babies finding fun.... Knocking down the tower that mummy or daddy has built, fun yes but baby is learning some science here that things fall down not up.

These bricks are good for practicing those fine and gross motor skills soon your child will be able to fit the studs together. . These bricks will fine tune their spatial awareness which sized brick to fit to fill the gap. Moving bricks from one position to another get a pot or two to place the bricks in little children will spend a while just moving bricks from one container to another.
You can just use these bricks for sorting exercises. Putting all the same colours together or all the same sizes.

These Duplo bricks are good as your child can create their own model no pre designed one. I was sitting with my 6 year old grandson playing with Lego the other day; we had to follow a pattern to make a specific building. Although this is good in its own way, it is good for your child to build using their own imagination which colours or sized bricks next.

Soon your child will be able to build walls with these bricks. You can practice some patterning put one red brick then a yellow brick next a blue brick repeat the colour sequencing and your child will have made a pattern , Get your child to copy a pattern of bricks you have made our lives are full of patterns .

You can buy sets of Duplo that make cars, you can buy sets with people but this medium basic brick set 5575 is a good starter set. Your child will use this basic set to extend the other sets of duplo he can add extra bricks to that car now.

Duplo bricks are twice the size of standard Lego bricks .The basic bricks of both sets will fit together. Duplo is a good durable brick will last many play hours. Some Duplo bricks my 30 year old daughter had when she was 2 are now being played with her children still in fair condition.


I somehow doubt that you will actually be able to buy this precise set of duplo bricks as It seems to be out of stock or unobtainable at all the shops selling Lego that I looked at so I guess its not made any more. If it were I imagine it would retail about £8. Still there are many other basic Duplo brick sets available just not this precise one.
Remember have fun playing with your childrens toys , I do .

Yes this review is similarv to a previous duplo brick review of mine. The details about Duplo bricks are the same. Just this set which has been on dooyoo a long while slightly different .

Summary: A medium set of basic duplo bricks .